WMAQ Channel 5 - On Q - "Spirit of '80 Marathon" (Part 1, 1980)

In honor of today's Chicago Marathon, here's a marathon of a different flavor - the "Spirit of '80 (Dance) Marathon" as part of the 'On Q' program on WMAQ Channel 5. Features a live preview of the disco dance marathon at the club Faces (on Rush Street) the following day, for the cause of Special Olympics. With hosts Terry Burhans and Mike Leiderman. This part features:

Little snippet of a Long Chevrolet commercial (is that Timmy in a construction guy's outfit?)

Bumper promo for the program we're just about to watch (voiceover by Terry Burhans I think)

Opening voiceover by Jim Hill.
Commercial: Red Lobster
Commercial: Crain's Chicago Business - "We report Chicago business, exclusively."
Commercial: High Point decaffeinated coffee

What is the song that plays while people are dancing in this part? The song playing while they were dancing is "The Breaks" by Kurtis Blow.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 26th 1980 at 6pm. (at 6:30 on Channel 5 was Dance Fever!)

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