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Area Men Might Be Millionaires

By Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

Occasional Beachwood contributor (mostly when I steal his clever remarks on Facebook) John Kuczaj is one of two Chicagoland contestants who will appear on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire this week. It happens to be “Double Your Money Week,” so double-fun.
The shows, of course, have already been taped and we do not know the results. We do know a little bit about the journey Kuczaj took to get there, as we will see from some Facebook posts I’ll reproduce below.
First, here is the press release from Millionaire HQ:

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Posted on September 26, 2011

Saving All My Children Through The Generous Support Of National Public Radio

By Cate Plys

As the venerable soap opera All My Children finishes its 42-year run today due to the high cost of production and recent ratings – i.e., lack of funding – it’s time for a modest programming proposal:
All My Children, known as “AMC,” can still be saved by All Things Considered, known as “ATC” – which recently just managed to hang on to its own funding from the federal government. The new show shall be called All My Considerations (“AMC”), hosted by Erica Kane and Robert Siegel, with correspondents from both ancestor programs. Staff romances shall be encouraged to interfere with the news. Let’s listen in.

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Posted on September 23, 2011

Movie Eleven, 1976

By FuzzyMemoriesTV

“Finally the ‘classic’ Movie Eleven opening from the 70’s.”

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Also: “Meet Larry Charet. He was the owner of Larry’s Comic Book Store, the first comic specialty store in Chicago and one of the first in the country, which closed in 2002.”

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Posted on September 22, 2011

A Station With A Special Appeal For The Young Adult Of 1970

By FuzzyMemoriesTV

“This is Part 1 of a WFLD promotional film for (I assume) the sales department, meant to be shown to prospective advertisers on why WFLD was such a kick-arse station to buy time on.
Voiceover:
“Young-thinking, forward-thinking station in Chicago . . . a station with special appeal for the young adult. The kind of station that reaches out and grabs them where they live . . . ”

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Posted on September 19, 2011

Aldermen Back CAN TV Over RCN

By Keep Us Connected

At the September 8, 2011, city council meeting, Chicago aldermen united to protect the public’s channels, with 48 aldermen signing a letter opposing any RCN cable renewal deal that excludes CAN TV and calling on RCN to reach agreement for CAN TV’s funding without further delay.
RCN’s franchise renewal was due to be introduced [last] week but was held by the administration because RCN, the first of three cable companies to renew its franchise, has failed to reach agreement on CAN TV’s funding.

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Posted on September 12, 2011

Built In Chicago: The Zenith Spirit Of 76

By The Beachwood TV Manufacturers Affairs Desk

“Zenith Spirit of 76 Portable Black & White TV, Part Two, Made by the Zenith Radio Corporation, Model Number G1176X, Chassis 9GB1X, Chicago Illinois, Components from Zenith Taiwan, Grantley Waters, Declaration of Independents, 1976, 1776, 120Volts, 60 HZ, .32 Amps.”

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Posted on September 7, 2011

Yes We CAN TV

Media Democracy In Action

“[I]t’s down to the wire on a new deal for CAN TV with RCN, one of Chicago’s cable providers, that will set the stage for other franchise deals this decade,” James Warren of the Chicago News Cooperative wrote over the weekend.
“Cable revenue has soared despite the recession, but financing for CAN TV, whose budget is $2 million, has declined. The RCN renewal is expected before the City Council shortly and the public could be shortchanged.”
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Part of the Solution: One Man’s Story

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Posted on September 6, 2011

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