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Description: In honor of today's Chicago Marathon, here's a marathon of a different flavor - the "Spirit of '80 (Dance) Marathon" as part of the 'On Q' program on WMAQ Channel 5. Features a live preview of the disco dance marathon at the club Faces (on Rush Street) the following day, for the cause of Special Olympics. With hosts Terry Burhans and Mike Leiderman. This part features:

Interview with actor Forrest Tucker (of F Troop fame) by Terry Burhans

Interview with Stan Mikita from the Chicago Blackhawks and 12 year old Kathleen Guthrie - one of the participants in the Special Olympics.

Short film about the Special Olympics (voiceover by Mike Leiderman) (background music sounds like Chuck Mangione)

Mike Leiderman interviews Special Olympics co- founder Anne McGlone Burke

WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 at 4:30 promo (voiceover by ??)

WMAQ Channel 5 - Mary Tyler Moore - "Mary's Boyfriends Week" promo

NBC Network - "Proud As A Peacock" promo

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 26th 1980.