Dave Lee is fondly remembered for Pete the Penguin and his many other puppets from his programs on WTCN and KMSP in the late 50’s and throughout the 60’s. But Dave Lee spent much of his early career in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he was an announcer and broadcast journalist. Here’s a photo of Dave […]
And here is another classic Christmas bit, performed by Clellan Card as Axel. This is an audio recording of classic Christmas poem that Axel would read on the air every year. It also features Mary Davies as Carmen the Nurse. Unfortunately no actual video survives. This recording was sold for many years on a 45 […]
Here’s a very rare clip from The Dave Lee Show from Christmas 1969. It features Pete the Penguin and Fragrant the Skunk. Special thanks to Heather Lee. And one more clip from the show, featuring Omar the Alligator
Commander Saturn appeared briefly on televisions in the spring and summer of 1955. The show ran weekday afternoons on KSTP-TV, Channel 5, and was off the air by fall. Commander Saturn was played by Lan Singer, and few details were known about him. David Singer, Lan’s son, recently contacted me and provided some further information […]
Minnesota broadcasting legend Daryl Laub has passed away at the age of 90. Laub was one of the earliest children’s television hosts in the Twin Cities, creating Captain Darl on WTCN in late 1953. Shortly after that, he hosted a second program as J.P. Patches the Carnival Clown. Laub said that with two shows, he […]
Most of us fondly remember Horror Incorporated on Channel 5, which started in 1969. However, the classic monster movies first appeared in the Twin Cities back in 1958. Shock Theater started on February 1, 1958 with the original 1931 Frankenstein starring Boris Karloff. Shock Theater was a collection of 52 Universal Horror movies packaged for […]
Greetings to everyone that has found their way to the Minnesota Kid Vid site. We’ve seen a lot more traffic over here recently thanks to all the visitors to the Lunch with Casey page on Facebook. I appreciate all the kind emails and all the wonderful comments. Thank you! As you can tell, I don’t […]
In August of 1962, Romper Room moved from WTCN, Channel 11, to KMSP, Channel 9. The host of the show, Miss Betty Douglass, also transitioned to the station. Romper Room followed Breakfast with Cap’n Ken starring Ken Wagner, which aired at 8:00 AM. Sources: TV Guide collection at the Pavek Museum of Broadcasting
Russ Nyberg was a regular guest on the Grandpa Ken Show, on KMSP, channel 9. His youngest daughter, Delayne Nyberg Strand, was kind enough to share some of her memories of her father, and the Grandpa Ken Show. Delayne remembers “when I was a small child I spent most of my time with my dad […]
Don Stolz (center) with Axel and others in 1954 The legendary Don Stolz has passed away at the age of 97. He’s long been known as the owner and creative force behind the Old Log Theater in the Twin Cities, but he his role in children’s TV is why we remember him here. He worked […]
