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  1. AM Chicago - Christmas Special

    Special Christmas edition of the popular local morning series. The WLS-TV family gathers together with the Chicago Children's Choir for this special telecast aired Christmas Day 1980. Fahey Flynn reads Christmas stories, the Chicago Children's Choir sing holiday songs; and Frank Mathie along with Fahey Flynn remember their childhood Christmases. Note: this telecast is briefly interrupted by ABC for a report on the Iranian hostage crisis.

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  2. AM Chicago - St. Pat's Day Telecast

    All about St.Patrick's Day

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  3. AM Chicago - Xmas Eve Show

    Cast gets together to celebrate Christmas Eve

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  4. Anatomy of a Newscast

    A hour by hour run down of how newscasts are produced and edited- sometimes down to the wire- for live telecast at 10pm each evening. Produced in 1968 by the WBKB Channel 7 news department focusing on the then new "Flynn-Daly Eyewitness News" program. Narrated by Al Parker and featuring Fahey Flynn, Joel Daly, John Coleman, Hugh Hill, Frank Mathie, and Bill Frink.

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  5. Chicago Local News - 1978-12-15 (ABC7)

    Segments: -- 11th Hour decision on financial fate of Cleveland -- Cleveland Citizens League -- Target 7 Investigative Report on the Coal Field swindle -- Pittsburgh Coal Mines -- Water Place Tower Mall guard murdered -- Suspects arrested in elderly man's robbery -- Chinese diplomatic breakthro...

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  6. Chicago Local News - 1979-10-29 (ABC7)

    Segments: -- Opening of State Street Mall -- Suspects arrested in Highland Park burglary of Maggie Murphy's restaurant -- Follow up on Commonwealth Edison Dresden nuclear plant accident -- Federal desegregation case with Chicago Public school system -- Missing 8 year old boy found murdered -- Suspect indicted in two local rapes -- Illinois State Police shake up -- Mayor Byrne's selection of candidates questioned -- Jimmy Carte...

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  7. MBC Events - A Salute to John Drury

    The Museum of Broadcast Communications hosts a salute to Chicago news anchor John Drury, featuring tributes by his colleagues and friends. Includes a montage of Drury's career highlights and a spoof of his workday at WLS put together by his co-anchors.

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  8. Seven On Location - Pageants, Family Life, Billy Joel

    Locally produced WLS-TV series divided into six segments: 1)- Miss Teenage America 2)- Rare Rabbits 3)- Llama Farm 4) Quiz Kids 5)- Madison, WI cab driver puts one million miles on his 1956 Cadillac 6) Billy Joel music video "Allentown."

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  9. WLS Presents - Tribute to Fahey Flynn

    Friends and colleagues of Fahey Flynn remember his 40 years in the business

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