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Television Mon Sep 28 2009
Michigan Avenue Traffic is Irrelevant
I was watching the pilot episode of The Bob Newhart Show, and I noticed something early in the show: the odd traffic report.
If you look at the opening scene in the video below, the alarm radio goes off, and the traffic reporter is talking about how backed up Michigan Avenue traffic is. But really, do we ever hear about it? Real Chicago traffic reports focus on expressways and Lake Shore Drive. But I guess the show wanted to feature that famously pretty street, not only visually (you see Michigan Avenue a lot in the opening credits) but on the radio as well.