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Submitted by diana on Mon, 2008-04-21 16:21.

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Celebrating 60 Years of the Chicago Cubs on WGN-TV to reair

Submitted by diana on Tue, 2008-04-22 12:40.

Looks like the Cubs special and the WGN special will re-air on Saturday, May 3 and again on July 5, 2008.

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WGN at 60: Chicago's Very Own
009 WGNSAT [Dolby Stereo] [Closed Captioned]
Sat, May 3, 6:00p - 7:00p
Looks back at 60 years of broadcasting including a look at sports highlights, station history and classic shows. Hosted by Jim Belushi.
2008 | TVG | 60 mins

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Cubs Forever: Celebrating 60 Years of WGN-TV and the Chicago Cubs
009 WGNSAT [Dolby Stereo] [Closed Captioned]
Sat, May 3, 7:00p - 9:00p
Looks back at 60 years of broadcasting Chicago Cubs baseball.
2008 | 120 mins

Source: http://tvplanner.comcast.net

There are some video clips available via the link below:

Celebrating 60 Years of the Chicago Cubs on WGN-TV
See how well you remember some of the greatest moments of the past 60 years of Cubs baseball on WGN-TV!
http://wgntv.trb.com/sports/baseball/cubs/wgn-cubsforever-html,0,6931238.htmlstory

also see:

WGN's special Cubs, Chicago history programs
http://cubsnet.com/node/2072#comment-3095

Timeline: 60 years of the Cubs on WGN

By Ed Sherman | Tribune reporter
11:12 PM CDT, March 26, 2008

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/cs-080326-cubs-wgn-60-years-timeline-chicago,1,4691274.story

TV listing
http://television.aol.com/show/wgn-at-60-chicagos-very-own/10204631/main

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WGN-TV viewers and employees will also reminisce and share their memories about the station. Additional footage, extended interviews, bloopers and seldom seen clips will also be available on wgntv.com

Encore presentations of the special are scheduled to run May 3 at 6pm and July 5 at 6pm.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/topic/wgntv-wgn60chicagosveryown-pressrelease,0,4174231.story

Cubs, WGN celebrate diamond anniversary
60 years ago come April, Cubs owner P.K. Wrigley saw the possibilities for a new medium called television

By Ed Sherman | Tribune reporter
March 27, 2008

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-27-wgn-historymar27,1,698024.story

WGN's Frequently Asked Questions
http://wgntv.trb.com/about/station/wgntv-faq,0,186190.story

Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals photos, Ryne Sandberg Day pics