Recognize this little Prince? CBS Minnesota uncovers 1970 interview with the music icon at age 11.
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Deep in CBS Minnesota's video archives lay a piece of footage 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.
WCCO Production Manager Matt Liddy found out about the restored footage and decided to screen it. "I grew up in Minneapolis, so all I cared about was looking at cool old buildings from the place I grew up. Did I recognize my old school? Did I recognize any landmarks?" Liddy said.
What he saw was a little Prince Rogers Nelson. "I immediately just went out to the newsroom and started showing people and saying, 'I'm not gonna tell you who I think this is, but who do you think this is?' And every single person [said] 'Prince,'" Liddy said.