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Burger Chef - "New Sign" (Commercial, 1979)
Views: 2939
Here's another commercial for Burger Chef - they used to have restaurants in the Chicagoland area but not any more.
(C)1979 Burger Chef Systems, Inc.
This aired on local Indianapolis TV Wednesday, August 1st 1979 during the 6:00pm to 7:00pm timeframe.
WBBM Channel 2 - "Magikist Wedding Proposal" (1985?)
Views: 4449
Here's a (mostly complete) news story from WBBM Channel 2 regarding one man's wedding proposal by use of Magikist sign.
Features Bob Wallace reporting, groom-to be Andy Parker and bride-to-be Dianne Flowers, Magikist, Inc. President Will Gage, Bill Kurtis and Don Craig.
Not sure when this aired exactly, but I believe it was in 1985.
Aldi Discount Foods (Commercial, 1979)
Views: 2476
Here's a commercial for Aldi Discount Foods (A.K.A. Aldi's or Aldi Foods) featuring some testimonials from shoppers, as interviewed by none other than veteran voiceover announcer Al Parker. You also get to see some vintage shots of the outside and inside of the store, as well as the old logo sign.
They must have changed their name from Aldi Discount Foods to just Aldi Foods sometime within the next year.
This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, February ...
WJYS Channel 62 - Home Shopping Club (1993)
Views: 3462
Here's some footage from WJYS Channel 62 and their Home Shopping Club. Would this also be considered a sign-on? Their doesn't seem to be any edits in the video but that's how it looks - with static, and then that Video Magic credit before it smoothly transitions into a promo. Any idea?
If anyone is clamoring for more of this footage I could post a few more parts.
Based on what the lady says in the promo near the beginning, this likely aired on local Chicago TV...
WSNS Channel 44 - "Your White Sox Station" (Station ID Slides, 1975)
Views: 3210
Here's a station ID for WSNS Channel 44 advertising itself as "your White Sox network sports station," accompanied by two Sox-related ID slides - the second of which is of pitcher Terry Forster (#51), who played with the Sox from 1971 to 1976.
Voiceover by Mal Wyman.
This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, June 17th 1975 at 7:45pm.
WTTG Channel 5 - Panorama - News at Noon (Ending Segment, 1978)
Views: 6794
Here's the ending moments of the Panorama - News at Noon on WTTG Channel 5 in Washington, DC. The main anchor was Pat Mitchell (now the president and CEO of the Paley Center for Media), and the "Total Communication News" (for the deaf or hard of hearing) was delivered in a combination of speaking and sign language by Jim (?) Son Of Svengoolie - "Star Trek" (1979)
Views: 639 Here's an early segment from Son of Sven - "Star Trek". I don't understand what happened at the end - it's like it got cut off. Was there supposed to be some other joke or a "To Be Continued..." sign? I wonder if this is an unfinished take of the sketch.
No shouting a la Garrett Morris on the early "Weekend Update" segments of Saturday Night Live, alas. It is a nice companion to
Not sure what episode this was from but based on the fact that Star Trek: The Motion Picture came out in 1979, I figure it's an early one.
This aired on local Chicago TV on a Saturday in the latter half of 1979.
The Don Ferris "Sampler" (1977-1991)
Views: 3732
Here's a compilation I created of some of the fine work of Don Ferris, announcer emeritus for WSNS TV-44 and WTTW Channel 11. I am going to present this to him today when we meet for the first time! (more on that later) Includes:
Fan-made Museum of Classic Chicago Television "Station ID" (Created by (and voiceover by) Roger Berton with audio edit by Rick Klein)
Ending excerpt of the WSNS Channel 44 Saturday All Night Movies presentation of Magical Myste...
WSNS Channel 44 - Fútbol (On-Screen Station ID, 1986)
Views: 1797
Here's an on-screen station ID for WSNS Channel 44 during a broadcast of Futbol (Soccer - not sure what match it is - World Cup?). I thought it was interesting that they're using the same station ID as long before the Spanish transition.
This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, June 5th 1986.