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WTVT Channel 13 - Pulse Featuring Jim Ruddle (Part 1, 1964)

Views: 6012

Here's Part 1 of a complete edition of Pulse, the nightly newscast of WTVT Channel 13 in Tampa / St. Petersburg, Florida (then a CBS affiliate, now affiliated with Fox). This newscast - transferred from the original 2" quad videotape - is notable in that one of the anchors, based out of the station's St. Petersburg studios, was Jim Ruddle, some three months before he first joined WGN Channel 9 in Chicago as co-anchor with Gary Park of The Park-Ruddle Report, as the beginning of...

Superstation WTBS Channel 17 - Movie 17 - "Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things" (Opening & Break, 1980)

Views: 1197

Here's the opening and first commercial break for the Movie 17 presentation of "Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things" [1972; a.k.a. "Revenge of the Living Dead"] on Superstation WTBS Channel 17 in Atlanta, GA, the first such major "superstation" that became an icon through national transmission to cable systems across the country. Includes:

Movie 17 titles with shot of 35mm film can (from which such objects as a reel and director's chair are stored) and funky...

WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 - "A Service For The Deaf" (1976)

Views: 6083

Here's something pretty neat - a NewsCenter5 update on WMAQ Channel 5 for the deaf, with Doug Goldhamer reading the news and doing the corresponding sign-language. (voiceover introduction by Ed Grennan) Includes:

WMAQ-TV Station ID slide at the beginning (voiceover by Ed Grennan)

A bit of a technical difficulty moment when the superimposed name doesn't work right.

Commercial: Ed Fanning Chevrolet at 1252 North Lake Street in Aurora.
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WFLD Channel 32 - Afternoon Fun (Ending, 1984)

Views: 2006

Here's the ending to Afternoon Fun on WFLD Channel 32. (quality is a little iffy) Also includes a WFLD Buck Rogers promo (voiceover by Jim Barton) and the beginning of the cold open to Batman.

Voiceover by Jeff Lupetin.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, March 7th 1984.

WFLD Channel 32 - The Three Stooges - "So Long Mr. Chumps" (Opening, 1979)

Views: 1977

(NOTE - this clip was originally broadcast in color but was recorded in Black & White)

Here is the opening for The Three Stooges on WFLD Channel 32 (voiceover by Ron Beattie), as well as the opening of the short "So Long Mr. Chumps". Includes:

Partial pre-show commercial for Halls Mentho-Lyptus cough tablets. (you can see it in color here)

Chicago Health & Racquetbal...

Disney's Christmas All-Time Favorites (Record Offer, 1984)

Views: 3976

Here's another Disney record offer, this one for the Christmas All-Time Favorites.

Main voiceover by ??. Ending voiceover by Jack Reynolds.

This aired on local Chicago TV in 1984.

WSNS Channel 44 - Dinah! & Friends (Excerpt) (Part 1, 1980)

Views: 2095

Here's Part 1 of an excerpt from an episode of Dinah! & Friends on WSNS Channel 44 with the cast of Eight Is Enough. Includes:

The Amazing Pan commercial offer (Main voiceover by Les Marshak. Ending voiceover by ??)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, March 4th 1980 at about 2:15pm.

WGN Channel 9 - The Morning Movie - "Sorry, Wrong Number" (Commercial Break #2, 1975)

Views: 2837

Here's Commercial Break #2 during The Morning Movie presentation of "Sorry, Wrong Number" on WGN Channel 9. Quality varies due to reception and tape degradation issues. Includes:

The Morning Movie bumper slide (with music from "Sorry, Wrong Number")

Rhodes bread - "The Pure Bread"

Nestle Choco'Lite bar (Chocolite) - "A Mouthful of Chocolate"

The Cut-All Super Saw (available at Walgreen's Woolworth/Woolco, Goldblatt'...

WGN Channel 9 - "Mom, The Wolf Man and Me" (Promo #3, 1980)

Views: 391

Here's a third promo for the upcoming Operation Prime Time special "Mom, The Wolf Man and Me" on WGN Channel 9, to air at 7pm.

Main voiceover by Les Marshak. Ending voiceover by Merri Dee.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, October 28th 1980.