February 1953 Clellan rejoins WCCO Radio, and he soon begins as the host of Pop the Question, Card’s Corral, and Spinner Sanctum. This time around, however, he only hosts Spinner Sanctum on Saturday nights. 4 April 1953 Clellan begins as the announcer of the Whoopee John Polka Party on WCCO Radio every Saturday night from […]
I am always looking for bits and pieces of Twin Cities television history. This pinback button popped up on ebay recently and I snagged it. Of course, we know Willie Ketchem was the sidekick for Clancy the Cop throughout the 1960s and well into the 1970’s. Willie Ketchem was portrayed by Allan Lotsberg on the […]
1 April 1939 – Clellan hosts the “Second Annual Doughnut Dunking Jamboree” on Almanac of the Air. 2,000 people attend the radio show at 7:00 a.m. in the ballroom of the Nicollet Hotel. 13 May 1939 – The musical variety program Saturday Open House premieres on WCCO Radio from 9:15 to 10:00 a.m., with Clellan […]
Jack Kennelly brings us another archive ad. This shows the WCCO kids show line up in 1958. This comes from the Rochester Post Bulletin newspaper on Feb 4, 1958. At this time, WCCO was dominating afternoons with Axel and his Dog at 5PM, followed by Popeye’s Clubhouse with Dale Woodley at 5:30. But the afternoon […]
Today we look back on one of the first kids show hosts in the Twin Cities. Toby Prin was a popular performer on radio, and later TV from the 1930’s until the late 1950’s. One of the earliest kids shows in the Twin Cities was Toby’s Talent Hunt (also known as Uncle Toby’s Tune Time), […]