WGN-TV Live News Feature on International Drive Your Studebaker Day-Blackhawk Chapter Represented

[TomB]

WGN-TV did a live segment for their mid-day news show on the International Drive Your Studebaker Day outside their studios on Chicago this morning. There were several cars there driven by members of the local Blackhawk chapter of the Studebaker Drives Club.

Here's the link.

http://www.wgntv.com/news/middaynews/chicagoscene/wgntv-chicago-scene-drive-your-studebaker-to-work-day,0,1581829.story

Tom Burke

[52 Ragtop]

And Our own forum member "Santa" was also featured! Great job on getting out the word!!

Jim

[StudeDave57]

And Our own forum member "Santa" was also featured! Great job on getting out the word!! Jim

Yup- he done good!!! His posts about it are in the IDYSD Forum.

First the anouncement~
http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.c...s-on-TV-Sept-8

And then the actual feature~
http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.c...n-WGN&p=575598

Now they're all linked together.

[JimsLeadCommander]

Thanks Dave ~~ With your help here; by clicking on your link I was able to get through to the video rather than to a page that says "No dice."

[mdelapp]

WGN

Tom
How do I get the clip to load? Clicked on your link and got to WGN and found heading for Mddday news fix but cant seem to find a place to see clip
Thanks
Mike

[2R2]

here's the direct link:

http://wgntv.com/2013/09/13/midday-fix-international-drive-your-studebaker-day/

[mdelapp]

Got it!
thanks
Mike D

[santa]

Blackhawks on WGN today

What a nice showing today at the home of Bozo. Lotsa Studes - including a 32 Dictator!

Ms Hall could not have been a more energetic and fun interviewer (and yes gentlemen, she is as pretty in person as she is on the TV)

This was our third year. WGN continues to be gracious hosts to the Blackhawks.

Looking forward to bigger and better next year.

Brian

[StudeRich]

Great presentation, ANY Studebaker coverage nowadays is a good thing!

Looks like we may need to send Brian back to Studebaker History 101!

[Warren Webb]

I just tried it & it's gone.

[StudeRich]

I just tried it & it's gone.

Warren, use the link on Post #6, it works as of 2:52 PM 9/13/13

[santa]

1962 Avanti. 1963 Avanti .... oh well, nobody cares but us.

We had lots of fun and got great PR for Drive Your Stude Day

[Corvanti]

Curious... the WGN link showed and stated that IDYSD was on Sunday, the 15th - not Saturday, the 14th.

not that i wouldn't approve of a "IDYS-Weekend"!!!

[StudeRich]

1962 Avanti. 1963 Avanti .... oh well, nobody cares but us.

We had lots of fun and got great PR for Drive Your Stude Day

The 1953 as Mike's red one, was NOT the first new design after World War II, 1947 was.

It is actually a pretty big deal that Studebaker was the only Major Mfg. that was able to come out with a completely NEW Car in '47, not a very slightly facelifted 1941 Car. And to top that, it was the first or one of the first New Cars with integrated Front Fenders!

Steve's Hawk sure looks to me like a 1961, not a 1960.

I would probably would not have corrected the nice Lady when she called the Gold Avanti "TAN", either. Good call.

[plwindish]

Brian, nice job organizing the WGN event today. Black Hawk SDC had a nice representation of Studes there.