Today I learned of the death of Hugh Downs, who lived to age 99. He will be missed. For decades his friendly face and calm voice on TV were so frequent that it seemed like we knew him. In today's newspaper I learned something new about his career –– his early role as an announcer for the children's TV show "Kukla, Fran, and Ollie."
That was the very first TV show I watched. I recall a very small screen on the TV, which was rectangular box perched on top of Daddy's dresser (safely out of reach of our young hands). Perhaps the voice of Hugh Downs was one of the first TV voices I ever heard?
I found this short YouTube video today of Mr. Downs talking about his experience with that Kukla, Fran, and Ollie show:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jZ1_gxoxyQ
Nine years ago I had written a brief blog entry about my early TV experiences. I included a link to a short video of Kukla, Fran, and Ollie in action. I'm pleased that the link still works; it's fun to see the puppets and Fran again. (No announcer in that short clip, though.)
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