{"id":381617,"date":"2026-09-24T10:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T09:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/morgan-freeman-tells-itv-news-what-blues-means-to-him-in-exclusive-interview\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T10:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T09:00:26","slug":"morgan-freeman-tells-itv-news-what-blues-means-to-him-in-exclusive-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/morgan-freeman-tells-itv-news-what-blues-means-to-him-in-exclusive-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Morgan Freeman tells ITV News what blues means to him in exclusive interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/NBxiyog2rSY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Morgan Freeman tells ITV News what blues means to him in exclusive interview\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NBxiyog2rSY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Oscar award-winning actor Morgan Freeman tells ITV News Arts Editor Nina Nannar about his mission to save blues music in an exclusive interview. 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