{"title":"Olympic Media Pins","description":"\u003cp\u003eShop by year: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/sarajevo-media-pins\"\u003e1984 Sarajevo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJournalists and broadcasters were among the most active pin traders at the Olympics. At the 1984 Los Angeles Games, the organizing committee's press office issued what its official report calls the first pins ever made for the media. They showed Sam the Eagle as a newspaper reporter, a radio and TV broadcaster and a photographer, and gave the press a starter pin to begin trading. Roughly 2,800 journalists, 567 photographers and 357 technicians were accredited. They worked out of the Main Press Center at the Los Angeles Convention Center and, for television, ABC's broadcast center at Sunset-Gower Studios in Hollywood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNews organizations soon made their own. ABC, the host broadcaster, issued pins for both the Los Angeles and Sarajevo Games, and its pins were among the most sought-after in Los Angeles. Media pins were usually handed out only inside press areas and in small numbers, which is why collectors treat them as their own category. They are scarcer than sponsor pins that were sold to the public.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDifferent departments of a network or newspaper also had pins made to use as traders, which is why the same organization can have many different designs.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sports-illustrated-brooch-pin-red-1984-olympics-los-angeles-stars-in-motion-logo","title":"Sports Illustrated Brooch Pin ~ Red ~ 1984 Olympics ~ Los Angeles ~ Stars in Motion Logo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1984 Media Olympic Pin ~ Los Angeles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSponsor: Sports Illustrated\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGames Logo: Stars in Motion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewidth: 1\" height: 1\" with brooch type clasp\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCloisonné on brass stock\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBackstamp: © 1981 LA Oly. 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It shows a cartoon duck with wild white hair, goggle eyes and a red polka-dot bow tie, sitting on a black TV-style plaque with the ABC circle logo and a \"TV ENGINEERING\" banner. Gold-tone with a single post and clutch. The back is stamped \"© E \u0026amp; T PROD. 84\". A media pin made for the ABC television engineering crew, a fun one for Olympic and broadcasting collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 5\/8\" x 1\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePackaging\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll orders shipped in corrugated box for extra protection, we don't use bubble mailers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eU.S. shipping is $4.95 flat per order, any quantity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInternational: calculated at checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pinpal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67784833401120,"sku":"BB393","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1021\/1252\/6624\/files\/1_112a7bc5-01fd-43e5-bc97-61d7cddb59a5.jpg?v=1792063661"},{"product_id":"sports-illustrated-error-pin-red-1984-olympics-los-angeles-stars-in-motion-logo-post-back","title":"Sports Illustrated Error Pin ~ Red ~ 1984 Olympics ~ Los Angeles ~ Stars in Motion Logo ~ Post Back","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1984 Media Olympic Pin ~ Los Angeles ~ Error Pin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSponsor: Sports Illustrated\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGames Logo: Stars in Motion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eError pin: Sports Illustrated commissioned this pin with a brooch type clasp (see the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/sports-illustrated-brooch-pin-red-1984-olympics-los-angeles-stars-in-motion-logo\"\u003ebrooch clasp version\u003c\/a\u003e), but a few were made with a single post and clutch back by mistake. A scarce variation for Sports Illustrated and LA84 media pin collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewidth: 7\/8\" height: 1\" with single post and clutch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCloisonné on brass stock\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBackstamp: L.A. 84 © 1980 LA Oly Com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePackaging\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll orders shipped in corrugated box for extra protection, we don't use bubble mailers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eU.S. shipping is $4.95 flat per order, and free on orders of $35 or more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pinpal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67979064934688,"sku":"S5-25","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1021\/1252\/6624\/files\/s1_bcde2ad4-cb9a-4273-b852-3ab4efdaa2bb.jpg?v=1792985314"},{"product_id":"sports-illustrated-error-pin-white-1984-olympics-los-angeles-stars-in-motion-logo-post-back","title":"Sports Illustrated Error Pin ~ White ~ 1984 Olympics ~ Los Angeles ~ Stars in Motion Logo ~ Post Back","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1984 Media Olympic Pin ~ Los Angeles ~ Error Pin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSponsor: Sports Illustrated\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGames Logo: Stars in Motion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eError pin: Sports Illustrated commissioned this pin with a brooch type clasp (see the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/sports-illustrated-brooch-pin-white-1984-olympics-los-angeles-stars-in-motion\"\u003ebrooch clasp version\u003c\/a\u003e), but a few were made with a single post and clutch back by mistake. A scarce variation for Sports Illustrated and LA84 media pin collectors. Also available in red: the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/sports-illustrated-error-pin-red-1984-olympics-los-angeles-stars-in-motion-logo-post-back\"\u003ered error pin\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewidth: 7\/8\" height: 1\" with single post and clutch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCloisonné on brass stock\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBackstamp: L.A. 84 © 1980 LA Oly Com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePackaging\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll orders shipped in corrugated box for extra protection, we don't use bubble mailers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eU.S. shipping is $4.95 flat per order, and free on orders of $35 or more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pinpal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68003559899424,"sku":"S5-36","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1021\/1252\/6624\/files\/s1_eae41893-a41b-4404-a40f-dd5b7f60ed81.jpg?v=1793068429"},{"product_id":"1984-los-angeles-olympic-sam-the-eagle-press-pose-pin-camera-laooc","title":"1984 Los Angeles Olympic Sam the Eagle Press Pose Pin ~ Camera ~ LAOOC","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 1984 Los Angeles Olympic cloisonné pin of Sam the Eagle in his \"Press Pose,\" with a camera. Sam strides forward in his red and white striped top hat, with the Olympic rings on the blue hat band and a white press card tucked into it, its lettering reading \"PRE…\" before it disappears behind the hat. He holds a silver camera up in his wings, ready for the shot, with a red and white striped bow tie at his neck. Gold-tone metal outlines every part of the design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe story behind this pin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sam the Olympic Eagle was the official mascot of the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games. He was designed by C. Robert \"Bob\" Moore of Walt Disney Productions, who turned the usually stern bald eagle into a friendly, cheerful bird in a stars-and-stripes hat. The Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee (LAOOC) used Sam on its own pins, and the 1985 Pin Collector's Guide lists this one on its page of \"Special LAOOC Designs.\" There, Sam appears in three Press Poses, each one a member of the press at work: with a camera (this pin), with a microphone, and at a typewriter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe guide tells how these pins reached collectors. The three Press Pose designs were first ordered in a larger quantity than the LAOOC could actually use, so the licensee was allowed to sell the overage. All three were sold in retail stores even though they were never advertised. The guide also notes that Fuji Film used the camera pose heavily. That fits the Games' history: in December 1981, Fuji Photo Film was named the official film sponsor of the 1984 Summer Olympics, with rights to use Sam the Olympic Eagle in its advertising. Fuji also agreed to run a film processing center at the Olympics' main press center, developing film free for accredited news photographers from around the world. The guide puts production of the camera pose at about 10,000, the largest of the three. The microphone and typewriter poses were made in about 7,500 each.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYear: 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign: Sam the Eagle Press Pose with camera, striped top hat with Olympic rings and press card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompanion designs: Press Pose with microphone and Press Pose with typewriter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuide reference: 1985 Pin Collector's Guide, L1, page 62\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: approx. 5\/8\" x 1 1\/8\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: cloisonné, gold tone, cut to shape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBack stamp: \"LA84 ©1980 LA OLY…\" (the end of the line sits under the clutch), textured gold back, single post with clutch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApprox. quantity produced: 10,000 (1985 Pin Collector's Guide)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePackaging:\u003c\/strong\u003e All orders shipped in corrugated box for extra protection, we don't use bubble mailers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e U.S. shipping is $4.95 flat per order, and free on orders of $35 or more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pinpal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68015897674016,"sku":"S6-2","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1021\/1252\/6624\/files\/s1_c06b74d4-9d34-4cb0-8e10-4a2c3fa9a139.jpg?v=1793117299"},{"product_id":"1984-los-angeles-olympic-sam-the-eagle-press-pose-pin-microphone-laooc","title":"1984 Los Angeles Olympic Sam the Eagle Press Pose Pin ~ Microphone ~ LAOOC","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 1984 Los Angeles Olympic cloisonné pin of Sam the Eagle in his \"Press Pose,\" with a microphone. Sam stands in his red and white striped top hat, with the Olympic rings on the blue hat band. He holds a microphone on a black cord up in one wing, with a white notepad tucked under the other, ready for the interview. A light blue panel sits behind him, and gold-tone metal outlines every part of the design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe story behind this pin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sam the Olympic Eagle was the official mascot of the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games. He was designed by C. Robert \"Bob\" Moore of Walt Disney Productions, who turned the usually stern bald eagle into a friendly, cheerful bird in a stars-and-stripes hat. The Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee (LAOOC) used Sam on its own pins, and the 1985 Pin Collector's Guide lists this one on its page of \"Special LAOOC Designs.\" There, Sam appears in three Press Poses, each one a member of the press at work: with a camera, with a microphone (this pin), and at a typewriter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe guide tells how these pins reached collectors. The three Press Pose designs were first ordered in a larger quantity than the LAOOC could actually use, so the licensee was allowed to sell the overage. All three were sold in retail stores even though they were never advertised. The guide notes that Fuji Film, the official film sponsor of the 1984 Games, used the camera pose heavily, which made it the most common of the three at about 10,000. The microphone pose is scarcer, with about 7,500 made, the same number as the typewriter pose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYear: 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign: Sam the Eagle Press Pose with microphone and notepad, striped top hat with Olympic rings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompanion designs: Press Pose with camera and Press Pose with typewriter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuide reference: 1985 Pin Collector's Guide, L2, page 62\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: approx. 5\/8\" x 1 1\/8\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: cloisonné, gold tone, cut to shape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBack stamp: \"LA84 ©1980 LA OLY COM,\" textured gold back, single post with clutch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApprox. quantity produced: 7,500 (1985 Pin Collector's Guide)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePackaging:\u003c\/strong\u003e All orders shipped in corrugated box for extra protection, we don't use bubble mailers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e U.S. shipping is $4.95 flat per order, and free on orders of $35 or more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pinpal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68015921463584,"sku":"S6-3","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1021\/1252\/6624\/files\/s1_1f64c43a-0982-4ba3-99df-5e3bd182c209.jpg?v=1793117462"}],"url":"https:\/\/pinpalpins.com\/collections\/olympic-media-pins.oembed","provider":"Pinpal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}