Feb 3rd, 2005 · As the Super Bowl approaches, advertisers are wrapping up months of preparation for the broadcast of 30-second spots during Sunday's game. After last year's ads -- and half-time show -- drew fire for being tasteless, Anheuser-Busch and others pledged to clean up their act. But one potentially inflammatory ad has already been removed from this year's roster. Ford Motor Company has decided not to air an ad for a new pickup that featured a priest, a small child, and the word "lust."
Keywords: Child · Priest · Super Bowl · Ad · inflammatory · preparation · Advertisers · Tasting · pickup · Roster · Anheuser Busch · Nixes
Feb 3rd, 2005 · Jacksonville, Fla., site of this year's Super Bowl, has brought several cruise ships into its port to alleviate a hotel room shortage for the event. Joshua Stuart of member station WJCT reports.
Keywords: Hotel · Super Bowl · ships · Shortages · Overflow · Fla · Jacksonville · WJCT · alleviate · Joshua Stuart
Feb 2nd, 2005 · Football player Jeff Thomason was re-signed two weeks ago by the Philadelphia Eagles and will play in the Super Bowl after two years of retirement. Comedians Randy and Jason Sklar make a pitch of how to turn this comeback story into a tear-jerking Hollywood blockbuster.
Keywords: Super Bowl · retired · football · players · Hollywood · blockbuster · comeback · Phil · Philadelphia Eagles · Jason Sklar · Jerks · jeff
Feb 2nd, 2005 · The Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots will be battling for football supremacy Sunday in Jacksonville, Fla. Commentator Frank Deford says the cities -- as well as the teams -- have a lot riding on this year's Super Bowl.
Keywords: battles · Super Bowl · football · cities · Fla · Jacksonville · New England Patriots · supremacy · Frank Deford · Philadelphia Eagles · Dreams
Feb 2nd, 2005 · The upcoming Super Bowl on Sunday makes longtime sports columnist Clark De Leon think about how sports fans in the city of brotherly love can sometimes be, well, a little passionate. It all goes back to a winter's day in 1968, when fans attacked Santa Claus at Franklin Field.
Keywords: attacks · city · Super Bowl · sporting · Fans · 1968 · passion · Santa Claus · Clark De Leon · Franklin Field
Jan 24th, 2005 · NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to Wall Street Journal sports contributor Allen Barra about Sunday's National Football League conference championships. The New England Patriots beat the Pittsburgh Steelers, and will play the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl, who beat the Atlanta Falcons.
Keywords: Wall Street Journal · Patriot · Alex Chadwick · Pittsburgh Steelers · National Football League · Super Bowl · sporting · conference · championship · New England Patriots · Philadelphia Eagles · Eagles
Jan 22nd, 2005 · Pittsburgh Steelers fan Angelo Cammarata has followed his favorite pro football team since the entered the NFL -- all the way back to 1933. Now in his 90s, he still tends bar in the Steel City. He played a key role in persuading Pennsylvania to allow bars to open on Super Bowl Sunday. He talks with Jennifer Ludden.
Keywords: Steelers · Pittsburgh Steelers · Super Bowl · football · Pennsylvania · Bars · NFL · 1933 · Jennifer Ludden · Angelo Cammarata · Steel City
Jan 19th, 2005 · Football's Super Bowl brings lots of beer ads. This year, Anheuser-Busch -- brewer of Budweiser and Bud Light -- has once again purchased exclusive rights for the national telecast. Anheuser-Busch recently attacked some ads by rival brewer Miller saying the commercials overstate the results of taste tests. Brewery scientist Michael Lewis helps NPR do its own comparison.
Keywords: attacks · national · commercial · Scientists · science · Rights · Super Bowl · football · Ad · Miller · beer · Michael Lewis
