The Funny Farm, also with Barbara Becker and Albert and they added a Mr. Allen was struggling for a way to make the show work. The music began to change. Mildred Riley, http://www.malibuart.org/mildred_jarrow_riley.htm I was born on an Army base in KY but lived in Milwaukee For fun, I would go to the rooftop of St. Joes and look down on the city, marveling at how high I was (all of maybe 6 stories). That night we watched the fireworks in the park. They didn't rush to fix it. The show continued its emphasis on providing "learning experiences" and giving children the opportunity to participate. I wouldn't exactly call them junkers. Marcs Big Boys) to 27th and Oklahoma (McDonalds and Marcs Big Boys) 9?). And the theme music. Soon came Channel 6. toboggan 1977 photo. Milwaukee. salads. made its debut in April of 1967. Visit Dick's interesting site regarding early Milwaukee TV Horror Hosts. thirtysomething A children's newscast was added with 4 children: Ondine Harris, Laura Kinney, Allen Keller, and Lenny Reid. Butternut coffee on Channel 4 (NBC). Dutchland Dairy was another place where we would pick up a bucket of fish or shrimp on Fridays. work there (though I live an hour north). Their first appearance was on 2 August 1965. mouth when he yelled at us. At least there still is the Butler . Now, I'm too young to remember Ponty, the singing car, but I have seen Milwaukee Bueller? 9:00PM - Bowling Like Sixty. Milwaukee I remember going to the Grand movie theater on Sunday afternoons onHolton Street. ), "Jack wrote all the lyrics, plus most of the story lines, although because the shows were not scripted..we would often wing the story lines .as we both never exactly knew when Albert would get a new thought and just run with it. I remember watchingMarquetteUniversityplay football at Marquette Stadium on35thstreet. was located behind Southgate (where the Wall Mart is now but still (10 cent to get in, 5 cents for popcorn and 10 cents for a coke. See the links below for more info. Great site! Wasn't every guy? It was better suited for a game show. old (68 now and living in AZ for 12 yrs.) I grew up across the street from McGovern Park. I also recall the huge Lionel train layouts at Christmas time. jingles for the Milwaukee car dealers and thought they had some Select this result to view Barbara J Decker's phone number, address, and more. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. Beloved wife of Jeffrey for 55 years.. by stick-drawings of kids climbing on the letters. Gibson Dunn Chair Barbara Becker and her family Photo courtesy of Barbara Becker Spoiler alert: Her kids are fine. heaven. Grandma was friends with the milkman who would deliver milk to our milk shoot. ", "Can you post photos and info on the TV6 tower of doing Too often my "I always do everything right. One of the better places to work in Milwaukee, and now is down to bare bones employment. What a man. Remember Buran AMC at 62nd and National? I recall vividly John Kennedy and Jackie being there for the vote counting on the Wisconsin primary at the Channel 6 studios on N 27th street. Or Mighty Mouse's theme song, "Here he comes to save the daymighty mouse is on his way." 8 In 1975, Tom Skilling was hired as the stations 10:00 p.m. weatherman. Albert the Alleycat and Barbara Becker. DuBlon was given a Saturday morning kid's show, and Albert was made "vice president for important things kids should know". . I, I was born in 1945 and grew up on the east side of, because both my parents worked. In our feeble little minds, we couldn't wait to get to school if it was going to be fun like that. I recall the Pig N Whistle after Friday night football games and ordering a Big Chief. My friends dad was a banker and had season tickets. Research legal experience, education, professional associations, jurisdictions and contact information on Justia. I remember the kidney shaped pool and 4th of July in the park. (You still can, of course.) We got a ticket for a cup of vanilla ice cream . The place has been closed for a few months now and I do not know when they are going to reopen. Prim, Viewers of Happy Days and Lavern and Shirley can only imagine how much fun we had! the 1960's and 70's. 1971 Press Photo Portrait of Barbara Becker, Milwaukee TV personality. (WITI-TV photo). If I remember All the "souped" up cars in the parking lot. Sitting on Bradford Beach in the summer. In 1968, the National Association of Program Executives named the WITI-TV6 team of Ward Allen and Albert the No.1 weather show in the country. Little Judy There was "Kukla, Fran and Ollie." Did my kids shopping at Sidelloes Ben Franklin on 13th street. From Mack the Mailman to Uncle Hugo, from Barbara Becker to Judy Marks, and from Bill Carlsen to Charlie LaForce, it's all here. Al's Custard was torn down a while back. You didn't have to be Jewish to live in Shorewood or Whitefish bay, but, it couldn't hurt! The Post office was on the other side of us, and there was a baby furniture store on the corner. on ch. job) I used to know all the "Who alive then TV6's "weather-girl", Barbara Becker, Albert the Alley Cat introduced cartoon features such as Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse, the Max Fleischer/Famous Studios Popeye's, Casper and the Harveytoons, Tales of the Wizard of OZ, The New Adventures of Pinocchio, Touch Turtle, Wally Gator, Lippy and Hardy, The King and Odie, The Hunter, Tooter Turtle, The Mighty Hercules and later (after Milwaukee's WISN-TV failed to renew them) the AAP package of Warner Brothers cartoons. degree in mining engineering. I remember the grids of the old trolley cars, the "new" buses had that thing that attached to the wires above. Photos appearing on this web site are the property of their respective owners, are protected by copyright, and may not be reproduced without permission. If you haven't you need to see it. Besides working as a model, she also sang with a number of big bands, including Ralph Flanagan, Les Brown and Fred Waring. I can't remember his name, but I Holsum bread? the Brewers would win. Barbara Becker is 81 years old and was born on 06/19/1941. We all got a flag. Please help keep this special corner of the World Wide Web alive and well. I remembered everyone from my schools, but recently when I contacted some of them, they did not remember me at all! Store, Southgate Ford, Arlan's, Spartan's. movie He always took us to the Captain's Treasure House. Don't ask me why. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1959 WITI MILWAUKEE TV NEWS AD~BARBARA BECKER WEATHER~HAL WALKER~CARL ZIMMERMANN at the best online prices at eBay! Does anyone remember the Young America on Wheels show at the fair park in 1969 where the American Motors Precision Driving Team performed? Clothes from Robert hall on Forest Home by the big Sears. Then there was the Black Angus that had REAL beef sandwiches. She was a fifth grader, and told him that she had a class project on the weather. With that idea, he landed at WITI-TV in Milwaukee in October of 1960, and worked as a booth announcer . remember a voice over saying something like "Welcome Kids, to Cartoon 8:00PM - Gay Nineties. What else? Sign me as a young 62 year old View Barbara Becker results in Appleton, WI including current phone number, address, relatives, background check report, and property record with Whitepages. I was glued to the set hoping she'd say my name. and then a mirror image swooping from the tip back to the hind end. Skilling lost his seal, and later left for WGN-TV in Chicago, but by 1981, the station decided to take a consultants advice and retire "Albert" from the weathercasts. Those names may be a mystery to most people, but they're legends to . memories sent in by Dick Golembiewski Wouldn't time travel be neat? On 11 April of that year, it was switched to Friday mornings at the same time. Some of my memories: Wearing a "Maudie" type hat tied under her chin, an antique cape and granny spectacles, Cheryl Krofta became "The Answer Lady." I was the last class from St. Francis to be allowed to attend a Milwaukee high school.) We marched passed grandmas house onFratney Street, turned onLocust Streetto the park. Thanks to Ken Josephson for sending The most unusual pets were a pig brought in by a young farm boy and a "singing dog" that howled musically with a little coaxing from his owner. Some of the information on this page came from a follow-up post by Dick Nitelinger on the Toon Tracker Message Forum. Can you please help? Those lucky stiffs got a chance to win neat toys, like red wagons and bikes. I was born in December 1944 at St. Joseph's Hospital. Or my buddies and I would go in the closed off balcony and make some rude noises during romantic movies. (Jack DuBlon puppets), Send Me a Bit of Besides those for his puppets, he often did voice characterizations for various commercial clients. in 2000, Personal details about Barbara include: political affiliation is currently a registered Democrat; ethnicity is . Nine year-old Laura Kinney delivers the childrens newscast on You and I of the "mall" that were being used in the movie "Gailey, Gailey" shot Ward Allen & Albert the alley cat (doing Ah, that's where it gets really interesting. I recall eating at the lunch counter at Gimbels. Have you ever been to St. Josaphat's Basilica on 6th and Lincoln? Becker?) The chocolate covered cherries and the huge chocolate cream eggs. (WITI-TV photo by Dave Witman). We walked up and downWisconsin Aveon our leashes. I think that was one reason the show kept its spark and lasted so long. Now it is something completely different. The show became the prototype for the stations high school quiz program, "Who Knows? I also recall riding theWells Streetstreetcar across the viaduct( that was as scary as anything you could imagine). I remember opening my bedroom window to see if I could hear the music playing in the winter time on the "little" lagoon. And there was the song, harmonized every morning after the Pledge of Allegiance. the "energy crisis" hit. "Get-Get-Gettleman's!" Shock Theater (Saturday nights) always played old Frankenstein/wolfman/The with my parents when I was a kid. Lots of basketball being played in the alleys, and I remember 4thof July parades toGordonPark. of sketch? 5. Or when LBJ spoke as Kosciusko park? hear about suspicious persons being stopped, break-ins, etc. "oft" and "alas" and "prob'ly"--so I've been waiting for someone else to do between commercials during prime time programming (CBS in those days) Hi Mousketeers! No one ever took him up on it. We would also ride the bus downtown and shop at Gimbels and Boston Store. Two of my aunts lived in the upper and lower rear duplexes. I was born in 1945 and grew up on the east side ofMilwaukee. (1954) I have many fine memories of Milwaukee's south side. The society gave Skilling 90 days to stop appearing with one, or face losing his seal of approval. Jim Lukes Sun City,AZ walkie-talkies were low-power so we could OCCASIONALLY speak to him, and In September - December, 1966, WITI-TV produced a half-hour high school quiz program for SUMA (Sodality Union, Milwaukee Archdiocese). Remember the old orange & I have tons of Cartoon Alley with Barbara Becker and Albert the Alleycat and a Cigar (!) remember when the weather map Albert the Alleycat and Barbara Becker. We had lots of fun with that one in junior high school. human hosts nor puppet hosts nor ANY hosts at all, called Cartoon Capers. when I moved to Indy in the 1980's and heard his voice on one of It initially ran Saturday mornings at 10:30 a.m. and Monday through Friday afternoons for an hour during supper time. View Barbara Becker results in Mukwonago, WI including current phone number, address, relatives, background check report, and property record with Whitepages. You know the ones. 5.0 out of 5 stars If You Remember Milwaukee TV, It's In Here. Good think it was the Shoddish and not a slow dance. Jack DuBlon on the Set of "That Late Show Bunch". Rockford--where I currently reside--and moving back to Wisconsin to research 25 cents went a long way on a Sunday afternoon.) I remember the kidney shaped pool and 4th of July in the park. Click to reveal set--just a still title card with the words Cartoon Capers on it surrounded I also remember going swimming almost everyday to the Gordon park swimming pool and taking the shortcut by walking the trains tracks . Puppets. The You and I cast in 1977. Milwaukee culture. Crushing pennies on the rails of the In October of 1977, he ended his 13 year run as "Dr. Cadaverino". Students at UWM will always remember Rice's Deli on Silver Spring with fondness. Too bad they didn't have video tape or DVD's back then. Bay View pep rallies and night football games (St. Francis did not have a high school, so they sent us to Bay View. 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