Chicago's Bozo's Circus premiered on WGN-TV in 1961 with Bob Bell as Bozo the Clown, broadcasting every weekday at noon. It's circus acts, comedy skits, cartoons, and audience games, overseen by the beaming Ringmaster Ned (Ned Locke), were a hit with local children. Durinh the 1960s & 70s, the wait to appear in the studio audience stretched several years!
(from the Encyclopedia of Chicago)
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