WILL Thank-You Gifts
Current Gifts for TV
WILL AM-FM-TV stainless steel travel mug
The double wall of stainless steel keeps your hot drinks hot and prevents a transfer of flavors. The NEW WILL logo is printed in blue and black on the sides. The slide tab on lid protects against spills and since there is no handle the mug fits any vehicle cupholder.
- Gift level: $75
- Gift code: CC402
- Fair market value: $15
Memorial Stadium program DVD w/ bonus footage
WILL-TV documentary tells the surprising history of the stadium, one of the first of the new magnificent sporting venues built on the university campuses in the early 1920s. Interviews with JC Caroline, Dick Butkus, Jim Grabowski, Ron Guenther and others are part of this stirring documentary. Loaded with plenty of interesting facts and background stories including the dedication of the columns and new insights into Red Grange’s dedication game performance are all part of tonight’s program.
Bonus footage description:
Support WILL with a gift of $60 or more and receive the Memorial Stadium DVD with 60 minutes of bonus material, including 1981 interviews with former Illini quarterbacks Dave Wilson and Tony Eason on WILL-TV's Illini Football Report.
- Gift level: $60.00
- Gift code: BB993
- Fair market value: $20.00
The Illinois Legacy program DVD
U of I bands have had only four directors in their illustrious history. A documentary about the four, Illinois Legacy, produced by Joe Rank and George Brozak for the University of Illinois Alumni Association, looks at the close relationship between Harding, who led the bands for 43 years, and the legendary bandmaster, John Philip Sousa, and shows how the second director, Mark Hindsley, developed the pageantry of the football halftime show in pre-computer times by using half-inch screws to represent band members in his elaborate plans. Directors Harry Begian and James Keene continued Illinois’ tradition of leadership by mentoring dozens of the nation’s top college and high school band directors.
Interspersed in segments about the bands’ history is an interview with Robert Rumbelow, the incoming director of bands, as well as live performances in the WILL-TV studio by members of the U of I Alumni Band.
- Gift level: $60.00
- Gift code: CC381
- Fair market value: $20.00
Red Grange Remembers program DVD
Nicknamed the Galloping Ghost, Harold “Red” Grange was a three-time All-American halfback from the University of Illinois who helped launch professional football as a player for the Chicago Bears. Red Grange Remembers features never-before-broadcast portions of Grange’s last significant interview interspersed with photos and film of his career. Included is new footage of Kemper Peacock, the man who interviewed Grange in 1982.
- Gift level: $60.00
- Gift code: CC384
- Fair market value: $20.00