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WFLD Channel 32 - Son of Svengoolie - "The Bat People" - "Merry Christmas" (Ending, 1983)

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Here's the ending segment of the Son of Svengoolie presentation of "The Bat People" (1974) on WFLD Channel 32. In this segment, Sven (Rich Koz) leads a chorus into a specially-crafted version of "We Wish You a Merry Christmas."

Crew Members Featured:
Upper Left: Cathy Mustari (WFLD Art Director)
Upper Middle: Mike Smith (WFLD Film Editor)
Upper Right: Susan Uyeda (WFLD Artist)
Bottom Left: Jae Alexander
Middle Bottom: Gary Zel...

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WTTW Channel 11 - "Christmas Sign-Off" (1978)

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Here's something pretty cool - the ending of "Sing We Noel" followed by a Christmas Day Station Sign-off on WTTW Channel 11. Also includes:

PBS - Public Broadcasting Service animated logo

WTTW promo for New Year's at Pops (main voiceover by William Pierce) (secondary voiceover by Marty Robinson)

PSA: Yule Connection (with Phil Donahue) (and they were still using the same ad a...

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WLS Channel 7 - The Day After (Commercial Break #5 - Post-Movie, 1983)

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Here is Commercial Break #5 during The Day After on WLS Channel 7 - an ABC Theater telemovie about the effects of a full-scale nuclear attack on the United States. Technically, this aired immediately after the movie ended. No sponsor wanted to buy ad time after the bombs were dropped, so there were no commercial breaks or interruptions for a full hour and 19 minutes! (until this) Includes:

ABC Circle Films ID

Commodore Computers (with actor Chris...

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WTTW Channel 11 - "Profane Pledge" (1980)

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Here's the ending of The Great Radio Comedians (end credits cut off early) followed by a neat vintage pledge break on WTTW Channel 11. Features Michael Hirsh, who was also the producer of the highly-regarded documentary special "Making M*A*S*H". In between asking for donations, Mike shows some blooper outtakes from M*A*S*H, including a couple with a few bad words, which necessitates the standard disclaimer:

**Warning: May be slightly inappropriate for some environme...

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WLS Channel 7 - AM Chicago - "Dick & Doug" (Part 2, 1976)

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Here's Part 2 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 va...

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WMAQ Channel 5 - 4:30 Channel 5 News - "Mystery Lottery Winner Revealed" (1984)

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Here's a segment of Channel 5 News on WMAQ Channel 5, anchored by Ron Magers. Featuring Al Lerner reporting, with a brief appearance at the end by Deborah Norville.

Includes:

(mostly complete) Opening animated of the 4:30 Channel 5 News title sequence

Ron Magers reports that only one person won the $40 million Illinois State Lottery "Lotto" jackpot, and throws it to Al Lerner at 111 East Wacker where he interviews the winner, 28-year...

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ABC Minute Magazine - "Tis the Night Before Christmas" (1978)

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Here's a segment of ABC Minute Magazine, an interstitial feature run by the network in the mid-to-late 1970's in-between daytime soaps. This segment deals with the collected works of Clement Moore, author of what was originally published as "A Visit from St. Nicholas" but became better known as "The Night Before Christmas." Hosted by James Walker (who had reported on the death of high-wire artist Karl Wallenda earlier in the year, as seen on

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WTTW Channel 11 - "Its A Wonderful Pledge" (1987)

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Here is a hilarious and creative parody piece combining the ethos of Pledge Breaks with the classic film, "It's a Wonderful Life".

Former WTTW staffer and Emmy-award-winning producer Rick Kotrba recalls, "It was originally produced in December 1986 for party festivities at the WTTW studios. I was the writer/creator. The technician who recorded the sound and edited the video was Harvey Moshman.

In March 1987, this abridged version was created for broadc...

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WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News Tonight - "The Day After Reaction" (1983)

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Here's the opening segment for Eyewitness News Tonight at 10 on WLS Channel 7 - the major story of the day being the airing of The Day After - an ABC Theater telemovie about the effects of a full-scale nuclear attack on the United States.

Jim Avila visits the home of a viewing "party" for the movie with 11 local residents Mike Healey, Linda Likin, Herschel Feldman, and Katherin Marienau.

Then Jim Gibbons reminds viewers of the Insta-Vote question, "Did THE DAY AF...