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WTVT Channel 13 - Pulse Featuring Jim Ruddle (Part 8, 1964)

Views: 1100

Here's Part 8 (the last part) of Pulse, the evening newscast of WTVT Channel 13 in Tampa / St. Petersburg, Florida, which featured Jim Ruddle as St. Petersburg anchor and Hugh Smith as Tampa anchor. This part features longtime Channel 13 weatherman Roy Leep, anchor / news director Ray Dantzler, and the opening moments of the CBS Evening News With Walter Cronkite. Includes:

Roy Leep giving report on national weather, with huge emphasis on clouds and snow througho...

WBKB Channel 7 (Station ID & Pre-Emption Notice, 1968)

Views: 4088

Here is a rare animated station ID for WBKB Channel 7 (which became WLS Channel 7 on October 7th 1968), with a promo for an appearance by Chicago-based jazz legend Ramsey Lewis on a midnight program that aired right after The Joey Bishop Show (not Chicago with Ronnie Barrett, which premiered in July of that year). Also included is a preemption notice for The Invaders (while the slide indicated the show was in color, this bumper is presented here in living black-and-white...

Maximum Strength Tylenol Sinus Medication - "Sinus Headache Case History #7" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 435

Here's a commercial for Maximum Strength Tylenol Sinus Medication. This ad spotlights "Sinus Headache Case History #7," Charlene Paoli of Chicago, who had sinus headaches (sinusitis) since her early teens. (This airing also fell one year prior to the infamous tampering incident that led to a lasting change in the packaging of Tylenol products.)

Voiceover by Phil Tonken (longtime staff announcer for WOR Channel 9 in New York City, for those in the Chicago area who were getting...

WBBM Channel 2 - Seal of Good Practice, SSB, & Station Sign-Off (1981)

Views: 3040

Here's a more complete sign-off sequence from WBBM Channel 2 (as compared with this circa 1978 sign-off). Includes:

Station ID / promo for The Rockford Files for 4:00pm (voiceover by ??)

Television Code "Seal of Good Practice" notice (the same 1965 design variant as on this 1979 sign-on), followed by approximatel...

WMAQ Channel 5 - The NBC News Midnight Special Report - "Death of Rockefeller" (1979)

Views: 3156

Here's an NBC News Special Report on the death of former Vice President and New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller as aired on WMAQ Channel 5. The bulletin came at the end of a commercial break and interrupted an edition of The Midnight Special which featured The Village People amongst the musical guests. I left some of the song in at the end for fun. Includes:

Tail end of commercial for Tickle anti-perspirant for women - "You'll Love The Way It Works" - (C) B...

WKBD Channel 50 - "Kaiser To Field Notice" (1977)

Views: 5480

Here's a neat historical clip, even though it's not from Chicago. It's a public notice on WKBD Channel 50 announcing the sale of the Kaiser Broadcasting station to Field Communications.

Kaiser Broadcasting Company and Field Communications Corporation, filed with the Federal Communications Commission on March 16th 1977, an application seeking approval of the assignment of the license of WKBD-TV Channel 50 Detroit from Kaiser Broadcasting Company to Field Communications Corpo...