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Posted on October 16, 2025October 12, 2025

Audio Vault: WMAL-TV Commercial Break (1/6/1976)

Listen to a January 1976 commercial break from Washington, D.C. TV station WMAL-TV, with commercials for Maybelline mascara and Mazola Corn Oil plus a short promo for The Bionic Woman.

Posted on October 14, 2025October 9, 2025

UCLA Film & Television Archive to Screen Two Fred Astaire Specials on October 19

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The UCLA Film & Television Archive will screen “An Evening with Fred Astaire” and “Another Evening with Fred Astaire” on Sunday, October 19th at 7PM PT.

Posted on October 13, 2025October 12, 2025

Hunter and Miami Vice Promo (1984)

Watch a promotional spot for the November 9th, 1984 episodes of Hunter and Miami Vice on NBC.

Posted on October 9, 2025October 9, 2025

Audio Vault: Face The Nation Closing (10/18/1970)

Listen to the closing to the closing to the October 18th, 1970 episode of Face the Nation on CBS.

Posted on October 6, 2025October 12, 2025

CBS America’s Network for 17 Years in a Row Image Spot

Watch a CBS image spot boasting that CBS has been “America’s No. 1 Network for 17 Years In A Row.”

Posted on October 2, 2025September 30, 2025

Audio Vault: Mark Twain Tonight! Xerox Opening (Repeat) (1/2/1969)

Listen to the Xerox opening to a January 1969 repeat of “Mark Twain Live!” starring Hal Holbrook, featuring a lengthy commercial for the Xerox Telecopier.

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