Here's the complete broadcast of an edition of THE 10 O'Clock News on WBBM Channel 2, anchored here by Don Craig and Susan Anderson (subbing for Walter Jacobson). The biggest news of the day was the sad passing of a comedy legend, John Belushi (born in 1949, despite what the graphic says), star of The Blues Brothers, Animal House, and the early years of Saturday Night Live.
A little bonus will follow.
Includes:
Promo for CBS Sports on Saturday (voiceover by Don Robertson)
CBS 'Eye-D' (voiceover by Bill Martin)
Preview of newscast
Political ad for George Ryan for Lt. Governor (with Gov. Jim Thompson)
Commercials for:
Ford Display at Auto Show at McCormick Place - "Win Bernie the St. Bernard" (I believe that's Lloyd Hanson as the main spokesman)
Clairesse hair color (with Cheryl Tiegs)
Station ID (voiceover by Jerry Harper)
News opening (voiceover by Ed Roberts)
- Death of John Belushi; Bob Sirott reports, interview with hotel gardener Bruce Boeckler, and clip of John talking with Gene Siskel
- Mike Parker at Second City; remembrances on John from current members
- Gene reminisces about Belushi's life and career
Commercials for:
Florida Department of Commerce, Division of Tourism - "I Need it Bad" ("if you need it bad, we've got it good....") (another ad in the same series can be seen posted separately here: [ Ссылка ])
WLAK FM 94 - "My Soft Spot" (a different ad from the same series is posted separately here: [ Ссылка ])
Roman Meal Bread
Stouffer's frozen dinners
- U.S. unemployment rate at 8.8% in February, Illinois unemployment rate at 9.6%
- CTA insists rush hour service was normal despite section of Jackson Park 'L' being closed after structural damage found along Dorchester Bridge
- Catholic priest sentenced to 3-1/2 years in prison by Polish martial law regime, another priest arrested in connection with killing of policeman
- "Carlos the Jackal" threatening French government, as David Andelman reports; Interior Minister Gaston Defferre targeted
- Eric Roberts, 29, of Knights Landing, CA, arrested after attempting to stick up a bank in Davis, CA and taking three hostages
Commercials for:
Jewel Food Stores - values on chicken and red potatoes
The Gallant Men of Olds (with George Burns)
Colby's Winter Sale
Ice Capades at Chicago Stadium, March 11th-21st (ending voiceover by Jerry Harper)
- Ford plans to use robots on auto assembly lines
Harry Volkman with the weather
- Part 2 of tobacco industry response to media coverage about alleged marketing of cigarettes to children, which Tobacco Institute spokesperson Walker Merryman denies
Daily Lottery number
Commercials for:
Florida Tourism (repeat)
Lincoln Mercury - cash bonus on popular cars
WLS Musicradio 89 - Larry Lujack Animal Stories in mornings (posted separately here: [ Ссылка ])
Montgomery Ward - 20% sale on all furniture in stock
John Drummond with sports:
- DePaul defeated by Athletes in Action, followed by other ACC Tournament scores
- Bulls lose to New Jersey Nets
- High school basketball tournament scores
- Johnny Morris with Cubs in spring training in Mesa, AZ; interviews with GM Dallas Green and manager Lee Elia about new direction for team after Tribune's acquisition from Wrigley
- Milwaukee Brewers trade Thad Bosley to Seattle Mariners
- Preview of next day's Big 10 action
With that, newscast ends
Commercials for:
Dominick's Finer Foods sale on large size head lettuce
Cadillac cash bonus
John M. Smyth Michigan Avenue store closure sale (voiceover by Jerry Harper)
Ending credits (with night shot of traffic in background, and voiceover promo for "Catch-22" by Jerry Harper)
Commercials for:
WCFL 1000 (with Deborah Shelton) (posted separately here: [ Ссылка ] )
Manor House Lite Reduced Caffein[sic] Coffee (1981 Copyright)
Station ID / promo for "Catch-22" (voiceover by Bob Carrington)
Bonus: First four minutes of The CBS Late Movie, with show opening and preview for "Plague" (voiceover by Norm Stevens), followed by first three minutes of movie itself
This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, March 5th 1982 during the 9:58pm to 10:34pm timeframe.
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