RF on the streets #1
Some of the camera crew from Radio Faces goes out onto the bike paths and parks of Chicago in order to ask people about their favorite radio shows and radio personalities.
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Say So
Raw footage from a test run of a show that eventually became the talk show “Say So.” This episode features four guests discussing the cultural and social divide that separates city dwellers from suburban residents. Guests include: John Rogers, an African-American investment banker and resident of Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood; Donna Blue Lachman, a playwright, director, actress and resident of Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood; Bill Sampson, a professor at Northwestern University, and African-American resident of Evanston; and Judy Markey, newspaper columnist/writer, and Wilmette resident. Guests delve into race, culture, economics, education, and attitudes about living in the city vs. living in the suburbs.
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RF on the streets #2
Tom Weinberg and Nathan Goldstein interview people in downtown Chicago for the Radio Faces program.
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Sum And Substance: Jimmy Durante
In this video Herman Harvey conducts an interview with the legendary actor, singer, composer Jimmy Durante. Durante is candid, insightful, and typically charming during the interview. Topics discussed include: the most important thing in a person’s life; the audience; helping other performers; Durante’s satisfaction with his life & career; Durante’s early childhood in New York; and changes in the entertainment industry – particularly changes in music with audiences embracing rock & roll. Quotes include:
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[Bill Veeck at O’Leary’s #9]
Raw footage of Veeck at O’Leary’s for Bill Veeck’s Saloon. Veeck, Bill Brashler, and Waldo discuss the De Paul vs. St. Joseph game (see tape 8) and sports generally.
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Say So
Rough cut/crude edit of the talk show Say So, Test #6. Guests include Anne Keegan, Joe Cummings, and Lee Glazer. Topics include increasing homeless population; crime in the city; cost of education vs. cost of keeping someone in prison; changing the conditions that breed crime in housing projects; and lack of leaders/leadership in Chicago. Interspersed in the discussion are clips from movies, TV shows, and newsreels that highlight a particular point of discussion. Clips include: the John Belushi film Continental Divide, an un-credited documentary, and a 1955 newsreel featuring Mayor Richard J. Daley giving a speech about public housing. Quotes include:
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[Bill Veeck at O’Leary’s #10]
Raw footage of Bill Veeck at O’Leary’s for Bill Veeck’s Saloon. Continuation of discussion about sports and baseball. Participants are noticeably inebriated (Veeck in particular).
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Person to Person
Edward R. Murrow on “Person to Person” interviews Bill and Mary Frances Veeck. About half the time questions are directed towards Mary Frances. Topics include baseball, showmanship, Veeck’s wardrobe, domestic life, and non-conformity.