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  10/12/18: Pop up Studs Terkel exhibit at Media Burn

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  Every October, Media Burn participates in Chicago Open Archives, an event that gives attendees a chance to get a behind-the-scenes look at collections and spaces not normally open to the public. This year, we’re adding something special as part of the tour. We will be converting our back office into “Studs’ Place,” an exhibit that will display tapes, letters, books, and other items we received from Terkel’s home. None of these objects are usually accessible to the public. Whether you’re […]

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  5/16/17: Special episode of PANORAMA celebrating Studs Terkel at Hideout

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  In honor of what would have been Studs Terkel’s 105th birthday, the monthly variety show Panorama has put together a special evening of music, stories, video, and performance. In addition to hosts Rick Kogan and Michael Miles, the program will feature Lily Emerson as Lily Lowell, Glenda Zahra Baker as Lucy Jefferson, Tony Fitzpatrick as Kid Pharoah and Dennis Hart in Division Street, and Lloyd King as himself in Race. It will also feature video and audio clips of Studs […]

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  5/9/14: Get to know Studs Terkel this weekend

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  “Let’s Get Working: Chicago Celebrates Studs Terkel” at U of C Sean Schönherr video editor / curator When I first started working at Media Burn Archive, I didn’t really know much about Studs Terkel, but over time, as I watched and edited various video pieces about him, I began to feel like I really knew him as a person. For people who are familiar with Studs’ work, the thoughts and opinions he expresses in our videos won’t come as much […]

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  11/11/12: Join us for Studs’ Place at Hideout

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  We’re excited to be part of this special event. Hope to see you there! The Chicago Television Project: Studs’ Place Pocket Guide to Hell presents Studs’ Place, a live performance of a NEW episode of the classic Studs Terkel television show, at the Hideout (1354 W Wabansia) on Sunday, November 11, 2012, at 7 PM. There is a $7-10 suggested donation.   In honor of the yearlong Studs Terkel centennial, Pocket Guide to Hell is producing a new episode of the […]

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  9/5/12: Be the first to see Studs’ Place episodes lost for 60 years

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  STUDS’ PLACE: LOST AND FOUND SEPTEMBER 5, 2012, 5:30-7:30pmFREE ADMISSION Free non-alcoholic beverages Birthday cheesecake courtesy of Eli’s Cheesecake Museum of Broadcast Communications360 N. State St., Chicago, ILguarantee your seats by rsvp’ing to [email protected] On September 5, you will have the first opportunity to see footage from four lost episodes of the seminal Chicago TV show Studs’ Place. Unseen for 60 years, these kinescope recordings of the live show were recently discovered in Terkel’s basement. This amazing find increases the […]

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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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  6/8/12: 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 […]

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  6/2/12: Studs Terkel Film and Video Festival at CHM

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  STUDS TERKEL FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL PART 1 SATURDAY JUNE 2, 9:30AM-4:30PMChicago History Museum1601 N. Clark Street, Chicago, ILfree admission Join Media Burn on three dates in June as we present rarely seen treasures from our Studs Terkel collection to celebrate one of Chicago’s greatest cultural icons. Media Burn holds the largest collection of Terkel video in the world, about half of it donated by Terkel himself. The other half is the work of our founder, television producer and documentarian […]