[BC] Local Celebrities

[art]

I can't believe I forgot Knish.  A great example of creativity on the 
cheap.....Knish, for those who don't know, was an upside-down string mop 
with a wooden nose, possibly made from the handle of a garden shovel, or 
similar, with a black "cape" around its "shoulders".  Knish entertained us 
kids for years...
I also still have my "Daniel C. Tiger" hand puppet that my parents got me. 
That associates with the Josie Carey/Fred Rogers show on KD and later WQED.
And yes, I believe Captain Jim was Ted Eckman, not Jim.

Art Reed



> At KDKA there was the John Reed King local talk/variety show.  Popeye and
> Knish was KD's kids show.  Knish was the star puppet created by host Hank 
> Stohl,
> who recently moved back to Pittsburgh.  Popeye was, well, the Popeye 
> cartoons
> the characters introduced.  In their early days KD Marty Wolfson and his
> musical sketch pad.  The station also aired the Children's Corner with 
> Josie
> Carey.  Her puppeteer was Fred Rogers.  You may have seen his later 
> programs
> produced at WQED in your neighborhood.
>
> Frank Gottlieb
>
> _______________________________________________
> This is the BROADCAST mailing list
> To send to the list, email: broadcast at radiolists.net
> For sub changes, archives and info on this other lists: 
> http://www.radiolists.net/
>