Mary Francis Personal Memoirs #5
Bill and Mike, weather, introspective.
Tom Weinberg and Nathan Goldstein interview people in downtown Chicago for the Radio Faces program.
Raw footage from a test run of a show that eventually became the talk show “Say So.” This episode features four guests discussing the cultural and social divide that separates city dwellers from suburban residents. Guests include: John Rogers, an African-American investment banker and resident of Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood; Donna Blue Lachman, a playwright, director, actress and resident of Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood; Bill Sampson, a professor at Northwestern University, and African-American resident of Evanston; and Judy Markey, newspaper columnist/writer, and Wilmette resident. Guests delve into race, culture, economics, education, and attitudes about living in the city vs. living in the suburbs.
Two hour cable program produced by Nancy Cain and friends in L.A. in the mid-90s with a focus on the 1992 election.
In this video Herman Harvey conducts an interview with the legendary actor, singer, composer Jimmy Durante. Durante is candid, insightful, and typically charming during the interview. Topics discussed include: the most important thing in a person’s life; the audience; helping other performers; Durante’s satisfaction with his life & career; Durante’s early childhood in New York; and changes in the entertainment industry – particularly changes in music with audiences embracing rock & roll. Quotes include:
Raw footage of Veeck at O’Leary’s for Bill Veeck’s Saloon. Veeck, Bill Brashler, and Waldo discuss the De Paul vs. St. Joseph game (see tape 8) and sports generally.