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ABC Network - New Year's Rockin' Eve 1979 (Part 5, 1978)

Views: 923

Here's Part 5 of New Year's Rockin' Eve 1979 with Dick Clark live in Times Square, as aired on WLS Channel 7. Features Erik Estrada and Lauren Tewes (Julie from The Love Boat) as hosts. Unfortunately, all but one of the commercial breaks were cut out. Includes special guests Chuck Mangione, Village People, Tanya Tucker, Rick James, and Barry Manilow.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, December 31st 1978 during the 10:30pm to 12 Midnight timeframe.

ABC Network - New Year's Rockin' Eve 1979 (Part 2, 1978)

Views: 1165

Here's Part 2 of New Year's Rockin' Eve 1979 with Dick Clark live in Times Square, as aired on WLS Channel 7. Features Erik Estrada and Lauren Tewes (Julie from The Love Boat) as hosts. Unfortunately, all but one of the commercial breaks were cut out. Includes special guests Chuck Mangione, Village People, Tanya Tucker, Rick James, and Barry Manilow.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, December 31st 1978 during the 10:30pm to 12 Midnight timeframe.

ABC Network - New Year's Rockin' Eve 1979 (Part 4, 1978)

Views: 1097

Here's Part 4 of New Year's Rockin' Eve 1979 with Dick Clark live in Times Square, as aired on WLS Channel 7. Features Erik Estrada and Lauren Tewes (Julie from The Love Boat) as hosts. Unfortunately, all but one of the commercial breaks were cut out. Includes special guests Chuck Mangione, Village People, Tanya Tucker, Rick James, and Barry Manilow.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, December 31st 1978 during the 10:30pm to 12 Midnight timeframe.

ABC Network - New Year's Rockin' Eve 1979 (Part 1, 1978)

Views: 3607

Here's Part 1 of New Year's Rockin' Eve 1979 with Dick Clark live in Times Square, as aired on WLS Channel 7. Features Erik Estrada and Lauren Tewes (Julie from The Love Boat) as hosts. Unfortunately, all but one of the commercial breaks were cut out. Includes special guests Chuck Mangione, Village People, Tanya Tucker, Rick James, and Barry Manilow.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, December 31st 1978 during the 10:30pm to 12 Midnight timeframe.

CBS Network - The Incredible Hulk (Ending & Promos, 1977)

Views: 2813

Here is the ending credits to an episode of The Incredible Hulk (with voiceover promo for Circus of the Stars and Universal logo) followed immediately by CBS Network promos for M*A*S*H, One Day at a Time, and Lou Grant.

Voiceover during end credits for The Incredible Hulk by Bob Hite, famous as the voice of the "CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite" from 1972 until his retirement in 1979.

Voiceover during CBS Promos by ??.

This aired on local Rock...

WFLD Channel 32 - Fernwood 2 Night (Partial Break #3, 1977)

Views: 2236

Here's another tantalizing glimpse into what WFLD Channel 32 looked like in 1977! Another partial commercial break from an airing of Fernwood 2 Night - back in the Kaiser era!

Includes:

American Consumer Tummy Trimmer - Genuine Deluxe Model! (For Fat American Consumers) (ending voiceover by Jack Reynolds)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, July 12th 1977.

WBBM Channel 2 - "Something For Joey" (Technical Difficulties, 1978)

Views: 2827

Here's a technical difficulties moment from the CBS Special Movie Presentation of "Something For Joey". We see a Johnny Morris WBBM Sports bumper followed by a Gaines Gravy Train dog food sponser slide, and then the return of the movie - which is soon cut short by the TD moment.

It was moments like these where we didn't know if the missiles were already on their way or not. ;-)

"Operating difficulties have caused an interruption in programming. We shall resume...

The Keane Brothers (Commercial #2, 1977)

Views: 3315

Here's another commercial for the eponymous debut album by the "Hanson" of their day - The Keane Brothers. (Tom and John) This one is shorter but has some different footage. (The longer version is here)

On 20th Century Records and Tapes. Produced by the legendary David Foster.

Nowadays they probably would have had to look like Justin Bieber in order to get a record deal.

Avai...

WBBM Channel 2 - Partial Anthem, Sign-Off, & Bars (1978)

Views: 9908

Here's a clip that's pretty rare - Includes the ending of the National Anthem (recording starts late for some reason), the Station Sign-Off (with voiceover by Jerry Harper), about 24 seconds of black, and then color bars on WBBM Channel 2. Watch during the color bars for a on-screen ID and voiceover. (different announcer)

Also includes a cool "color-lightning" station ID animation before the color bars. (Voiceover by?)

This aired on local Chicago TV in 1978. ...