Best of the 4th on 5 - WMAQ Channel 5 (Complete Broadcast, 7/4/1976) 📺🧨🗽

[@RolloSmokes]

So, Diane Chambers gave up a promising career as a TV personality in Chicago to become a waitress in Boston? 😆

[@B1jujv75]

The memories i love thank u for this ... To all my USA friends have a happy July 4th :) From your neighbors here in Canada ...we love you

[@magoo9767]

The good old days.

[@4666L]

Advance to the 15 minute mark to see the La Porte coverage.

[@davek5027]

Kind of sad to see how Chicago and the surrounding area have deteriorated since 1976. Better times.

[@hevyonez97]

They are kickin' ass on them kazoos...😂🤣

[@commentingcollector]

American pride- what a concept!

[@closetedhippie]

15:20 a pre-Cheers Shelley Long...

[@marisleuk]

already sparkling as only she could

[@brandonmorris92]

Bicentennial 1976 sure was something wasn't it? 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@Musicradio77Network]

I hope someone needs to find the first annual Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks in New York City on the same night.

[@ianpavelko3827]

Me too, but given the rarity of VCRs in 1976, that would be a longshot.

[@tvtimetravel]

I imagine Standard/Amoco made similar commercials to the one at 5:51 for other cities they operated in.

[@anorev99149]

At 22:00 Maryse Begary does one arm swings! She was 50 years old at the time!

[@gsnfan]

Ron later moved to Philadelphia to anchor weekends on KYW channel 3.

[@KT72273]

I believe this aired at 5pm that Sunday 7/4!

[@davanmani556]

Both Jane and Shelley represented Indiana in High School forensics. Jane represented Girls State.

[@darrylh1971]

6:36 - In the second Standard/Amoco commercial: An appearance of footage from Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg!

[@gregsells8549]

Wasn't that method for unlocking natural gas called fracking?

[@unistat1]

Closing shot of this program (as well as the Chicago Standard Oil ad) features the new Standard Oil building.

[@commentingcollector]

12:57 Banana seats rocked!

[@Tager253]

simple times, wish that was my generation

[@troytakesphotos]

Probably thankfully, it looks like Ron’s appearances are solely to pitch to/tag out of reporters.

[@wmbrown6]

One of the rare times he put his ego in check, it seems, before he became the news . . .

[@katiewray2525]

STOP with the kazoos already... wow.

[@davanmani556]

Those senior citizens are adorable.

[@Chisox74]

At 20:12, Andy the Clown of Old Comiskey Park fame makes an appearance

[@rossturcotte419]

🌈🎆

[@wmbrown6]

The business whose ad we saw the tail end of at the start looks more like Haeger.

[@josselineribot4]

C'était vraiment mieux avant les enfants riaient et savaient s'amuser 😊🙂🤗

[@jarrelljimerson3346]

Either I need to get some glasses, or that's a fresh faced Jane Pauley @ the 0:03 mark?

[@wmbrown6]

You ain't imaginin' . . .

[@marisleuk]

uhm....they are mentioning her name.......!!!

[@theylied1776]

No offense, but this has to be the most boring 4th of July celebration I've ever seen.

[@davanmani556]

Afternoon Delight theme. Chamber of Commerce.