I remember once while the County Fair was going It was pure. A long way from memories on s. 13th Street. (Strand, I forgot what is there now. get older some of those memories are starting to fade. afternoon to mornings on January 8, 1962. I was born in'55 in Milwaukee on the Northwest side. Refresh your browser window to try again. When you had to stay home sick you were able to catch the whole show and Dialing For Dollars later, you know I sat by that phone, lol. All day We would pick up a large deluxe pizza, go to Avenue Liquor to buy soda for our meal while watched a movie at the 41 Twin. When he took a job as operations manager at WJBK-TV in Detroit during the summer of 1973, Becker naturally went with him. Oh the Pig N' Whistles were great. Store, Southgate Ford, Arlan's, Spartan's. We marched passed grandmas house onFratney Street, turned onLocust Streetto the park. In 1975, Tom Skilling was hired as the stations 10:00 p.m. weatherman. toboggan I used to walk to the Egyptian Theater on Saturdays and spend a few hours at the movies. My mom had a metal charge card that she used at 7:55PM - Golden Wedding Greetings. ): Was Toy's-R-Us a They built a huge building on the site. his antique auto collection in this helm conducting them. At least there still is the Butler Inn for good BBQ. Red Owl food stores. No one ever took him up on it. Behling changed his mind about the original concept, but gave Berg the freedom to develop another which was acceptable. Hear two rare Christmas songs, sung by I remember Petes bakery and the cream puffs and crullers. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. Skyway Theater is a Church Born in 59. Albert always had had a joke and because of him I always had a leaning to that New York accent. . They range in age from 15 to 22, three are in college and one is a freshman in high school, and they all seem academically accomplished. 1959 TV ARTICLE~MILWAUKEE,WI~BARBARA BECKER WEATHER GIRL~RUSS WIDOE CAPTAIN WITI | eBay 1959 TV ARTICLE~MILWAU KEE,WI~BARBARA BECKER WEATHER GIRL~RUSS WIDOE CAPTAIN WITI Description Shipping and payments Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Jack DuBlon on the Set of "That Late Show Bunch". Only on CBS 58. EXTRA 20% OFF WITH CODE FEBRUARYPHOTO See all eligible items and terms. The second one I remember was a more colorful, graphically modern set called My people would have them deposit a coin, they they'd play the music on a turntable for that person. Tom Koester recalled that everyone had tired of the show, and that it was agreed that the concept needed updating.) back to Milwaukee a couple of times since the 1970's. He always said if we would swallow the egg like he did, we could drink the beer. It, too, had a studio audience and featured cartoons like "Funny Company" starring Shrinking Violet, Buzzer Bell, Polly Plum and the villain Bell Laguna. He moved to Milwaukee as a WITI staff announcer in 1960 and a year later, Cartoon Alley aired. I'm a Romper Room Do Bee; A Do Bee all day long!" for We can remember the displays at the fair park on the 84th street side for cars. There was a time when the Golden Domes of St. Stan's were actually golden. fifty The Car Dealership on Howell Ave next to Boy Blue has changed hands to another dealership and is now an auto repair shop, used car dealership and taxi business. I'd hear Diana Ross and The Supremes as clear as a bell. Barbara Becker, who handled weather at TV 6, joined the Saturday morning shows. (Milwaukee was under a curfew for a few And Sam was always good for a story or two. It never happened. recall Mr. Gernett's hair beginning to grey over the years on Dialing for Ah, the innocence of my youth. They didn't rush to fix it. because both my parents worked. Soon came Channel 6. gone, He will forever be remembered for pronouncing humidity as "humidery" when giving the "sadistics". I remember always being asked how old are you? He had the same mild-mannered temperament of the Jolly One, wearing an oversized coat with squared front pockets. It was so far out that we soon moved back to 53rd and Burleigh. Just wanted to let you folks know that the amusement park at As a digital artist my art keeps me very busy. Albert the Alleycat and Barbara Becker on Cartoon Alley You could make deals there on furniture nobody else could touch. 8 We all got a flag. Nightmare Theater, visit Dick Nitelinger's webpage devoted to Milwaukee's TV Horror Hosts. Grandma was friends with the milkman who would deliver milk to our milk shoot. I was born in 1945 and grew up on the east side ofMilwaukee. Peace. for Nightmare Theatre.". First it was a used car lot. Wisconsin He had worn the others out! Bueller? When the Oscar Meyer weinermobile used to park down on State St. what We attended church at St. Agnes, and later I went to junior high at St. Leo's where another aunt was housekeeper for Monsignor Meyer. houses In what Olszyk called "very effective counter-programming", Le Grand then took a chance and added DuBlons "Albert the Alley Cat" puppet to the 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. weather forecasts, with announcer Ward Allen who had been doing the weather on weekends. Judy Marks the femme fatal of TV weather. As the 70s approached, times began to change. Dug? We also wore them in the yard with a leash rope about 15 ft long tied to the washpoles. root Click here for a discussion of those early shows. crabbing in Wilson Park's pond. Now, I'm too young to remember Ponty, the singing car, but I have seen County Can you please help? inSt. Francisand justnorth of Coldspring. silver GM buses used by the. I remember the grids of the old trolley cars, the "new" buses had that thing that attached to the wires above. Remember Cooks coffee in their dull orange and brown trucks? ----------------- Tim S. I went to grade school at St. Gall's where Father Restle and his Irish Setter ruled the parish. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. I could go on and on, but my favorite memories of Milwaukee include-- going to the Eagles with my Friends to dance on Saturday nights. Kids had an opportunity to see these celebrities up close. "Who do you know wants to buy a car" was more in the eighties, I think, but He gave up a career in the big time with Louis Armstrong et all to come home to Milwaukee to care for his ailing momma. (10 cent to get in, 5 cents for popcorn and 10 cents for a coke. It Rocky Jones Space Ranger. This arrangement continued until the last Funny Farm show on February 1, 1974. Stadium Our pals, Bobby, Sharon, Annette, little Cubby and Jimmie, paraded around with those ears and their names on their shirts. Court mall. (1954) I have many fine memories of Milwaukee's south side. I Paddy wagons were these strange looking truck-like vehicles. There was always something that stuck with us. this thin stream. (another angle street) runs into it from the west. The two Leon's on 27thStreet, when 27th and Here I am in my 40s living in Waupaca, WI. If I recall, it was a 1959 Pontiac Catalina and the hood That smell of yeast on the freeway on the way to downtown. The chocolate covered cherries and the huge chocolate cream eggs. I remember Petes bakery and the cream puffs and crullers Yes, I want to keep Milwaukee Memories alive! I also recall the huge Lionel train layouts at Christmas time. With a studio audience full of cub scouts and brownies, Pops told tasteless jokes, talked about his wife Effie, and introduced the showing of old Three Stooges shorts by shouting "Roll 'em, Lester" as the movie was about to begin. I also belonged to one of the only urban 4-H clubs in Milwaukeethe me Milwaukee Albert the Alley Cat. Imagine my surprise There are probably tons more, but I grew up in Milwaukee and still during It featured the Jack DuBlon puppets including Albert the Alleycat, his brother Filbert (actually an old Albert), his nephew Floyd, Rocky (a cigar chomping gorilla), Lucius the Lion, Alice the Alligator, Waldo the Bear (His last name was "Bruinowski". My dad was a manager at the Woolworths on 10th & Mitchell. and talk and talk and talk" Also remember Punky and his Pals, and a We all wore leather harnesses and leashes on these walks. The Sentinel did a whole special section for a saturday edition. on ch. By the way "great idea!" bordered by West Burnham on the north, West Forest Home Avenue on the Along with my 2 cousins,( we were around 4 or 5 yrs old) they would take us on walks to 3rdStreet all the way down to Schusters. The number 10 Wells - West Allis? Send Me a Bit of The Car Dealership on Howell Ave next to Boy Blue has changed hands to another dealership and is now an auto repair shop, used car dealership and taxi business. We lived on South Congo Ave. in mixed up with the dragon on Kukla, Fran and Ollie? Skippy talked out of the side of his Products, Santa's Helper The Heil plant on 27th and Tuesday was guest star day. Leon's is still there and still has excellent custard. Albert the Alley Cat and WITI-TV's Early Morning Kids' Shows. My aunt and uncle owned a tavern and also had season tickets. When men's trousers had a little extra belt in the back. site, but it truly saddens me to see what's become of these tracks that crossed Oklahoma there and flying model airplanes in On rival station WISN-TV 12, another master of kid's shows gained fame on "Pops Theater." (WITI-TV photo). ), visits to the zoo with George Spiedel, sign language lessons with deaf teacher, Evelyn Zola, Spanish word for the day, children's musical performances, cooking for kids, art gallery exhibits for kids and on-location filming around town. I remember opening my bedroom window to see if I could hear the music playing in the winter time on the "little" lagoon. from October 10, 1964 through October 29,1977. I, like many, when I moved to Indy in the 1980's and heard his voice on one of which was Pulaski territory. There was a restaurant across the street to their south side. Id just slide down the hill and duck under the fence. (Courtesy of WITI-TV), Barbara Becker and Albert entertain a visiting group of children. Lots of basketball being played in the alleys, and I vividly remember the cold brutal walks across theLocust Streetbridge on the way toRiversidein the winter time. Wisconsin's Television Window. 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. opened and closed like a puppet's mouth while it sang the Tolken jingle. Perhaps this was a seventies version of the old '59 ad Dutchland Dairy was another place where we would pick up a bucket of fish or shrimp on Fridays. I remember my grandpa drinking a glass of Schlitz beer in a tall glass with a raw egg in the bottom. Or when LBJ spoke as Kosciusko park? But what made these locally produced shows so memorable were their out-of-studio appearances during the summers. 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