January 29, 2013: Weatherwatch

 

I added fifteen more ads today, all from April, 1981, plus one more Random Pages gallery addition, a Thursday, 4/2/81 AP Story by Peter Boyer, “ABC Lost At Pay Window, But Scored in Coverage,” a Blade Peach Section story about the television coverage of the shooting of President Reagan. There's one addition to the Channel 11 gallery, a Thursday, 4/9/81 ad for the movie, “Ride a Pink Horse,” on The Big Show (Robert Montgomery, Wanda Hendrix). There are also two additions to the Channel 11 News gallery, a Wednesday, 4/1/81 ad for meteorologist Charles Merlin Umpenhour and a Thursday, 4/2/81 ad for sports reporter, Orris Tabner. There's one addition to the Channel 13 gallery, a Wednesday, 4/1/81 ad for 13 Weatherwatch (Stan Stachak). There are six additions to the PBS gallery, all for The Great Channel 30 Buy-In, a Friday, 4/3/81 ad (It's Here!), a Saturday, 4/4/81 ad (Bargains Galore!), a Sunday, 4/5/81 TV Tab ad (Bid Early, Bid High), a Monday, 4/6/81 ad (Wanted: More Good Goods), a Tuesday, 4/7/81 ad (Sensational Board Sold Tonight!) and a Wednesday, 4/8/81 ad (Be a Winner Tonight!). There's one addition to the Buckeye CableSystem gallery, a Sunday, 4/5/81 TV Tab ad for CNN (It's Space Week on The CableSystem). There are four additions to the Radio Station Ads gallery, a Thursday, 4/2/81 ad for WIOT-FM (Win $20,000 Cash), a Thursday, 4/2/81 ad for a Mel Tillis—Ronnie Milsap concert on WTOD-AM, a Friday, 4/3/81 ad for WOHO's Prize Puzzle No. 2, and a Wednesday, 4/8/81 ad for WCWA-AM (Free Food). More April 1981 ads from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...