This is a rare image of Jack McKenna as Sgt. Scotty. McKenna had been a kids show host in Duluth as Captain Q. Sometime around 1962, McKenna joined WTCN, channel 11. I’ve had difficulty finding out any specifics about the show. It may have been a program that ran on Saturday afternoons. […]
Here is a look at the complete Kidsville Coloring Book from 1964.
The Kidsville 11 Club was a promotion from 1964 of the channel 11 program line up, and was sponsored by Southtown Shopping Center. The Mayor of Kidsville was Mayor Kidec. A special coloring book was given away in conjunction with the promotion. There was some sort of Kidsville office located at Southtown Shoping Center. You could […]
Jack McKenna was a broadcast legend in northern Minnesota. He is best remembered as the weatherman at WDIO and KBJR in Duluth. McKenna is remembered by young children as Captain Q in Duluth and Sgt. Scotty in Minneapolis. He also hosted horror movies as Professor Fantastic on WDIO. McKenna was born August 13, 1923 […]
