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Here's the complete broadcast of NewsCenter5 at 10pm on WMAQ Channel 5, on a different 9/11 (although also a Tuesday) - 9/11/1979 to be exact, anchored by Jim Ruddle and Chuck Henry. A short bonus will follow.
Includes:
Promo for Bob Hope in China (voiceover by Casey Kasem)
Newscast preview
Commercials for:
McDonald's $1,000,000 Diamond Hunt (version #1)
Hamm's Beer
Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinner (with Mrs. Jeanne Pace of New York City)
Station ID / Tonight Show promo (voiceover by Ed Grennan)
Newscast open, with sponsor billboard for Amoco (voiceover by Ed Grennan) and items:
- Six boys removed from South Side foster home after allegations of sexual abuse and forced homosexual acts by foster father Richard Moon; Linda Yu reports on Danny Garcia, Carl Agoston, Robert Muthersbaugh and three others
- Coach Charles Steele, 49, and football player Jesse McWhorter (?), 17, of Farragut High School are shot and hospitalized
- Russ Ewing on arrest of Kenneth Clarke (?), security guard at John Foster Dulles School, on charges of raping 10-year-old girl
- 6,000 students in Crown Point, IN return to school after teachers ratify contract; five more strikes still remain including two at Elmwood Park and Arbor Park
- School superintendent Joseph Hannon tight-lipped about his desegregation plan, but says he will ignore any subpoena
- Report by Paul Hogan about a proposed legalized gambling casino in Chicago; interview with Frank Sain of Chicago Convention Bureau
- Roger O'Neil on release of record albums by Pope John Paul II; interview with attorney Allen Marrinson
Commercials for:
Amoco - "Energy Message"
American Airlines
Hertz - "New Economy Fares"
Mitchum Roll-On Anti-Perspirant
- Carol Marin reports on battle over proposed gay rights ordinance in Chicago; interviews with Rev. Tony Ahlstrom of Plymouth Foundation and Bill Kelley, co-chair of Illinois Gay Rights Task Force
- Congressman Abner Mikva on verge of becoming Federal judge, narrowly okayed by Senate Judiciary Committee
- President Carter to ask for $4 billion hike in defense budget; Sen. Henry Jackson says his weakness is splitting Democratic Party
- David Kennedy, nephew of Sen. Edward Kennedy, to be treated for drug addiction at a New York hospital
Commercials for:
Long Chevrolet (with Timmy in all grown up in suit)
Wang computers
ARCO Graphite motor oil - "Fact. Not Friction"
Jim Tilmon weather forecast
Commercials for:
Harris Bank - "Free Hubert Alarm Clock" (with girl snuggling next to stuffed Hubert doll) (posted separately here: youtu.be/BkdhccWG60E)
Continental Airlines (ending voiceover by Casey Kasem)
Polyglycoat
Homemakers Live Plant Sale (with Shelley Long)
Greg Gumbel sports:
- Clive Toye resigns as Chicago Sting president, and speaks of his reasons for doing so
- Cubs, White Sox highlights, and other baseball scores
- Bears wide receiver Golden Richards speaks of his situation
- Jockey Earlie Fires wins again at Arlington, setting a new record
- A look at fishing for salmon at Lincoln Park Lagoon
Sponsor billboard for Red Lobster (voiceover by Ed Grennan)
Commercials for:
Red Lobster - "What Did You Have for Lunch Today?"
Minolta XG-1 35mm Camera Reflex (with Bruce Jenner and Kristi Jenner)
WIND News-Talk 56 (slightly different variant posted separately here: youtu.be/hzA7qOZZrkc)
Dr. Scholl's Air-Pillo Insoles
Peter Nolan's Viewpoint on what is - or isn't - a hero (on welcome of four Puerto Rican terrorists who'd been in prison for assassination attempt on Harry Truman in 1950)
Newscast close
Commercials for:
McDonald's $1,000,000 Diamond Hunt (version #2)
TRW Electronic Systems
Osco Drug Stores - "Take Good Care of Yourself" (posted separately here: youtu.be/Z6b9RU4rPm4)
Newscast end (with voiceover promo for The Tonight Show by Ed Grennan)
Promo for September 12th benefit world premiere of "Freedom Road" at Chicago Center Auditorium for Goodwill Industries (voiceover by Ed Grennan)
Bonus: First three minutes of rerun of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (first broadcast April 7th 1978), preceded by "Best of Carson" notice (voiceover by Ed McMahon)
This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, September 11th 1979 during the 9:58pm to 10:33pm 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. 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 complete broadcast of NewsCenter5 at 10pm on WMAQ Channel 5, on a different 9/11 (although also a Tuesday) - 9/11/1979 to be exact, anchored by Jim Ruddle and Chuck Henry. A short bonus will follow.
Includes:
Promo for Bob Hope in China (voiceover by Casey Kasem)
Newscast preview
Commercials for:
McDonald's $1,000,000 Diamond Hunt (version #1)
Hamm's Beer
Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinner (with Mrs. Jeanne Pace of New York City)
Station ID / Tonight Show promo (voiceover by Ed Grennan)
Newscast open, with sponsor billboard for Amoco (voiceover by Ed Grennan) and items:
- Six boys removed from South Side foster home after allegations of sexual abuse and forced homosexual acts by foster father Richard Moon; Linda Yu reports on Danny Garcia, Carl Agoston, Robert Muthersbaugh and three others
- Coach Charles Steele, 49, and football player Jesse McWhorter (?), 17, of Farragut High School are shot and hospitalized
- Russ Ewing on arrest of Kenneth Clarke (?), security guard at John Foster Dulles School, on charges of raping 10-year-old girl
- 6,000 students in Crown Point, IN return to school after teachers ratify contract; five more strikes still remain including two at Elmwood Park and Arbor Park
- School superintendent Joseph Hannon tight-lipped about his desegregation plan, but says he will ignore any subpoena
- Report by Paul Hogan about a proposed legalized gambling casino in Chicago; interview with Frank Sain of Chicago Convention Bureau
- Roger O'Neil on release of record albums by Pope John Paul II; interview with attorney Allen Marrinson
Commercials for:
Amoco - "Energy Message"
American Airlines
Hertz - "New Economy Fares"
Mitchum Roll-On Anti-Perspirant
- Carol Marin reports on battle over proposed gay rights ordinance in Chicago; interviews with Rev. Tony Ahlstrom of Plymouth Foundation and Bill Kelley, co-chair of Illinois Gay Rights Task Force
- Congressman Abner Mikva on verge of becoming Federal judge, narrowly okayed by Senate Judiciary Committee
- President Carter to ask for $4 billion hike in defense budget; Sen. Henry Jackson says his weakness is splitting Democratic Party
- David Kennedy, nephew of Sen. Edward Kennedy, to be treated for drug addiction at a New York hospital
Commercials for:
Long Chevrolet (with Timmy in all grown up in suit)
Wang computers
ARCO Graphite motor oil - "Fact. Not Friction"
Jim Tilmon weather forecast
Commercials for:
Harris Bank - "Free Hubert Alarm Clock" (with girl snuggling next to stuffed Hubert doll) (posted separately here: youtu.be/BkdhccWG60E)
Continental Airlines (ending voiceover by Casey Kasem)
Polyglycoat
Homemakers Live Plant Sale (with Shelley Long)
Greg Gumbel sports:
- Clive Toye resigns as Chicago Sting president, and speaks of his reasons for doing so
- Cubs, White Sox highlights, and other baseball scores
- Bears wide receiver Golden Richards speaks of his situation
- Jockey Earlie Fires wins again at Arlington, setting a new record
- A look at fishing for salmon at Lincoln Park Lagoon
Sponsor billboard for Red Lobster (voiceover by Ed Grennan)
Commercials for:
Red Lobster - "What Did You Have for Lunch Today?"
Minolta XG-1 35mm Camera Reflex (with Bruce Jenner and Kristi Jenner)
WIND News-Talk 56 (slightly different variant posted separately here: youtu.be/hzA7qOZZrkc)
Dr. Scholl's Air-Pillo Insoles
Peter Nolan's Viewpoint on what is - or isn't - a hero (on welcome of four Puerto Rican terrorists who'd been in prison for assassination attempt on Harry Truman in 1950)
Newscast close
Commercials for:
McDonald's $1,000,000 Diamond Hunt (version #2)
TRW Electronic Systems
Osco Drug Stores - "Take Good Care of Yourself" (posted separately here: youtu.be/Z6b9RU4rPm4)
Newscast end (with voiceover promo for The Tonight Show by Ed Grennan)
Promo for September 12th benefit world premiere of "Freedom Road" at Chicago Center Auditorium for Goodwill Industries (voiceover by Ed Grennan)
Bonus: First three minutes of rerun of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (first broadcast April 7th 1978), preceded by "Best of Carson" notice (voiceover by Ed McMahon)
This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, September 11th 1979 during the 9:58pm to 10:33pm 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. 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!
![Bozos Big Top [Detroit Bozo] - Ventriloquism (1976) 🤡](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/c8tMu1Hvfz8/mqdefault.jpg "Bozos Big Top [Detroit Bozo] - Ventriloquism (1976) 🤡
Heres another example of the difference between WGNs gold standard Bozo and the others, once again from WJBK Channel 2 in Detroit, MI, with Art Cervi as The Worlds Most Famous Clown under the heading Bozos Big Top, and Larry Thompson as the magician Mr. Whoodini. As with the other installment, this came off a 2 Quad tape, so there are no commercials, PSAs, promos or (before the program start) station ID.
This edition spotlights the art of ventriloquism.
(A slightly earlier episode from the same month had been posted awhile back, seen here: https://youtu.be/JHTRd0M-nNY)
Includes:
Less than 1 second of EIA RS-189A bars, though the ~426 Hz tone lasts 4 seconds; followed by slate indicating Program #62 and recorded February 28th 1976. (Clyde indicates the Director, Clyde Salsbury)
Show open, followed by Bozo performing his Bozo Is Back theme (this was in every show)
Segment 2, with Bozo entering and directing audience applause, then Buford the parrot calls out from the counter, with Eddie Jay and Carlton the crow who makes snide remarks about Buford to Eddies disapproval, then Carlton introduces the Bozos Bugs segment (introduced with a snippet of Popcorn by Hot Butter); Bozo is with Danny, who picks #35; then another boy, Steve, selects a paper from the rotating hat, wherein Whoodini explains the prizes (a Colossal Mantis model set, GAF View-Master Bicentennial Gift Pak, the Peter Pan album Bozo and the Big Top Circus Parade, a game set from Cartel for building a worldwide-billion dollar empire, and Brunswicks Air-Hockey game from Aurora); of the nine bugs, Steve selects Your Choice, then keeps going until selecting the left one which says Stop, and he is deemed to win the air hockey game, as is home viewer Rachel Idunate of Clifford Street in Detroit
Segment 3, starting with Bozo with Eddie and Carlton discussing the subject of ventriloquism; Eddie tries to explain what its about as Carlton keeps interrupting - Eddies technical description of Carlton is a dummy rather than a puppet; he gives a lesson to Carlton on the subject; with Whoodini at their side, audience members June, Linda and Dave try their hands at handling Buford and making him talk
In Segment 4, Whoodini introduces Clancy and his buddy John Osborne (sp?); Clancy tries to see whos working Whoodinis head, as he and John explain themselves and then do a whole routine; then Bozo congratulates them as he closes the program
Ending credits:
Bozos Big Top
Starring Bozo, The Worlds Most Famous Clown
with Mr. Whoodini
Prizes Furnished by:
Gamut of Games
G. A. F.
Fundimensions (MPC)
Peter Pan Industries
Aurora
Worldwind Corp.
American Aerosol
Tasco Posters
Westab
Directed by Clyde Salsbury
An A & S Production in conjunction with Larry Harmon Pictures Corp.
Bozos Big Top
A beautiful crow.
This aired on local Detroit TV on (most likely, if the programs aired in production order) Tuesday, April 6th 1976 during the 7am to 7:30am 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!")
