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Chicago Auto Show

Record Type: Television

Chicago Press Club - Private Banquet

Private banquet from 1979 by the Chicago Press Club honoring 40 years of Fahey Flynn's career.

Record Type: Television

Chicago Press Club - Private Banquet (pt 1)

Private banquet from 1979 by the Chicago Press Club honoring 40 years of Fahey Flynn's career.

Record Type: Television

Chicago Press Club - Private Banquet (pt 2)

Private banquet from 1979 by the Chicago Press Club honoring 40 years of Fahey Flynn's career.

Record Type: Television

Coughlin Goodbye

WBBM-TV, Channel 2, employees prepared this tribute to John Coughlin on his retirement. His career is reviewed through video highlights.

Record Type: Television

Don McNeill - Bufferin Commercial spots

Don McNeill doing several Bufferin aspirin spots. 8/5/1997 (date of film transfer?)

Record Type: Television

Fibber McGee & Molly - 2020-09-24 - Census Enumerator

Radio has been a staple of American culture for the last 100 years. From FDR's fireside chats to Orson Welles' "War of the Worlds," radio broadcasts have influenced us politically and socially. Some programs did both! In one episode of "Fibber McGee and Molly" from 1950, the beloved main characters, Fibber McGee and Molly, set out to poll their friends and neighbors for the 1950 Census. Here we are 70 years later, one week away from the 2020 Cens...

Record Type: MBC Video

Great Debates - 2020-09-29 - 2020 First Presidential Debate

We did a different after-debate analysis last night, breaking down the teachable moments for #parents and #educators. And yes, there were actually a number of them. Thanks to Deborah Douglas of DePauw University, Dennis Cremin of Lewis University and Carol Summerfield. The museum is very proud of the online exhibit and curriculum about the impact of the media on presidential campaigns. Please go to greatdebates.org.

Record Type: MBC Video

Great Debates - 2020-10-07 - 2020 Vice-Presidential Debate

How can we discuss tonight's VP debate with students? Panelists Deborah Douglas of DePauw University, Dennis Cremin of Lewis University and Carol Summerfield, co-author of our Great Debates curriculum weigh in on tactics used in the debate, as well as share some exercises to help students analyze the performance of each candidate.

Record Type: MBC Video

Great Debates - 2020-10-22 - 2020 Final Presidential Debate

A roundtable discussion after the final 2020 debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. Susy Schultz, our executive director, is joined by veteran journalist Deborah Douglas of DePauw University, Dr. Toinette Gunn of Chicago Debates, and Dr. Dennis Cremin of Lewis University. Check out our online exhibit about the impact of broadcast on the presidential elections filled with articles, clips and FREE curriculum, ...

Record Type: MBC Video

Great Debates - 2021-01-07 - Presidential Inaugurations on Television

A timely discussion for our first digital program of the year. Just two weeks before Joe Biden is to be sworn in as the 46th president of the United states, MBC television curator Walter Podrazik sits down with media consultant and former NBC producer Steve Alper to discuss theri experiences working behind the scenes as media coordinator and producer for past presidnetial inaugurations. Wally and Steve share their favorite souveniers as well as m...

Record Type: MBC Video

Great Debates - 2021-01-13 - Great Debates: Inaugration and Insurrection

Another installment in our GreatDebates.org discussions about how we sort through this presidential election and all it entails in a nonpartisan manner. This is for teachers, students and lifelong learners. Thanks to Dennis Cremin of Lewis University, Carol Summerfield of the History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff and our executive director Susy Schultz for the discussion. And to our colleague Deborah Douglas, who has been a part of these panel...

Record Type: MBC Video

Illinois Bell - The Illinois Voter’s Test

Through a series of true/false questions asked by the host, Fahey Flynn, the viewers’ knowledge of the voting laws in Illinois is tested. Public affairs series produced by WBBM-TV Channel 2 in Chicago. Aired in 1966. Only the first 31 minutes of this hour long series is presented.

Record Type: Television

Image Union - #0017: "Too Late for Me"

A narrative film based on real life experiences of youth gang members, produced by teenagers at Chicago's Roberto Clemente High School.

Record Type: Television

Image Union - #0211: "Chicago Blues", "Newsquake" (incomplete)

#1 Speech give by Mayor Richard J. Daley after the riots of the 1968 convention; #2 "Now We Live on Clifton," scenes from film about young girls living in a Chicago neighborhood and attending karate class; #3 commercial: Chiquita Bananas; #4 "Chicago Blues," video about blues music in Chicago; #5 & #6 Videos with special effects; #7 Richard J. Daley announcing candidacy for mayor 1968; more. Segments are very chopped up in the first 5 minutes...

Record Type: Television

Image Union - #0433: "Performance Artists"

A series of film and video shorts by performance and multi-media artists.

Record Type: Television

Kennedy at Night

Rick Ludwin fills in for host Bob Kennedy in this comedy program. The comedy troupe Ace Holding Company appears as guests. Ludwin performs the featured sketch, a parody entitled, "The 1.1 Million Dollar Movie."

Record Type: Television

MBC Facebook Live - 2020-11-02 - The Sanity of Satire: Surviving Politics One Joke at a Time

Susy Schultz chats with Al Gini and and Abraham Singer, authors of "The Sanity of Satire: Surviving Politics One Joke at a Time!" Who are the best Satirists in history? Has Donald Trump been satirized more than other presidents? Who inspired Dave Chappelle? These hilarious gentlemen talk about all this and more!

Record Type: MBC Video