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WBBM Channel 2 - Special Presentation (1981)

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Here's a WBBM Channel 2 Special Presentation animation.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, August 15th 1981.

WFLD Channel 32 - A V*E*R*Y Special Month Of M*A*S*H (Promo, 1983)

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Here's a promo for "A V*E*R*Y Special Month of M*A*S*H" on WFLD Channel 32. These were selected episodes with (as I recall) an introduction by a cast member, in honor of the ending of the show.

Voiceover by Jim Barton.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, February 23rd 1983.

CBS Special Movie Presentation (Ending Bumper, 1978)

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Here is an ending bumper for a CBS Special Movie Presentation.

This aired on local Chicago TV Friday, September 8th 1978.

NBC News Special Report - John Lennon - The Man And His Music (Part 1, 1980)

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Here's Part 1 of an NBC Special Report on John Lennon: The Man and his Music, which aired the day after his murder, hosted by Jane Pauley. (who seems to have too smirky an attitude for this) Includes:

NBC News Special Report opening (voiceover by Fred Facey)

Stephen Frazier reports outside the Dakota apartment building.

John Cochran reports from Liverpool. (Manager George Martin?)

(reception is a little ghosty)
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WLS Channel 7 - ABC News Special Report - "Death of Bobby Sands" (1981)

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Here's an ABC News Special Report on the death of Irish Republican Army (IRA) member Bobby Sands at age 27 after a 66-day hunger strike, reported by Ted Koppel in Washington. He mentioned that Mr. Sands, who was serving a 14-year prison sentence for weapons possession and demanding special status as a political prisoner, died at Belfast's Maze Prison at 1:17am Tuesday (the 5th) Belfast time, which would have been 8:17pm Eastern time (and, therefore, 7:17pm Chicago time). Mr. Koppel e...

WBBM Channel 2 - The 20th Annual Chicago Emmy Awards (Part 3, 1978)

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Here's Part 3 of the Twentieth Annual Chicago Emmy Awards on WBBM Channel 2, hosted by Bob Newhart.

This part features Jorie Lueloff, Bill Kurtis, Brian Boyer, Rose Economou, Gary Ride(sp?), Wanda Wells, Jim Hatfield, Scott Craig and Charles Olin. A lower-third station ID is shown at the start of this clip.

Mr. Kurtis and producers Mr. Boyer and Ms. Economou won in ...

SportsChannel - The Sports Writers On TV (Part 7, 1991)

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Here's an episode of The SportsWriters on TV, as aired on SportsChannel - one of the hosts of which we lost recently (Bill Gleason).

Featuring Bill Jauss of the Chicago Tribune, Rick Telander of Sports Illustrated, Bill Gleason from the South Bend, Indiana Tribune, and hosted by Ben Bentley.

In Part 7, the last part, they discuss a connection between the Civil War and baseball - Ken Burns, and his upcoming documentary - also, how still photographs are better than...

Way to Go! Special (Part 1, 1980)

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Here is Part 1 of the Field Communications produced Way to Go! Special - an hour long (compilation?) showcase of some special kids and what they do. Has a lot of nice little slices of late seventies life as a kid. :-) The tape was dated May of 1980. My contact says that only a few of these "Specials" were made. Like I said, I'm not sure if these were compilations of segments shown on the regular Way to Go program, or if they were specifically produced for these specials. I am pretty sur...

WBBM Channel 2 - 1985 Chicago Emmy Awards (Part 4, 1985)

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Here's Part 4 of the (mostly complete) 1985 Chicago Emmy Awards broadcast.

This part features Deborah Norville, John Callaway, Beverly Price, friend of the museum Frank Chambers gets a nomination, Son of Svengoolie gets a nomination, Bobbi Clark, Diane Whiteley, Sylvia Giannini, Britta Fayette, Don Craig, Bob Smith, and Rex Smith sings "Everlasting Love."

Ms. Price and host Jim Belushi won in the "Entertainment Program - Single Program" category for Sec...