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

Views: 3031

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...

Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics (Commercial #2, 1979)

Views: 719

(NOTE - this clip was originally broadcast in color but was recorded in Black & White)

Here's Steve Allen with another spot for Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics courses.

Become a "Dynamic Reader"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, January 17th 1979.

Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics (Commercial #1, 1979)

Views: 771

(NOTE - this clip was originally broadcast in color but was recorded in Black & White)

Here's Steve Allen with another spot for Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics courses.

Become a "Dynamic Reader"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, January 16th 1979.

The Temptations from Sessions (Record Offer, 1979)

Views: 2626

(NOTE - this clip was originally broadcast in color but was recorded in Black & White)

Here's a record offer for The Temptations Greatest Hits by Sessions.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, January 17th 1979.

WLS Channel 7 - AM Chicago - "Dick & Doug" (Part 1, 1976)

Views: 2720

Here's Part 1 of an interview segment from AM Chicago on WLS Channel 7, in which host Steve Edwards interviews the legendary morning drive team of Dick (Sainte) and Doug (Dahlgren) - "Dick and Doug", who were fired from WCFL AM 1000 on March 12th 1976 midway through their air shift, after talking too much about that station's change in format from Top 40 to beautiful music (they had been explicitly forbidden to do so by WCFL's general manager, Lew Witz). In this part, they speak of th...

WBBM Channel 2 - Channel 2 News - Walter's Perspective - "Nancy On Blacks" (1980)

Views: 2333

Here's a Perspective from anchor Walter Jacobson, from the 6pm edition of Channel 2 News on WBBM Channel 2.

In this op-ed, Walter starts off by bringing up the influence and impact of First Ladies and other relatives on recent Presidential elections (citing then-current First Lady Rosalynn Carter and her brother-in-law Billy), before going to the role Nancy Reagan is playing on behalf of her husband, Ronald Reagan, in the 1980 Presidential campaign (with a still o...

WBBM Channel 2 - "TV 2 Chicago" (Station ID, 1974)

Views: 2295

Here's another older station ID for WBBM Channel 2 - this one in striking black and red.

Voiceover by Ed Roberts.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, January 12th 1974 at 6:30pm.

WMET 95 1/2 FM - "The Superstar Cruiser" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 1868

(NOTE - this clip was originally broadcast in color but was recorded in Black & White)

Here's a commercial for WMET 95 and a Half FM.

"Chicago's Sound Encounter"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, January 16th 1979.

Field Communications (ID, 1979)

Views: 2570

(NOTE - this clip was originally broadcast in color but was recorded in Black & White)

Here is a vintage Field Communications ID from before they came out with their animated one. Note the weird electronic music. Sorry it's not in color, but this is the best we have so far.

"This is Field Communications, In Chicago." (Not sure who the announcer is)

This aired on local Chicago TV in January 1979.