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The Star Wars Holiday Special - "Light The Sky On Fire" (Part 5, 1978)

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Here's Part 5 of The Star Wars Holiday Special featuring Jefferson Starship performing "Light the Sky on Fire" as well as more Saun Dann (Art Carney dragging out some of his old Honeymooners schtick).

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, November 17th 1978.

WREX Channel 13 - "Some Old Building" (Station ID, 1978)

Views: 2874

Here's a rare Station ID and slide from WREX Channel 13. Serving Juda, Wisconsin from Rockford, ILL.

Voiceover by Vince Danca. He was the weatherman at the station for many years.

"This is WREX-TV Channel 13 - Rockford, Illinois. Serving Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin."

This aired on local Rockford, IL TV on Monday, January 9th 1978 at a little before 8pm! (not Chicago, but close enough)

WGN Channel 9 - Ray Rayner and His Friends - "Ray Sings" (Opening, 1978)

Views: 6436

Here is the opening for Ray Rayner and His Friends (A.K.A. The Ray Rayner Show) on WGN Channel 9 - here we see Ray introduce the show and preview the project he'll work on (a mesh rose), as well as sing a song for us.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, April 26th 1978.

The CBS Late Movie - "Barnaby Jones" (Promo, 1979)

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Here's a promo for The CBS Late Movie presentation of Barnaby Jones airing Tuesday, February 20th 1979.

Voiceover by Norm Stevens.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV early Tuesday, February 20th 1979.

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News At 10pm - "Steve Dahl" (Bumper Promo, 1979)

Views: 1914

Here's a brief bumper promo for an Eyewitness News at 10pm story on morning radio in Chicago, featuring Steve Dahl.

Voiceover by Gary Gears.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, November 23rd 1979.

WSNS Channel 44 - Outdoors With Ken Callaway (Partial Promo, 1977)

Views: 2258

Here's a partial promo (first 5 seconds or so are cut off) for Outdoors with Ken Callaway - which aired Sunday nights at 10pm on WSNS Channel 44. It's amazing there is almost no record of this show to be found on the Internet.

Voiceover by Linda Frost.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV sometime between April 10th - April 15th 1977.

Son Of Svengoolie - "The Road To Berwyn" (1979)

Views: 1876

Here's an early segment from Son of Sven - "The Road To Berwyn". (parody of the "Road to" Movies starring Bob Hope & Bing Crosby)

Not sure what episode this was from but based on the Jerry G. Bishop version of the coffin it was an early one, possibly episode number 7.

Directed by Don Shannon.

This aired on local Chicago TV on a Saturday in the latter half of 1979. (Recorded on Thursday, July 26th 1979!)

WFLD Channel 32 - The Best of Groucho - You Bet Your Life (On-Screen ID, 1975)

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Here is an onscreen Station ID during The Best of Groucho - You Bet Your Life on WFLD Channel 32.

This aired on local Chicago TV likely in the first couple months of 1975, based on the record date for the Walt Bodkin TV Starter Kit ad.

WSNS Channel 44 - Summit Series Game 8 (Technical Difficulties?, 1972)

Views: 2842

Here's something strange - during the broadcast on WSNS TV-44 of Game 8 of the 1972 Summit Series, they kept changing back to a World Championship Hockey slide - is this Channel 44's way of trying to do an ID or was this a glitch?

This happens all throughout the game it seems, at varying times.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, September 28th 1972. (Game aired here from 9pm to Midnight)