October 11, 2012: 24 Eyewitness News

 

I added eighteen more ads today, all from March, 1979 plus four more Random Pages gallery additions from Peach Sections of The Blade. There's a Friday, 3/2/79 story, “WSPD Radio Station Is Sold To Michigan Broadcasters,” a Monday, 3/5/79 story, “TU-Central Mich. Tilt On TV, Radio,” a Wednesday, 3/7/79 item, “Rockets On TV” and a Tuesday, 3/13/79 story, “Ch. 13 Airing Toledo-Notre Dame Game Friday In NCAA Regionals.” Here's the wikipedia page for the 1979 NCAA Tournament. There's one addition to the Channel 13 gallery, a Friday, 3/2/79 ad for Dance Fever (The Village People) and there are two additions to the Channel 13 News gallery, a Tuesday, 3/6/79 ad (Gordon Ward, Frank Gilhooley, Jim Mengel, Jennifer Blome, Randy Price, Frank Venner) and a Wednesday, 3/7/79 ad (Your Best). There are three more similar ads, here, here and here. There are three additions to the Channel 24 News gallery, for 24 Eyewitness News, a Friday, 3/2/79 ad (Paul Rae), a Saturday, 3/3/79 ad (Holly Wood) and a Tuesday, 3/6/79 ad (Jim Tichy). There are seven additions to the PBS gallery, all for Public Television Festival '79 on channel 30. There's a Saturday, 3/3/79 ad for Live From The Grand Ole Opry and a Monday, 3/5/79 ad for The Glenn Miller Memorial Concert and Austin City Limits (Tom T. Hall). Next is a Wednesday, 3/7/79 ad for The World of Matisse, Celebration of Strauss, Great Performances, “Dance in America: Choreography by Balachine—Part 4” and The Hollywood Musicals, “Silk Stockings” (Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse). There's also a Friday, 3/9/79 ad for The Hollywood Musicals, “Singin' in the Rain” and The Four Freshmen: In Concert and a Saturday, 3/10/79 ad for That Great American Gospel Sound and Hollywood Musicals, “The Band Wagon.” Next is a Monday, 3/12/79 ad for Bill Moyers Journal, “The People of Nes Ammim” and That Great American Gospel Sound (Tennessee Ernie Ford) followed by a Tuesday, 3/13/79 ad for Einstein's Universe (Peter Ustinov) and Hollywood Musicals, “On the Town.” There are four additions to the Buckeye CableSystem gallery, two for movies on Showtime, a Tuesday, 3/6/79 ad for “Coming Home” and a Saturday, 3/10/79 ad for “The Magic Pony.” There's also a Thursday, 3/8/79 ad (The CableSystem is a great place for people who work late) and a Tuesday, 3/13/79 ad (Don't make the same mistake once). Today's last addition is in the Other Vintage ads gallery, a Monday, 3/5/79 Champion Spark Plug PSA for The Red Cross (Lucille Ball). Be sure to check out the Halloween Gallery. More March, and April, 1979 ads from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...