A friend of mine said he just heard an Easter interview with me on WGN Radio :) One of my Easter interviews I did with my friend Dave Plier #goodfriday2023 #WGNRadio

ADVERTISING CHARACTERS

A World of Characters: Advertising Icons from the Warren Dotz Collection from Jan Sturmann on Vimeo.

Heard from my Advertising character friend Warren Dotz tonight!  Make sure you pick up his new book MR. PRODUCT Volume 2 at AMAZON and the NEW and improved hardcover of MEET MR. PRODUCT!   If you are in Chicago, check out the wonderful display set up by our friend Jim Engel at the MUSEUM OF BROADCAST of all of the great Chicago Advertising characters!   RAID BUGS will be handing out free passes downtown during lunch a few days this week!   Fred Frees just told me via FACEBOOK that his dad Paul, said the bugs bugged his throat :)

Check this out in Chicago!

If you have never been to the museum, you are in for a treat!  My favorite museum in Chicago for many reasons!  Loaded with great stuff and our friend Jim Engel did most of the displays and they are greeeeeaaaat!   I haven't been down to see the SVENGOOLIE display yet BUT saw many pictures and loved it!  I have been going through my advertising collection recently, after hearing about this and want to see this exhibit too.  Great stuff!

BILL JACKSON: Chicago TV Legend

Bill Jackson as FRECKLES THE CLOWN from his first visit to Chicago!

BILL with Josh on his last visit to Chicago!

I brought him some RANKIN/BASS Drummer Boy figures and he said they have sentimental value to him because that character was one of the first he drew on the air.

RICH KOZ (SVENGOOLIE/STOOGAPALOOZA) from ME TV (one of our favorites channels...ME TOO too!) Rich has been a friend and very kind over the years with plugs for my books, etc.

Jim Engel's collage from the program and event poster!

Santa leaves Dean Richards (WGN TV/Radio) a surprise!

BJ signed my DVD cover!

Bill says something amusing to George Pappas and Dean. He enjoyed his appearance on WGN MORNING NEWS!

My friend David Plier (MUSEUM OF BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS) has a bloody mary. David and I were on the MANCOW Radio show together last Christmas.

I wrote a chapter on BILL JACKSON that was featured in this book! I think it is still available at http://www.amazon.com/ and at http://www.tvparty.com/ I also have several articles on Chicago Kid's TV at http://www.tvparty.com/

Bill with his lovely wife Jo

Santa visits David and his son Josh

Bill visits with my son Josh

Two of my favorites together!

Leonard Kohl talks to Santa. I haven't seen him since our days at COLUMBIA COLLEGE in Gordon Sheehan's Animation class. Gordon worked on all the classic Fleischer cartoons and I believe Leonard wrote a book on the POPEYE cartoons.

One of Bill's dear friends and puppeteers!

Did you say "No Mail?"

Jim's art from the event Program. THANKS to George Pappas for giving me one!

Jim Engel says hello! Jim was kind enough to contribute to both of my RANKIN/BASS books!

HO! HO! HO!

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THE MANCOW SHOW WLS RADIO 890AM

We had a blast on the MANCOW show this am! What a gracious host and enjoyable holiday time!

On the air.....

FROSTY from http://www.timeandspacetoys.com/

MANCOW just moved to this studio about a week ago.

What a view! Got to see the snow begin to fall from this winter storm that is going on right now!

MISER BROS T-SHIRT courtesy of http://www.timeandspacetoys.com/

THE BIG 89!

DAVID PLIER Vice President, Board of Directors Chairman from THE MUSEUM OF BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS was a guest as well! What a GREAT guy! He talked about Governor Balgo's strong arming of the museum and the trouble he caused with their new location! He gave me another copy of the wonderful HARDROCK, COCO & JOE: THE THREE LITTLE DWARVES/SUZY SNOWFLAKE/FROSTY THE SNOWMAN/PETER COTTONTAIL (UPA) DVD for my kids! You can buy your copy at http://www.museum.tv/ Purchases there assist the MUSEUM in finding a new location!

MANCOW at work...

I had head phone hair.

This is my new pal TOM from Oak Lawn! I want to work at WLS with him! PAT CASSIDY is in the background...what a GREAT guy and a great voice on the radio!