No Place For That On The News!
It was one of the year’s brightest moments for local TV news – maybe one of the best moments ever for a childish industry filled with posers. And it was retracted.
Posted on December 21, 2011
Chicago’s Amazing Racers
A Beachwood Connection!
“Chicago couple Ernie Halvorsen and Cindy Chiang hustled their way around the globe, and they now have $1 million to show for it,” Tribune News Services reported last week. (We’re just catching up.)
“Chiang said the couple wants to use the prize money to help the less fortunate and contribute ‘to the global economy.'”
Okay, then!
Posted on December 20, 2011
Beyond Scared Straight In Belleville
“Look At Me, Man!”
“Millions of viewers tuned in Thursday night to see some defiant Metro East teens on Beyond Scared Straight inside the St. Clair County Jail in Belleville,” Fox St. Louis reports.
More . . .
1. “A Metro East jail is in the national spotlight. This summer, cameras with A&E Network went inside the St. Clair County Jail to show some troubled teens where they could end-up if they don’t straighten up. The show is called Beyond Scared Straight and NewsChannel5 got a sneak peak of the upcoming episode and talked with those involved.”
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See also: Hustle Man.
Posted on December 19, 2011
Best Chicago TV Show Theme Song Ever
By yungstarofficial
“Remix to the theme song of the hottest show in Chicago. Lets go!”
Posted on December 7, 2011
AdVault: No Wonder Santa Came To Playback!
Uploaded to YouTube by heine71
“A 1979 Christmas TV commercial for long defunct store chain (may be local or Midwest states) Playback – The Electronic Playground (I remember seeing this commercial in the Chicago area in December 1979!). Notice the laughing elves when someone asks about anything in stereo? No wonder Santa came to Playback!”
Posted on December 5, 2011
Carleton The Mime From 1979
By FuzzyMemoriesTV
A public service announcement from the Chicago Heart Association broadcast in Chicago on December 14, 1979. Featuring Carleton the Mime.
Posted on December 1, 2011