WGN Channel 9 - Nightbeat with Marty McNeeley - "A Nightbeat New Year" (Part 3, 1983)

Here's the third and final part of Nightbeat with Marty McNeeley on WGN Channel 9. Also featuring the voice of Tony Salvaro. Includes:

Marty recapping the following sports scores and plays, with pertinent footage:

- In hockey, Chicago Blackhawks lose to Detroit Red Wings 4-1 (clips of key plays courtesy SportsVision)

- The Fighting Illini basketball team defeats the Loyola Ramblers, 73-72, at the Assembly Hall in Champaign (clips courtesy ON-TV)

- Three college football games played: Iowa Hawkeyes beat Tennessee 28-22 at Peach Bowl in Atlanta (courtesy CBS-TV); Air Force beat Vanderbilt 36-28 at 6th annual Hall of Fame game in Birmingham, AL (courtesy WFLD Channel 32); and Arkansas beat Florida 28-24 at Bluebonnet Bowl at the Houston Astrodome (courtesy WFLD)

- The voice of Tony Salvaro announcing Friday night's feature 8th race at Maywood Park, with the winner "Flyin' By'em" (sp?) driven by Dwight Banks; Knowing Butler placed, and Demon's Breath (sp?) showed (footage courtesy Maywood Park)

Still of behind-the-scenes crewmembers with the following super text: "Happy New Year! From The Nightbeat Crew - 1983"

Commercial: Topol Smoker's Toothpolish - blowing smoke into white cloth to show what cigar or cigarette smoke can do to one's teeth (but saying nothing about what it could do to their lungs ;-) ) - sold in regular and fluoride

Commercial: C.C.S. Chicago, with Steve "The Bear" Brown - sales on top quality skiing equipment and clothing - at Howard Street (just east of Western) - "You Can't Beat the C.C.S. Bear"

Marty delivers the Chicago weather forecast through Sunday (the 2nd), accompanied by super text on a blue background; current temperatures are also shown

Marty says good night on behalf of the Nightbeat crew

Closing credits, with "Auld Lang Syne" playing and shots of fireworks in the background:

Nightbeat with Marty McNeeley
Producer - Forrest Respess
Sports Producer - Harry Gold
Director - Steven Novak
Technical Director - Rodney White
Audio - Ray Kirk
Studio Camera - Marty Mabrey
Electronic Graphics - Sandra Iannone
Video Tape - John Bidstrup, David Bowen
Master Control - Bob Currier, Monica Barnett
Projectionist - Glenn Holmes
Stagehand - Fred Hoffman
Announcer - Jack Taylor
Happy New Year from Nightbeat
(C) 1983 WGN Continental Broadcasting Company

Commercial: Bantron Smoking Deterrent Tablets - "Helps Curb Nicotine Urge" - Use only as directed

Commercial: Chicagoland Auto Recyclers - with sales on thousands of transmissions, rear ends, engines and other parts from wrecked cars - Save up to 50% - North at A-Suburban Auto Wrecking Corp. and South at Al's Auto Parts, Inc. - sold with a money back refund policy

Animated "Superman" WGN Station ID

Opening titles for The Late Movie, previewing a Marx Brothers' double feature of "Duck Soup" and "Horse Feathers" (voiceover by Merri Dee) (music used is "Touchdown" by Bob James)

This aired on local Chicago TV early Saturday, January 1st 1983.

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