WLS-TV News Promos
Film Identifier: F.2012-03-0961
Run Time
0h 4m 26s
0h 4m 26s
Format
16mm
16mm
Color
color and B&W
color and B&W
Sound
Optical
Optical
Date Produced
circa 1970
circa 1970
Abstract
Four humorous bumpers for WLS-TV News in Chicago made by famed ad man Joe Sedelmaier. The ads cheekily explain the success and origins of the news team.
Four humorous bumpers for WLS-TV News in Chicago made by famed ad man Joe Sedelmaier. The ads cheekily explain the success and origins of the news team.
Description
The WLS-TV news team of Fahey Flynn, Joel Daly, John Coleman and Bill Frink established a highly successful new local news format derisively dubbed "happy talk" by a local television columnist. This style of local news has been widely copied. The team dominated Chicago television news ratings for more than a decade.
The WLS-TV news team of Fahey Flynn, Joel Daly, John Coleman and Bill Frink established a highly successful new local news format derisively dubbed "happy talk" by a local television columnist. This style of local news has been widely copied. The team dominated Chicago television news ratings for more than a decade.
Distributors
Actors, Performers and Participants
Flynn, Fahey (is participant)
Daly, Joel (is participant)
Coleman, John (is participant)
Frink, Bill (is participant)
Drury, John (is participant)
Form
Related Place
Chicago (represents)