▁that ▁time , ▁the ▁b anner ▁ad ▁on ▁the ▁lower ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁screen ▁changed ▁to ▁feature ▁an ▁advert is ement ▁for ▁Head ▁Im ports , ▁with ▁the ▁program ▁being ▁set ▁to ▁music ▁from ▁progress ive ▁rock ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁Gr ateful ▁Dead . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁stories ▁featured ▁on ▁Under ground ▁News ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁anti - war ▁movement . ▁With ▁a ▁staff ▁consisting ▁of ▁local ▁talent ▁and ▁a ▁team ▁of ▁recent ▁gradu ates ▁from ▁Southern ▁Illinois ▁University , ▁the ▁station ▁went ▁" live " ▁during ▁this ▁time . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁live - on - ta pe ▁programs ▁to ▁air ▁was ▁a ▁reform atted ▁Under ground ▁News , ▁which ▁was ▁hosted , ▁reported ▁and ▁co - produ ced ▁by ▁Ch uck ▁Collins , ▁a ▁ 2 1 - year - old ▁recent ▁political ▁science ▁studies ▁gradu ate . ▁Event ually , ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁program ▁were ▁purchased ▁by ▁Collins ▁and ▁Samuel so hn , ▁who ▁sold ▁Under ground ▁News ▁into ▁synd ic ation , ▁where ▁it ▁a ired ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁dozen ▁cities . ▁Collins ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁seven ▁Em my ▁Awards ▁during ▁his ▁ten ure ▁at ▁N BC ▁News , ▁two ▁Pe ab ody ▁Awards , ▁a ▁Dup ont ▁Award ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Bar ▁Association ' s ▁Silver ▁G avel ▁Award ▁( he ▁died ▁from ▁n erve ▁disease ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 0 ). ▁ ▁In ▁order ▁for ▁W S NS ▁to ▁secure ▁an ▁advert ising ▁deal ▁with ▁a ▁local ▁mat tr