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Song of century
The Palm Beach PostGary Pressy has never played Carnegie Hall, and he doesn't have a Grammy or a gold record. Still, 81 days a year, he performs to a packed house with some of pop culture's biggest names. Pressy is the lead organist for the Chicago Cubs, accompanying the...Tags: Harry Caray, All Stars, Wrigley Field, Chicago Cubs, Satellite and Cable Service
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The clown who launched a lot of Bozos
Associated PressLOS ANGELES — Larry Harmon, who turned the character Bozo the Clown into a show-business staple that delighted children for more than a half-century, died Thursday of congestive heart failure. He was 83. His publicist, Jerry Digney, told The...Tags: Ohio, Larry Harmon, Movies, Television Industry, Satellite and Cable Service
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Larry Harmon, 83; entrepreneur made Bozo the Clown a star
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterLarry Harmon, the entrepreneur who brought Bozo the Clown to television as a children's show host in the late 1950s and spent the next 50 years promoting the flame-haired circus character, died Thursday. He was 83. Harmon, who suffered from heart...Tags: Larry Harmon, Basketball, Walt Disney, Television, Goofy
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Deaths elsewhere
LARRY HARMON, 83 Bozo the Clown entrepreneur Larry Harmon, who appeared as Bozo the Clown for decades and licensed the name to other Bozos around the world, died yesterday at his home of congestive heart failure, his longtime publicist, Jerry...Tags: Larry Harmon, New Jersey, Bruce Springsteen, Television Industry, Death and Dying
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WPIX Celebrates 60 Years
June 5, 2008--NEW YORK--The year was 1948, the price of a stamp was 3 cents, a subway ride 10 cents, and a gallon of gas a whopping 16 cents when WPIX hit the air on June 15 as New York City's first independent television station.
For 60 years, the...Tags: Baseball, One Hour Run, Television Industry, Superman, New York Mets
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December 24-28
Monday, December 24 Joey D'Auria WGN's Legendary Bozo the Clown David Plier Vice President of the Museum of Broadcast Communications www.museum.tv Dr. Eric Cline Archaeologist/ Professor His Book, "From Eden to Exile" Tuesday, December 25...Tags: Walter Payton, McCormick Place
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Bozo's Circus on WGN-TV
Chicago TribuneThe debut of "Bozo's Circus" on WGN-TV in Chicago on this date signaled the beginning of an enduring city-clown alliance. Bozo is not the only clown to come out of Chicago, but he is surely the most affecting. Technically speaking, however, he is not a...Tags: NBC, Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert, Steve Johnson, Studs Terkel
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Movie review: 'Rize'
Tribune arts critic3 stars (out of four) Tommy Johnson gets stares wherever he walks in his home neighborhood in South Central Los Angeles. That's because his home turf is not exactly used to a modern-day version of Bozo the Clown. His face caked with makeup, his wig a...Tags: Arts, Juvenile Delinquency, Movies, Crimes, Los Angeles
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McDonald's plans a Ronald revival
The Wall Street JournalWhen it comes to Ronald McDonald, McDonald's doesn't clown around. It won't even admit that there is more than one Ronald. For four months now, McDonald's Corp. executives have been meeting at headquarters in Oak Brook, Ill., trying to decide just how to...Tags: Leo Burnett, NBC, Marketing, Shirley, North Carolina
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WGN-TV Historical Timeline: 1999
1999 March 10 WGN-TV came home victorious from the 1999 Illinois Broadcasters Association Silver Dome Awards Competition, winning six awards. WGN-TV won the prestigious top award: ?Best Television Station of the Year.? In the category for "Best TV...Tags: Local Authority, Emmy Awards, Television Industry, Illinois
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WGN-TV Historical Timeline: 2000
2000 April 18 WGN-TV came home victorious from the 2000 Illinois Broadcasters Association Silver Dome Awards Competition winning 2 awards. May 6 WGN-TV celebrates its 11th Annual Bozo Ball and the 100th Anniversary of the Off the Street Club. Bozo...Tags: Navy Pier, Ceremonies, Society, Illinois, Willie Davis
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