Here’s a complete broadcast of a weekend edition of Eyewitness News on WLS Channel 7, with Larry Moore and Mary Ann Childers.
Includes:
ABC ‘circle in stars’ ID (voiceover by Allan Jefferys)
Larry, Mary Ann and Roberta Baskin preview stories of upcoming edition
Commercials for:
New Chicago Health & Racquetball Club in Vernon Hills – last day of 50% off on monthly dues
Thomson Vacations
Station ID / Eyewitness News open (voiceover by Wayne Atkinson), starting off with:
– Roberta Baskin “Seven on Your Side” report, “So You Need a Driver’s License” (posted separately with full names and details here: https://youtu.be/St-JAbPk1aA)
Commercials for:
Minolta EP 310 copier (looks like Joe Piscopo in this ad)
Amoco Premium Lead-Free Gasoline
More news:
– $30,000 worth of marijuana weighing 63 lbs. seized by Chicago police; suspected buyer, Ruben Vargas, paid with counterfeit money, and sellers arrested
– In Hammond, IN, 34-year-old Vietnam vet Gary Cooper, despondent over celebrations for ex-hostages, barricades himself in his home and is shot to death by police; his wife Barbara blames “all of us” for incident
– Memorial mass held for Patrick Quinlan (5-year-old son of Cook County circuit court judge William Quinlan) who died from injuries sustained in fire on January 17th
– Strike at Schwinn bicycle factory ends after more than 3 months
Commercials for:
Canon Palm Printer calculator (ending voiceover by Wayne Atkinson)
Topol – “The Smoker’s Tooth Polish”
Arlington Park Camping & Travel Show for February 6th-15th (scheduled for February 10th-13th: Clayton Moore as Lone Ranger)
Federal Express
News resumes:
– Protest at United Methodist Church against U.S. backing of El Salvador military junta
– Long Ecuador-Peru war may come to an end; Peru orders cease fire over debate on control of border along Andes mountains
– Landing gear problems force Chicago-bound United flight to land in Los Angeles, one day after Eastern 727 lands safely in New York after part of its landing gear collapses, and Northwest DC-10 returns to Dulles Airport in Washington after engine trouble
– United Arab Emirates boosts crude oil prices by $3 a barrel
– At Lincoln Park Zoo, different breeds of cats taking winter weather in stride
Commercials for:
1981 Oldsmobile Cutlass – 1-derful Sweepstakes from Gallant Men of Olds
American Airlines – #1 Choice (voiceover by Peter Thomas)
American Express Card – with Red Adair (voiceover by Peter Thomas)
Jamaica Tourist Board
Back to news:
– Illinois House of Representatives authorized by Supreme Court to cut back to 118 members in 1983
– Jim Ramsey with the weather forecast
Commercials for:
Tropicana orange juice (cartons and jars change to oranges)
True Value Hardware Stores Valentine’s Day sale
AMC Eagle
Greek National Tourist Organization
Jay Berry sports report, including: DePaul-Syracuse game, NBA All-Star Game, NFC-AFC Pro Bowl game, action at U.S. Indoor Tennis Championships, ex-baseball players in indoor soccer match, hockey scores, and Bing Crosby Pro-Am Tournament
Then more news:
– At Conrad Hilton Hotel, 3,500 student musicians participate in All State Choir and Band competition
With that, Mary Ann and Larry close broadcast and promote upcoming ABC News Weekend Report; a faraway shot of set, with what looks like Ikegami HK-312 cameras now being used by WLS (and Q-TV VPS-100 prompters mounted on lenses)
Commercials for:
Midway Airlines – “Fly the Wholesale Skies”
AMC Spirit, Concord and Eagle (ending voiceover by Wayne Atkinson)
Boushelle’s annual 2 for 1 Cleaning Sale (still using their HUdson 3-2700 number, even though the 2L-5N phone exchange structure was abandoned for good by local telephone companies by 1978)
Station ID / Robb Weller promo for AM Chicago
This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, February 1st 1981 during the 9:58pm to 10:29pm timeframe.
This was from a tape donated to The Museum of Classic Chicago Television as part of the Kevin Burk Collection.
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