Tue, Nov. 29 at 7pm – PS Illinois: The Paul Simon Story

Take pleasure in this 90-minute documentary chronicling the lifetime of the late corruption preventing newspaper writer and former Lieutenant Governor, U.S Congressman, and U.S. Senator Paul Simon (1928-2003).

P.S. Illinois: The Paul Simon Story covers Simon’s life and distinguished profession from his early days as a crusading journalist in Troy, Illinois to his service within the Illinois Normal Meeting as a Consultant and Senator, to his statewide service as Lt. Governor, after which via his 5 phrases within the U. S. Home and two phrases within the U. S. Senate. It additionally gives private interviews with family and friends, and people who labored with him intently in authorities.

Tune in Tue, Nov. 29 at 7pm on the WSIU stations: WSIU 8.1, WUSI 16.1, WSEC 14.1, WQEC 27.1 and WMEC 22.2 or entry the WSIU native broadcast livestream on-line at pbs.org or by way of the PBS Video app. Get prolonged entry to this program and extra with WSIU Passport.

Concerning the Program
“Paul Simon was some of the excellent political leaders the State of Illinois has ever produced,” says John S. Jackson, visiting professor on the Paul Simon Public Coverage Institute. “This documentary gives private interviews with mates, household, and people who labored with him intently in authorities and who knew him nicely. It would turn out to be a basic therapy of an Illinois political big.”

The documentary challenge started in 2001 when SIU Cinema and Pictures undergraduate scholar Erik Mauck started interviewing lots of Simon’s colleagues, household, and mates.

“Erik was completely tireless in in search of out everybody from Paul’s mom, Ruth, to former legislative colleagues Anthony “Tony” Scariano, Alan Dixon, Abner Mikva, and others,” says WSIU producer Jak Tichenor.

Among the many dozens of individuals interviewed by Mauck for the documentary are former Simon marketing campaign advisor David Axelrod, former Saturday Evening Reside comic Al Franken, Troy Tribune staffer Ray Johnson, SIU historical past professor John Y. Simon, daughter and son Sheila and Martin Simon, and former St. Louis Submit-Dispatch Statehouse correspondent Taylor Pensoneau.

Tichenor, who had lined Simon’s profession since 1981, started gathering interviews for this system following Simon’s passing. He talked with writer Studs Terkel, Washington Submit political reporter David Broder, America’s Most Needed host John Walsh, and former Simon press secretary Terry Michael, amongst others.

Chicago tv reporters Carol Marin and Andy Shaw additionally share their insights into Simon’s profession, together with former Des Moines Register political reporter and the previous Simon Institute government director David Yepsen.

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