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Here's a weekend edition of Eyewitness News on WLS Channel 7, anchored by Jim Rosenfield and Cheryl Burton.
Includes:
Station ID - promo for Oprah (with Oprah)
News open, followed by stories:
- CTA's Green Line to be shut down for 2 years starting Monday for reconstruction, 38 Michigan bus to serve as substitute; Charles Thomas reports, and interviews CTA worker Dave Bass, CTA rider Taneka Harris, and CTA bus driver Mike Smith
- Lakefront condo at 1420 N. Sheridan Road catches fire; one elderly man dies, two women hospitalized
- Kent Ninomiya reports on deaths of Dominique Boone, 2, and sister Rosita, 3, in fire at 148th and S. Vail Avenue in Harvey, probably caused by a space heater; father Harry Boone speaks of vain attempt to save them, and neighbor Anthony Pinckney speaks
- Dozen parishioners inside St. Clair Baptist Church at 4958 S. Princeton overcome by dangerous fumes
- Ice storms in Northeast over past week leave hundreds of thousands still without power in places like Philadelphia; water main break hits Cleveland
Commercials for:
Promo for Oprah (voiceover by Oprah)
Michael Jordan Limited Edition Chevy Blazer
Wal-Mart Vision Center
Promo for "The Phantom of the Opera" at Auditorium Theatre
Promo for Inside Edition
- Chicago police declare death of George William Cornell, 2 (who'd lived at Barry and Kilpatrick), a homicide after finding he had massive internal injuries
- President Clinton, in Brussels, calls on NATO countries to help former Soviet bloc nations; Ukraine might finally dismantle its nuclear arsenal
- Human rights rally held by Hispanic Community Council at Daley Plaza over fighting in Mexico
- Rally by ACT UP Chicago protesters outside Holy Name Cathedral
- In New Hampshire, Richard Brockway killed by bullet from neighbor, Brian Borse (sp?), who was cleaning his gun
- Nancy Kerrigan added to U.S. Olympic skating team after vicious attack, while Tonya Harding wins Women's Championship in Detroit
Commercials for:
Ethan Allen furniture
V-103 WVAZ - "V Morning Crew"
Fretter and Silo - Stock Reduction Sale
Jeep Grand Cherokee
Sponsor billboard for American National Bank
- 750,000 gallons of oil have leaked from barge grounded offshore in San Juan
- Wildfires raging near Sydney, Australia; 4 people killed at this point
- 6 people killed in avalanches in Montana over last 8 days; volunteer training for rescue missions (also involving rescue dogs) is shown
Tracy Butler with the weather
- All My Children co-star Michael Knight visits Marshall Field's, signs autographs
Commercials for:
American National Bank
Libertyville Lincoln/Mercury
1-800 JAMAICA
Sponsor billboard for Ford
Mark Schanowski with sports including:
- Giants loss to Vikings (featuring ex-Bear Jim McMahon who got hit hard) in NFC playoff
- Raiders beating Broncos in AFC playoff (little bit of the football coverage had to be omitted)
- Blackhawks loss to Oilers (and other NHL scores)
- Suns' Charles Barkley on injured list (and watching his team play against Warriors) (followed by other NBA scores)
- Purdue vs. Seton Hall
- Tennessee junior quarterback Heath Shuler turning pro
- Golf action at Mercedes Championship in Carlsbad, CA (Jack Nicklaus and Phil Mickleson win) (a bit of the golf coverage had to be omitted)
Commercials for:
Ford Escort
Evening Lottery drawings
Wendy's 99 Cent Quarter-Pound Double Stack
Budget Car Rental
Wal-Mart Pharmacy
Ameritech Small Business Services
- Special celebration for needy children of West Town and Humboldt Park, with visit from Three Kings
Newscast end and ending credits:
Produced by Gene Ullrich
Directed by Al Yellon
Technical Director - Charles Braico
Copyright (C) 1994 by WLS-TV
Commercials for:
OfficeMax
Mitsubishi Eclipse
Home Base - Going Out of Business Sale
Well Oldsmobile in Libertyville (with Erwin Weil)
Promo for Eyewitness Weather (with Jerry Taft)
First 20 seconds of Inside Edition Weekend with Rolonda Watts (full broadcast posted separately here: youtu.be/yDhr60Xo0tU)
This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, January 9th 1994 during the 10:00pm to 10:34pm 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 a weekend edition of Eyewitness News on WLS Channel 7, anchored by Jim Rosenfield and Cheryl Burton.
Includes:
Station ID - promo for Oprah (with Oprah)
News open, followed by stories:
- CTA's Green Line to be shut down for 2 years starting Monday for reconstruction, 38 Michigan bus to serve as substitute; Charles Thomas reports, and interviews CTA worker Dave Bass, CTA rider Taneka Harris, and CTA bus driver Mike Smith
- Lakefront condo at 1420 N. Sheridan Road catches fire; one elderly man dies, two women hospitalized
- Kent Ninomiya reports on deaths of Dominique Boone, 2, and sister Rosita, 3, in fire at 148th and S. Vail Avenue in Harvey, probably caused by a space heater; father Harry Boone speaks of vain attempt to save them, and neighbor Anthony Pinckney speaks
- Dozen parishioners inside St. Clair Baptist Church at 4958 S. Princeton overcome by dangerous fumes
- Ice storms in Northeast over past week leave hundreds of thousands still without power in places like Philadelphia; water main break hits Cleveland
Commercials for:
Promo for Oprah (voiceover by Oprah)
Michael Jordan Limited Edition Chevy Blazer
Wal-Mart Vision Center
Promo for "The Phantom of the Opera" at Auditorium Theatre
Promo for Inside Edition
- Chicago police declare death of George William Cornell, 2 (who'd lived at Barry and Kilpatrick), a homicide after finding he had massive internal injuries
- President Clinton, in Brussels, calls on NATO countries to help former Soviet bloc nations; Ukraine might finally dismantle its nuclear arsenal
- Human rights rally held by Hispanic Community Council at Daley Plaza over fighting in Mexico
- Rally by ACT UP Chicago protesters outside Holy Name Cathedral
- In New Hampshire, Richard Brockway killed by bullet from neighbor, Brian Borse (sp?), who was cleaning his gun
- Nancy Kerrigan added to U.S. Olympic skating team after vicious attack, while Tonya Harding wins Women's Championship in Detroit
Commercials for:
Ethan Allen furniture
V-103 WVAZ - "V Morning Crew"
Fretter and Silo - Stock Reduction Sale
Jeep Grand Cherokee
Sponsor billboard for American National Bank
- 750,000 gallons of oil have leaked from barge grounded offshore in San Juan
- Wildfires raging near Sydney, Australia; 4 people killed at this point
- 6 people killed in avalanches in Montana over last 8 days; volunteer training for rescue missions (also involving rescue dogs) is shown
Tracy Butler with the weather
- All My Children co-star Michael Knight visits Marshall Field's, signs autographs
Commercials for:
American National Bank
Libertyville Lincoln/Mercury
1-800 JAMAICA
Sponsor billboard for Ford
Mark Schanowski with sports including:
- Giants loss to Vikings (featuring ex-Bear Jim McMahon who got hit hard) in NFC playoff
- Raiders beating Broncos in AFC playoff (little bit of the football coverage had to be omitted)
- Blackhawks loss to Oilers (and other NHL scores)
- Suns' Charles Barkley on injured list (and watching his team play against Warriors) (followed by other NBA scores)
- Purdue vs. Seton Hall
- Tennessee junior quarterback Heath Shuler turning pro
- Golf action at Mercedes Championship in Carlsbad, CA (Jack Nicklaus and Phil Mickleson win) (a bit of the golf coverage had to be omitted)
Commercials for:
Ford Escort
Evening Lottery drawings
Wendy's 99 Cent Quarter-Pound Double Stack
Budget Car Rental
Wal-Mart Pharmacy
Ameritech Small Business Services
- Special celebration for needy children of West Town and Humboldt Park, with visit from Three Kings
Newscast end and ending credits:
Produced by Gene Ullrich
Directed by Al Yellon
Technical Director - Charles Braico
Copyright (C) 1994 by WLS-TV
Commercials for:
OfficeMax
Mitsubishi Eclipse
Home Base - Going Out of Business Sale
Well Oldsmobile in Libertyville (with Erwin Weil)
Promo for Eyewitness Weather (with Jerry Taft)
First 20 seconds of Inside Edition Weekend with Rolonda Watts (full broadcast posted separately here: youtu.be/yDhr60Xo0tU)
This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, January 9th 1994 during the 10:00pm to 10:34pm 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!
