Anticipation Builds as Chicago Awaits IOC Announcement

Professor Irving Rein says the popularity of Olympic sports has been declining over the years.

EVANSTON, Ill. --- Anticipation is building in Chicago as the International Olympic Committee nears a vote on the host of the 2016 Summer Olympics. Irving Rein, professor of communication studies at Northwestern University and the co-author of a book on sports fandom, discusses the popularity of the Olympics and Chicago's bid for the 2016 games.