Here's a news update, Five Minutes to Live By and sign-off sequence on WGN Channel 9, coming in at the end of The Cromie Circle (full edition seen over at • WGN Channel 9 - The Cr... ).
(TECHNICAL NOTE: There was considerable ghosting and reception issues on the source tape, which was mitigated somewhat by utilizing a time-base corrector.)
Includes:
Final moments of The Cromie Circle ending with hesitant pre-recorded notice voiceover (by George Bauer)
Installment of Chicago Is...... series, with a look at University of Chicago, from Mr. D.J.R. (Don) Bruckner, vice president of public affairs (A WGN Community Affairs Presentation in Association with The Chicago Public Library)
Commercial: Long Chevrolet - with Timmy dressed up as TV reporter with microphone
Commercial: Nelson Brothers - bedroom ensemble (voiceover by Al Parker)
Commercial: Aarco-American Insurance (voiceover by George Bauer)
"Last Farewell" animated station ID (voiceover by George Bauer)
Slides-only Newsbreak with voiceover by George Bauer, reading the local, national and international news, sports and weather
( (C) 1979 WGN Continental Broadcasting Co.) (notice they still use the same vintage library music as they did on the 1965 Len Johnson and the News broadcast - the track is called "Effervescence" and is by Dorf van der Linden - • Dolf van der Linden - ... )
- Two shot to death, two others seriously injured by Insane Unknown gang members on West Hirsch Street at 3800 block
- Lawrence Dalton arrested in Cleveland in connection with murders of two women and 12-year-old girl
- Volunteers pick up over 350 tons of bulk refuse at Far Northwest side as part of spring cleaning
- Trucking companies and Teamsters agree on new contract for striking steel haulers, and Chicago Teamsters Local 705 rejects proposed contract with industry
- Billy Carter to be released from U.S. Navy Medical Center in Long Beach, CA after treatment for alcoholism
- Israeli gunboats shell Palestinian amphibious base in Lebanon after terrorist attack on northern Israeli resort town
- In sports, Blackhawks lose to NY Islanders in playoffs (and other hockey scores), Cubs beat Montreal and White Sox lose to Cleveland (and other baseball scores), followed by final scores of NBA playoff games, and Tom Watson's winning Tournament of Champions Golf Classic
- Weather forecast for next two days
Ending with notice:
This has been a presentation of WGN News which is totally responsible for its content.
Five Minutes to Live By (opening voiceover by Merri Dee), delivered by Father Dennis Strouzas, Pastor of St. Nectarios Greek Orthodox Church of Palatine, IL (ending titles with notice - Presentation, WGN Community Affairs)
Station sign-off (voiceover by George Bauer) - ID with shot of John Hancock Building, 1965 Seal of Good Practice, legal notice, and Chicago skyline at night with older WGN logo
National Anthem with flag being lowered outside WGN-TV building
6 seconds of black, followed by EIA color bars and tone which last for 40 seconds before carrier is cut
(long version of the sign-off with signal testing - is here:
This aired on local Chicago TV early Monday, April 23rd 1979 around the 3:10am to 3:30am timeframe.
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21 янв 2019
