WBBM Channel 2 - So You Think You Know Chicago? (Part 4, 1974)
This clip made possible by the donations from our generous group of "Fuzzketeers" during the Spring 2012 Tape Transfer Fundraiser.
Here's Part 4 of a special called So You Think You Know Chicago? on WBBM Channel 2. This was the third broadcast in a continuing series of shows called Chicago Alive. The hosts were legendary anchors Bill Kurtis and Walter Jacobson, and the panel consisted of Chicago Sun-Times columnist and Kup's Show moderator Irv Kupcinet; Rev. Jesse Jackson of Operation PUSH; Miss USA 1973 Amanda Jones; and WGN Radio 720 personality Wally Phillips. Also featuring John Drummond. Includes:
A continuation of the previous segment, with Walter leading off with a question for Jesse about a state memorial in Chicago, leading to a filmed insert from its caretaker, Herman Williams, who mentions the significance of a burial plot on those grounds. Rev. Jackson correctly answers Stephen A. Douglas (of "Lincoln-Douglas Debates" fame) who died after the fall of Fort Sumter in 1861. Kup incorrectly dates the Lincoln-Douglas debates as 1958, but Amanda correctly cites 1858.
Bill's question pertains to movie trivia, particularly the last film seen by John Dillinger at the Biograph Theatre before he was gunned down on July 22nd 1934 (a brief clip of that picture is shown as Bill gives the background, including that he saw the movie with the "Lady in Red," Anna Sage, who'd tipped off the authorities as to his whereabouts). Amanda figures the film had something to do with Manhattan (New York City), and Wally chimes in (correctly) that the picture in question was "Manhattan Melodrama" with Clark Gable, Myrna Loy and William Powell.
Walter's question relates to the Chicago Bears, at the time a pathetic team, but specifically the date of December 26th 1943 at Wrigley Field where they were playing against the Washington Redskins for the World Professional Football Championship (and beat them 41-21). The question has to do with which Chicago football legend scored what turned out to be his final touchdown at that game. Kup identifies the player as Bronko Nagurski who had come out of retirement to score that touchdown. During the discussion, it was revealed the Kup had played one season of pro football, for the Philadelphia Eagles, in 1935, before he began his journalistic career. At that point, Bill signals for a commercial break, but said break was cut out.
When the program resumes, Bill mentions the panel has scored 17 out of 19 questions correctly answered. He then segues to a question relating to Elston Avenue which had been an Indian trail along the Chicago River and named after an English immigrant named Daniel Elston. John Drummond is on that thoroughfare, going on a long walk and asking on which avenue Elston both starts and ends. Kup guesses Division, but Wally correctly guesses Milwaukee Avenue.
Walter goes to the next question, a four-part query which has to do with identifying current residents of two homes on the Near North Side and two on the South Side. Pictures of the homes are shown as Walter relates the specifics. Kup identifies the first home (on the North Side) as the residence of the Cardinal of Chicago (at the time of this show, John Cody); Kup, Amanda and Wally identify the second residence (on the South Side) as of Mayor Richard J. Daley; the third residence (on the North Side) is identified correctly as Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner's; and the fourth (on the South Side) is correctly identified by Jesse as Elijah Muhammad's, along Hyde Park.
Bill's next question is radio-related, specifically an old show about a family that lived "in the small house halfway up the block," with an audio clip from the show in question; Amanda correctly guesses Vic & Sade, which had ended in 1944.
Walter then poses a question relating to the American Furniture Mart which was across the street from WBBM's studios, particularly what the building's designers had in mind, especially a technological innovation of the time (the 1920s); the possibilities he offers are a television antenna base, a dirigible mooring base, a light beacon to be seen as far away as Detroit, or a radio receiver base to receive outer space transmissions. Wally "humorously" guesses the radio series Ma Perkins before picking the light beacon option. With the panel stumped, Walter says the superstructure's purpose was for dirigible mooring, but the success of Orchard Field doomed that venture. With that, Bill signals for the next commercial break.
Commercial (after an apparent cut made during the taping of this show):
Coca-Cola - people painting a mural on a wall and planting trees in a garden, and breaking with Coke - "It's the Real Thing" (first few seconds cut off)
Commercial: Ford Team's Great Small Car Variety Show - with Melody Rogers and then-Chicago Bears coach Abe Gibron - a different ad from the previous one, showing their latest models of Pinto, Mustang II (Motor Trend's 1974 Car of the Year) and Maverick
This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, March 25th 1974 during the 8pm to 9pm timeframe.
Date Uploaded: 06/20/2012
Tags: 1970s WBBM Channel 2 Mostly Content Full Commercial Breaks
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