Every once and a while an obscure bit of Minnesota TV history pops up. This is a vintage signed envelope of T.N.Tatters, who was played by Daryl Laub on KSTP, channel 5. This envelope features a faded images of the TV host with his name typewritten, and signed in blue ink to Sigurd Berg. I’m […]
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 […]
From Billboard July 7, 1956 This fascinating article offers a vivid description of Daryl Laub’s programs on KSTP, channel 5, shortly after the programs moved from WTCN, channel 11. The T.N. Tatters show is familiar and carried over from the J.P. Patches show on WTCN. However this is the first reference I have seen regarding […]
I posted this on the Lunch With Casey site last week: Every so often you run into something really cool. Here is an old TV commercial featuring Roger Awsumb as Casey Jones and Daryl Laub as T.N.Tatters. This dates to 1983. Daryl Laub played Skipper Daryl and J.P. Patches on WTCN from 1954-55 where he […]
Here are a couple rare kinescope clips of from the Captain Daryl on Cartoon Island and T.N.Tatters Circus Sideshow. These clips are believed to date from November 1956.
Captain Daryl trading card Captain Daryl was much more sedate than T.N. Tatters, Daryl Laub’s other KSTP character. One of the odd regular features on his show was a toy judge and jury passing judgment on a “case” submitted by one of the young viewers. Cases usually involved issues such as brothers who picked on […]
Daryl Laub has a long and distinguished carreer in broadcasting. He began working in radio in 1943 at WOBH in Rapid City, South Dakota. This was followed by postions at WLOL in Minneapolis, WLAC in Nashville, Tennesee, KNOX in Knoxville, Tennessee, WJJM in Lewisburg, Tennessee, and KMBC in Kansas City, Kansas. In 1949, Daryl returned […]
On May 8, 1948, the first children’s television show in the Twin Cities aired on KSTP-TV, Channel 5. It was a quiz show for kids that had originated on radio called Riddle Griddle, emceed by KSTP announcer Jimmy Valentine. In an early version of the show, a panel of three children would try to answer […]
Rare personal appearance photo from TV Funfare magazine
T. N. Tatters was featured on the cover of the Minnesota edition of the January 1960 issue of TV Funfare, “America’s TV listing magazine for children.” T. N. Tatters allegedly wrote this article, which appeared in the Minnesota edition of the January 1960 issue of TV Funfare, “America’s TV listing magazine for children.” T. N. […]