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1+ Gale “Kansas Comet” Sayers, Legendary Chicago Bears running back who’s book the 1971 movie Brian’s Song was based on, died today. He was 77. His death was announced by David Baker, president of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Inducted back in 1977, he was the youngest player in pro football history to join … Continue reading “Chicago Bears’ legend Gale Sayers dies at 77”
5+ Windy City people and pride abound in new 60-second ‘Sport Changes Everything’ commercial Chicago sports, culture, and attitude come to life in a new spot for Nike’s Sport Changes Everything campaign by Wieden+Kennedy. Titled, Chicago Style, the minute-long commercial packs a no-nonsense series of references and metaphors into a food order at a classic … Continue reading “Wieden+Kennedy does ‘Chicago Style’ for Nike”
Thirty years ago last January, the 1985 Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka was carried off the New Orleans Superdome turf after the Bears demolished the New England Patriots, 46-10, in Super Bowl XX on Jan. 26, 1986.
Now a feature-length doc brings that memorable victory back to life. “’85 Bears: The Greatest Team in Pro Football History” will premiere in for Chicago audiences Wednesday, Sept. 7 on WTTW/11 at 8 p.m.
Marc Hauser, the iconic Chicago photographer who brought portraiture and and compelling black and white photography to the fore in print advertising, says he’s back and doing what he considers his strongest work.
WGN-TV’s nostalgic two-hour special “Wrigley 100: A Century Celebration,” is scheduled to air April 20, 7-9 p.m. CDT, 14 months after WGN-TV’s production chief Bob Vorwald began production.
WGN-TV has nailed chats with all-time home-run king Henry Aaron and other Hall of Famers among some 70 completed interviews for a two-hour documentary on Wrigley Field’s 100th anniversary to air next spring.
Companies eager to associate with a Chicago sports champion should have some fresh, appealing faces as frontmen with younger Blackhawks players.
George Halas was intensely proud of his triple identity: son of Bohemian immigrants, lifelong Chicagoan and founder of the Chicago Bears.
Now his descendants are using their good name and high profile to assist fundraising efforts for veteran producers Susan Marcinkus and Larry Jacobs’ documentary on Chicago’s Czech community, part of WTTW/11’s series on the city’s ethnic groups.
Just when things seem darkest, a ray of light often materializes to indicate all is not lost. And sure enough, that is what has happened at Cramer-Krasselt/Chicago.
As the agency is preparing to defend it Porsche North America account, the agency got the good news it has been named agency of record for Vitamix. That means the agency will be adding an account with approximately $12 million in billings annually.
NBC5 management believes star Bears receiver Brandon Marshall is such a good catch that his telegenic work for the station will continue throughout next off-season.
Marshall’s smile and affable manner has lit up the 45-minute post-newscast “Sports Sunday” segment since the start of the NFL season. But with the blessing of top NBC5 executives, executive sports producer Geoff Glick projects Marshall to roam far and wide from football for video work in 2013.
EURO MEANS BUSINESS. Just moved in are the Chicago brethren of Rubin Postaer Associates (RPA): GCDs Bill Mericle and Paul Janas, copywriter Derrick Halpern, print production director Susan Green and account execs Bill Marks and Tim Reardon. They also brought with them accounts Potbelly Sandwich Works, Calaphon cookware, Direct Buy, GMAC Realty, Greco children’s products and H20 plus. New hire is SVP Paula Airsick as head of new position of strategy and planning. She’s a 16-year veteran of FCB.
Overall, the year coming to a close was nothing to cheer about. For most, October was a pretty good month, November was scary, but December, bless its cold and windy heart, is going to be okay from what we hear.
Here’s a rundown on some recent production activity.
DIRECTOR DENNIS MANARCHY came off a huge five-day Panasonic job, regrouped, and immediately went to Soldier Field to film four spots for LaVita (a Viagra type product) with spokesman Mike Ditka, the epitome of macho. They will air during the NFL playoffs and probably during the Super Bowl.
