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Here's a complete broadcast of NewsCenter5 at 10pm on WMAQ Channel 5, anchored by Jim Ruddle and Chuck Henry. A little bonus will follow.
Includes:
Promo for The Steve Allen Comedy Hour (voiceover by Norman Rose)
Commercials for:
Illinois State Lottery - The Daily Game (with Bob Hale interviewing?)
Stroh's Beer (with Gale Sayers)
Political ad for Dave O'Neal for U.S. Senate
Station ID / promo for The Steve Allen Comedy Hour and Centennial
News open, followed by items:
- Bill McLaughlin, reporting from United Nations, on Iranian prime minister Mohammad-Ali Rajai's insistence on no deal to release hostages
- In Persian Gulf war, Iran claims to have pushed Iraqi forces back, but evidence points otherwise
- Dick Kay questions Ronald Reagan (who's campaigning in Chicago) on his readiness to debate Carter one-on-one without John Anderson, and reports on his campaigning at 4700 N. Lincoln; Anderson speaks about his role in debates
- Fire Commissioner William Blair convinces Mayor Byrne to commence talks with firefighters' union
- Fraternal Order of Police seeks support from policemen who voted for other unions in prior day's election where four other unions lost
- Ernest Lee Boyd, 29, charged in connection with shooting of Officer Thomas Ginoza at Bob's Stamp and Coin Shop at 4250 N. Milwaukee Ave., in which another robbery suspect, Frank Bailey, died
- Johnny Carson being treated for broken ribs after suffering a fall while taping show to follow; John Schubeck of KNBC Los Angeles reports (Note: Clip from Tonight Show had to be cut)
Commercials for:
Amoco Tire Challenge
Jewel sale on round steaks and bananas
Illinois Bell
Homemakers (with Shelley Long)
- W. Clement Stone hires former Illinois Attorney General William Scott as $1,000/week consultant, after Scott was convicted of tax fraud
- Warner Saunders' Chicago segment on signs and how confusing they can be, and speaks with some traffic cops on the beat about parking meters (Winchell's Donuts can be seen)
- Peter Nolan Viewpoint on sameness of interstate highways' accoutrements and signs that are no longer there such as the iconic Burma Shave ones
Commercials for:
Merrill Lynch (bull walking through maze)
Oldsmobile Omega
WCLR 102 FM - "The Music People"
Green Giant Lasagna
- Roger Ebert Celebrity Close-up interview with Lee Majors (and his new film, "Steel")
Commercials for:
Dominick's Beef Rebate Sale (voiceover by Lloyd Hanson)
Wickes Furniture - 12-Hour Sale
Valvoline Motor Oil (voiceover by John Bartholomew Tucker)
McDonald's - "Win Loads O' Silver" ($5,000,000 Silver Mine Contest)
Weekend weather forecast with Jim Tilmon
Sports with Duane Dow and Jimmy Piersall:
- Bulls win against Cleveland on Opening Night in Chicago Stadium
- Black Hawks lose against Winnipeg
- Notre Dame to play against Army, Ohio State to host Indiana, Illinois home against Purdue
- In World Series, Kansas City beats Phillies 4-3 in 10 innings, Royals trail 2 games to 1, then Duane and Jimmy discuss next day's matchups
And with that, Jim Ruddle closes the newscast
Commercials for:
Misty Harbor trench coat - "It's Tailored To Take It."
Chrysler Imperial (featuring appearance and jingle sung by Frank Sinatra - "It's Time for You")
Chicago Tribune business section - "Dragon Slayer" (animated)
Jewel Food - savings on Wilson's Corn King Sliced Bacon (through October 22nd)
Newscast ending, with voiceover promo for Centennial, The Steve Allen Comedy Hour and The Tonight Show
Promo for Hawaii: The Royal Isles at the Art Institute of Chicago
Bonus: Tonight Show had to be cut but included is the first commercial break with:
Commercials for:
Aunt Jemima Buttermilk Complete Pancake Mix (with actor James Widdoes, from "Animal House")
Underalls - "Ok America, Show us your Underalls!"
Stouffer's Italian Sandwiches
Political ad for Reagan for President (voiceover by Paul Anthony)
This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, October 17th 1980 during the 9:58pm to 10:40pm 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 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 complete broadcast of NewsCenter5 at 10pm on WMAQ Channel 5, anchored by Jim Ruddle and Chuck Henry. A little bonus will follow.
Includes:
Promo for The Steve Allen Comedy Hour (voiceover by Norman Rose)
Commercials for:
Illinois State Lottery - The Daily Game (with Bob Hale interviewing?)
Stroh's Beer (with Gale Sayers)
Political ad for Dave O'Neal for U.S. Senate
Station ID / promo for The Steve Allen Comedy Hour and Centennial
News open, followed by items:
- Bill McLaughlin, reporting from United Nations, on Iranian prime minister Mohammad-Ali Rajai's insistence on no deal to release hostages
- In Persian Gulf war, Iran claims to have pushed Iraqi forces back, but evidence points otherwise
- Dick Kay questions Ronald Reagan (who's campaigning in Chicago) on his readiness to debate Carter one-on-one without John Anderson, and reports on his campaigning at 4700 N. Lincoln; Anderson speaks about his role in debates
- Fire Commissioner William Blair convinces Mayor Byrne to commence talks with firefighters' union
- Fraternal Order of Police seeks support from policemen who voted for other unions in prior day's election where four other unions lost
- Ernest Lee Boyd, 29, charged in connection with shooting of Officer Thomas Ginoza at Bob's Stamp and Coin Shop at 4250 N. Milwaukee Ave., in which another robbery suspect, Frank Bailey, died
- Johnny Carson being treated for broken ribs after suffering a fall while taping show to follow; John Schubeck of KNBC Los Angeles reports (Note: Clip from Tonight Show had to be cut)
Commercials for:
Amoco Tire Challenge
Jewel sale on round steaks and bananas
Illinois Bell
Homemakers (with Shelley Long)
- W. Clement Stone hires former Illinois Attorney General William Scott as $1,000/week consultant, after Scott was convicted of tax fraud
- Warner Saunders' Chicago segment on signs and how confusing they can be, and speaks with some traffic cops on the beat about parking meters (Winchell's Donuts can be seen)
- Peter Nolan Viewpoint on sameness of interstate highways' accoutrements and signs that are no longer there such as the iconic Burma Shave ones
Commercials for:
Merrill Lynch (bull walking through maze)
Oldsmobile Omega
WCLR 102 FM - "The Music People"
Green Giant Lasagna
- Roger Ebert Celebrity Close-up interview with Lee Majors (and his new film, "Steel")
Commercials for:
Dominick's Beef Rebate Sale (voiceover by Lloyd Hanson)
Wickes Furniture - 12-Hour Sale
Valvoline Motor Oil (voiceover by John Bartholomew Tucker)
McDonald's - "Win Loads O' Silver" ($5,000,000 Silver Mine Contest)
Weekend weather forecast with Jim Tilmon
Sports with Duane Dow and Jimmy Piersall:
- Bulls win against Cleveland on Opening Night in Chicago Stadium
- Black Hawks lose against Winnipeg
- Notre Dame to play against Army, Ohio State to host Indiana, Illinois home against Purdue
- In World Series, Kansas City beats Phillies 4-3 in 10 innings, Royals trail 2 games to 1, then Duane and Jimmy discuss next day's matchups
And with that, Jim Ruddle closes the newscast
Commercials for:
Misty Harbor trench coat - "It's Tailored To Take It."
Chrysler Imperial (featuring appearance and jingle sung by Frank Sinatra - "It's Time for You")
Chicago Tribune business section - "Dragon Slayer" (animated)
Jewel Food - savings on Wilson's Corn King Sliced Bacon (through October 22nd)
Newscast ending, with voiceover promo for Centennial, The Steve Allen Comedy Hour and The Tonight Show
Promo for Hawaii: The Royal Isles at the Art Institute of Chicago
Bonus: Tonight Show had to be cut but included is the first commercial break with:
Commercials for:
Aunt Jemima Buttermilk Complete Pancake Mix (with actor James Widdoes, from "Animal House")
Underalls - "Ok America, Show us your Underalls!"
Stouffer's Italian Sandwiches
Political ad for Reagan for President (voiceover by Paul Anthony)
This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, October 17th 1980 during the 9:58pm to 10:40pm 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 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!
