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Bill Stern 1948 sports shows with Ronald Reagan

Title
Bill Stern 1948 sports shows with Ronald Reagan
Genre
Advertisement; Feature
TX Date
Unknown
Year of production
1985
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Duration
00:29:46
Description
Two episodes of weekly Bill Stern show on NBC from 1948. The first episode is from Hollywood, looking back at sports stories of previous years as the new year starts and including input by Hollywood star and future President Ronald Reagan, sound effects and dramatised sections. In the second episode Reagan sits in to present an edition of the show from his hospital bed in Santa Monica after breaking his leg where he tells stories from his career as a sports announcer. Includes advertising for Colgate shaving cream by Bill Stern.
Contributors
Ronald Reagan; NBC; Bill Stern
Keywords
California; USA; Actors; Sport; Sports journalism; Heads of state; Presidents; Radio; Ronald Reagan; Sportsmen; Hollywood; Radio sports programmes; Radio/TV presenters

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