Dan Sewell, correspondent, Cincinnati; John Carucci and Gerald Hamilton, Entertainment video newsmen, New York; Angie Wang, video journalist and John Minchillo photographer, Cincinnati, broke the news that The Who would return to the Cincinnati area for the first time since a concert 40 years ago in which 11 fans were trampled to death. During an interview, Carucci developed a rapport with Who guitarist Pete Townshend, who opened up in general terms about the group’s plans. Carucci brought in the rest of the team, who produced a richly reported anniversary story in all formats.
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1979 concert tragedy links The Who and an Ohio suburb
Author-singer Pete Townshend of The Who poses in New York while promoting his debut novel “The Age of Anxiety.” Townshend said The Who plans to return to Cincinnati for the first time since the 1979 tragedy where 11 fans died in a frantic stampede at their concert.
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