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"Ray Rayner and His Friends" WGN-TV Chicago

Ray Rayner (b. Ray Rahner on July 23, 1919, Queens, New York –d. January 21, 2004) was a staple of Chicago children's television in the 1960s and 1970s on WGN-TV. Image File history File links The Ray Rayner Show - WGN TV (Chicago) This is a copyrighted image that has been released by a company or organization to promote their work in the media. ... July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Queens is geographically the largest of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States, and the most ethnically diverse county in the U.S. It is coterminous with Queens County in the State of New York and is located on western Long Island. ... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...


His first role on the station was as Sergeant Pettibone, the host of the Dick Tracy show. He joined the cast of Bozo's Circus as country bumpkin clown Oliver O. Oliver and also hosted his own long-running Ray Rayner and His Friends, which featured old cartoons, arts-and-crafts, animals such as Chelveston the Duck (which would occasionally bite, and of whom Rayner was notably wary), and talking dog puppet Cuddly Dudley. He would also simulcast traffic reports from sister-station WGN Radio over stock footage of traffic moving along the Chicago-area Interstates. Bozo the Clown is the name of a clown whose widespread syndication in early television made him the best-known clown character in the United States. ... Simulcast is a contraction of simultaneous broadcast, and refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium at the same time. ... WGN-AM is a radio station on 720 kHz in Chicago, co-owned with WGN-TV. WGN-AMs transmitter is located in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. ... Interstate Highways in the 48 contiguous states. ...


In 1968, Rayner also appeared as Ronald McDonald in nationally televised commercials for McDonald's, filmed in San Bernadino, California. Listen to this article ( info) in media player in browser This audio file was created from an article revision dated 2006-01-14, and may not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants, primarily selling hamburgers, chicken, french fries, milkshakes and soft drinks. ... San Bernardino is the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States. ...


He later moved to KGGM-TV, the CBS affiliate in Albuquerque, New Mexico, before retiring from television. KRQE is a local television news station in Albuquerque, New Mexico. ... CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States. ... Nickname: Location in the state of New Mexico Coordinates: , Country United States State New Mexico County Bernalillo Founded 1706 Government  - Mayor Martin Chavez Area  - City  181. ...


He died of complications from pneumonia in Fort Myers, Florida at the age of 84. Pneumonia is an illness of the lungs and respiratory system in which the alveoli (microscopic air-filled sacs of the lung responsible for absorbing oxygen from the atmosphere) become inflamed and flooded with fluid. ... Fort Myers is the county seatGR6 and commercial center of Lee County, Florida. ...


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Dudley Moore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1008 words)
Dudley Moore (April 19, 1935 – March 27, 2002), was a British musician, actor and comedian who was enormously popular in his home country for many years but relatively unknown in the USA until he made the film 10 with Bo Derek.
He was born to working-class parents who showed little or no affection to their offspring, (as his surviving sister publicly revealed) in Dagenham, England, and was notably short: 5' 2 1/2" (1.59 m).
On March 27, 2002, he succumbed to the pneumonia which was a side effect of PSP at the age of 66 in New York City.
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