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Interview Archives: Sports
Friday May 11, 2012, 10:06 AM
Bill Veeck: Baseball's Greatest Maverick
Bill Dickson, Freelance Award-Winning Writer
Host: David Inge
We’ll explore the life and times of one of baseball’s most eccentric personalities, Bill Veeck. Many will remember him for all of the wacky things he did to get people to the ball park. But this one-time owner of the Chicago White Sox had a serious impact on the game, introducing innovations we now take for granted. He was also an early advocate for the inclusion of black players. Our guest will be Paul Dickson, author of the new biography "Bill Veeck: Baseball’s Greatest Maverick."
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Categories: Biography • Entertainment • Sports
Tuesday February 28, 2012, 11:06 AM
Fordson: Faith, Fasting, Football: A Documentary Film
Ash-har Quraishi, Emmy Award-Winning Television Journalist, Writer, Photographer and Filmmaker
Basma Babar-Quraishi, Award-Winning, long-form, documentary, and breaking news Producer
Host: David Inge
The documentary "Fordson: Faith, Fasting, Football," to be shown at 7 pm Monday at the Art Theater in Champaign, follows a predominantly Arab-American high school football team from a working-class Detroit suburb as they practice for their big cross-town rivalry game during Ramadan. David Inge talks to the filmmakers.
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Categories: Community • Education • K-12 • Family • Film/Movies • Sports • Students
Thursday January 12, 2012, 11:06 AM
The Concussion Crisis: Anatomy of a Silent Epidemic
Linda Carroll, Contributing Writer for msnbc.com's health section
David Rosner, Sportswriter and Award-Winning Journalist
Host: David Inge
Every year millions of athletes, from peewees to the pros, suffer sport-related concussions. Like other severe head traumas, concussions can affect memory, mental abilities, even the sense of self. But because the damage is rarely visible, a concussion is often dismissed as a simple bump in the head. We'll explore this silent epidemic.
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Tuesday January 03, 2012, 10:06 AM
Pay For Play: A History of Big-Time College Athletic Reform
Ronald A. Smith, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Sports History, Penn State University
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Education • university • Sports
Friday July 29, 2011, 11:06 AM
The Game From Where I Stand: A Ballplayer's Inside View
Doug Glanville, Former Pro Athlete with the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and Texas Rangers 1996-2004; "Heading Home" Columnist with The New York Times; ESPN Baseball Analyst
Host: Jeff Bossert
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Categories: Biography • Sports
Friday January 21, 2011, 11:06 AM
"Pioneering Latinos: Building a Legacy On and Beyond the Playing Field"
Orestes "Minnie" Minoso (pre-recorded), Former Chicago White Sox Outfielder
Bernardo Ruiz, Documentary Filmmaker
Fernando Perez, Chicago Cubs Outfielder; Poet
Host: Jeff Bossert
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Wednesday January 05, 2011, 11:06 AM
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
Laura Hillenbrand, Award-Winning Writer
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Biography • Sports • War
Monday November 08, 2010, 11:06 AM
"The Baseball Music Project"
Dave Winfield, Executive with the San Diego Padres; Athlete, formerly with the New York Yankees, and five other teams; Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame; Writer; Host and Narrator of "The Baseball Music Project", Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 11/12 7:30 PM
Scott Schwartz, Ph.D., Archivist for Music and Fine Arts and Associate Professor, University Library, University of Illinois
Host: Jeff Bossert
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Categories: Entertainment • Music • Sports
Monday September 27, 2010, 10:06 AM
The Tenth Inning, Ken Burns' new two part documentary
Adrian Burgos, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of History and Latina/Latino Studies Program, University of Illinois
David McMahon, Producer, Writer, Filmmaker
Host: Jeff Bossert
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Monday August 23, 2010, 10:06 AM
Catching Up: The Official History of the Eastern Illinois Baseball League
Fred Kroner, President, Eastern Illinois League; Prep Sportswriter, The News-Gazette
Darrin Fletcher, Oakwood Native, former Major League Catcher who also played with the Royal Giants in the Eastern Illinois League
Host: Jeff Bossert
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