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WPWR Channel 60 - Financial News Network (Ending, 1983)

Views: 1405

Here is the ending for the Financial News Network program on WPWR Channel 60. This aired right before MV3 - the music video program.

Also includes a rare early animated WPWR Station ID at the end.

(I lightened up the picture a bit as it was too dark)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, June 17th 1983.

The Lost Snipets - "Homework Now!" (A FuzzyMemories Re-Creation)

Views: 1593

I had some additional Snipets segments but they were transferred from 16mm film and did not have the opening and closing on them. So, I did a little editing job and added them in. This was an early one, circa 1975. I found something cool to add to this - the circa 1975 title for Snipets, during the Kaiser Broadcasting era! Notice it is a little different from the Field era one that took over in 1977. Enjoy.

This one features an Art-Clokey-esque stop-film animation o...

WFLD Channel 32 - Chicago Blitz Vs. Tampa Bay Bandits (Promo, 1983)

Views: 2190

Here's a promo of an upcoming game between the Chicago Blitz vs. Tampa Bay Bandits of the now-defunct United States Football League (USFL), to air Saturday, April 2nd at 7pm.

From this, we learn that George Allen was the Blitz' head coach and that John Reeves was the Bandits' QB. The play-by-play was by Doug Buffone and Lorn Brown (the latter of whom also handled play-by-play for Chicago White Sox radio broadcasts). (Spoiler / Time-Travelling Gambler Alert: The Blitz would ...

WCIU Channel 26 - Bit Of Yugoslavia (Excerpt & Ending, 198?)

Views: 1077

Here's an excerpt and the ending from a Bit of Yugoslavia on WCIU Channel 26 - another program catered to a specific ethnic community. Includes:

A bit of a Bit of Yugoslavia excerpt - featuring the star of Saturday Night Fever (Yugoslavian version) ;-)

Commercial: Black Forest Emporium Restaurant
Commercial: Oak Mill Mall in Niles

WCIU Station ID

Not sure when this aired, other than on a Sunday.

WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 At 6pm - "Piersall Incident" (1980)

Views: 5550

Here's the sports segment from NewsCenter 5 at 6pm on WMAQ Channel 5 featuring Mike Leiderman reporting. The top story of the day was Jimmy Piersall, White Sox broadcaster, going a bit nuts and attacking a sportswriter (Bob Gallas of the Arlington Heights Daily Herald) before getting into a fight with Mike Veeck. Includes a Jim Ruddle introduction at the beginning and Harry Caray giving his take on the incident. Also:

Ross Baumgarten (any relation to Robin?) talks with Mike ...

WFLD Channel 32 - Super Cartoon Sunday (Opening & Bumpers, 1977)

Views: 2778

Here's a few neat treats: the original opening and bumpers for Super Cartoon Sunday on WFLD Channel 32, from the original 16mm film. (Previous to this we had only seen the 1984 version).

The cartoon characters spotlighted in the opening are Magilla Gorilla, Casper (The Friendly Ghost), Popeye, Valley of the Dinosaurs and The Jetsons. This is followed by two bumpers, one for

WGN Channel 9 - "Rodan" (Opening, 1978)

Views: 2758

Here is the opening few minutes of the movie "Rodan" on WGN Channel 9, presented as an untitled movie show.

Commercial break is cut out unfortunately (with just a snippet mentioning "Olympia Dodge"), but it does include another vintage WGN Station ID at the beginning - anyone know the voiceover announcer?

I left the first few minutes of the movie before the tape ran out, just for the heck of it. :-)

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

The Loop AM 1000 - Steve Dahl & Garry Meier (Commercial, 1987)

Views: 3202

Here's a Steve Dahl & Garry Meier The Loop AM-1000 Commercial from 1987.

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News At 10pm - "Steve Dahl" (Bumper Promo, 1979)

Views: 1924

Here's a brief bumper promo for an Eyewitness News at 10pm story on morning radio in Chicago, featuring Steve Dahl.

Voiceover by Gary Gears.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, November 23rd 1979.