WBBM Channel 2 - THE 10 O'Clock News (Complete Broadcast, 3/5/1986) 📺

Here's a complete broadcast of THE 10 O'Clock News on WBBM Channel 2, with Bill Kurtis and Walter Jacobson (in one of their countless reunions after their 1970's heyday), with John Coughlin and Howard Sudberry.
Includes:
CBS 'Eye-D' (voiceover by Hal Simms)
Preview with Bill, Walter, John Davis in Aurora, and Mike Flannery
Commercials for:
Wendy's - 99 cent Fresh Quarter Pound Singles
Mitsubishi Galant
Osco Drug - "Hot Buys"
Station ID
THE 10 O'Clock News open (and Dick Marx' famous theme), with items in Segment 1:
- At least five people die in light twin-engine plane crash near suburban Aurora, just missing a large propane tank; John Davis on scene with grisly details and accounts from eyewitnesses Ralph Olson and Verlyn White, and Aurora Fire Chief Robert Brent
- A case of sexual misconduct involving Larkin High School girls' basketball coach, in Elgin; suspended after having sex with 17-year-old player
- 37 in jail for knowingly causing auto accidents along Dan Ryan Expressway to collect insurance money; one of the scam victims, Naomi Kirkpatrick, speaks
- Meeters and greeters at fundraiser for 10th Ward at Hyatt Regency; while at 37th Ward, 9 candidates for Alderman have a debate
- Battle over state budget, with Adlai Stevenson piling on Governor Thompson; Mike Flannery reports on how it's impacting coming election
- Defense Secretary Weinberger warns unless aid to Nicaraguan rebels is increased, American troops will have to go in
- Philippine President Corazon Aquino's freeing of four Communist guerrilla leaders concerns U.S. leaders
- War of words over timing of next Reagan-Gorbachev summit
- Prince Andrew ends 2-year tour on HMS Brazen
Commercials for:
Chevrolet Sprint and Spectrum
Midway Airlines Metro-Miser Fares
Waste Management Inc.
More news:
- Walter's Perspective - Chicago losing $14 million on abandoned auto lot, with tale of the tape
- In Anderson, IN, Rambo-style plot to spring a convicted murderer, Roger Jaske, is foiled when 8 people are arrested by state police
- Chicago police release 101 who were arrested at North Side bar (Mingles, at 622 N. Fairbanks) where live sex acts were performed
- Another study proves exercise helps you live longer
Commercials for:
WLAK 94 FM - "Love Songs" [Lionel Richie's "Stuck on You" had to be muted in the background to avoid KZbin blocking]
Saxon - Savings on wallpaper and floor tile
Promo for Kup interview with Peter Falk on Channel 2 News at 6pm
Olson Rug Co. - Classic carpets at un-classic prices
Gallant Men of Olds Sunshine Sale (ends Saturday)
John Coughlin with the weather forecast, followed by:
- Walter revisits prior night's perspective of lease of 1986 Ford Thunderbird from Bonnie Brook Ford to brother of Terence McClain who was arrested in it Monday on drunk driving charges; Bonnie Brook had received lucrative contract from City Hall, but they insist there's no connection
Commercials for:
Lincoln Mercury 9.9% APR on new cars
"The New" Continental Illinois Bank
Midas Mufflers - 25% Off through March 31st
Delta Air Lines - "On Top of the World" (voiceover by Peter Thomas)
Howard's sports report including:
- Atlanta Hawks' loss
- Another Chicago Sting loss (ooh, that stings)
- Orlando Woolridge fined for missing last two Bulls games - and they lose to Boston
- Bradley University's 22-game winning streak snapped by Tulsa
- Cubs third baseman Ron Cey on trying to come back from a bad prior year
- Bears want NFL to ban use of commercial headbands; Jim McMahon's agent Steve Zucker interviewed
After which Bill and Walter close newscast
Commercials for:
Gallant Men of Olds Sunshine Sale (repeat)
National Car Rental
Ending shot, with promo voiceover for Donahue by Jerry Harper (?)
Commercials for:
Jewel's 72-hour 89-cent 2 liter pop sale
1986 Audi 4000 S
WCLR 102 FM - "Chicago's Lite Rock"
Station ID / Hart to Hart promo (voiceover by Jerry Harper?)
CBS Late Night open (voiceover by Norm Stevens), preview for and open of T.J. Hooker
This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, March 5th 1986 during the 9:59pm to 10:32pm timeframe.
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[@jamessawyer8889]

Ah, nothing says nostalgia like watching the channel 2 newscasts from the eighties, the ads are classic, pop for cheap at Jewel, an Audi was affordable, & Oldsmobile was in business, I do remember the news at 10pm every night, keep posting this stuff, it makes my day since trivia is my forte

[@seanpowell1661]

Exactly! I'm 45 years old and I grew up in Chicago during this era.

[@ken_danerdiest1]

I love these vintage Chicago newscasts! Keep 'em coming 😎

[@chrismorrison3696]

I grew up in Chicago in the 1970's and when my dad watched the local news it was usually Channel 2 with Bill and Walter. Even as a kid I loved Walter's Perspective because though I didn't always understand exactly what he was talking about, I knew he was taking on the one's who thought they were above the rest of us. Plus he was funny while being erudite and critical without being vitriolic or self righteous. Now we have Tik Tok. As a high school teacher for the last thirty years I can honestly tell you how everyday I thank the stars that I was born in 1965.

[@mediochreeuchre8391]

Great description of Perspectives; I enjoyed watching those as well. His investigative reports were just as pointed, and often hilarious.

[@chrismorrison3696]

Thanks for your kind comment. Yes, I totally agree. I am sure their humor was another element. I can remember when Bill's wife tragically passed away and Walter did a beautiful ode to her and Bill during his slot. Even as a kid I was incredibly moved. All the best.

[@blackphoenix77]

Omg I vaguely remember the days when Bill Curtis and Walter Jacobson were on Channel 2. Me and my brother always thought they were Adam West and Burt Ward 😂😂😂😂

[@TruSoulDj]

OMG 😮 I did too. I don’t know why, but I honestly did too. Every time the news came on ... “Batman and Robin!”

[@Cameroo]

Love seeing these older news broadcast with their older commercials. :)

[@msaltzma]

This is great. Thank you for posting. I loved Bill Kurtis and Walter Jacobson!!

[@1thetvzone]

By 1986 wasn''t WLS-Channel 7 Eyewitness News moving in as #1 station in Chicagoland?

[@andrewd.conard5088]

I've read at this point WBBM and WLS were neck and neck for #1 at 10:00 with WLS passing WBBM before the end of the year.

[@mrs.morris5506]

"Walter Jacobson's Perspective......" I miss that. 😏 One year, a CPS school kept calling about a student's absence. Time and time again, I told them they had the wrong number. It went on for so long, I threatened to sic Walter Jacobson on them to investigate why they didn't keep better track of their students' records. Never received another call after that. 😆

[@deedeelovesiceasmrandmore2037]

Oh wow, I'm not from CHi town.. but it's great to see where Bill Curtis started from..❤. I absolutely love his voice..

[@carmelopappalardo8477]

This was the best news in Chicago.

[@bobbillings]

Watching 10pm news every night with grandma, wbbm channel 2 news Chicago with longtime weather man John Coughlin, and anchors Bill Curtis and Walter Jacobsen brings back fuzzy memories. We lived our life according to Coughlin's weather predictions which were the most accurate compared to channel 5,7 and 9. Good times, gone forever.

[@mediochreeuchre8391]

I was hoping this was the broadcast where Howard Sudberry couldn't stop laughing. Oh, well...hopefully it will show up here one day.

[@dannypulliam3157]

Adlai Stevenson would have been 91 this Sunday

[@stevengallant6363]

When I come back for my next life when I am reincarnated I will appreciate my teenage years more than I did the first time... I'm 48 years old and I am learning that being nostalgic is bittersweet.

[@GrimeBot-io7ho]

Blank beta cassettes on sale at Osco? I better hurry.

[@jareddicarlo7816]

“Many think that the government covered it up. I’m Bill Kurtis.”

[@GQguy24]

2:29 Back when news teams were chosen PURELY BASED on a reporter’s qualifications, talent, and experience and NOT based on diversity and to make sure every box is checked.

[@darrylh1971]

In the Wendy's Quarter Pound Single TV commercial, the voice over sounds like veteran voice over actor Allen Swift.

[@GrimeBot-io7ho]

Also, one of the b&w movie clips is from the 1936 anti-marijuana propaganda classic 'Reefer Madness.'

[@The_Mimewar]

I was 8….

[@ccsd0601]

I was 2...

[@hrtvfan2870]

This aired exactly one year before I was born

[@Mark.G475]

Kids, I was in College in Wisconsin. Drinking age was 18, I had a car! Always had money for gas and some beers, life was good!.

[@deedeelovesiceasmrandmore2037]

10.. going on 11.. in August

[@theylied1776]

I never knew Ron Burgundy was a Sports Caster on Channel 2 in Chicago in 1986.

[@davanmani556]

Bill was the narrator.

[@chriswahl4139]

Jordan would return from his foot injury two weeks later and seven weeks later have his famous 63 point playoff game at Boston Garden

[@gregsells8549]

The Missouri Valley tournament wasn't always Arch Madness.

[@davanmani556]

The clash between Dick Versace and Nolan Richardson was something to behold.

[@pray4mojo35]

Those are my lottery numbers!

[@Nsdus5676]

Behn Wilson fight highlights!!!!!!

[@TheInternetToaster]

And for those who didn't know, the voiceover announcer in the opening of the newscast is Ron Rolland. He later became the longtime voiceover for WLS ABC 7 in 1992 until 2007 or 08? (Correct me if I'm wrong)

[@GiddeonFox]

I'm sure America *not* providing aid to the Contras will be the thing that goes down in history.

[@luisreyes1963]

Ol' Ronnie Raygun was chomping at the bit for a war in Central America, while staying quiet over the Middle East.

[@markhuber8345]

Miegs Field..

[@righteousred723]

HOLY CRAPOLA MY LOTTO NUMBAS

[@JohnCoctostan]

I wanna be 16 again.