Don Sandburg (1930-) is an American writer, actor, and producer who has worked in television, most notably as producer of The Banana Splits for Hanna-Barbera as well as WGN-TV's Bozo's Circus. Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... The Banana Splits was a comedy variety television show in the United States during the 1960s starring several lifesize puppets. ... Cartoon Network Studios, formerly known as Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... 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. ...

Sandburg had started in television on WCPO in Cincinnati, Ohio when he was just 21 in 1951. He was initially a prop manager but later became production supervisor for The Paul Dixon Show. He left after a year, hoping to get work in Denver, Colorado but ended up doing a series of other jobs until returning to Cincinnati with WLW Radio and WLWT-TV in 1953, where he joined Wally Phillips and Bob Bell to produce, direct and write The Wally Phillips Show. When WLW and WLWT's executive vice president moved to WGN Radio and Television, he brought Phillips, Bell and Sandburg along. WCPO - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Nickname: The Queen City Location in Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Ohio County Hamilton Founded 1788 Incorporated 1802 (village) - 1819 (city) Government type Strong mayor  - Mayor Mark L. Mallory (D) Area    - City 206. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Nickname: The Mile-High City Location of Denver in Colorado Coordinates: Country United States State Colorado City-County Denver (coextensive) Founded November 22, 1858 Incorporated November 7, 1861  - Mayor John Hickenlooper (D) Area    - City  154. ... WLW is a radio station located in Cincinnati, Ohio, run by Clear Channel Communications and is located at 700 AM. The station runs under the talk format and is the flagship station for Americas Trucking Network (formerly The Truckin Bozo), a popular nationwide, overnight program especially for truckers. ... WLWT-TV is the NBC television affiliate in Cincinnati, Ohio, broadcasting its analog signal on VHF channel 5 from a transmitter located in Cincinnati. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Bob Bell (January 18, 1922 – December 8, 1997) was famous for his alter-ego, Bozo the Clown. ... WGN is the callsign of two broadcast stations in Chicago, Illinois, both owned by the Tribune company. ...

When WGN-TV started Bozo in 1960, Sandburg was not involved with the show until after it went to an hour format as Bozo's Circus in 1961. He was approached by station management to write for the program - he already wrote material for a morning program that evolved into Ray Rayner and His Friends - but refused unless he was allowed to appear as a character on the show at no extra charge. WGN agreed, and the character Sandy the Tramp was born. Eventually, Sandburg would be the show's producer as well. 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Ray Rayner and His Friends WGN-TV Chicago Ray Rayner (b. ...

Sandburg left the show in 1969, deflated by the pace of four jobs on the show as performer, writer and producer. He left for Los Angeles hoping to find work at the Disney studios, where he had a friend. When the Disney job didn't pan out, he called on an old friend and former WGN-TV programming executive, Fred Silverman, who got him the job as producer of The Banana Splits. Afterwards, Sandburg worked as a writer on New Zoo Revue, and for various stations and studios in Los Angeles, including Paramount where he worked on the Star Trek animated series. He also worked at Marineland and as a theater director in the U.S. Virgin Islands. In 2001, he appeared as Sandy on the final episode of Bozo. Year 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Disney may refer to: The Walt Disney Company and its divisions, including Walt Disney Pictures. ... Silverman, Time, 1977 Fred Silverman (born September 13, 1937 in New York City) is an American television executive and producer. ... New Zoo Revue was an American syndicated, half-hour show that originally aired from 1972 until 1977. ... Look up Paramount on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Paramount can refer to: Paramount, California, a city in Los Angeles County Paramount Pictures, a motion picture company Paramount Records, a record label United Paramount Network (UPN), a television network in the United States, owned by Viacom Inc. ... The current Star Trek franchise logo Star Trek is an epic American science fiction franchise. ... Marineland can refer to multiple places: Marineland of the Pacific, an oceanarium in California Marineland of Florida, an oceanarium in Florida Marineland, Florida, an incorporated town in Florida This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Today, Sandburg and his wife live in retirement in Oregon. Official language(s) None Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 2. ...

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Interview with Don Sanburg on chicagotelevision.com