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WBBM (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.)

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WBBM Radio has been a CBS affiliate in Chicago (Ill.) for many years. From the description of WBBM Radio miscellaneous scripts and editorials, 1947, 1975, 1982-1983. (Chicago History Museum). WorldCat record id: 715396585 John Madigan, a political editor and media critic, worked for many years at WBBM, a CBS affiliate in Chicago (Ill.). Madigan retired from WBBM in 1988 at the age of 70. Madigan served as spokesman for the Illinois Supreme Court from 1988 to 1998. ...

Veeck, Bill

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Chicago White Sox (Baseball team)

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In 1919, some Chicago White Sox players intentionally lost the World Series to the Cincinnati Reds. As compensation, some of the players received cash payments from gamblers. Rumors of a conspiracy circulated immediately following Cincinnati's victory, but the scandal broke publicly in September 1920. This series of events and later developments became known as the Black Sox Scandal. The group of players banned from major league baseball because of the scandal were Eddie Cicotte, Happy Felsch, C...