[Bill Veeck #4 at Powell’s Bookstore]
Raw footage of Bill Veeck at Powell’s Bookstore in Hyde Park with Mike Leiderman.
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[The Bill Veeck Show compilation]
This tape features excerpts from a few different episodes of the “Bill Veeck Show.”
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Image Union, episode 0430: Inside Spring Training
Image Union episode featuring “Inside Spring Training” by Tom Weinberg. A look at the 1978 White Sox at preseason practice in Florida.
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Time Out, episode 119
This tape features a 1984 episode of “Time Out,” a weekly sports program that was 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 John Mengelt, broadcaster and NBA veteran.
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Time Out, episode 140
This tape features a 1984 episode of “Time Out,” a weekly sports program that was hosted by a number of Chicago area journalists and sportscasters. This week’s commentators include Sports Illustrated writer Rick Telander, Chicago Tribune Sports Writer Phil Hersh, WIND reporter Fran Spielman, and former NBA star John Mengelt.
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Fats #4
Famed pool player Rudolf “Minnesota Fats” Wanderone is interviewed, telling about the most recent tribulations in his life, including his recent divorce and move to Nashville. Fats shares his feelings on his divorce trial, which he believes was unfair to him, as well as the people he’s helped that he feels have been ungrateful. This is followed by two clips of Fats playing his rival Willie Mosconi in a televised pool match.
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[Bill Veeck interviews Ted Turner]
Bill Veeck interviews Ted Turner in his Atlanta office in 1983. The two talk about the future of baseball and communications, specifically focusing on pay television and revenue sharing between teams. Raw footage for A View From The Bleachers with Bill Veeck.