A commercial break taken from an episode of “The Midnight Special” aired in 1974 on KSTP-TV. Featured is an ad for KSTP-AM then known as 15 KSTP The Music Station (the commercial is one slide), Station ID, followed by Mr. Whipple and Charmin, and Knights Formal Wear.
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1974 Commercial Break: 15 KSTP “The Music Station”, Charmin, Knights Formal Wear
Monday, July 5th, 2010KMSP in 1978: End credits of Taxi, KMSP News Update, Commercials, and Starsky and Hutch
Thursday, May 20th, 2010A time warp to channel 9 in 1978. At this time KMSP was still an ABC affiliate, however not for long. In the spring of 1978 ABC announced they would be moving to KSTP in March of 1979. KMSP blocked out all ABC branding from their station promotions, and even in this case blocked out the national news feed.
In this clip we have the end credits to Taxi, some commercials from the era (including Montgomery Ward), a news update from then KMSP anchor Don Harrison, and the opening to Starsky and Hutch.
WCCO-TV Promotions from 1979: Don Shelby and Pat Miles, Moore and Moore, Moore on Sunday
Saturday, March 13th, 2010
A collection of promotions from WCCO in 1979. Don Shelby and Pat Miles on the weekend anchor desk, Moore and Moore (with Dr. Johnny Fever), and Moore on Sunday on Cuba. (How many more Moore’s can we get in here?) The Moore and Moore promotion was to highlight that both Dave Moore and Doug Moore anchored the flagship news at 10pm.
KSTP-TV “We’re the Team!” 1984 promotion (Baseball in the Metrodome with Kirby Puckett and the Twins))
Friday, February 12th, 2010
They are at it again. The KSTP-TV news team knows how to report news and have fun as shown in this 1984 commercial with Stan Turner, Cyndy Brucato, Dennis Feltgen, Bob Bruce, Dave Dahl, Jason Davis, and more. This time its a baseball game with the Minnesota Twins and a very young Kirby Puckett. Also includes Tom Barnard narration and a theme song that is really addicting. They are the team.
KSTP-TV “We’re the Team!” 1983 promotion (the football at the park one)
Saturday, January 16th, 2010
The KSTP-TV news team knows how to report news and have fun as shown in this 1983 commercial with Stan Turner, Cyndy Brucato, Dennis Feltgen, Bob Bruce, Dave Dahl, Jason Davis, Marcia Fluer and more. Energy, touch football and a large sandwhich at what I assume to be a park near Lake Calhoun. Also includes Tom Barnard narration and a theme song that is really addicting.
KMSP’s Bright New News guys promotion from 1973
Friday, December 25th, 2009
KMSP tried a number of different ways to attract an audience to their news in the 1970s. In 1973 KMSP tried a dual anchor format in Ben Boyett and Phil Bremen. The Boyett and Bremen team did not fare well against WCCO’s Dave Moore and KSTP’s Eyewitness News team which eventually was anchored by Ron Magers. Perhaps trying to tap into a youthful audience, the anchors here use humor to attract viewers to “Newsnine”. Also are a few more ads that aired on KMSP from 1973 including a Bing Crosby golf tournament.
LaBelle’s Catalog Showroom Christmas commercial from December 1984
Thursday, December 24th, 2009
Any long time Minneapolis resident should remember LaBelle’s catalog showrooms. They were part department store, part catalog store, and very outdated by the 1980s. LaBelle’s stores were purchased by BEST company (not to be confused with Best Buy) in the early 1980s and were renamed BEST shortly after. I will always remember the LaBelle’s annual Christmas catalog which was just as big as the Wards and Sears catalogs we had at the house every year.
KSTP’s “Newstar 5″ The Twin Cities first Satellite news gathering truck! (and a news update)
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
KSTP promoted their latest gadget throughout 1984 – a truck called “Newstar 5″. According to the promotion the “Twin Cities first mobile satellite news gathering service”. KQRS’ Tom Barnard narrates the information benefits the metro will have thanks to “Newstar 5″. If you want to see this actual truck, it is exhibited in the Newseum in Washington DC as a donation from Hubbard Broadcasting.
Also in this clip is a news update from who I believe to be Karen Carnes, and a commercial for NEW “liquid” Tide. Recorded in December 1984 from my personal collection.
The Country Club Market, Commodore 64, Kinney Shoes, Microwave nuggets (with Gilbert Gottfried)
Monday, December 21st, 2009
From December 1986: The Twin Cities own Country Club Market Grocery Store, Santa tries out a Commodore 64, Kinney Shoes, and Gilbert Gottfried plugging microwave chicken nuggets.
