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KETC | Living St. Louis | Frisbee Golf From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Anne-Marie Berger learns the ins and the outs of Frisbee, or disc, golf. Tags: KETC St.Louis LSL LivingStLouis Berger Frisbee Disc Golf |
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KETC | Living St. Louis | Katherine Dunham From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS producer Anne-Marie Berger traces Katherine Dunham's life, artistic career and influence on the people where she lived in East St. Louis, Illinois. Although it was broadcast shortly after Dunham's death in May 2006 at age 96, the profile contains what is believed to have been her last interview, conducted by Berger at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville in October 2005. Tags: KETC St.Louis WWII LivingStLouis Berger Katherine Dunham East St. Louis Illinois Dance African Americans |
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KETC | Living St. Louis | Josephine Baker From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Ruth Ezell takes a special look back at the life of Josephine Baker, the first African-American female to reach international stardom. Born in St. Louis in 1906, it was Baker's early years marked by poverty and transience that influenced her most. She lived in a racially divided neighborhood but would hang out in the entertainment district—watching performances that she could imitate on the streets for money. Baker's big break came when she moved to France and danced topless in a banana skirt. Despite her world-wide success, Baker used her celebrity status to break down racial barriers and focus on humanitarian efforts. Tags: KETC LivingStlouis St. Louis JosephineBaker Ezell |
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KETC | Living St. Louis | Stan Kann & His Vacuum Collection From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Patrick Murphy meets vacuum collector Stan Kann. He has appeared numerous times on the Tonight Show with his extensive collection of restored vacuum cleaners—including some of the first models ever made. Stan is also known for restoring the Fox Theatre's Pope Organ. Tags: KETC LivingStlouis StLouis StanKann Vacuum Collection TonightShow Murphy |
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KETC | Living St. Louis | Katie Rodriguez Bannister From KETC, Living St. Louis Producer Anne-Marie Berger meets Katie Rodriquez Bannister, an inspirational young woman who shares the obstacles and triumphs of her own life with others. At age 25, Katie was in an automobile accident that left her a quadriplegic. Now, she visits schools to speak about her disability and her job as a recreation director. Tags: KETC LivingStLouis StLouis KatieRodriguezBannister Bannister Berger |
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KETC | Living St. Louis | Opera Singer Christine Brewer From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Ruth Ezell visits with opera singer Christine Brewer. Originally trained as a violinist, Brewer gave up touring and performing at Opera Theatre St. Louis to raise her daughter. She returned after her daughter's high school graduation, including a debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 2003. Tags: KETC St.Louis LivingStLouis Ezell Christine Brewer Opera Met |
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KETC | Living St. Louis | Philip Hitchcock From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Anne-Marie Berger profiles Philip Hitchcock, an artist who makes sculptures using molds and body casts from live, human models. Berger gets a first-hand look at this process, from start to finish. Tags: KETC LivingStlouis St. Louis PhilipHitchcock Berger Sculpture BodyCast |
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KETC | Living St. Louis | Ozark Airlines From KETC, Living St. Louis Producer Kate Shaw attends a reunion for former employees of the now defunct Ozark Airlines. Despite great success in the 1950s and 60s, the airline was bought out by TWA in 1986. The Silver Swallows, as they are known, reunite every year to commemorate the airline and discuss the special camaraderie and service that Ozark had to offer. Tags: KETC LivingStLouis Ozark Plane Airline SilverSwallows KatesShaw |
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KETC | Living St. Louis | Mushroom Hunting From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Anne-Marie Berger goes mushroom hunting. Tags: KETC St.Louis WWII LSL LivingStLouis Berger Mushroom Hunting |
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KETC | Living St. Louis | Scott Air Force Band From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Ruth Ezell attends a performance of the U.S. Airforce Band of Mid-America, stationed at Scott Airforce base. The group includes a jazz ensemble, rock and blues combo and a concert band. Included is a look back into the history of U.S. military bands. Tags: KETC LivingStlouis St. Louis ScottAirForceBase Band Military Ezell |
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KETC | Living St. Louis | Highway 40 From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Patrick Murphy looks at the history of Interstate 64/Highway 40 and the construction in its future. Beginning in 2007, more than 12 miles of this heavily traveled highway will be revamped. Tags: KETC LivingStlouis St. Louis Highway40 Interstate64 Construction Highway Murphy |
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KETC | Living St. Louis | McCoo and Davis From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Ruth Ezell sits down with pop singer, Billy Davis Jr. and his wife, Marilyn McCoo. The St. Louis native returned home to perform at the Fox theatre. Tags: KETC LivingStlouis St. Louis BillyDavisJr Marilyn McCoo Ezell FoxTheatre |
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KETC | Living St. Louis | Bob Kuban From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Anne-Marie Berger sits down with drummer, Bob Kuban. His first time on stage, Kuban played the drums with Chuck Berry. Kuban also performed on American Bandstand with his own band, the In-Men. Their hit record was titled, "The Cheater", but the group never had a chance to tour due to the Vietnam War draft. Tags: KETC LivingStlouis St. Louis BobKuban Drums AmericanBandstand Berger |
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KETC | Living St. Louis | Iwo Jima Marines From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Anne-Marie Berger speaks with several World War II veterans who fought in the battle of Iwo Jima. While the image of the flag being raised has perhaps become one of the most iconic of all time, inspiring books, television specials and even movies, the heroics of American troops takes on new meaning when told firsthand. Living St. Louis tells the local story of the Iwo Jima battle through the eyes of St. Louis veterans who were there and survived. "Throughout the Your Stories project I've met so many St. Louis veterans with vivid recollections of this battle," Berger says. "They represent living history. Together, their firsthand accounts can paint a more vivid and accurate picture than any textbook." Tags: KETC St.Louis WWII LivingStLouis Berger Iwo Jima Marines Pacific War Heroes Vets Veterans |
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KETC | Living St. Louis | Stray Dog Rescue From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Anne-Marie Berger looks at Stray Dog Rescue of St. Louis. Tags: KETC St.Louis LSL LivingStLouis Berger Stray Dog Rescue |
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KETC | Living St. Louis | Paper Marbling From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Jim Kirchherr discovers the rare art of paper marbling—an old-fashioned way of making decorative sheets for the inside covers of books. Curtis Finley of Pacific, Missouri, is still one of the few people that marbles in his basement, using many different techniques and styles including the popular peacock and zebra designs. The St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri, St. Louis even held an exhibit exclusively for this art. Tags: KETC StLouis LivingStLouis PaperMarbling Kirchherr CurtisFinley UMSL MercantileLibrary |
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KETC | Living St. Louis | Bank Robbery From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Patrick Murphy recounts the "Great St. Louis Bank Robbery" of 1953 at Southwest Bank. While it was in progress, the robbery drew a crowd of thousands of people. A movie was later made about the robbery, in which police officer Mel Stein played himself. Tags: KETC St.Louis LivingStLouis Murphy Bank Robbery 1953 Stein |
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KETC | Living St. Louis | Wick's Organ Company From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Patrick Murphy goes inside Wick's Organ Company of St. Louis, where these world-renowned organs are being created. The organs stand the test of time and have been known to last for over 75 years. Tags: KETC LivingStlouis St. Louis Wicks Organ Organs Murphy |
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KETC | Living St. Louis | Kevin Kline From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Ruth Ezell meets actor, Kevin Kline. For the past three decades, Kline has graced stages and movie screens and credits his success to his St. Louis roots. Kline attended St. Louis Priory School where he played the clarinet as well as varsity football and soccer. Tags: KETC LivingStlouis St. Louis KevinKline Acting Priory Ezell |
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KETC | Living St. Louis | Sears Homes From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Anne-Marie Berger takes a look at the history of Sears homes, ready-to-assemble houses available nearly 100 years ago in the Sears Roebuck catalogue. In 1908, these kit homes were offered in 370 styles and ranged in price from $50 to $5000. Families who selected a Sears home saved 1/3 the price it would cost to buy an already assembled, or 'normal', house. Tags: KETC LivingStlouis St. Louis Searshomes SearsRoebuck Sears Berger 1908 |
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KETC | Living St. Louis | Prison Tower From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Patrick Murphy tours the Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City. By 1935, it was the largest prison in the United States with 5,000 inmates. The penitentiary closed its doors in 2004. Tags: KETC LivingStLouis StLouis PrisonTower JeffersonCity Murphy |
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KETC | Living St. Louis | Corvettes From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Patrick Murphy goes deep into the Channel 9 archives to find footage from the show, The City Around Us, which aired in 1959. The show toured the Corvette production plant in downtown St. Louis to see how these classic cars were made. Murphy also highlights a recent gathering of the National Corvette Restorers Society which met for a convention in St. Charles to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1958 model. Tags: KETC StLouis LivingStLouis Car Corvette Corvettes Chevy Murphy Channel9 StCharles TheFinder The City Around Us TV PBS |
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KETC | Living St. Louis | Zombie Squad From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Anne-Marie Berger visits with the Zombie Squad. A fun and arresting way of drumming up awareness of disaster preparedness in the St. Louis area, the Zombie Squad protects the population from zombie outbreaks, and encourages people to take appropriate self protection measures for other slightly more likely disasters, such as floods, storms and major power outages. Tags: KETC St.Louis LivingStLouis Berger zombie squad disasters |
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KETC | Living St. Louis | COCA Alumni Dancer Antonio Douthi From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Anne-Marie Berger catches up with professional dancer Antonio Douthit, an alumni of COCA in University City. As a child, boys were not encouraged to be dancers in his neighborhood, but he found a dance class that helped him get into COCA. He is now a member of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. Tags: KETC LivingStlouis StLouis AntonioDouthit Dance COCA UniversityCity Berger AlvinAiley |
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KETC | Living St. Louis | Cedric the Entertainer From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Ruth Ezell catches up with famed actor and comedian, Cedric the Entertainer. Cedric grew up in St. Louis and worked as an insurance claims adjuster before moving to California to begin his career in entertainment. Tags: KETC LivingStlouis St. Louis CedrictheEntertainer Comedian Ezell |