Video pirate in Chicago

[James"Thunder"Early]

I'm sure some members have heard of this incident before, I just found out about it today. In November of 1987, a video pirate broke into the tv signals of PBS and WGN and broadcast a very bizarre video of someone in a Max Headroom mask. A news report on the crazy incident

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5mzkt4N77s

[Ireneparalegal]

I had totally forgotten abt that incident. Did they ever catch the person who did this?

[James"Thunder"Early]

I had totally forgotten abt that incident. Did they ever catch the person who did this?They never caught them

[megamanj2004]

You gotta be kidding me? Why would they do such a crazy thing like that? I wonder if they also aired this on Unsolved Mysteries?

That might have been partly why Max Headroom was cancelled...lol.

But seriously, I and I'm sure many other Chicagoans better be on high alert just in case.