WBBM Radio miscellaneous scripts and editorials, 1947, 1975, 1982-1983.

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WBBM Radio miscellaneous scripts and editorials, 1947, 1975, 1982-1983.

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Radio scripts of WBBM program series named "Report Uncensored" (1947) about juvenile delinquency; a few scripts of the series "John Madigan Views the Press" (1975 and 1982-1983); and transcripts of some of WBBM's broadcast editorials. Report Uncensored, was narrated by Fahey Flynn and includes interviews with youths, gang members, and professional youth workers; dramatizations of delinquent boy's life story written by Willard Motley and Nelson Algren; and problems of young girl in care of a private institution. John Madigan Views the Press contains Madigan?s critique of local and national press coverage of current events. The editorial transcripts date from the more recent period, when WBBM used the name: Newsradio 78.

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Flynn, Fahey

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Park, Benjamin M.

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WBBM (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.)

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WBBM Radio has been a CBS affiliate in Chicago (Ill.) for many years. From the description of WBBM Radio miscellaneous scripts and editorials, 1947, 1975, 1982-1983. (Chicago History Museum). WorldCat record id: 715396585 John Madigan, a political editor and media critic, worked for many years at WBBM, a CBS affiliate in Chicago (Ill.). Madigan retired from WBBM in 1988 at the age of 70. Madigan served as spokesman for the Illinois Supreme Court from 1988 to 1998. ...

Algren, Nelson, 1909-1981

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Nelson Algren, original name Nelson Ahlgren Abraham was born on March 28, 1909 in Detroit, Michigan and died May 9, 1981 in Sag Harbor, New York. Algren's writings focused on the poor, inspired by routine naturalism and its vision of pride, humour, and unquenchable yearnings. He captured the poetic essences of the city's underside: its jukebox pounding, distinguishable stench, and neon glare. Algren was raised in Chicago and later studied at the University of Illinois, where he graduated wit...

Motley, Willard. 1909-1965

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