Ben Loves Chicago 9603
In Ben Loves Chicago, which ran for three years on Chicago network WPWR, host Ben Hollis showcases offbeat, niche, parts of “Chicagoland”. This week he visits: a guru specialising in ‘facial fitness’, the American Woman’s Baseball Association, and a band.
In Ben Loves Chicago, which ran for three years on Chicago network WPWR, host Ben Hollis showcases offbeat, niche, parts of “Chicagoland”. This week he visits: an ageing actress, a Korean supermarket, the Museum of Contemporary Art, and a yard sale.
Raw footage for “Chicago Slices,” a series documenting life in and around Chicago. This video features Ben Hollis, former host of “Wild Chicago,” on Michigan Avenue. Hollis does a few takes of a promo for Chicago Slices and WPWR. He then stops people as they pass by on the Michigan Avenue bridge over the Chicago River and asks questions such as “Where would you rather be right now?” and “What’s your favorite thing about Chicago?” He gets a number of interesting responses.
CHESS AT NORTH AVE. BEACH: Ben Hollis interviews and plays chess with SCOTT PADIAK, DOTTIE RUISARD, and JENNIFER LUCAS. Question posed, “Are you a pawn in the game of life?” Puppies at a pet store.
Raw footage shot for the TV series Chicago Slices, which aired from 1994-95 on WPWR. TV host Ben Hollis visits the State of Illinois building (now known as the James R. Thompson Center) and interviews passersby.
Raw footage for the TV program Chicago Slices. This tape features footage of DJ Mike Murphy of The Mike Murphy Show at WSCR “The Score” AM-670, followed by a few segments where a person throws a dart at a map of Chicagoland and then Ben Hollis takes the crew there to see what they find.
Raw footage shot for the series Chicago Slices. One regular segment involves asking passersby to throw a dart at a map of Chicagoland, and then traveling to that location to see what they find. This tape features: State/Madison, Central/Arlington Heights, Cuba Rd./Deer Pk.