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Tim and Tom
Tim and Tom were an American comedy duo. DuPont marketing manager Tim Reid and insurance salesman Tom Dreesen met at a Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting near Chicago〔(''WKRP'' vet Reid, standup Dreesen's previous life ), an October 2008 CNN article〕 in 1968. They were "put together to promote an anti-drug program in the local schools" and, prompted by a comment from a child, decided to form a comedy team.〔 The team, later billed as "Tim & Tom", was the first interracial comedy duo (Reid is African-American and Dreesen is white). Years later, Reid and Dreesen co-wrote a book about those years called ''Tim & Tom: An American Comedy in Black and White'' (ISBN 978-0-226-70900-0, co-written with sports writer Ron Rapoport).
A 1970 ''Jet'' article stated that the comedy duo were good examples of racial cooperation and had received national attention "in persuading young people against the use of drugs".〔"Talking About." ''Jet''. Johnson Publishing Company, February 12, 1970. Vol. 37, No. 19. ISSN 0021-5996. p. (43 ) "Windy City interracial comedy team, Tim and Tom, which, like the nationally prominent black and white Steve Rossi and Slappy White comedy duo, is real soul in action. Not only have Tim and Tom received national attention for their efforts in ..."〕
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