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WMAQ Channel 5 - Editorial 5 - "Criticizing Walter" (1980)

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Here's an editorial by Dillon Smith, Editorial Director of WMAQ Channel 5, in which he takes serious issue with WBBM Channel 2 anchor / editorialist Walter Jacobson's "Perspective" of August 7th 1980 (see here for his full comments) for seizing on Nancy Reagan's criticism of Democratic policies which she said were primarily responsible for most blacks being on welfare, and suggesting that she was actually saying most bla...

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NBC News Digest - "The Day After Numbers" (1983)

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Here's an NBC News Digest anchored by Chuck Scarborough and sponsored by American Airlines.

Chuck reads the following items:

- Police in Bonn use water-spray laced with tear gas to disperse protesters against planned deployment of U.S. nuclear missiles as German Parliament meets on this issue; over 200 arrested

- Over 100 million Americans are estimated to have seen [ABC Telefilm depicting a nuclear war scenario] The Day After the ...

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WMAQ Channel 5 - Editorial 5 - "Firefighters' Strike" (1980)

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Here's an editorial by Dillon Smith, Editorial Director of WMAQ Channel 5, on the Chicago firefighters' strike which, at the time of this editorial, was in its sixth day.

Dillon applauds Mayor Jane Byrne's tough stand against the strikers, yet laces into her for using language such as "goon squads" - but to be sure, he does not in any way support the strike which he emphasizes is illegal and "irresponsible." He cannot comprehend the Chicago Federation of Labor's support for th...

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WLS Channel 7 - Kennedy And Company - "WLS Deejays" (1972)

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Here's a rare segment from the morning show Kennedy and Company on WLS Channel 7, hosted by the late Bob Kennedy. This was the predecessor to AM Chicago (which was begun after Kennedy's death in 1974), and is considered in some corners to be an ancestor to the recently-ended The Oprah Winfrey Show.

This segment was devoted to the disc jockeys of WLS Musicradio 8...

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WLS Channel 7 - The Day After (Commercial Break #4, 1983)

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Here is Commercial Break #4 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. No sponsor wanted to buy ad time after the bombs were dropped, so this was the last break until the end of the movie. A full hour and 19 minutes with no commercial breaks or interruptions of any kind! Includes:

Commodore Computers - Zortek

Extra Strength Dexatrim

Dollar ...

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KMBC Channel 9 - Sunday, Nuclear Sunday: Kansas City Reacts (Part 3, 1983)

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Here's Part 3 of the live, special discussion program Sunday, Nuclear Sunday: Kansas City Reacts on KMBC Channel 9 in Kansas City, MO. This show, which aired right after the ABC telefilm The Day After, was hosted by Larry Moore (formerly of WLS Channel 7).

This part starts off with audience member James Bogle (sp?) with a question to Dr. Jennifer Leaning about the U.S.'s ability to protect itself in the event of a nuclear attack. Next, Tom Occabee (sp?) asks FEMA...

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WLS Channel 7 - AM Chicago - "Dick & Doug" (Part 1, 1976)

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Here's Part 1 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 th...

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WBBM Channel 2 - Channel 2 News - Walter's Perspective - "Nancy On Blacks" (1980)

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Here's a Perspective from anchor Walter Jacobson, from the 6pm edition of Channel 2 News on WBBM Channel 2.

In this op-ed, Walter starts off by bringing up the influence and impact of First Ladies and other relatives on recent Presidential elections (citing then-current First Lady Rosalynn Carter and her brother-in-law Billy), before going to the role Nancy Reagan is playing on behalf of her husband, Ronald Reagan, in the 1980 Presidential campaign (with a still o...

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WSNS Channel 44 - Illinois State Lottery - Super Shot (Part 1, 1976)

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Here's Part 1 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 (former Miss Illinoi...