Feb 9th, 2010 · Miller High Life used its 30 second Super Bowl ad this past Sunday to shine a light on some small businesses across the U.S. Tim's Baseball Card Shop on Chicago's North Side was one of them. The response has been overwhelming. Chicago Public Radio's Adriene Hill reports.
Feb 8th, 2010 · Saxophonist John Ellis is not a football fan. But he does love New Orleans — he lived there for five years, and still works with musicians from the city. And last night, when he finally grasped that the New Orleans Saints had won the Super Bowl, he cried.
Feb 8th, 2010 · A Census Bureau ad, directed by mockumentary pioneer Christopher Guest aired during the Super Bowl and beseeched viewers to pose for a "snap shot of America." Worth $2.5 million?
Feb 8th, 2010 · The Super Bowl spot was to promo David Letterman's show on CBS. It shows Letterman and Oprah Winfrey on a couch watching the game along with NBC's Jay Leno. Oprah and Leno were flown to New York to make the 15 second ad which took less than half an hour to shoot.
Feb 8th, 2010 · The New Orleans Saints are the champions of the National Football League. The Saints beat the favored Colts by two touchdowns, 31-17 in Miami, to win their first championship. Saints quarterback Dree Brees tied a Super Bowl record for completions and was voted the game's MVP.
Feb 7th, 2010 · One thing football fans hear over and over again is that a team must run in order to be successful. You can't win in the NFL, TV experts still say, without a ground game. But that doesn't seem to be the case in the Super Bowl, and it doesn't seem to be the case overall in the NFL. NPR's Mike Pesca discusses the decline of the run as a means to victory.
Feb 6th, 2010 · Super Bowl Sunday is here, and the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts are facing off in Miami for the NFL Championship. Is there an underdog upset in store? Guest host Audie Cornish chats with NPR sports correspondent Tom Goldman about the Super Bowl and other big upcoming sports events.
Feb 5th, 2010 · Last month, the Supreme Court handed corporations a new way to spend their funds — on ads advocating for or against political candidates. So what could corporations get if they put money into a campaign instead of buying a $2.5 million Super Bowl ad? Experts say that kind of money could cover enough ads to sway some House and Senate races.