29TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, April 24th, 1999

As we celebrate our twenty-ninth broadcast anniversary today, we salute two legendary Chicago broadcasters: Bob Elson and Jack Brickhouse:

SPEAKING OF RADIO (9-20-80) Announcer Bob Elson talks about his career as a sports announcer and inter­viewer in a conversation with Chuck Schaden during a Those Were The Days broadcast. In­cludes brief play-by-play baseball clips and a complete 1945 “Bob Elson on the Twentieth Century Limited” program. Mr. Elson died in 1981 at the age of 76. (68 min)

CRIME FILES OF FLAMOND (4-25-48) “The Case of the Ruinous Report” starring Myron (Mike) Wallace as the detective trying to un­tangle a love triangle. Pierre Andre announces and Bob Elson does commercials for Brachs Candy Bars. WGN/MBS. (30 min)

SPEAKING OF RADIO (9-9-77) Broadcaster Jack Brickhouse, who considers himself “an announcer, not a sports announcer” talks about the early days of his ca­reer in radio in a conver­sation with Chuck Schaden recorded in Mr. Brickhouse’s office at WGN Radio, Chicago. He died in 1998 at the age of 82. (22 min)

FOOTBALL (11-16-58) Excerpt. Jack Brickhouse describes the action during the fi­nal seven minutes of the game between the Chicago Bears and the Baltimore Colts at Wrig­ley Field in Chicago. Iry Kupcinet provides color commentary. Standard Oil, WGN. (21 min)

HUBBARD-BRICKHOUSE SHOW (11-24-61) Excerpt. Chicago radio personalities Eddie Hubbard and Jack Brickhouse in a late after­noon interview program. Guests are former Mousketeer Annette Funicello and singer-ac­tress Monique Van Vooren. WGN. (15 min)

CHICAGO WHITE SOX BASEBALL CAMP (3-­20-61) Excerpt. Jack Brickhouse talks with Sox manager Al Lopez and players Nelson Fox and Early Wynn from the Sox spring training camp in Sarasota, Florida. WGN. (13 min)