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  Slices of Chicago

  Ant Farm, Chicago, Cindy Neal, CLIR, Eleanor Boyer, Guerrilla Television, Image Processing, Judy Hoffman, Tom Weinberg, Video Makers Choice

  Compilation tape highlighting the work of the members of the Chicago Area Videomakers Coalition. The group was formed in 1977 to formally bring together Chicago’s independent videomakers to create a higher profile and bring their work to the public. This tape was first broadcast on Channel 44 on June 18, 1977, based on a commitment from general manager Ed Morris. The production of this tape made it apparent that the most pressing need in the videomaking community was editing facilities. In 1978, aided by the visibility produced by the sampler tape, the Coalition opened the Chicago Editing Center, which provided low-cost editing facilities to the public on a first-come, first-serve basis.

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  [Archival footage of Vito Marzullo]

  Chicago, Chicago Politics, CLIR, Guerrilla Television, NHPRC, Politics, Vito Marzullo

  Archival footage on Vito Marzullo. “They’re liars, all the way through!” Research for documentary on Alderman Vito Marzullo. Tape contains various clips concerning scandals that embroiled Vito Marzullo during his time on the Chicago City Council. A highlight of the tape includes an angry confrontation between Marzullo and a reporter who accused him of taking bribes. Audio is inconsistent.

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  [Joe Cummings at WBBM #1]

  Chicago, CLIR, Guerrilla Television

  Raw tape from the 1978 documentary “Overnight Man,” which follows WBBM/Chicago radio news man Joe Cummings. In this tape, Cummings is live on WBBM radio and frequently cracking jokes. We see him mainly during commercial breaks, where we get to hear him talking to people in the office. “Why you guys coverin’ me? There are plenty’a guys in this business that are great.”