November 23, 2012: Keep On Trekin'

 

I added twenty more February 1980 ads today plus three more Random Pages gallery additions from Peach Sections of The Blade. The first one is a Monday, 2/18/80 promotional picture of Jamie Farr as Max Klinger on the M*A*S*H episode, “Dreams.” There are two Thursday, 2/21/80 stories by Norman Dresser, “Block of Special Shows Scheduled As Channel 30's 'Festival '80' Feature” and “'M*A*S*H' Episode Displays Power.” There's also a Wednesday, 2/27/80 “About People, Events In Broadcasting World,” by Norman Dresser, about Bob Kelly's new job at WTOD and WKLR's coverage of AAA high basketball school tournament games. There are five additions to the Channel 11 gallery including a Tuesday, 2/19/80 ad for Match Game (Charles Nelson Reilly, Brett Somers, Gene Rayburn) and four more for The Big Show. There are two for Walter Matthau “Comedy Week” movies, a Tuesday, 2/19/80 ad for “The Fortune Cookie” and a Wednesday, 2/20/80 ad for “The Secret Life of an American Wife.” There are two more for back-to-back Star Trek episodes, a Monday, 2/25/80 ad and a Tuesday, 2/26/80 ad. Two more channel 11 ads are among the six additions to the News/Special Reports Ads gallery, a Monday, 2/18/80 ad for “Dieting: The Battle of the Bulge,” a Bob Lawrence series of reports, and a Monday, 2/25/80 ad for “School Discipline: Students Testing the System,” an Allen May series of reports. There are also four ads for 24 Eyewitness News, three for an Asa Smith series of reports on all things X-Rated, a Tuesday, 2/19/80 ad, a Wednesday, 2/20/80 ad and a Thursday, 2/21/80 ad. They're all alike except for the 1980 Winter Olympics banners on the bottom. There's also a Monday, 2/25/80 ad for a Larry Whatley series of reports on Rape. That ad also includes a reminder to watch The Top of the Hill on Tuesday. There are two additions to the Channel 13 gallery for weekend programming, a Saturday, 2/16/80 ad for Rocket Basketball with Toledo playing Central Michigan, and The 13 Sunday Night Movie, “Klute” (Jane Fonda), and a Saturday, 2/23/80 ad for The 13 Afternoon Movie, “Play It Again Sam,” Rocket Basketball with Toledo playing Bowling Green, and “The Great Gatsby” on The 13 Sunday Night Movie. There are three additions to the PBS gallery, all for channel 30, including a Friday, 2/22/80 ad for Free to Choose, “Who Protects the Consumer?” Next is a Wednesday, 2/27/80 ad for The Shakespeare Plays, “Twelfth Night,” followed by Friday, 2/29/80 ad for a “Festival 80” movie, “Mrs. Miniver” (Greer Garson). There are two additions to the Buckeye CableSystem gallery, both for Nickelodeon, a Monday, 2/18/80 ad (Nickelodeon Profile #2, Melissa Harper) and a Tuesday, 2/19/80 ad (Nickelodeon Profile #3, Jimmy Williams). Today's last ad is an addition to the Radio Station Ads gallery, a Monday, 2/18/80 ad for Verne Martin and the Creative Spirit on The Jazz Artist, on WGTE-FM 91.3. March 1980 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...