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WLS Channel 7 - Christmas Comes To Pacland (Opening, 1982)

Views: 2373

Here's the opening to the special "Christmas Comes to Pacland" on WLS Channel 7. Includes:

WLS 3:00 Movie bumper promo for "There's a Girl In My Soup" (voiceover by Ernie Anderson)

ABC notice regarding pre-emption of Joanie Loves Chachi to a half-hour later (voiceover by Ernie Anderson)

ABC "Closed Captioned For The Hearing Impared" notice

Opening segment to "Christmas Comes to Pacland"

Commercial bumper for "Christma...

WJPC AM 95 With Sammy Davis, Jr. (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 3353

Here's another commercial for a long-gone Chicago radio station - WJPC AM 95 (950 AM) - where Tom Joyner got his start in Chicago. (Along with LaDonna Tittle and BeBe D'Banana)

Featuring Sammy Davis, Jr. doing an impression of Humphrey Bogart.

Is that Tom Joyner doing the voiceover at the end?

WJPC was apparently owned by Johnson Publishing Company, who put out Jet and Ebony magazines.

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV on Su...

The Johnny B Radio Showgram - "Harry & Jerry Do Pulp Fiction" (1994?)

Views: 3955

**Note: May be slightly inappropriate for some environments. Contains material which some people may consider unsuitable for younger or more sensitive listeners. Listener discretion is advised.**
Ok, I couldn't resist posting this. A classic radio bit from The Johnny B Radio Showgram featuring some hilarious Harry Caray & Jerry Lewis impersonators reinacting a scene from the movie Pulp Fiction.

Featuring Jim Volkman as Harry Caray and Jeff Hoov...

Family Feud - "The Day After" (Ending, 1983)

Views: 2358

Here is the ending credits to an episode of Family Feud where they give a voiceover promo (by John Causier) for the upcoming ABC Theater telemovie, The Day After, about the effects of a full-scale nuclear attack on the United States, which aired on Sunday, November 20th 1983.

You can see actress Lori Loughlin here, best known for her role on "Full House" - this was an episode of Family Feud called "Soap Stars and Their Real Life Families Week II".

They sur...

WFLD Channel 32 - Son Of Svengoolie - "The Worst Of Svengoolie" (Part 6, 1983)

Views: 1658

Here's Part 6 of a Son of Svengoolie Special - "The Worst of Svengoolie" featuring Jonathan Brandmeier ("Johnny B") who had recently joined WLUP FM 98 - The Loop.

This part features Sven and "Mr. B" instructing on how to carve pumpkins and other fruits and vegetables. Then we have a classic Son of Sven song, "Trick or Treat Blues".

Commercial Break:

Victory Auto Wreckers
Clorox Bleach
Tab - "You're My Tab!"

This aire...

Son Of Svengoolie - "Emergency Bored-Casting System Test" (1983?)

Views: 2449

Here's a segment from Son of Sven - the sketch "Emergency Bored-Casting System Test" (parody of the Emergency Broadcast System tests) Featuring a voiceover by Jim Barton. Also look for a WFLD Brady Bunch slide!

Not sure what episode this was from but it was definitely from the eighties, probably around 1983.

(video has some distortion in it)

This aired on local Chicago TV on a ...

WDIV Channel 4 - News 4 Detroit (Part 4, 1979)

Views: 8759

Here's the fourth (and final) segment for News 4 Detroit and the post-show commercial break, on WDIV Channel 4. Includes:

Information about Thanksgiving Day Parade

Larry Shannon with weather

Davey Marlin-Jones has a review of the movie "The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh".

Ending of News 4 Detroit- Post-Newsweek Stations, Michigan, Inc.

Commercial: Canon AE-1 with Peggy Fleming

Commercial: The New York Diam...

WLS Channel 7 - Fahey Flynn Presents Seven's Greetings (Part 3, 1972)

Views: 2722

Here's Part 3 of Fahey Flynn Presents: Seven's Greetings, a Christmas Eve special hosted by the legendary news anchor on WLS Channel 7. This was transferred from the original 2" quad master tape (long since trashed) onto 3/4" Umatic, from which this transfer was made. The show was recorded on Tuesday, December 19th 1972.

Featured in this part are Ione (Rolnick) from Prize Movie, anchor John Drury, and weatherman John Coleman - oh yes, and also Suzy Streetnoise, a...

The CBS Tuesday Night Movies - "White Lightning" (Promo, 1979)

Views: 2042

Here's a promo for the CBS Tuesday Night Movies presentation of "White Lightning" which aired on Tuesday, February 20th 1979. Also includes a CBS Late Movie bumper at the beginning, and a CBS "Eye" ID at the end.

Voiceover for the promo by Allan Berns.

Norm Stevens does the voiceover on the CBS ID at the end.

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