Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Here's the broadcast of the first 32 minutes (only, sadly) of an hour-long edition of AM Chicago on WLS Channel 7, hosted by Robb Weller.
Includes:
Tail end of station ID / promo for "Westworld" (voiceover by Ernie Anderson)
Show open (with voiceover by Fred Kasper - and theme music altered slightly to prevent YouTube blocking), and Robb advising because of the baseball playoffs, The Edge of Night will not be seen this day, before announcing his guest list - and coming straight to first guest Ruth Warrick of All My Children, speaking about the show's comings and goings, photos of her earlier in her career are shown, and regaling tales of famous Hollywood legends
Bumper previewing Monday appearance by Christopher Reeve
Commercials for:
Wickes Furniture - "All Dining Rooms and Dinettes on Sale" (through Monday)
Sun Giant Almonds at Disneyland (posted separately here: youtu.be/bQgnMeHtYhw)
Star magazine, October 14th issue (Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O'Neal on the cover)
True Value Hardware Stores - sale on energy savers (voiceover by Pat Summerall)
Next guest is Adam Baldwin of "My Bodyguard" (and incase you ask, he IS a *distant* relative of THE Baldwin brothers including Alec, Daniel, William and Stephen) - starting with a clip from the film, then discussing how his life changed after the film, and how he got his role
Commercials for:
Pillsbury Chocolate Fudge Frosting Supreme
A crackerjack of a "Seven's On Your Side" promo for Eyewitness News featuring ?, consumer reporter Roberta Baskin, Bob Petty, ?, Larry Moore, Jay Levine, political reporter Hugh Hill, Copter 7, sportscaster Jay Berry, Steve Deshler, Mary Ann Childers, Jack Jones, Jim Ramsey, ?, future Philadelphia TV news legend Diane Allen, and finally sportscaster Tim Weigel along with an unknown boxer (posted separately here: youtu.be/2uCrRU9h0jQ)
Heat-Cool City
Political ad for Richard Daley for State's Attorney (featuring Dick Butkus) (posted separately here: youtu.be/becheRLLsXM)
Robb continues his interview with Adam and shows his yearbook from New Trier East High School, and the conversation slides to his role in "Ordinary People"
Commercials for:
Butternut Bread "Snoopy for President" Sweepstakes (posted separately here: youtu.be/-F2PCDYWaSY)
Gloria Marshall Figure Salons (Robb interviews Cheryl Lieber)
Wear-Ever Chicken Bucket (ending tag voiceover by Fred Kasper)
Robb's next guest is director John Huston, regaling over his long career, his stories of numerous Hollywood legends, and his secret to longevity
(recording ends midway into Huston's talk)
This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, October 9th 1980 during the 9:00am to 9:32am timeframe. (unrelated and not really relevant, but I thought it poignant: this aired the day of John Lennon's 40th birthday; sadly his last)
About The Museum of Classic Chicago Television:
The MCCTv (FuzzyMemoriesTV) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose primary mission is the preservation and display of off-air, early home videotape recordings (70s to early 80s, mostly) recorded off of TV (in Chicago or other cities now too); things which would likely be lost if not sought out and preserved digitally. If you have any old 1970s videotapes recorded off of TV please email: tapes@fuzzy.tv We preserve the entire broadcasts in our archives - the complete programs with breaks (or however much is present on the tape), for historical preservation. For information on how to help in our mission, to donate or lend tapes to be converted to digital, please e-mail tapes@fuzzy.tv Thank you for your help!
Here's the broadcast of the first 32 minutes (only, sadly) of an hour-long edition of AM Chicago on WLS Channel 7, hosted by Robb Weller.
Includes:
Tail end of station ID / promo for "Westworld" (voiceover by Ernie Anderson)
Show open (with voiceover by Fred Kasper - and theme music altered slightly to prevent YouTube blocking), and Robb advising because of the baseball playoffs, The Edge of Night will not be seen this day, before announcing his guest list - and coming straight to first guest Ruth Warrick of All My Children, speaking about the show's comings and goings, photos of her earlier in her career are shown, and regaling tales of famous Hollywood legends
Bumper previewing Monday appearance by Christopher Reeve
Commercials for:
Wickes Furniture - "All Dining Rooms and Dinettes on Sale" (through Monday)
Sun Giant Almonds at Disneyland (posted separately here: youtu.be/bQgnMeHtYhw)
Star magazine, October 14th issue (Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O'Neal on the cover)
True Value Hardware Stores - sale on energy savers (voiceover by Pat Summerall)
Next guest is Adam Baldwin of "My Bodyguard" (and incase you ask, he IS a *distant* relative of THE Baldwin brothers including Alec, Daniel, William and Stephen) - starting with a clip from the film, then discussing how his life changed after the film, and how he got his role
Commercials for:
Pillsbury Chocolate Fudge Frosting Supreme
A crackerjack of a "Seven's On Your Side" promo for Eyewitness News featuring ?, consumer reporter Roberta Baskin, Bob Petty, ?, Larry Moore, Jay Levine, political reporter Hugh Hill, Copter 7, sportscaster Jay Berry, Steve Deshler, Mary Ann Childers, Jack Jones, Jim Ramsey, ?, future Philadelphia TV news legend Diane Allen, and finally sportscaster Tim Weigel along with an unknown boxer (posted separately here: youtu.be/2uCrRU9h0jQ)
Heat-Cool City
Political ad for Richard Daley for State's Attorney (featuring Dick Butkus) (posted separately here: youtu.be/becheRLLsXM)
Robb continues his interview with Adam and shows his yearbook from New Trier East High School, and the conversation slides to his role in "Ordinary People"
Commercials for:
Butternut Bread "Snoopy for President" Sweepstakes (posted separately here: youtu.be/-F2PCDYWaSY)
Gloria Marshall Figure Salons (Robb interviews Cheryl Lieber)
Wear-Ever Chicken Bucket (ending tag voiceover by Fred Kasper)
Robb's next guest is director John Huston, regaling over his long career, his stories of numerous Hollywood legends, and his secret to longevity
(recording ends midway into Huston's talk)
This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, October 9th 1980 during the 9:00am to 9:32am timeframe. (unrelated and not really relevant, but I thought it poignant: this aired the day of John Lennon's 40th birthday; sadly his last)
About The Museum of Classic Chicago Television:
The MCCTv (FuzzyMemoriesTV) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose primary mission is the preservation and display of off-air, early home videotape recordings (70s to early 80s, mostly) recorded off of TV (in Chicago or other cities now too); things which would likely be lost if not sought out and preserved digitally. If you have any old 1970s videotapes recorded off of TV please email: tapes@fuzzy.tv We preserve the entire broadcasts in our archives - the complete programs with breaks (or however much is present on the tape), for historical preservation. For information on how to help in our mission, to donate or lend tapes to be converted to digital, please e-mail tapes@fuzzy.tv Thank you for your help!
