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WLS Channel 7 - News - "Armed Gunman Inside Channel 7 Building" (Part 2, 1990)

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Here's Part 2 of WLS Channel 7's news coverage of an armed robbery suspect who hid out for 40 hours at the 190 North State Street building that houses the station.

This part begins with a report from WGN Channel 9 on the situation, read by anchor Roseanne Tellez. She and co-anchor Robert Jordan then introduce Dan Roan's Instant Replay.

Then the tape returns to WLS's own Eyewitness News coverage on their 10pm edition, with anchor Jim Rosenfield (who...

Way to Go! Special (Part 7, 1980)

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Here is Part 7 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 sure this...

WLS Channel 7 - The 3:00 Movie - "Paradise, Hawaiian Style" (Opening, 1981)

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Here's the opening moments for The 3:00 Movie presentation of the 1966 Elvis Presley film "Paradise, Hawaiian Style" on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

WLS' "Martin Luther King, Jr." station ID slide (voiceover by Al Parker)

The 3:00 Movie opening titles, derived from those of ABC's network movie shows as aired between 1975 and 1981, with an edited, sped-up version of the bridge from...

WBBM Channel 2 - So You Think You Know Chicago? (Part 5, 1974)

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This clip made possible by the donations from our generous group of "Fuzzketeers" during the Spring 2012 Tape Transfer Fundraiser.

Here's the fifth and final part of a special called So You Think You Know Chicago? on WBBM Channel 2. This was the third broadcast in a continuing series of shows called Chicago Alive. The hosts were legendary anchors Bill Kurtis and Wa...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "Beyond the Time Barrier" (Ending, 1986)

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Here's the ending moments of the Son Of Svengoolie presentation (Show #333) of the 1960 film "Beyond the Time Barrier" on WFLD Channel 32.

Includes:

Ending moments of film

Commercial offer for Money magazine (main voiceover by ??)

Sven (Rich Koz) previewing next week's film, "The Devil Within Her" (1975), starring Joan Collins, then about to do a joke about polar bears at the Lincoln Park Zoo while the doorbell rings - and the...

WFLD Channel 32 - 7 O'Clock Movie (Opening, 1978?)

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Here's the opening titles for the 7 O'Clock Movie on WFLD Channel 32, featuring the station's Kaiser-era logo - and a montage of various stars from vintage films, including (but not limited to):

Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn
Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford (from "The Way We Were")
Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney
Audrey Hepburn (from "My Fair Lady")
John Wayne
Elvis Presley (from "Jailhouse Rock")
Vera-Ellen and Gene Kell...

WGN Channel 9 - Bugs Bunny & Friends (Commercial Break #3, 1981)

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Here's the third and final commercial break for Bugs Bunny & Friends on WGN Channel 9. (Scooby Doo immediately followed this clip) Includes:

Ending of "Hare Trigger" (1945)

Commercial: Golden Dream Barbie - "Comes with everything you see here" - (C) Mattel, Inc. 1980

Commercial: Gribbit from Milton Bradley - the aim was to get a bee past three frogs without being ea...

WTTW Channel 11 - "Send Us Some Pizza" (1973)

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Here's a short piece that was likely originally planned to air with a pledge drive on WTTW Channel 11, with longtime staff announcer Marty Robinson showing a sausage pizza and explaining how each piece represents a different aspect of the station's operating budget, and at the end giving the address where viewers can send money.

This piece, preserved on 16mm film, was preceded by the SMPTE universal leader countdown, and a 480 Hz "blip" on the "2." There is also a brief shot o...

WBBM Channel 2 - The Sunday News (Part 1, 1971)

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This clip made possible by the donations from our generous group of "Fuzzketeers" during the January 2012 2" Quad Transfer Fundraiser.

Here's Part 1 of the early edition of The Sunday News on WBBM Channel 2, anchored by Bob Wallace (a fixture of the station from May 1970 to September 1991). Also featuring Michele Clark (who sadly perished in the December 8th 1972 crash ...