The Museum of Classic Chicago Television (www.FuzzyMemories.TV) | WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News at 5pm - "Mayoral Primary" (Break & First 21 Minutes, 2/28/1979) @FuzzyMemoriesTV | Uploaded 1 month ago | Updated 6 hours ago
Here's the first 21 minutes (plus commercial break aforehand) of the 5pm edition of Eyewitness News as broadcast over WLS Channel 7 and "reported" by John Drury and Terry Murphy.
Includes:
Last second of 3:30 Movie ending bumper
Promo for "Chariots of the Gods" (voiceover by Art Hellyer?)
Preview of coming newscast
Commercials for:
Dry Idea roll-on anti-perspirant
Grandma's Fruit'n Oatmeal Bars
Hyatt Hotels
Station ID with "Help Fight Crime" PSA
Newscast open, followed by items:
- The big news being Jane Byrne's victory over Mayor Bilandic in the Democratic mayoral primary, with concession from the loser, and the winner celebrating at the Ambassador West (in the GOP race, Wallace Johnson trounces Ray Wardingley)
- Report from Jim Gibbons at City Hall, interviews with County Board President George Dunne and Alderman Vito Marzullo of the 25th Ward; followed by results of Aldermanic races
- Police Superintendent James O'Grady on list of names to be replaced in possible Byrne administration; comments from Confederation of Police president John Hawkonsen
- Bob Petty speaks with residents of 3rd Ward at Robert Taylor Homes about Byrne's victory
- John and Terry do analysis of election results and aftermath
Commercials for:
Holsum family loaf bread
Balmoral Park horse racing
Reader's Digest (March issue)
Sizzler Prime Rib Platter
- Sheila Stainback with conclusion of close-up report on mastectomies; in this part, she interviews plastic surgeons Dr. David Ross and Dr. Peter McKinney, Lori Chotey (sp?) and her husband, and divorcee Joan Vlahos (sp?) (back then reports like this were the only "legal" way to see boobs as a kid - other than perhaps the odd National Geographic magazine here or there)
Commercials for:
Bauer Buick in Harvey - 72-Hour Customer Tag Sale
Skywatch 7 radar (featuring John Coleman and Dr. Walt Lyons)
Hairline Creations (with Steve Ontiveros of the Chicago Cubs)
Ethan Allen Home Fashion Sale
- Chicago motorists have only less than 3 hours to pick up their new DMV license plates which are to be put on their cars by midnight; clip of line outside 5301 W. Lexington
Dr. Walt Lyons' weather forecast
Recording ends as preview of coming items is underway (cuts out midway through Karen Kalish introducing herself)
This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, February 28th 1979 during the 4:58pm to 5:21pm timeframe.
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 Even though (mostly) short clips are displayed here, 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 first 21 minutes (plus commercial break aforehand) of the 5pm edition of Eyewitness News as broadcast over WLS Channel 7 and "reported" by John Drury and Terry Murphy.
Includes:
Last second of 3:30 Movie ending bumper
Promo for "Chariots of the Gods" (voiceover by Art Hellyer?)
Preview of coming newscast
Commercials for:
Dry Idea roll-on anti-perspirant
Grandma's Fruit'n Oatmeal Bars
Hyatt Hotels
Station ID with "Help Fight Crime" PSA
Newscast open, followed by items:
- The big news being Jane Byrne's victory over Mayor Bilandic in the Democratic mayoral primary, with concession from the loser, and the winner celebrating at the Ambassador West (in the GOP race, Wallace Johnson trounces Ray Wardingley)
- Report from Jim Gibbons at City Hall, interviews with County Board President George Dunne and Alderman Vito Marzullo of the 25th Ward; followed by results of Aldermanic races
- Police Superintendent James O'Grady on list of names to be replaced in possible Byrne administration; comments from Confederation of Police president John Hawkonsen
- Bob Petty speaks with residents of 3rd Ward at Robert Taylor Homes about Byrne's victory
- John and Terry do analysis of election results and aftermath
Commercials for:
Holsum family loaf bread
Balmoral Park horse racing
Reader's Digest (March issue)
Sizzler Prime Rib Platter
- Sheila Stainback with conclusion of close-up report on mastectomies; in this part, she interviews plastic surgeons Dr. David Ross and Dr. Peter McKinney, Lori Chotey (sp?) and her husband, and divorcee Joan Vlahos (sp?) (back then reports like this were the only "legal" way to see boobs as a kid - other than perhaps the odd National Geographic magazine here or there)
Commercials for:
Bauer Buick in Harvey - 72-Hour Customer Tag Sale
Skywatch 7 radar (featuring John Coleman and Dr. Walt Lyons)
Hairline Creations (with Steve Ontiveros of the Chicago Cubs)
Ethan Allen Home Fashion Sale
- Chicago motorists have only less than 3 hours to pick up their new DMV license plates which are to be put on their cars by midnight; clip of line outside 5301 W. Lexington
Dr. Walt Lyons' weather forecast
Recording ends as preview of coming items is underway (cuts out midway through Karen Kalish introducing herself)
This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, February 28th 1979 during the 4:58pm to 5:21pm timeframe.
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 Even though (mostly) short clips are displayed here, 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!
