Rick Klein’s Quest To Save Vintage Chicago TV Shows And Commercials

Rick Klein, curator of the Museum of Classic Chicago Television, joins Reset to explain his mission to save vintage local TV shows and commercials before they’re gone forever.

Chicago’s role in TV history
Bozo the Clown is one of many characters in Chicago television's rich history. Getty/Hulton Archive
Chicago’s role in TV history
Bozo the Clown is one of many characters in Chicago television's rich history. Getty/Hulton Archive

Rick Klein’s Quest To Save Vintage Chicago TV Shows And Commercials

Rick Klein, curator of the Museum of Classic Chicago Television, joins Reset to explain his mission to save vintage local TV shows and commercials before they’re gone forever.

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Are you a fan of classic TV? You know, the kind that takes you back to your youth? Rick Klein has archived thousands of local TV shows and commercials and made them available to the public on his YouTube channel… the nonprofit on-line Museum of Classic Chicago Television.

GUEST: Rick Klein, president and chief curator of the Museum of Classic Chicago Television.