As South Florida's Storyteller station WLRN-TV brings you many intriguing stories of national interest that often have a Florida connection,like Muhammad Ali: Made In Miami. This is the story of South Florida's transformative impact on the young fighter who would become a legend. To mark the passing of Muhammad Ali - WLRN-TV brings you a special encore presentation of it's original production, Muhammad Ali: Made In Miami
- Monday June 6th at 8pm
- Thursday June 9th at 7pm
He was born in Louisville Kentucky as Cassius Clay, but he became Muhammad Ali here in Miami. In 1960, a young boxer came to Miami, determined to become world heavyweight champion. In the end, he became something more—a legend. Muhammad Ali: Made in Miami is the story of that evolution, as well as a chronicle of Miami's historic black community and the famed Fifth Street Gym. See why, without Miami, there might never have been a Muhammad Ali.
As we mourn the death of this awe-inspiring boxing legend, we are reminded Ali's roots run deep in South Florida and WLRN-TV was there to bring this story to light.
For more information: http://ali.wlrn.org/