US99 #1

Skip Blumberg and Tom Weinberg visit the US 99 studio in Chicago to interview their program director and one of their DJs, Big John, for the TV show Radio Faces

0:03Copy video clip URL Video opens on street in downtown Chicago, there is a store front in focus that is advertising WGN 720 AM. The videographer films the broadcast of this radio show through the glass.

1:55Copy video clip URL Switch to interior of a cab. Tom Weinberg and Skip Blumberg talk with the cabbie for a while about the radio she listens to.

4:56Copy video clip URL Switch to shot of the offices of US 99 FM. Blumberg, the videographer, films people broadcasting while Weinberg checks in for their interview.

7:26Copy video clip URL Dean McNeil who is the program director of US 99 comes in to take them in so that they can interview him. The audio cuts out until they are settled in McNeil’s office. Weinberg begins the interview and they talk about the direction of US 99, the emergence of a 2nd country music radio station in Chicago, what he likes about being on radio, the family values of US 99, some of their promotions, and a few other issues.

29:08Copy video clip URL Cut to a disc jockey/ radio host named Big John who talks to Blumberg about how he has the best job in America. Big John is broadcasting live and while the music and advertisements play he talks to the camera about his job, country music, and some other topics.

1:03:37Copy video clip URL Video ends.