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WFLD Channel 32 - America 2 Night (Bumper Excerpt #3 & Ending, 1978)

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Here's a brief glimpse at a couple commercial bumpers from America 2 Night on WFLD Channel 32 from 1978 - the waning months of the Kaiser era!

This one is also very quick - but you can see it features Fred Willard.

I included the end credits of the show too (no 32 voiceover unfortunately) because there is a little snippet of a commercial that followed immediately after (no Station ID?) - for The Children's Photographer. Is that Bud Kelly again doing the live rea...

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News At 5pm - "Off-Air Chatter" (Part 6, 1978)

Views: 1293

Here's Part 6 of a complete edition of the Eyewitness News at 5pm on WLS Channel 7. This is from a recording of the studio feed, so there are no commercials - instead we get to see some off-the-cuff moments where the anchors are waiting to go back on the air. Features John Drury, Terry Murphy, Bill Frink, Johnny Mountain, Bob Petty, Hugh Hill, and others.

I am too tired to fill in the info on this part yet. Too much work to do. :-(

This was recorded on Thursd...

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News At 5pm - "Off-Air Chatter" (Part 8, 1978)

Views: 1491

Here's Part 8 of a complete edition of the Eyewitness News at 5pm on WLS Channel 7. This is from a recording of the studio feed, so there are no commercials - instead we get to see some off-the-cuff moments where the anchors are waiting to go back on the air. Features John Drury, Terry Murphy, Bill Frink, Johnny Mountain, Bob Petty, Hugh Hill, and others.

I am too tired to fill in the info on this part yet. Too much work to do. :-(

This was recorded on Thursd...

Mr. Steak (Commercial #1, 1975)

Views: 22373

Here's a commercial for another long-gone restaurant that had locations in the Chicagoland area - Mister Steak. (no, not Mr. Beef!)

The production slate at the beginning shows that this was produced at WFLD Channel 32, and we see the Kaiser Broadcasting Company logo as well. This was number 7541 (I wonder what the significance of these numbers were exactly?) and was directed by Don Shannon. Record date was 5-19-75.

Looks like the sign says "America's Favorite ...

Trix Cereal - "Rabbit Musician" with Rabbit Air Racer Offer (Commercial, 1973)

Views: 1639

Here's a commercial for Trix Cereal with the Trix rabbit (voiced by Mort Marshall) disguising himself as a marching band xylophonist to try to finagle the cereal from the kids inside (unsuccessfully, of course), followed by an offer for an easy to make (and fly) Trix Rabbit Air Racer that could be found in the back of specially marked boxes.

Ending voiceover by ??

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, July 2nd 1973 during the 8:30am to 9am timeframe.

WXYZ Channel 7 - 11 O'Clock Action News - "Swine Flu" (Opening, 1976)

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Here's the opening and first story on the 11 O'Clock Action News on WXYZ Channel 7. WXYZ is the ABC affilliate in Detroit. Includes a story on the Swine Flu epidemic of 1976 - the same type we're going through now.

This aired on local Detroit TV on Wednesday, Oct. 13th 1976. (Not Chicago TV, but still cool!)

WLS Channel 7 - Late Night Movie - "Flareup" (Partial Commercial Break, 1977)

Views: 2522

Here's a partial commercial break from a Late Night Movie airing of the movie "Flareup" on WLS Channel 7. Chris Tufts (Phantom), our resident schedule sleuth, found it. I'll fill in the video description once we've got everything.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Friday, February 4th 1977 during the Midnight to 1:30 AM time frame.

WLS Channel 7 - The Making of Star Wars (Part 1, 1977)

Views: 1862

The sci-fi goodness don't stop! Here's Part 1 of the original Star Wars documentary - from 1977 - the original airing!

Picture doesn't clear up completely until about 20 seconds in - be patient.

This aired on WLS Channel 7 (ABC) although unfortunately the only reminents of this (network-wise) on this recording are in the ending credits.

Narrated by William Conrad. (TV's Cannon)

This aired on local Chicago TV Friday, S...

Jet-Dri Waterproofing Service - "Stop Wet Leaky Basements" (Commercial, 1976)

Views: 1001

Here's a brief commercial for Jet-Dri Waterproofing Service, advising how to "Stop Wet Leaky Basements" (hint: by calling them, either in Chicago, Gary or Waukegan).

Previous to this we also saw a longer Jet-Dri ad featuring some neat animation.

Voiceover by Carl Greyson.

This aired on Chicago TV on Sunday, May 2nd 1976.