WCIU Channel 26 -Eddie Korosa's Polka Party -"St. Patrick's Day" (Complete Broadcast, 3/17/1979) 📺☘️

Here's the complete broadcast of a St. Patrick's Day 1979 edition of Eddie Korosa's Polka Party as aired over WCIU Channel 26. Includes: Station ID (with shot of palm trees suggesting Miami Beach) (voiceover by Bill O'Connor) Show open (theme: "Baby Doll Polka," with Eddie and Irene Korosa cutting the rug) Linda Korosa Tardy introduces her parents, with Irene recounting their recent trip to Florida and Hawaii, and then introducing "Eddie's Polka" (with about 9 seconds of black at the start) Commercials for: Star Concertina & Imperial Manufacturing at 2618 West 59th Street (voiceover by Irene Korosa) Imperial Kitchen & Baths at 8710 West 47th Street in Lyons and 5946 South Pulaski in Chicago (voiceover by Irene Korosa) Rakowski Bros. - Firestone Auto Service Center at 1549 West 127th Street (voiceover by Irene Korosa) Irene details more on their trip and thanks daughter Debbie and son-in-law Gary for keeping the show going while they were away, then introduces the band performing "My Wild Irish Rose" (while Linda in voiceover reads names of those who wrote fan mail) Commercials for: Harlem Furniture at 2525 North Harlem (voiceover by Irene Korosa) Star Piping & Heating Co. at 7947½ West Ogden in Lyons (voiceover by Irene Korosa) Irene introduces band playing "Irene's Polka" Commercials for: Clover Club Beverages Inc. at 5114 South Knox (voiceover by Irene Korosa) Eddie Korosa's 15 Great Polka Hits (record offer) (voiceover by Irene Korosa) Imperial Kitchen & Baths at 8710 West 47th Street in Lyons and 5946 South Pulaski in Chicago (voiceover by Irene Korosa) Linda and brother Eddie Jr. give thanks to the Hawaii trip, and previewing next year's, then Eddie and Irene advise those to book way in advance, and he interviews Alice Berkowitz and George Tomaczek (sp?) who attended his latest trip (and receive a gift certificate from him), after which Eddie Jr. gives more details on their trip; Linda then introduces their next number, "All I Need Is You" Commercials for: Baby Doll Polka Club at 7315 South Western Avenue (voiceover by Irene Korosa) Rakowski Bros. - Firestone Auto Service Center at 1549 West 127th Street (voiceover by Irene Korosa) Harlem Furniture at 2525 North Harlem (voiceover by Irene Korosa) Eddie has on stage a lady celebrating her birthday and gives her a gift certificate, then previews next show and Linda previews the band's activities for the coming week before they strike up "Baby Doll Polka" once more to close the program Ending credits: Directed by Norm Cherry (yes, that's it) Station ID (voiceover by Bill O'Connor) Start of next program, "Yugoslav Kolo", before recording ends This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, March 17th 1979 during the 6:00pm to 6:30pm timeframe. About The Museum of Classic Chicago Television: The MCCTv (FuzzyMemoriesTV) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose primary mission is the preservation and display of off-air, early home videotape recordings (70s to early 80s, mostly) recorded off of TV (in Chicago or other cities now too); things which would likely be lost if not sought out and preserved digitally. If you have any old 1970s videotapes recorded off of TV please email: tapes@fuzzy.tv Even though (mostly) short clips are displayed here, we preserve the entire broadcasts in our archives - the complete programs with breaks (or however much is present on the tape), for historical preservation. For information on how to help in our mission, to donate or lend tapes to be converted to digital, please e-mail tapes@fuzzy.tv Thank you for your help!