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  [Veeck: A Man For Any Season raw #12]

  Bill Veeck, Chicago, Sports, Tom Weinberg

  Raw footage of Bill Veeck at Murphy’s shot for the documentary “Veeck: A Man for Any Season.” In this tape, Veeck talks about the theory behind baseball promotions and the challenges of rising costs and ownership in baseball today.

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  [Veeck: A Man For Any Season raw #35]

  Bill Veeck, Chicago, Sports

  This tape features a speech by Bill Veeck at Northeastern Illinois University in April 1985. This footage was shot for the documentary “Veeck: A Man For Any Season.” This is a continuation from the last tape.

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  One More Time: The Best Of Mike Royko

  Chicago, NHPRC, Studs Terkel

  This tape is a C-Span broadcast of an event launching One More Time: The Best of Mike Royko, a collection of columns by the late newspaper columnist. Several of Royko’s friends and colleagues share stories about him, and most read one of their favorite Royko columns. The event M.C. is Studs Terkel, and speakers include: John Tryneski, editor for University of Chicago press, publisher of One More Time; Lois Wille, former Chicago Tribune Editorial page editor; Carol Marin, TV reporter; Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune columnist; Mary Schmich, newspaper columnist; Ann Landers, newspaper columnist; Bill Kurtis, TV producer and former TV reporter; Ellen Warren, newspaper columnist; Tim Weigel, TV sports reporter; and Roger Ebert, film critic.

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  Time Out, episode 114

  Chicago, Sports, Time Out

  This tape features a 1984 episode of “Time Out,” a weekly sports program that is hosted by a number of Chicago area journalists and sportscasters. This week’s commentators are John Schulian of the Chicago Sun-Times, Kenny McReynolds, a WBMX Sportscaster and Assistant Coach for DePaul University’s Men’s Basketball team, WIND reporter Fran Spielman, and All Pro Chicago Bears Safety Gary Fencik.

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  [Rocking The Boat: Studs Terkel’s 20th Century sampler]

  Chicago, NHPRC, Outside Agitators, Studs Terkel

  Documentary on activism and the labor movement.

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  [Studs Terkel at the Wells-Grand talking about Thanksgiving 1933 and prohibition repeal]

  Chicago, NHPRC, Studs Terkel

  Brief segment where Studs Terkel revisits the Wells-Grand Hotel, the men’s hotel operated by his parents, and reminisces about Thanksgiving following the prohibition repeal.

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  Return to Studs’ Place

  Chicago, NHPRC, Studs Terkel, Studs' Place

  Studs Terkel, in character, goes back to the set of Studs’ Place to reminisce, joined by the former cast. A clip from a vintage Studs’ Place episode is also included in the program.

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  [Abbie Hoffman raw #2]

  Chicago, Outside Agitators

  This tape features the second part of an interview with activist Abbie Hoffman at the Chicago Amphitheater on the 20th anniversary of 1968 Democratic National Convention. In the tape, Hoffman briefly talks about his book “Steal This Urine Test.” Timecode onscreen.