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  [Bears mania in Chicago 1986]

  Chicago, Sports

  News report on the excitement and controversies in Chicago during the lead-up to the 1986 Superbowl.

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  [Harry Caray moves to Cubs]

  Chicago, Cubs, Sports

  Press conference and interview on the day Harry Caray switched from being the voice of the White Sox to the voice of the Cubs.

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  [Michael Jordan-Space Jam]

  Sports

  Gene Siskel talks with Michael Jordan about his upcoming film debut in Space Jam. Continued in 30126.

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  More Than A Game

  Black, Chicago, Communities, Sports

  This is a mid-length documentary about playground basketball on the South and West sides of Chicago dealing specifically with the myths surrounding it, the culture it has created, and its effect on individuals. Notable NBA interviewees within the film are Glenn “Doc” Rivers and Eddie Johnson.

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  Bill Murray and Christopher Guest at Super Bowl IX 1/2

  Blog, Sports

  Before covering 1976’s Super Bowl X, TVTV experimented with some comedy journalism by covering the pickup game between the CBS Super Bowl Broadcast team. The game featured hall of famer Johnny Unitas with play-by-play by Phyllis George. It’s also one of the earliest TV appearances for Bill Murray and Christopher Guest. Also enjoy the full documentary, TVTV Goes To the Super Bowl.

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  Chicago boxing character Johnny Lira

  Blog, Chicago, Chicago Slices, Sports

  Today, we look back at Johnny Lira: boxer, “man about town… suave, debonair, and character extraordinaire.” In 1993, Doug Sawyer and Ben Joravsky interviewed Lira at the gym at Fuller Park at 45th and Princeton for our show Chicago Slices. He died Saturday at the age of 61. Make sure to read the fascinating recollections of Bruce Elliott, co-owner of the Old Town Ale House. They don’t make guys like Johnny Lira anymore… Check out the full hour with Lira.

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  [Veeck: A Man For Any Season raw #40]

  Bill Veeck, Chicago, Sports

  Raw footage for the documentary “Veeck: A Man For Any Season.” Bill Veeck talks about politics, including his feelings on Nixon and Vietnam, in his Hyde Park home.

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  1962 Veecks

  Bill Veeck

  This tape features footage from an interview with the Bill Veeck Family in 1962. Bill Gordon and Dorothy Fuldheim of WEWS-TV Channel 5 in Cleveland travel to the Eastern shore of Maryland to interview the Veeck family. Gordon and Fuldheim were co-hosts of “The One O’Clock Club” at the time.