Word: bradleys
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Heyward has changed his mind about Hart, perhaps because the Senator is being interviewed by ABC. Bradley and Zirinsky are not happy; they could have got to Hart first. Now they rush over, divert Hart from an imminent interview with a Spanish station and bag him for Bradley...
...Before Jesse Jackson's speech, Bradley is scheduled for a short item on the candidate, but there are no CBS minicams in sight. Zirinsky spots a distant stationary camera and frantically waves her notebook marked by a bright yellow Z. The cameraman sees her and dips the camera up and down in recognition. Bradley airs his spot...
...Jackson appears, and the hall goes wild. Bradley and Zirinsky are determined to collar the candidate right after his speech and conclude that he will probably exit from the right. They stake out their position near the podium. Then Heyward orders them to move to the left side. "Tell them no," snaps Bradley...
...Amazing, isn't it?" says the producer, as she listens to Jackson's speech. "You can feel it right here," and she thumps her chest. It turns out that their instincts are correct: Jackson moves to exit on the right. As he passes, Bradley gets in the first question. Both Bradley and Zirinsky are jubilant. "After you get off the floor," says Zirinsky, "it's hours before you can come down." Holly Hunter couldn't have said it better...
...McMillen (6 ft. 11 in.) played for the Washington Bullets. Walt Bellamy (6 ft. 11 in.), a Jackson delegate from Georgia, played center for the Atlanta Hawks, among others. Arizona Congressman Morris Udall (6 ft. 5 in.) played one year for the Denver Nuggets. New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley (6 ft. 5 in.), a former New York Knick, opened his convention speech with a quick 2 points: "This is the first time I've performed in the Omni in long pants...