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  Pop Video Test IV: Entertainment, parts 1 and 2

  Ant Farm, Arts & Culture, CLIR, Guerrilla TV, On the Media, Performance, Roots of Video, Skip Blumberg, Tom Weinberg

  “The Pop Video Test” was a joint effort between Scott Jacobs and Tom Weinberg of the Chicago Editing Center, and the Video Group of the Bell and Howell Corporation. This cooperative effort between the independent video community and a corporate video distributor was intended to test the viability of the home video market. The videomakers assembled ten hours of video pieces meant as an alternative to available pre-recorded programming (ie Hollywood movies). Fifty VCR owners in the Chicago area agreed to examine and review the tapes. Test viewers then received the programming two hours at a time, in groupings labeled Video Art, Documentary, Entertainment, and Potpourri.

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  Atkins #3

  Sports

  In this part of an interview with famed Defensive End Doug Atkins, more personal stories from his football playing days are discussed, along with examinations of his relationships with his teammates and coaches. He also reflects on his days with the Cleveland Browns and Chicago Bears, while reciting a few anecdotes that he posits have been embellished over the years.

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  Atkins #4

  Sports

  In this interview segment with Hall of Fame Defensive End Doug Atkins, Atkins combines stories from his playing days with his views on the current state of the NFL. Atkins also offers his thoughts and opinions on topics such as drug testing in professional sports, the ways in which the game has changed since he’s played, and the 1985 Chicago bears team.

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  [Bill Veeck interviews Frank Cashen]

  Bill Veeck, Chicago, Sports

  Raw footage of an interview between Bill Veeck and N.Y. Mets General Manager Frank Cashen. The two talk about the financial woes in the MLB. Raw footage for A View From The Bleachers With Bill Veeck.

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  [Tony Kubek interviews Bill Veeck raw #1]

  Bill Veeck, Chicago, Sports

  This video features raw footage of Bill Veeck being interviewed by sportscaster Tony Kubek for NBC. The crew for “A View From the Bleachers” attends the poolside interview and shoots the interview process with a hand-held camera. Tape #1 of 4.

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  [Tony Kubek interviews Bill Veeck raw #2]

  Bill Veeck, Chicago, Sports

  This tape features continued footage of an interview between Bill Veeck and sportscaster Tony Kubek for NBC, from the perspective of the crew for “A View From The Bleachers.” The two men continue to talk with one another about the the current financial struggles in baseball.

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  [Chicago Bulls vs Washington Bullets, February 2, 1975]

  Chicago, CLIR, Roots of Video, Sports, Tom Weinberg

  Footage of the Chicago Bulls coach in the locker room and on the court on February 2, 1975, when they played the Washington Bullets.

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  Time Out, episode 128

  Chicago, Sports, Time Out

  This tape features a 1984 episode of “Time Out,” a weekly sports program that is 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 former NBA star John Mengelt.