The chocolate covered cherries and the huge chocolate cream eggs. which was Pulaski territory. Then, throughout the evening, Mr. Gernett We had an incinerator in the basement, a pantry in the kitchen and coal was used for heat. Letters. ..and moved to Milwaukee when I was married in December of 1967. Please look up his obituary. that always ended their ads with a prediction of how many games stranger, You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. work there (though I live an hour north). I remember Saturday afternoons at the Boys Club and swimming in the nude at their pool. Dollars, yet on Christmas Eve during these Santa Updates, it'd be back to We stopped going A.Rothenhoefer Mitchell Street near Sears of course. I have many fond memories. Barbara Becker, who handled weather at TV 6, joined the Saturday morning shows. Santa Claus Party - 1968 In 1968, the National Association of Program Executives named the TV 6 team of Allen and Albert the top weather show in the country. Where IS that time machine??? between commercials during prime time programming (CBS in those days) Lambrecht, Not to mention Halans. There was a restaurant across the street to their south side. 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. In the 1960s, Saturday mornings meant getting up well before our parents, sitting down with a bowl of corn flakes, flipping on the TV to watch cartoons. The tower today is dwarfed by the new digital broadcasting ), 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 attended St. Gerards until the school closed. Link to actual Milwaukee CB radio recordings from the late 60's early 70's. More Retro Memories Sent in by Viewer . Mayfair mall before it was enclosed to the walkie-talkies. Another I reall from opened and closed like a puppet's mouth while it sang the Tolken jingle. I loved visiting my dad at the Woolworths. I'm a Romper Room Do Bee; A Do Bee all day long!" I remember Petes bakery and the cream puffs and crullers. final Have never been into memories as much as those that I On his own initiative, Allen began going to two or three schools a week. In all DuBlon had up to 17 puppets in his collection, which he said were made for him by "an old German puppetmaker in Princeton, Wisconsin". Now it is something completely different. Collecting the flora, fauna and insect life in the For those who miss Milwaukee Then came the 60's and at the end of the 60's we got our MUSCLE CARS. Two of my aunts lived in the upper and lower rear duplexes. The program continued with the addition of Larry Grzegorek as "Jeremy the Jogger" and his alter-ego, "Metric Man." So I was easily amused. 6. Copyright 1995-2023 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. Born and It made its debut on Monday, 4 February 1974. with DuBlon left WITI-TV and Milwaukee in 1985 and moved to San Angelo, Texas. I remember drives thruEstabrookPark(I think thats how you spell it) to see the 400 come racing by. Fritz the Plumber and Jack Raymond on the radio. run at all Skyway Theater is a Church They built a huge building on the site. There was always something that stuck with us. It was such fun working with him.If you love what you doyou never have to work another day in your life. Barbara Becker, who handled weather at TV 6, joined the Saturday morning shows. Dr Cadavereno (Jack Dublon) along with Igor (the headless person) Jack DuBlon performed as a mailman called, "Mr. Letterbags". '50s Did my kids shopping at Sidelloes Ben Franklin on 13th street. the snow piles behind Southgate and the rectory of Our Lady Queen of tracks that crossed Oklahoma there and flying model airplanes in My phone number began with hilltop. The 1960s brought CYO dances held at various Catholic churches, and garage bands would form and I would go to my alley where boys in the neighborhood got bands together in garages and played Beatle songs, sadly, one by one, each boy would go off to Vietnam and eventually I would not see them anymore. Dont let your Milwaukee Can you please help? Click here for a look at Barbara Becker on some other local shows produced by WITI-TV. In 1971, he produced a Christmas record featuring his voices of Albert, Alice, Rocky and Santa! (Jack DuBlon puppets), This Web Site Created And Maintained By plexiglass that the weatherman would actually write on with a big El-Marko That night we watched the fireworks in the park. Born in 59. To "host" the show with DuBlon's puppets, the station turned to Barbara Becker, who also served as its weather gal (replacing Judy Marks, who had come to WITI in 1959 after the CBS-owned WXIX ceased operations, and who moved to WTMJ-TV later that year). Milwaukee Milwaukee culture. North Pole like a rocketship. Butternut coffee on Channel 4 (NBC). Jack DuBlon was born in Chicago on 28 October 1929. I had a Golden Book about Gertie The Duck. showing where the "cold front" was heading. Barbara Becker lives in Milwaukee, WI Below are the results we could find for Barbara Becker. Can you please help? helm conducting them. (Thanks to Jim Windsor and Al Scheel at WITI-TV for adding to my original list. Albert's popuarity soared, and viewer feedback became positive. I remember WISN-TV 12, every Christmas Eve, would have little "news breaks" Thanks to Dick Golembiewski Girls wore bracelets with soldiers names on them. I also recall riding theWells Streetstreetcar across the viaduct( that was as scary as anything you could imagine). southsiders like white Milwaukee Police squad car drive SW But Milwaukee is still a great city. runs an online business with his wife, Garters.Com. Dug? I also remember the Mil-Kay. plane from there for basic training in Alabama. It must have been "Garbage Can"! Back then, television was allowed to be natural and creative in order to encourage everyone to tune in. Milwaukee. My grandparents owned a building on Upper Third Street. My friends dad was a banker and had season tickets. Gerkin, on The Funny Farm" to the tune of "Ain't We Got Fun." Holding both a copyright and a design patent on the production, DuBlon moved to Milwaukee in anticipation of WITI-TV running the show. Judy Marks the femme fatal of TV weather. Goldmanns did close in 2007, my Husband and I had to buy a hamburger and malt at the dinning counter. The chocolate covered cherries and the huge chocolate cream eggs. They built a huge building on the site. ", Promotional Photo - 1968 I remember the kidney shaped pool and 4th of July in the park. In 1974, Barbara Becker left the station when her husband, program director and operations manager Jim Major, took a job out-of-state. Oklahoma was hebusiest intersection in Milwaukee.) The Party Line was the place to call to meet up with people. The Kaisers, the Willys and that stuff. and talk and talk and talk" Also remember Punky and his Pals, and a Wednesday was anything could happen day. And it always will be for those who lived here and remember it with deep affection. trains that ran on theraised lines from theold lakeshoreplant there). Sentry Foods on Howell was very convenient to shop at because I did not need a car to go there. 1971 Press Photo Portrait of Barbara Becker, Milwaukee TV personality. Or Funtown in the out lot of Capitol court. The set was built by Paul Johnson and Roger Cotey, and featured a light on the desk and a buzzer, which cancelled out all but the first push of the "answer buttons" used by the contestants. This arrangement continued until the last Funny Farm show on February 1, 1974. Oh how many guys cruised "Mitchell Street" on the weekends? He had a Polish accent, and was the local postmaster. lights on, but no siren. My aunt and uncle owned a tavern and also had season tickets. I was born in 1945 and grew up on the east side ofMilwaukee. Viewers of Happy Days and Lavern and Shirley can only imagine how much fun we had! I stairs! We got a ticket for a cup of vanilla ice cream . Hope to see you sometime at the Des Plaines restaurant. Big Boy is a Perkin's Restaurant. magic marker. played on Nightmare Theatre. Good memories! There was only time for one children's program in the WITI morning schedule -- and the captain was chosen to replace "You and I.". 33 miles and one of the first events to ask for pledges per Dairy, best times like Get-Get-Gettleman's. We'd stop at the Gas Company to visit my dad and see all the model kitchens. Others who appeared on the weathercasts with Albert included Nancy Grundle and Jerry Reno. My dad was a manager at the Woolworths on 10th & Mitchell. We can remember when Blatz was a beer that wasn't half bad. The second one I remember was a more colorful, graphically modern set called I recall eating at the lunch counter at Gimbels. Too many more to write about. Sister Alcantara was my favorite teacher. Under 12 was 10 cent admission. The music began to change. I remember Quality candy at Christmas and Easter. Leon's is still there and still has excellent custard. also with Barbara Becker and Albert and they added a Mr. Greenjeans-type character named Homer Gerkin. Ward Allen left WITI to open a green house, and currently We would go to frequent the Rexalls on 16th Street by St. Alexanders. (10 cent to get in, 5 cents for popcorn and 10 cents for a coke. It was like having a police radio. 1959 TV ARTICLE~BARBAR A BECKER WITI MILWAUKEE WEATHER GIRL~BILL KISS SPORTS Condition: Used "WONDERFUL CONDITION." Price: US $9.75 Buy It Now Add to cart Add to Watchlist Returns accepted Ships from United States Shipping: US $5.75Standard Shipping | See details Located in: Winnetka, California, United States Delivery: The announcer replied In 1975, Tom Skilling was hired as the stations 10:00 p.m. weatherman. a hear about suspicious persons being stopped, break-ins, etc. old (68 now and living in AZ for 12 yrs.) He was a philanthropist and very prominent in civic affairs. Sound of Music" in a big theater downtown and I thought I was in and then a mirror image swooping from the tip back to the hind end. Click here for more stills and promotional materials from the "You and I" show. Okay. ", Darlyne Berg and her puppets: Roberta (top) and Rapunzel. Ross) I seem to recall an earlier version--not necessarily a talk/news/game Polly Our On August 30, 1968, Cartoon Alley was renamed The Funny Farm, with DuBlon appearing on-camera as farmer Homer Gherkin, along with Barbara Becker and some new cartoons including Roger Ramjet, Rocket Robin Hood and Max the 2000 Year Old Mouse. The parade started in front of my schoolSt. Mary Czestochowa. I forgot what is there now. Throughout the 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s, Milwaukee was the quintessential American town, the best place in the world to call home. www.mildredjarrowriley.com And old Billy Wisniewski owned the franchise for Midas mufflers. She then asked him if he could tell her something about it. Captain Video. 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