Jack Jones was one of the best news announcers I've ever seen. It's a shame there weren't as many cable TV stations in '79 as there are today. If there were, I'm sure Mr. Jones would have been announcing the news on one of those stations.
That's sad about Jack. I have memories of hearing about McDade going out of business. There wasn't one in our city, but I knew they had a fairly big presence in Chicagoland.
I was 14 in '79. I'd forgotten about Jack Jones and AL Lerner. I had to chuckle at the weather graphics. 🤭 As they say, "I would love to go back in time".
The 1970s I was living in Lagrange then moved to Hinsdale. Good times, I had a Schwinn 10 speed, Cal 240 orange skateboard, Ray Rayner, Bozo and Adam West Batman reruns after school.
Wow, at 2:31 they actually used a full screen freeze-frame of the ABC Iran hostage program just to get that Iran graphic (you can see Ted Koppel right behind the anchor).
I forgot that Jack Jones was with WLS Channel 7 News for a brief moment i also remember when that living facility went on strike in North Aurora in 1979 some of those kids and young adults was sent to Ulich Children's Home on the Northwest Side
The day before the Bears game, where the Bears had to beat the Cardinals by 33 points or more and the Redskins had to lose to make the playoffs after a 3-5 start. Son of George Halas passed away the morning of the game. Bears won their game by 36 points, then the Redskins lost to the Cowboys in the final minute in dramatic fashion.
Nothing to do with Chicago newscasts, but I like suggest search be made for VHS tapes of mid-1970s series "Don Adams's Screen Test". It seems to have been completely forgotten by nearly everyone.
I remember McDades in Frank's department store in saxon's paint store in Oak Lawn restaurant those were the good old days I remember the days when mcdades back in 1973 or 75 that I that my mom bought me mountain King road set. And my brother bought a stereo there back in the back in the early seventies. Those were the good old days when you can find like eight tracks and cassettes and records for real cheap prices.
Nowadays, you cannot use the term mentally retarded but back in 1979, it was a different time. Funny that the small TV spot for All That Jazz was in the stream of commercials. I was looking at images from the movie. It was one was one of the movies taped off a cable channel. We had got a VCR during that time. I had read that the movie had some nudity in it. Mom wouldn't have let me watch it cause I was too young. Not my brother. If any chance there was any nudity or a sex scene, our eyes were expected to be closed, no ifs, ands, or buts about it. I remember going to see Born On The Fourth Of July. And that had some nudity. There was a sex scene in the movie, shock of shocks. Yeah, eyes were closed. And my mom went, You better have your eyes closed. The movie came out in 1989 and we saw it the following year. Me, my mom, my sister and my brother. I could not tell you what movie theater we saw the movie at but it was big. It was after the school Science Fair. Me and my brother went to a private Christian school. I did a project on the Solar System. I got a ribbon for the project.
Literally a few seconds in and I'm already amazed by this 'HOMOSEXUALS' promo. Back in the days where gay people merely existing was cause for 'parental discretion' (although, I wish I could say this sort of intolerance was only in the past now).
I think sometimes we forget that television could do specials like this one back in the seventies, and even handle the subject with some degree of sensitivity and frankness. Maybe they didn't get it completely right, but I too thought it was interesting ABC was devoting a complete program to the subject. When the man said he would never be the man this (America) society wants him to be, I thought that was pretty gutsy to make such an honest statement- AND that it was one of the featured comments in the promo. That was very unapologetic and it was like "here we are and you better get used to it."
@@5points185 Quentin Crisp's 1982 appearance on Letterman struck me similarly. Crisp makes a point about wanting society to 'catch up to me', rather than having to conform to society's expectations in order to be accepted. The studio audience applauds at that, which I thought was pretty wonderful for that time.
I remember McDonald's used to be a 95th in Oak Lawn I remember getting my mountain King road set and that was back in 1975 or 73 I remember I was 8 that was 13 years old when when 50 American hostages took or held in Tehran. And President Jimmy Carter tried to get them out of Tehran. I cannot believe President Jimmy Carter is 100 years old. These commercials give me back good memories of the days when things were cheap and not too expensive like they are now.
Not so odd. She obviously was an adult, and her life experiences no doubt were helpful to kids with special needs who were trying to find their place in the world. There are people with special needs who hold down jobs, live on their own and are able to help others as well.
that company looked to be the kind that would let a resident work there for “free room and board”, thereby saving a salary and benefits of a certified worker. however legal or illegal that could have actually been. what pieces of crap those owners were.
Jack Jones was one of the best news announcers I've ever seen. It's a shame there weren't as many cable TV stations in '79 as there are today. If there were, I'm sure Mr. Jones would have been announcing the news on one of those stations.
Jack Jones died of pancreatic cancer in March of 1991 at age 41. McDade & Co closed it's doors in late 1987.
That's sad about Jack. I have memories of hearing about McDade going out of business. There wasn't one in our city, but I knew they had a fairly big presence in Chicagoland.
thank you for this russ. i was just thinking what happened to jack jones.
That's so sad and I'm 41 myself, almost 42 in 3 weeks. My dad was friends with him.
Some reason I love this channels videos
I was 14 in '79. I'd forgotten about Jack Jones and AL Lerner. I had to chuckle at the weather graphics. 🤭 As they say, "I would love to go back in time".
The 1970s I was living in Lagrange then moved to Hinsdale. Good times, I had a Schwinn 10 speed, Cal 240 orange skateboard, Ray Rayner, Bozo and Adam West Batman reruns after school.
Wow, at 2:31 they actually used a full screen freeze-frame of the ABC Iran hostage program just to get that Iran graphic (you can see Ted Koppel right behind the anchor).
Not a freeze frame - a live shot! There's someone walking in the background. :-D
That was Charlie O'Donnell doing the voiceover in that McDade's commercial before the start of the newscast!
We in Philadelphia think of Jack Jones as a Philadelphia institution. We forget that he spent a short time at ABC Chicago.
I was 18 years old at the time. I can’t remember or understand why on earth I went to see “ All That Jazz”.
it was either that or evita or cats or pirates of penzance, right?
Pretty girls with long legs?
Excellent intro music.
I forgot that Jack Jones was with WLS Channel 7 News for a brief moment i also remember when that living facility went on strike in North Aurora in 1979 some of those kids and young adults was sent to Ulich Children's Home on the Northwest Side
I always thought that ABC News CLOSEUP theme song was so cool!
+.03 Cent gas increase was news! and .48 cents per/g.. about 1/10 the cost of today's gas prices.
does anyone still have their “i survived the blizzard of ‘79 t-shirt”?
The day before the Bears game, where the Bears had to beat the Cardinals by 33 points or more and the Redskins had to lose to make the playoffs after a 3-5 start. Son of George Halas passed away the morning of the game. Bears won their game by 36 points, then the Redskins lost to the Cowboys in the final minute in dramatic fashion.
Nothing to do with Chicago newscasts, but I like suggest search be made for VHS tapes of mid-1970s series "Don Adams's Screen Test". It seems to have been completely forgotten by nearly everyone.
I remember McDades in Frank's department store in saxon's paint store in Oak Lawn restaurant those were the good old days I remember the days when mcdades back in 1973 or 75 that I that my mom bought me mountain King road set. And my brother bought a stereo there back in the back in the early seventies. Those were the good old days when you can find like eight tracks and cassettes and records for real cheap prices.
16:15 The "Beyonne Bleeder" was Chuck Wepner. Apparently his fight with Ali inspired the movie "Rocky"
Nice try of trying block out of Ted Koppel 😆
Nowadays, you cannot use the term mentally retarded but back in 1979, it was a different time. Funny that the small TV spot for All That Jazz was in the stream of commercials. I was looking at images from the movie. It was one was one of the movies taped off a cable channel. We had got a VCR during that time. I had read that the movie had some nudity in it. Mom wouldn't have let me watch it cause I was too young. Not my brother. If any chance there was any nudity or a sex scene, our eyes were expected to be closed, no ifs, ands, or buts about it. I remember going to see Born On The Fourth Of July. And that had some nudity. There was a sex scene in the movie, shock of shocks. Yeah, eyes were closed. And my mom went, You better have your eyes closed. The movie came out in 1989 and we saw it the following year. Me, my mom, my sister and my brother. I could not tell you what movie theater we saw the movie at but it was big. It was after the school Science Fair. Me and my brother went to a private Christian school. I did a project on the Solar System. I got a ribbon for the project.
Literally a few seconds in and I'm already amazed by this 'HOMOSEXUALS' promo. Back in the days where gay people merely existing was cause for 'parental discretion' (although, I wish I could say this sort of intolerance was only in the past now).
I think sometimes we forget that television could do specials like this one back in the seventies, and even handle the subject with some degree of sensitivity and frankness. Maybe they didn't get it completely right, but I too thought it was interesting ABC was devoting a complete program to the subject. When the man said he would never be the man this (America) society wants him to be, I thought that was pretty gutsy to make such an honest statement- AND that it was one of the featured comments in the promo. That was very unapologetic and it was like "here we are and you better get used to it."
@@5points185 Quentin Crisp's 1982 appearance on Letterman struck me similarly. Crisp makes a point about wanting society to 'catch up to me', rather than having to conform to society's expectations in order to be accepted. The studio audience applauds at that, which I thought was pretty wonderful for that time.
I know! I was surprised about that too.
I wish this was a thing of the past but unfortunately the more things change, the more they stay the same.
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1:13 - Is that Charlie 'O Donnell's voice in the McDade's commercial?
I'm filing sexual harassment charges on the canada dry commercials
01:47 Today, this would be grounds for assault.
Life before the ME TOO movement
People are emotionally weak babies today
I remember McDonald's used to be a 95th in Oak Lawn I remember getting my mountain King road set and that was back in 1975 or 73 I remember I was 8 that was 13 years old when when 50 American hostages took or held in Tehran. And President Jimmy Carter tried to get them out of Tehran. I cannot believe President Jimmy Carter is 100 years old. These commercials give me back good memories of the days when things were cheap and not too expensive like they are now.
People back then didn't think anything was cheap, especially gasoline, running over one dollar a gallon.
NOTICE HOW THESE JOURNALIST REFER TO THIER VIEWERS AS " US,WE,OUR" AND NOT "RESIDENTS THERE".
Did you PEEP the ladie said she was helping those kids WAS A RESIDENT HERSELF
Not so odd. She obviously was an adult, and her life experiences no doubt were helpful to kids with special needs who were trying to find their place in the world. There are people with special needs who hold down jobs, live on their own and are able to help others as well.
@@5points185 that's not what she... PORTRAYED
Apparently they can be deceitful as well...
that company looked to be the kind that would let a resident work there for “free room and board”, thereby saving a
salary and benefits of a certified worker. however legal or illegal that could have actually been. what pieces of crap those owners were.
@@samanthanickson6478 mmm hmm...now she gonna be the director of a new facility lol (some dweeb will hire her based on what she saying)
Homosexuals.
0:12 Billy Corgan