WGN Channel 9 - Night Beat with Marty McNeeley (Complete Broadcast, 7/22/1981) 📺

Here's the complete broadcast of another edition of Night Beat with Marty McNeeley on WGN Channel 9.
Includes:
WGN ID (voiceover by Merri Dee)
Opening, followed by these stories:
- Agreement between two unions and Postal Service ensure continuation of mail service but higher rates down road; Drew Scott reports
- At G-7 summit in Canada, President Reagan defends high interest rate policy; other leaders may follow suit in their own countries
- Israel gives permission to U.S. peace envoy Philip Habib to broker cease fire with Palestinians (voiceover by Steve Bosh); meanwhile, Israel loses three tanks at a Southern Lebanese bridge after an assault
- Three bodies of missing American servicemen turned over by North Vietnam, as reported by Charles Quinn
Bumper
Commercial: Volkswagen Rabbit
[REMOVED] - Commercial: Donny & Marie for Hawaiian Punch Wild & Frutti
More news:
- Justice Department to tell Federal judge Chicago's school desegregation plan "not acceptable"; Elizabeth Brackett reports
- Update on Father George Clements' adoption of 13-year-old boy, Joey, as reported by Muriel Clair
- 18-month-old girl and 59-year-old man killed, 2 adults injured in head-on crash at 5300 South on Lake Shore Drive
- Chicago budget director F. Tim Witsman and Comptroller Daniel Grimm selling city transit package on Wall Street in New York, following approval by City Council on Monday
Bumper
Commercial: Victory Auto Wreckers (voiceover by Carl Greyson) (can be seen on its own here: • Victory Auto Wreckers ... )
Commercial: Gaines-Burgers dog food
Commercial: Jeno's Frozen Ravioli (with Stan Freberg)
Back to news...
- Illinois Attorney General's office to decide by Friday whether opening of public aid office at 1871 North Clybourn Avenue can be halted, in wake of WGN investigative report; demonstration reported by Larry Roderick
- Lyric Opera of Chicago founder and former general manager Carol Fox dies at age 57 from heart attack
Bumper
Commercial: Certs ("Encounter" at theatre)
Commercial: Raceway Park
- WGN Continental Broadcasting President and CEO Daniel T. Pecaro to take early retirement
- Final preparation for ChicagoFest '81, as chronicled by Joan Esposito
- Winning numbers for Illinois Lottery Daily Game (220)
Another Victory Auto Wreckers commercial (voiceover by Len Johnson)
Commercial: Chun King (for a beautiful body)
Sports report, starting with look at preparations for upcoming U.S. Women's Open, with golfer Sandra Palmer interviewed
- Talks on baseball strike negotiations subjected to news blackout
- Nominees for 1981 Chicago Sports Hall of Fame class announced
- New England Patriots' Russ Francis announces his retirement - at age 27
- Bulls to invite 9 rookies and free agents to camp in October
- A different winner than was thought at Mackinac Yacht Race
- Results of 8th race at Arlington Park announced by Phil Georgeff
Bumper
Promo for July 27 issue of People (Bo Derek on cover)
Commercial: Prell shampoo
Marty delivers weather forecast and temperature readings before saying good night
Ending credits:
Night Beat with Marty McNeeley
A Presentation of WGN News
Produced by Forrest Respess
Directed by Susan Petix
Night Beat - (C) 1981 WGN Continental Broadcasting Company
WGN Editorial, delivered by Orion Samuelson
Commercial: Creative Mirrors with Pam
WGN ID (voiceover by Bob Bell)
Late Movie open for "Anastasia" (voiceover by Jack Taylor)
Commercial offer for Time magazine
Commercial: Look n Hear - sale on Panasonic electronics
"Anastasia" bumper slide and first 40 seconds of film
This aired on local Chicago TV early Wednesday, July 22nd 1981.
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[@Tomovox_PAMS_Radio_JIngles]

The video here is in pristine condition! One of the best news openings ever. I love that montage of images and the music. I used to wish they'd let the music go on much longer! Thank you!

[@schmitty139]

Wow! So many memories ..Staying up late...Thank you for sharing. Classics

[@jmysterio100]

Wow...the old Woods Theater right at the beginning of the montage. When the Loop was the place to go without fear. I loved NightBeat. I would get off work and watch the program, then the movie that followed. It was a nice way to wind down and it felt like I was the only person awake and that made NightBeat seem so personal. Life was so much simpler and better.

[@joeferguson2606]

Were in the Loop every day, life is great.. you sound like a fear mongerng trumper

[@norellpolk]

I've always love that opening

[@mixon270]

We'll miss Merri Dee Voice Rest In Peace

[@norellpolk1626]

Bring back this classic opening

[@philipciccone7280]

Marty started his career at WFMJ in my hometown Youngstown Ohio

[@MaySecond07]

I'm 60. Grew up in a small town, outside of Chicago. This brings back memories. thanks

[@ChadQuick270W]

Just like a time capsule! Thanks so much for posting this 😎

[@wodixon1441]

Classic!! I watched this most days when I didn’t have class!

[@404sVHSCollection]

I also have a nightbeat from 1981. nice find!

[@blackhorse11thACR]

I remember it. Great memories.

[@thatbaldnurse]

This guy was such a pro. Very few mistakes when reading from a paper script. (I'm guessing teleprompters weren't in use then yet?)

[@edmorrisonline]

I go back to when Carl Greyson did Night Beat, as well as Creature Features.

[@JJJBRICE]

At 19:20 the newscast mentions Dan Pecaro , WGN executive . I went to college at the same college with his son and had a class with him . This same class went on a day field trip and toured the WGN facility in Chicago . Mr. Pecaro said at the time he worked through the ranks at WGN including working the cameras at the baseball games at Wrigley Field . We even sat in the control room during the Bozos Circus live telecast . The director and the staff were cheering the children to do well while playing the Grand Prize Game . WGN was a well run class organization !

[@richardszablewski1420]

What great memories. I wish I could turn back the clock of time.

[@southwesttexasm]

STILL want to know what the opening theme song is.....ANYBODY? Thank you

[@Syllacrostics]

Wow! A young Carol Potter (Cindy Walsh from the original 90210) at 28:00 in the People Magazine advert.

[@That0neMonkey]

So much awesomeness in this clip. I wonder why at one time the news thought it appropriate to identity accident victims or people identified as “criminals” by full name and physical address? I’ve noticed this from all clips from 70s-80s....

[@davanmani556]

zia1117 newspapers did it even further back.

[@joeferguson2606]

There was no internet and stalking was rare

[@liampaynefan4life496]

I like this news better than news nation wish wgn stayed like this and not get news nation

[@raydemos1181]

how come there are no brothers in new trier high school, what makes them so special

[@robertonline6543]

Don't know why this intro scary to me, maybe because I was a little kid and this was way late at night

[@valerienorris6798]

It scared me too as a 9 year old

[@robertonline6543]

@@valerienorris6798 I thought I was the only one

[@valerienorris6798]

@@robertonline6543 I don't know if you remember him but Len O'Connor on the nine o'clock news scared me too

[@robertonline6543]

@@valerienorris6798 that was the guy with curly brown hair and thick glasses... I just thought he was weird. The intro to creature feature scare me too lol

[@valerienorris6798]

@@robertonline6543 no he was an older man with white hair who looked like an owl..he always creeped me out

[@schmitty139]

26:00..Makes you think..only 3 years later...#23🏀Would make his rookie Apperance

[@boristheamerican2938]

Remember the guy who he replaced? Quintin Dailey. He was a piece of work that didnt pan out.

[@schmitty139]

@@boristheamerican2938 ...never heard or thought about that. All these years. But.. absolutely remember Quentin Daley..it also amazing i replied..9 month post. 👍very rare..lol Wow! Just google about Daily..he passed away in 2010

[@bethdibartolomeo2042]

It's sad that nowadays reports of a cleric and a teenage boy brings out nothing but alarm bells.