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WLS Channel 7 - AM Chicago - "Dick & Doug" (Part 2, 1976)
Views: 1259
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...
WTTW Channel 11 - Wild Chicago - "Good Health" (Part 3, 1991)
Views: 1594
Here is Part Three of "Good Health In" Wild Chicago on WTTW Channel 11. Featuring Ben Hollis as host. I believe this was a compilation of segments from earlier shows all with a health-related theme. Includes:
Psychic Mike Kurban at 4328 North Lincoln Avenue.
Lincoln Turners Gymnasium and Pool at 1019 West Diversey. [note: Al Beradino writes in to add, "Today the gym is called the Lincoln Park Athletic Club. Before Lincoln Turner it was the American Colleg...
WMAQ Channel 5 - 4:30 Channel 5 News - "Mystery Lottery Winner Revealed" (1984)
Views: 1926
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...
SportsChannel - The Sports Writers On TV (Part 7, 1991)
Views: 1515
Here's an episode of The SportsWriters on TV, as aired on SportsChannel - one of the hosts of which we lost recently (Bill Gleason).
Featuring Bill Jauss of the Chicago Tribune, Rick Telander of Sports Illustrated, Bill Gleason from the South Bend, Indiana Tribune, and hosted by Ben Bentley.
In Part 7, the last part, they discuss a connection between the Civil War and baseball - Ken Burns, and his upcoming documentary - also, how still photographs are better than...
WSNS Channel 44 - Illinois State Lottery - Super Shot (Part 3, 1976)
Views: 821
This clip made possible by the donations from our generous group of "Fuzzketeers" during the Spring 2012 Tape Transfer Fundraiser.
Here's Part 3 of the Illinois State Lottery's Super Shot program on WSNS Channel 44. This was the Lottery's basketball-related game (the "Super Shot" signified hitting a basket). The hosts were Bob Hale and Sandie Wolsfeld. Includes:
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WGN Channel 9 - Chicago Bulls vs. Washington Bullets (Part 3, 1979)
Views: 2029
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Here's Part 3 of the Chicago Bulls vs. Washington Bullets game on WGN Channel 9, announced by Jack Fleming and Johnny "Red" Kerr. Includes:
At the start of this clip, it is still the first quarter with the Bullets leading the Bulls 10-5. After a score by Tom Henderson (#14), it is 12-5 when a CG super announcing the "Big Ten BKB" Illinois vs. Michigan State game for Saturday, Febru...
WMAQ Channel 5 - "Elsewhere On The Day After" (1983)
Views: 1936
On the night that The Day After - an ABC presentation about the effects of a full-scale nuclear attack on the United States (and one of the most-watched movies for television) aired, NBC Sunday Night at the Movies aired Part 1 of the mini-series Kennedy. Here's the ending of it and the post-show commercial break. Incidently, the creators of The Day After originally envisioned the movie to also span over multiple nights, but they decided against it after consideri...
WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News (Pre-Show Break & Opening Excerpt, 1977)
Views: 4125
Here's the tail end of The ABC Monday Night Movie, a pre-show break, and the opening to Eyewitness News on WLS Channel 7. Includes:
Partial ABC promo for "How the West Was Won" (Part 2) (voiceover by Ernie Anderson)
Bumper for The ABC Monday Night Movie
Promo for Good Morning America featuring David Hartman and Paula - a two week old baby that they were going to monitor the progress of - I wonder how long that lasted? ...
WMAQ Channel 5 - All-Star Salute to Mother's Day [Excerpt] (Part 1, 1981)
Views: 1504
Here's our Part 1 of a portion of a special, All-Star Salute to Mother's Day, hosted by Ed McMahon and Jayne Kennedy, that aired on WMAQ Channel 5. This part features (in order of appearance) Charlie Callas, music director George Wyle, Debbie Reynolds (and her mother Maxine), and Melissa Sue Anderson (and her mother). Includes:
Station ID with Mike Jackson previewing story of two guards being blamed for two inmates' escape from county jail for 10pm newscast