that would prove to be iconic — once it was unearthed 52 years after it was filmed. In 1970, the station, WCCO, was covering the Minnesota Public School teacher strike and a reporter interviewed kids as teachers picketed. One of those kids may look familiar — because he grew up to be a music legend.
After fixing the audio, the WCCO team was able to hear the boy speak after being asked about the teacher strike."I think they should get a better education too cause, um, and I think they should get some more money cause they work, they be working extra hours for us and all that stuff," the child said.
"They called him Skipper," she said, referring to Prince's childhood nickname."I've written a big document sort of outlining his historic journey from Minneapolis' Northside to Paisley Park and the world." Zschomler's document is more than While videos of Prince as pre-teen are hard to find, Zschomler said that doesn't mean they don't exist. When she watched the old WCCO video, she gasped.
"Oh my God, that's Kitchen," Jackson exclaimed, recognizing Ronnie Kitchen, another boy who gave an interview back in 1970."That is Prince! Standing right there with the hat on, right? That's Skipper! Oh my God!"