In 1960, Ken Wagner moved his show from WOC-TV in Davenport, Iowa to KMSP-TV in Minneapolis. He actually hosted two programs. The first was Kartoontime at 8AM, carrying the title of Dave Lee’s program. The second show was Cap’n Ken’s Cartoon Showboat, which aired at 6PM. These photos are from a 1963 magazine article. The […]
The Pavek Museum of Broadcasting has shared this feature on Miss Betty Douglass from TV’s Romper Room. MARY “MISS BETTY” DOUGLASS & ROMPER ROOM from Pavek Museum on Vimeo.
Barbara Olson appeared on Romper Room with Betty Douglass, who passed away last week. She shared this photo of herself driving the milk truck on the show. Miss Betty can be seen in the background. Barbara shared these memories: Miss Betty was my teacher when I was on Romper Room; I think it was 1966 […]
Mary Betty Douglass passed away on November 3, 2013, at the age of 87. She was known to Minnesota children as Miss Betty on television’s Romper Room on WTCN, channel 11, and later KMSP, channel 9. Throughout the 1960’s, she taught kids to “do be a Do-Bee and don’t be a Don’t-Bee.” She […]
Dave Lee and his puppet creations were popular features on Twin Cities television in the late 1950’s though the late 1960’s, hosting programs on KMSP and WTCN. His most popular creations included Pete the Penguin and Omar the Alligator. David Gamble Lee began his broadcast career in 1944, as a summer announcer at WRJN […]