At the 5:20 mark, there is an ever so short, top quality video tape footage of Sgt. Pettibone (Rayner) and Tracer (dog puppet). There has to be more than that! This is the first I've ever seen any archive video of The Dick Tracy Show.
Umm….the music on WGN part… WHERE TF IS SOUL TRAIN?!!? That’s a pretty important part of the WGN story you just completely omitted there!!! There was a time when Soul Train was as identifiable to the station as Cubs baseball was. You made it appointment television on Saturdays! Nobody gives AF about that stupid Barn Dance crap! Give Don Cornelius his flowers!!!!
My guess is that Soul Train didn't originate from WGN....it started out from WCIU Channel 26 in 1970( I use to watch it a little kid) where Don Cornelius was a talk show host....he created Soul Train at WCIU....Soul Train didn't get to WGN until it went into syndication...all the shows you're seeing were produced/created at WGN so it makes sense that they showcase their own shows.....
Ray Rayner, Frazier Thomas & Bob Bell. All Chicago TV legends.
Watched WGN and recorded the shows in Maine when they added it to our lineup. A very memorable part of my life
What great memories!
At the 5:20 mark, there is an ever so short, top quality video tape footage of Sgt. Pettibone (Rayner) and Tracer (dog puppet). There has to be more than that! This is the first I've ever seen any archive video of The Dick Tracy Show.
The Casts of Chicago PD and Chicago Fire is Watching WGN TV
To this day, when we give opinions on something at work, us "older" employees will toss in an occasional " . . . And I am Len O'Connor".
Folks not from Chicago will ever know the influence WGN had on our lives in the 60s.
Damn I miss those days
Allison!
Oh yes, Allison Payne was a great reporter and so sexy. I tuned in just to get lost in her eyes.
Umm….the music on WGN part…
WHERE TF IS SOUL TRAIN?!!?
That’s a pretty important part of the WGN story you just completely omitted there!!! There was a time when Soul Train was as identifiable to the station as Cubs baseball was. You made it appointment television on Saturdays! Nobody gives AF about that stupid Barn Dance crap! Give Don Cornelius his flowers!!!!
My guess is that Soul Train didn't originate from WGN....it started out from WCIU Channel 26 in 1970( I use to watch it a little kid) where Don Cornelius was a talk show host....he created Soul Train at WCIU....Soul Train didn't get to WGN until it went into syndication...all the shows you're seeing were produced/created at WGN so it makes sense that they showcase their own shows.....