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";s:4:"text";s:7276:"{"What a pity"}), and the Irish Danny Moran. The Sandy Becker Show was seen weekday afternoons and evenings from Monday, March 30, 1961, to Friday, February 16, 1968. I try to keep the news as light as possible. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Occasionally I'll use an item that has historical value.". Becker also did television announcing, such as for Wildroot Cream-Oil ads in the television series The Adventures of Robin Hood. Reach out to the author: contact and available social following information is listed in the top-right of all news releases. [4], Becker's propensity for doing comic voices brought him much work in animation. Questions about your PRWeb account or interested in learning more about our news services? This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. Originally a pre-medical student at New York University in the 1930s, Becker played the good doctor on the radio for a decade, after having been the show's announcer. [1] After he withdrew from on-camera hosting in 1968, Becker helped other children's shows create puppets and characters, and he became known as a mentor to new generations of children's hosts. Most went out live and were not kinescoped or videotaped, they live on only in the memories of those fortunate enough to have watched them. In spite of this view — or perhaps because of it — Becker is warmly remembered for the manner in which he handled one of America's deepest tragedies on the air. Todd Russell hosted TV's "Rootie Kazootie" for NBC Dec 50-Nov 52 (Sat) and on ABC (weekdays) to May of 54. This led him to his morning show beginning in 1955, and he added a noontime program Sandy Becker's Funhouse briefly in 1955. The former character sounded similar to John Wayne, while the latter simply exploded into babbling gibberish whenever he explained his latest idea to stop the coyote adversaries.[6]. Most aired live and were not kinescoped or videotaped; they live on only in the memories of those who watched them. [8] (The evening show used "Afrikaan Beat" also by Kaempfert. CBS hired him as a staff announcer in 1943 and made him the voice behind quiz shows like "Take It or Leave It," variety shows like "Sing Along" and talk shows like "Kate Smith Speaks." [1] He held local radio announcing jobs before first reaching public fame in 1947 on radio as the title character of the series Young Doctor Malone, a role he was invited to take to television in 1958, but declined to pursue his own television projects. and personalities in between the reruns of movie and tv cartoons. Another aspect of Becker's humor was derived from his interaction with his (often ethnically stereotyped) hand puppets, which included; Marvin Mouse, Googie, the German-accented Geeba Geeba, the English Sir Clive Clyde, Wowee the Indian, the space creature Sputnik, the Latino K. Lastima (the name taken from the Spanish phrase "¡Qué lástima!" The former character sounded similar to John Wayne, while the latter simply exploded into babbling gibberish whenever he explained his latest idea to stop the coyote adversaries. [1] He held local radio announcing jobs before first reaching public fame in 1947 on radio as the title character of the series Young Doctor Malone, a role he was invited to take to television in 1958, but declined to pursue his own television projects. Becker would also host a weekday evening & afternoon children's wraparound show..which had him playing comedic characters, performing puppet skits and engaging his viewers in informational segments,contests and interview guest performers and personalities in between the reruns of movie and tv cartoons. He did radio spots for Crisco, as well. Sadly, most of Becker's programs were not preserved. The Sandy Becker Show was seen weekday afternoons and evenings from Monday, March 30, 1961, to Friday, February 16, 1968. For a time, "The Sandy Becker Show" also aired on Saturday evenings from March 27, 1961 to September 4, 1965. "I never treated them as though they were in swaddling clothes," he said many years later of his young viewers. Articles with unsourced statements from November 2009, Articles with invalid date parameter in template, assassination of President John F. Kennedy, "Sandy Becker, 74, Radio Announcer And TV Show Host", https://manga.fandom.com/wiki/Sandy_Becker?oldid=50310. Most aired live and were not kinescoped or videotaped; they live on only in the memories of those who watched them. They'll learn about wars and international crises soon enough. In between cartoon shorts, Becker entertained his preschool-aged audience with puppets Geeba Geeba (an elderly man), Marvin Mouse, Henry Headline (who offered kid-friendly items of news) and others, along with Becker’s real family dog, Schatzie. A second Friday night program called Bugs Bunny Theater ran from 1956 to 1957. Advert, "Remember the Golden Days of Radio, Volume 1", SY-5183, Longines Symphonette Society, Larchmont, New York, circa 1970. assassination of President John F. Kennedy, "Sandy Becker, 74, Radio Announcer And TV Show Host", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sandy_Becker&oldid=961755991, Television personalities from New York City, Find a Grave template with ID not in Wikidata, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 10 June 2020, at 07:15. "Most kid shows regard young viewers as babies. In spite of that view — or perhaps because of it — Becker is warmly remembered for the manner in which he handled one of America's deepest tragedies on the air. Sandy Becker with one of his many guests in 1957. He was quoted in an early 1960s interview as saying it was better to introduce children to news listening on a lighter note. [5] Becker also provided the voices for Sergeant Okie Homa and Ruffled Feathers on Go Go Gophers. When Sandy Becker passed away, he bequeathed his puppets to Marin, with the mandate to "re-imagine" the ‘Sandy Becker Christmas Carol’ as a gift to "his kids." He was survived by his second wife, Cherie, whom he married in 1980, and his three children.[2]. However, some clips are surfacing on the Internet.[9]. Sandy Becker, an announcer on network radio in the 40's and a creator of puppets, characters and skits for children's television shows on which he … The cause was a heart attack, his family said. On November 22, 1963, after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Becker went on the air and, quite movingly, attempted to explain to his young viewers what had happened. He is survived by his wife, Cherie, and three children from his marriage to Ruth Becker: Joyce Sexton of Batavia, Ill., and Annelle D'Addio and Curt Becker, both of North Granby, Conn. See the article in its original context from. Vocus, PRWeb, and Publicity Wire are trademarks or registered trademarks of Vocus, Inc. or Vocus PRW Holdings, LLC. Sandy Becker, an announcer on network radio in the 40's and a creator of puppets, characters and skits for children's television shows on which he was the host in the 50's and 60's, died on Tuesday at his home in Remsenburg, L.I. 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