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Transcript: Profile: Popularity surrounding high school basketball star LeBron James
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- NPR Morning Edition
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- December 25, 2002
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Profile: Popularity surrounding high school basketball star LeBron
James
Host: BOB EDWARDS
Time: 10:00-11:00 AM
BOB EDWARDS, host:
LeBron James has been called The Chosen One and the next Michael Jordan,
and he's only a teen-ager. The high school senior from Akron, Ohio,
is expected to be the number one pick in the next NBA draft. Cottage
industry already is building up around his fame. From member station
WKSU, Vincent Duffy reports.
VINCENT DUFFY reporting:
For a generation, the biggest celebrity to come from Akron, Ohio,
was Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders.
(Soundbite of music)
Mr. CHRISSIE HYNDE: (Singing) I went back to Ohio, ...