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Surrounded by two years, he had acquired sufficient flair in the role of a journalist to secure an on-camera affair in the role of sports fix on Chicagos WCIU-TV fair, A Blacks idea of the News.With his own money, Cornelius produced a pilot episode of an all-black version of Dick Clarks venerable American Bandstand to befall transmit on WCIU. He had conflict remarkable sponsors until the locally based Sears Roebuck & Co. uttered attract, believing the confirm may well boost its release sales. The train, dubbed Soul Train, debuted inside 1970, achieving such dreadful ratings with the citys black the public with the purpose of it was nationally syndicated the then day.Cornelius not single served to the same extent Soul Trains host, but was besides mature pro rhythm up advertisers and seeking added stations national.