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Old Chicago - "Monsters of the Midway" (Commercial, 1979)
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Here's a commercial for the amusement park Old Chicago featuring "Monster of the Midway Testimonials" from Dracula, the Wolfman and Frankenstein's Monster. This was to promote their ride called Monster of the Midway.
As a bonus, here's a neat on-set picture taken during the filming of this commercial, featuring local actor Stan Adams as Frankenstein's Monster...
WMBD Channel 31 - Nightmare Theater - "Werewolf of London" (Opening, 1961)
Views: 1683
Not from Chicago, but close enough for jazz - here's a rarity indeed for this era, the opening for an edition of Nightmare Theater on WMBD Channel 31 in Peoria, IL, hosted by Milton Budd from its 1958 debut into later in the '60's. Here, he is introducing this night's presentation of the 1935 horror film "Werewolf of London."
This was from a 16mm film print saved by a former employee of WMBD-TV.
"Welcome to tonight's meeting of the A.F. of L. (sinister...
WCAU Channel 10 - News 10 (Opening & Partial First Story, 1977)
Views: 3113
Not Chicago, but still interesting: Here's an old opening and partial first story for a local Philadelphia station - WCAU Channel 10 - until the tape runs out. :-( Includes:
Bumper promo for "The Daily Number" (lottery drawing, apparently?)
News 10 opening (with appropriately beepy music) featuring Joan Dinerstein and Ralph Penza giving the headlines of this day - a massive local transit strike is threatened, and an update on the Canary Islands pl...
WFLD Channel 32 - Mission: Impossible - "Break!" (Opening, 1977)
Views: 3106
Here's another cool find - the opening to Mission: Impossible on WFLD Channel 32 from back in the Kaiser Broadcasting days! Includes an almost complete station ID at the beginning (voiceover by Bud Kelly) that features a black and red color scheme - different than the black and blue one we saw on another WFLD Kaiser ID.
The episode on this night was "Break!"
You can hear the ending of the t...
1st City Builders Commercial & Solid Gold Promo (1984)
Views: 613
From WFLD Metromedia 32 - circa 1984.
Emergency Broadcast System Test (1981)
Views: 6583
Here's another Emergency Broadcast System test that aired on WMAQ Channel 5 one Saturday afternoon.
"This is a test. For the next sixty seconds this station will conduct a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. This is only a test.
This is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. The broadcasters of your area in voluntary cooperation with the FCC and other authorities have developed this system to keep you informed in the event of an emergency.
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Here is Part 3 of a long-forgotten Field Communications produced program for kids called Way to Go. This episode (which may infact be the first one) is from 1980. Peter Kastner is the host.
I am pretty sure this was produced at the Field station KBHK-TV Channel 44 in San Francisco.
This program aired on WFLD Channel 32 in Chicago on Sunday mornings at 9:30am in July of 1981 (Thanks, smctopia!) and may have aired at other times too.
Not sure if this...
CBS Network - Rafferty With Patrick McGoohan (Preview & Opening, 1977)
Views: 5164
Thought I'd post this since Patrick McGoohan recently passed away...the opening to his short-lived CBS series, "Rafferty". Includes a preview of the episode, the opening credits with sponsorship by General Electric Coffee Corner, and the first minute or so of the episode "Death out of a Blue Sky". (This is all I have - no complete episodes)
This aired on local Rockford, IL TV on Monday, November 28th 1977. (Although it was probably exactly the same as it aired on WBBM!) (By...
WGN Channel 9 - Five Minutes to Live By, Station Sign-On & Opening of The Westerners (1982)
Views: 7600
Here's a complete sign-on segment from WGN Channel 9, including a Five Minutes to Live By sermonette and opening moments of a Zane Grey Theatre episode aired under the syndicated umbrella title The Westerners. Includes:
Station ID / Promo for A Woman Called Golda starring Ingrid Bergman for Tuesday, April 27th at 7pm
Five Minutes to Live By with Father Ronald Turcich, Principal of Saint Rita Elementary School in Chicago - a ser...