WGN-TV TO AIR “WRIGLEY 100: A CENTURY CELEBRATION” ON THE HISTORY OF WRIGLEY FIELD CHICAGO – April 9, 2014 – Chicago’s Very Own WGN-TV presents “Wrigley 100: A Century Celebration,” a two-hour special on the history of Wrigley Field and its primary occupant during that time, the Chicago Cubs. The special will air on Saturday, April 26 at 4pm CT on WGN-TV Chicago and nationally on WGN America at 4p Central/5p Eastern. See the first minute and a half of the special at http://tinyurl.com/WGNWrigley100 Narrated by WGN Radio’s Steve Cochran and featuring custom drawings by cartoonist Drew Litton, the magic moments and memories of a century of baseball at Clark and Addison are told via interviews with over 60 different people, including Hall of Famers Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, Fergie Jenkins, Ron Santo, Andre Dawson, Greg Maddux and Ryne Sandberg; as well as Kerry Wood, Rick Monday, Rick Sutcliffe, and Derrek Lee. Visiting greats such as Hank Aaron, Vin Scully, Mike Schmidt, Albert Pujols, Bob Uecker and Paul Konerko will add their thoughts as well. Other segments include Mike Ditka and Gale Sayers on playing for the Chicago Bears at Wrigley, fun and crazy moments at the park described by Harry Caray and Jack Brickhouse, and an in-depth look at some of Wrigley’s greatest games. Here’s one of twelve cartoons I did for the show!
