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MickeyMac · 08-06-2009, 10:19 AM

This is pretty much a thing of the past now, other than the news, but for years local TV stations would air local shows rangings from music shows, news specials, sporting events, movie related shows, talk shows, kids shows and on and on.

I thought this would be a fun thread to do. What are some of the local shows you grew up with that you remember or at least know of??

tv star collector · 08-06-2009, 06:41 PM

Growing up in upstate New York, in the late fifties, I watched WSYR-TV,
Channel 3 in Syracuse, New York. I remember watching Popeye Theater, hosted by "Salty Sam" (Bill Everett) on Saturday mornings and Popeye
Funhouse, hosted by Denny Sullivan on weekday afternoons. Sullivan also
hosted a mid-day variety show, Denny Sullivan Gang and even got his
picture in the national magazine, TV Radio Mirror once. Everett also
did double duty, as the local weatherman. There was also a live host on
their Three Stooges program; I think his name was John Gray. The
careers of both Sullivan and Everett are discussed in the book Hi There,
Boys and Girls!: America's Local Children's TV Programs, by Tim Hollis
(2001), published by University Press of Mississippi; along with many other
local hosts from coast to coast. Quite an interesting book, especially as a
chronicle of a bygone era.

TVFactFan · 08-06-2009, 09:25 PM

I discovered these shows on local tv since i didn't have cable in the 80's

Jeffersons
Good Times
Maude
Sanford and Son
CPO Sharkey
Rhoda
Welcome Back Kotter

tv star collector · 08-07-2009, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheLifeAdjuster

I discovered these shows on local tv since i didn't have cable in the 80's

Jeffersons
Good Times
Maude
Sanford and Son
CPO Sharkey
Rhoda
Welcome Back Kotter

But all of the shows you mentioned are syndicated shows, not local
programs that featured local hosts and/or local talent (the subject of the
original thread). There's a difference. Another example would be North
Carolina's beloved singing cowboy, Fred Kirby, who for many years hosted
The Rascals Club (with Little Rascals comedy shorts) on WBTV,
Channel 3, in Charlotte, N.C.

howilu · 08-07-2009, 10:34 AM

Growing up in New Jersey in the 60s and early 70s, there were kids shows hosted by Sandy Becker, Soupy Sales, Chuck McCann, Officer Joe Bolton and Carol Corbett. I also remember Birthday House with Paul Tripp and Wonderama with Sonny Fox and later Bob McAllister. There was also the local version of It's Academic that was hosted by Art James.

In 1972, I move to Minnesota and remember kids show hosts Casey Jones and Roundhouse Rodney as well as Clancy the Cop and Willie Ketchum. Around lunch time, there was a show called Dial 5, which featured a Dialing for Dollars segment.

08-06-2009, 10:19 AM	#1
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,004	Local TV Shows This is pretty much a thing of the past now, other than the news, but for years local TV stations would air local shows rangings from music shows, news specials, sporting events, movie related shows, talk shows, kids shows and on and on. I thought this would be a fun thread to do. What are some of the local shows you grew up with that you remember or at least know of??

08-06-2009, 06:41 PM	#2
tv star collector I Love Susie Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4,486	Growing up in upstate New York, in the late fifties, I watched WSYR-TV, Channel 3 in Syracuse, New York. I remember watching Popeye Theater, hosted by "Salty Sam" (Bill Everett) on Saturday mornings and Popeye Funhouse, hosted by Denny Sullivan on weekday afternoons. Sullivan also hosted a mid-day variety show, Denny Sullivan Gang and even got his picture in the national magazine, TV Radio Mirror once. Everett also did double duty, as the local weatherman. There was also a live host on their Three Stooges program; I think his name was John Gray. The careers of both Sullivan and Everett are discussed in the book Hi There, Boys and Girls!: America's Local Children's TV Programs, by Tim Hollis (2001), published by University Press of Mississippi; along with many other local hosts from coast to coast. Quite an interesting book, especially as a chronicle of a bygone era.

08-06-2009, 09:25 PM	#3
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 98,983	I discovered these shows on local tv since i didn't have cable in the 80's Jeffersons Good Times Maude Sanford and Son CPO Sharkey Rhoda Welcome Back Kotter

08-07-2009, 10:34 AM	#5
howilu Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 20, 2003 Location: St. Louis Park, MN Posts: 1,959	Growing up in New Jersey in the 60s and early 70s, there were kids shows hosted by Sandy Becker, Soupy Sales, Chuck McCann, Officer Joe Bolton and Carol Corbett. I also remember Birthday House with Paul Tripp and Wonderama with Sonny Fox and later Bob McAllister. There was also the local version of It's Academic that was hosted by Art James. In 1972, I move to Minnesota and remember kids show hosts Casey Jones and Roundhouse Rodney as well as Clancy the Cop and Willie Ketchum. Around lunch time, there was a show called Dial 5, which featured a Dialing for Dollars segment.