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  National Sofa

  Viewers Choice

  Showing of plans for interactive monument called the National Sofa. There will be an unveiling of a model and a press conference. It will be a marble sofa (or an inflatable sofa) that can fit 100 people and a 100 ft by 50 ft screen, which will show scenes from inside the White House. The National Sofa is a place for dialogue between the US citizens and the First Family, whenever the family wants to initate one. Doug Michels and Jim Allegro are the architects, who answer questions. “A high tech monument for the high tech ’90s.”

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  [Robert Sandifer murder case #6]

  American Way, Black, Communities, Viewers Choice, Yummy Sandifer

  Robert Sandifer’s wake and funeral.

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  Chicago Boys

  Global Village, Viewers Choice

  In 1973, after dramatic political upheaval in Chile, the “Chicago Boys,” led by University of Chicago economics professor Milton Friedman, were given the chance to rebuild the country’s economy. They opted to turn Chile into an experiment with absolute free markets. This documentary examines the poor state of the country ten years afterwards.

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  Friday Night on Channel 6 – Night Owl Show

  Guerrilla TV, Outside Agitators, Performance, Roots of Video, Sex, Drugs, & Rock 'N Roll, Viewers Choice

  0:14 Count-in and titles for “Friday Night.”

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  Once A Star #1

  Chicago, Sports, Viewers Choice

  The first of two hour-long programs profiling former professional athletes. The show focuses on these athletes’ lives after retiring from sports, with archival footage sprinkled throughout. We get an in-depth look at these personalities, while also indirectly getting a sense of the difference between professional sports of the 50s, 60s, and 70s versus today: virtually all of the athletes work for a living. This program features “no-hit” Chicago Cub pitcher Kenny Holtzman; Cy Young Award winner Steve Stone;  first African American in the NBA, Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton; TV wrestling pioneer “Dick the Bruiser” (Afflis); all-time NFL scoring leader, kicker and quarterback George Blanda; bowling champ Carmen Salvino; Casey Stengel speaking “Stengelese;”  Clown Prince of Baseball, Max Patkin; and one-season phenomenon, pitcher Mark “The Bird” Fidrych.

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  Image Union, episode 0017

  Communities, Image Union, Latinx, Roots of Video, Viewers Choice

  Image Union episode featuring “Too Late for Me” by William Alvelo.

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  [The 90’s raw: Studs Terkel with Mike Royko at Lawry’s – Tony Fitzpatrick at Lawry’s]

  Chicago, NHPRC, Studs Terkel, Viewers Choice

  Studs Terkel and Mike Royko at Lawry’s. The two share a beer and some words about the bars and taverns of their day, specifically the kinds of people who were a part of the bar scene, what those taverns stood for, and how they’ve changed over the years. Followed by Chicago artist Tony Fitzpatrick at Lawry’s on his former drinking days.

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  World’s Largest TV Studio

  Guerrilla TV, Outside Agitators, Politics, Roots of Video, TVTV, Viewers Choice

  An irreverent documentary produced by video pioneers covering the 1972 Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach, Florida. This was the first major news event to be covered by portable video cameras. The tape is experimental, informative, and humorous. This video is for personal/educational use only. For more information, check out TVTVNow: //www.tvtvnow.com/.