Category Archives: 1970s

Wild Bill, Baltimore’s Best Cheerleader

Posted on November 16, 2010 by atomictv

“Evening Magazine” feature story on Orioles fan Wild Bill Hagy from 1979. (Look for the cameo by fellow Baltimoron Marty Bass!) Producer: Tom D’Antoni Editor: Yvonne McGhee

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Now Playing at Local Theaters (1972)

Posted on September 28, 2010 by atomictv

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Wild Bill Hagy: The Irrepressible Human Manifestation of “Oriole Magic”

Posted on September 23, 2010 by atomictv

(Baltimore Magazine, 1/2008) Wild Bill Hagy defied the conventions of celebrityhood. He achieved an unlikely renown—hounded by autograph seekers, meeting Presidents Carter and Reagan, featured in The New Yorker—by leading his signature “O-R-l-O-L-E-S” cheers from Section 34 in the upper … Continue reading →

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“Merz” – Sex Charges For A ‘Cool’ Ex-teacher A Section Of Baltimore Is Stunned As ’70s Students Tell Of Abuse

Posted on August 28, 2009 by atomictv

Sex Charges For A ‘Cool’ Ex-teacher A Section Of Baltimore Is Stunned As ’70s Students Tell Of Abuse By Jeffrey Fleishman, (THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, 5/2/1994) Everyone knows everyone else’s business in Locust Point, where flat-top rowhouses sit wedged between the … Continue reading →

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