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  Farmers protest at the Chicago Board of Trade

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  It’s not obvious from the outside, but the videotapes sitting in your closets, attic, and basement are quietly deteriorating inside their cassettes. The time when programs shot on 1/2″, U-matic, and Hi-8mm are totally unrecoverable is coming much sooner than you’d probably expect. Every day, Media Burn works against the clock to restore and transfer the diverse body of work created on videotape so that these programs can live on and be seen by people around the world. We recently […]

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  Mike Wallace (1918-2012) on interviewing the Ayatollah

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  We wanted to honor the life and career of journalist Myron “Mike” Wallace (1918-2012). Two tapes in our archive feature Wallace telling the story of one of the defining moments of his career: his interview with the Ayatollah Khomeini during the Iran hostage crisis. One of the tapes is a 1985 program by camcorder pioneer and video artist Skip Blumberg called “Interviews with Interviewers… About Interviewing” (also featuring interviews with Susan Stamberg, Studs Terkel, and Barbara Walters). The other is […]

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  Tom Waits 1979

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  “Never sleep with a girl named Ruby, never play pool with a guy named Fats.” Hear this and more advice from Tom Waits in this 1979 video shot by Chicago-based filmmaker Phil Ranstrom in Carbondale, IL. Watch the full 23-minute program at Media Burn.

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  Tribute to Andrew Jones and his video on the ’92 L.A. Riots

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  This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Los Angeles riots that were triggered by the news of the acquittal of the five L.A. police officers who had beaten Rodney King (1965-2012) after a car chase and his arrest in 1991. The police actions against King were captured on videotape which was broadcast worldwide on TV.  Videomaker Andrew P. Jones created a stunning portrait of Los Angeles and its people shortly after the 1992 riots.  Jones, one of the most talented videomakers ever, passed […]

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  Stories of the unemployed

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  Unemployment has been a troubling issue in recent years. It’s not the first time. In 1975, Skip Blumberg and Anda Korsts taped people waiting at the Office of Unemployment Insurance in Chicago’s Logan Square as part of the “It’s a Living” series produced through Videopolis and aired on WTTW. It’s a humbling exercise in futility and frustration. Watch the full 30-minute program at Media Burn. Did you miss Tom, Sara, and Judy Hoffman on WLUW’s Live From The Heartland radio […]

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  6/17/12, 2-8pm Chicago Cultural Center: Studs Terkel Film and Video Festival Part 3

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  STUDS TERKEL FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL PART 3 Don’t miss the final Studs Terkel Film and Video Festival event of June. We think it’s our best program yet! Come anytime throughout the day–we particularly recommend the 5:15 “Best of Studs” screening, which is a brand new compilation of unexpected Terkel footage from throughout his career that we guarantee you haven’t seen yet. We are grateful to Mike Dibb and John McGreevy for giving permission to screen their wonderful Terkel films […]

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  6/7/12: Tom Weinberg on Chicago Live

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  Tonight, join us at UP Comedy Club to see Tom Weinberg interviewed by the incomparable Rick Kogan on Chicago Live! Thursday, June 7 at 7PM. UP Comedy Club at Piper’s Alley 230 W. North Ave Chicago, IL 60614 Tickets: $18 The taped show will be broadcast at 11pm Saturday night on WGN radio. Chicago Tribune presents Chicago’s movers and shakers each week on Chicago Live!, which is recorded in front of a live studio audience at 7 p.m. Thursdays at […]

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  6/8/12: Studs Terkel Fest Continues

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  Thanks to all who joined us at the Chicago History Museum on Saturday. We had a great time celebrating Studs with you. If you are interested in revisiting any of the videos you saw or sharing them with others, most are available on our website: 10AM At Home With Studs 11AM Sterling “Red” Quinlan interview 11:30AM Interviews with Interviewers 1:30PM Richard Hunt interview 2PM Chicago Tonight 9-1-1997 2:30PM Studs on a Soapbox (video coming soon) Join us on Friday for […]