IU On Location

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1986-11-14

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Telecommunications

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IU on Location
Program 304
November 14, 1986
Producers: Copenhaver/Viggoson

Producers: David Copenhaver & Kristjan Viggosson;
Director: Mitch Hyder;

Assistant Director: John Max Barger;
Technical Director: Donn Kamm;
Floor Manager: Brenda Harley;
Talent: John Montgomery;
Audio: Kurt Wuebbenhorst;
Electronic Graphics: David Copenhaver & Sheri Adelsperger;
Teleprompter: Ed Fink;
Lighting: Jim Bales;
Engineer: Mike Franklin;

Faculty Advisors: Herb Seltz & Richard Yoakam;

McMac Race: Reporter: Andy Alcock; Camera: John Montgomery;

John Dillinger: Producer: Kristjan Viggosson;

Hand Printing: Producer Mitch Hyder;

Korean Dance: Reporter: Brenda Harley, Camera: John Max Barger;

Ice Scuptures: Producer: David Copenhaver;

[AI-Generated Summary] Archive Summary: Indiana Politics, Heritage, and Underworld Drama
Presents a diverse collection of stories centered on Indiana’s political and cultural landscape, followed by a dramatic narrative regarding a criminal underworld. The first segment details the intense and controversial 1984 and 1986 Indiana Eighth District Congressional races between Democrat Frank McCloskey and Republican Rick McIntyre, highlighting a recount decided by only four votes and the bitter, "cheap shot" campaigning that followed. Shifting to local culture, the program profiles the John Dillinger Historical Museum in Nashville, Indiana, and the efforts of IU Professor Fred Brewer to preserve the traditional art of letterpress hand printing. The broadcast also features Yang Jong-sung, a "Living National Treasure" from Korea studying at Indiana University who performs and teaches the ancient Korean mask dance. The archival footage concludes with a look at the winter maintenance of the Showalter Fountain on the IU campus and a lengthy, scripted dramatic sequence involving a drug operation, a planned "buy-out," and a setup between characters named Paul, Jimmy, and Karen.

Note: This AI-generated summary (via Gemini AI and Adobe Premiere Pro) is for discovery purposes only. Please consult the original recording for historical accuracy.