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WGN Channel 9 - Mid-Day Report With Clif Mercer (1980)
Views: 1394
Here's a complete edition of the Mid-Day Report on WGN Channel 9, here anchored by Clif Mercer (filling in for Merri Dee who was on vacation) First time I've ever seen Clif Mercer in action! Includes:
Mid-Day Report bumper
Clif Mercer reads the following items:
- the ERA - Equal Rights Amendment - may come up for a vote in the Illinois House today but may be postponed by supporters if they can't get enough votes for passage
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Pac-Man Cereal (Commercial #1, 1983)
Views: 893
Here's an animated commercial for Pac-Man cereal. (or do you say PacMan?)
This aired on local Chicago television on Friday, December 23rd 1983.
Views: 6179
Here's Part 1 of a Channel 2 News Special Report, "Blizzard '79: Public Questions, City Answers," a call-in show hosted by Bill Kurtis and Walter Jacobson on WBBM Channel 2, from five days after the city was socked by a massive snowstorm that went up to 20 inches and brought everything to a standstill (and ultimately cost Michael Bilandic his job as Mayor). Also featuring Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Chairman James McDonough, Streets and Sanitation Commissioner Francis Degnan, Fire...
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Here's Commercial Break #2 from the episode "The Bionic Woman (Part 2)" of The Six Million Dollar Man on WFLD Channel 32. Includes:
WFLD Six Million Dollar Man bumper (same one as before)
Commercial: All Detergent
Commercial: Space Creature Mask Kit by Pressman
Commercial: Bubblicious soft bubble gum
Commercial: Laser Attack from Milton Bradley (voiceover by Orson Welles)
Commercial: Chicagoland Chevy De...
Views: 1895
Here's Part 2 of a Channel 2 News Special Report, "Blizzard '79: Public Questions, City Answers," a call-in show hosted by Bill Kurtis and Walter Jacobson on WBBM Channel 2, with Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Chairman James McDonough, Streets and Sanitation Commissioner Francis Degnan, Fire Commissioner Richard Albrecht, and Police Superintendent James O'Grady taking questions from irate Chicagoans. Also featuring Steve Shepard at the 6200 block of South Archer in Southwest Chicago,...
WBBM Channel 2 - CBS Special Movie Presentation - "A Christmas Without Snow" (Opening & Break, 1980)
Views: 1219
Here's the opening and first break from the CBS Special Movie Presentation of "A Christmas Without Snow" on WBBM Channel 2. Includes:
WBBM News bumper promo with Bill Kurtis - "John Lennon, a focus report at 10."
Opening of the CBS Special Movie Presentation of "A Christmas Without Snow" (Television Premiere) (voiceover by ??)
Commercial: Sears - "Twas a Night Before Christmas, and in the Sears store..."
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WGN Channel 9 - Lead-Off Man - "Bobby Murcer" (Opening, 1978)
Views: 7727
Here's the opening 30 seconds or so of Lead-Off Man on WGN Channel 9. Features Lou Boudreau talking to Bobby Murcer of the Chicago Cubs before the tape cuts off. :-(
Also features a WGN "Last Farewell" ID at the beginning (voiceover by Merri Dee)
Note: The music used as the theme to Lead-off Man is "The Billboard March", composed by John N. Klohr. The version used is performed by ??
Brought to you by Danley's Garage World.
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Screaming Yellow Theater (Svengoolie) - "Phyllis Diller Impersonator" (1972)
Views: 1432
Here's a segment from Screaming Yellow Theater - the original Svengoolie, which aired on WFLD Channel 32 from 1970-1973. Svengoolie was played by Jerry G. Bishop.
This Break #2 from an unknown episode number features an impersonator of famous comedian Phyllis Diller.
I'm thinking that "SYT #1" as the clapboard person says, refers to the fact that it's Movie #1. (2 movies a night were shown for most of the run of SYT)
According to the TV listings, ...
Pac-Man Cereal (Commercial #2, 1983)
Views: 1369
Here's a second animated commercial for Pac-Man cereal, this one with a baseball theme.
This commercial aired on local Chicago television on Friday, December 23rd 1983.