Northeast's #1: The Maine Black Bears

DateJune 1983

Can DescriptionsSpecial program on the University of Maine baseball team, which won the right to compete in the College World Series for the third straight year. Program submitted for Maine Association of Broadcasters news award contest, feature category). See collection folder for additional information. Later on tape: portion of a 1982 film by Jay Kent, on native people's lives in Maine (dubbed from film--about 7 min. on this tape).

Donor-supplied Notes[Transcript of notes provided with collection] 1984 Mab broadcast news awards Entry Blank (Duplicate if needed) Station: WLBZ-TV Category: Feature "Northeast #1 Team: The Maine Black Bears" Air Date: June, 1983 Describe entry briefly: The University of Maine baseball team won the right to compete in the College World Series for the third year in a row. The team captured the hearts of everyone in the area. We followed the team from Spring Training through the regular Season, the playoffs and finally, the World Series. Our Sports [D]epartmend produced this half hour special on the '83 season. News Director: Jeff Marks General Manager: Margo Cobb Announcer: Dale Duff Photographer: Paul Salisbury, Rick White, Mike McLeaod Director: Richard Greene Each entry should be accompanied by a check for $10 ($35 for non MAB members) and be returned to the Maine Association of Broadcasters; 385 Western Ave; Box P.I.; Augusta, ME 04330, no later than July 10, 1984. Notice: To prevent advance opening of you packaged tapes, your entry fee checks should be in an envelope, attached to the outside of your package. Entry blanks with descriptions, ETC., should be included on the inside of the package with your tapes! -Northeast's #1-The Maine Black Bears -Aired June of 1983 as a preview to the college world series -4 segments -produced by Dale Duff

AbstractSpecial program on the University of Maine baseball team, which won the right to compete in the College World Series for the third straight year. Dale Duff provides an overview of the season, standing on the field, and then there are clips of the season with specific players given a special look at their routines; Brian Cox, the pitching coach is interviewed; Billy Swift talks about pitching; John Winkin is interviewed about his worries as a coach; Tommy Vanidestine, and Dick Whitten, senior players, talk about their calm during the games; Fred Staples and Brad Colton say they hope to play well enough to host the play-offs in Orono; weather delayed the start of the tournament, and so some of the players went out the golf course; 10,000 fans came to the tournament; the coach assessed the team to be outstanding after winning every crucial game that culminated in winning a spot among the eight best of the college world series three times in a row; The next portion of the tape is a 1982 film by Jay Kent, on native people's lives in Maine (dubbed from film--about 7 min. on this tape); Grace Nicola, Maliseet, Indian Island, sings a familiar song and talks about her native language and its similarities with the Passamaquoddy's; she notes the differences with Penobscot's; there are clips of natives in a variety of running, eating and community activities with a voice over about the changes in community expectations; children talk about being Indians; collaborators on the film making include: Pat Almenas, John Casey, Michael Chalafour, Carol Dana, Wayne Mitchell, Dan Moore, Lorraine Nelson, Richard Searls, Jonathan Schwartz; narrators include Gilbert Francis, Susan Neptune; Penobscot Welcoming Song sung by Barbara Francis, Song for the Dying sung by Lily Gabriel;