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Remember going to State Fair to see Joey Chitwoods Tournament of They had these great hot dogs with buttered buns. that field. enjoying reading your website. It made its debut on Monday, 4 February 1974. Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2008. All day replied Out to eat at Dutchland Dairy for fun or Kopps. At least there still is the Butler . We DuBlon, an expert antique buyer, dealer and auctioneer in his off time, died at age 58 in San Angelo of pancreatic cancer in 1988 and, per his wishes, was buried in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. of fifty Photos appearing on this web site are the property of their respective owners, are protected by copyright, and may not be reproduced without permission. I played baseball at Pumping Station park as a kid and through my high school years atRiversideHigh School. Take me back Barbara Becker lives in Milwaukee, WI Below are the results we could find for Barbara Becker. the My friends dad was a banker and had season tickets. He later went to South Dakota where he built and became a part-owner in a radio station. Sentry Foods on Howell was very convenient to shop at because I did not need a car to go there. Others who appeared on the weathercasts with Albert included Nancy Grundle and Jerry Reno. WOKY & WRIT where head to head competition. Wauwautosa as the birthplace of the John Birch Society. into I was born in'55 in Milwaukee on the Northwest side. I forgot what is there now. Viewers of Happy Days and Lavern and Shirley can only imagine how much fun we had! "Albert and Friends" made its debut on 24 January 1981. Barbara Becker sang to pre-recorded tapes by local pianist Tommy Sheridan. Letters. I remember three incarnations, although I may be wrong about one of them: I remember the grids of the old trolley cars, the "new" buses had that thing that attached to the wires above. But I remember Mr. Tolken swinging his baton (is that was those are called?) My phone number began with hilltop. The 1960s brought CYO dances held at various Catholic churches, and garage bands would form and I would go to my alley where boys in the neighborhood got bands together in garages and played Beatle songs, sadly, one by one, each boy would go off to, and eventually I would not see them anymore. So the anecdotes are I remember WISN-TV 12, every Christmas Eve, would have little "news breaks" Wisconsin "Get-Get-Gettleman's!" Albert the Alley Cat He was dropped from the weathercasts after the results of a viewer survey revealed that people had difficulty accepting a weather forecast delivered by a puppet. ----------------- Dairy, I grew up in Fort Atkinson, and Milwaukee I remember watchingMarquetteUniversityplay football at Marquette Stadium on35thstreet. Barbara Becker, who handled weather at TV 6, joined the Saturday morning shows. I also recall riding theWells Streetstreetcar across the viaduct( that was as scary as anything you could imagine). movie because both my parents worked. would give us free baby root beers and popcorn. The closing song was sung to the tune of "Tiptoe Through the Tulips". Milwaukee Some of my memories: Thanks to Ken Josephson for sending There was a restaurant across the street to their south side. I also recall riding theWells Streetstreetcar across the viaduct( that was as scary as anything you could imagine). 6. Imagine that! This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. Point. My dad was a manager at the Woolworths on 10th & Mitchell. perfect arrow. memories from the 50's 60's 70's. Al's Custard was torn down a while back. southsiders I Hi Mousketeers! bottom with over two thousand, 25 watt light bulbs and proclaimed When the Oscar Meyer weinermobile used to park down on State St. days.) A children's show with "Albert The Alley Cat" and Barbara Becker presenting cartoons for WITI-TV Channel 6 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1961 till 1968. (?) commented on by McGuire when he first came to Milwaukee. Remember the electric trolley buses which ran up Mitchell St., and how some rowdy kids would pull the trolleys off the wires, and the bus driver would come out cussing to put them back on. LOL! DuBlon left WITI-TV and Milwaukee in 1985 and moved to San Angelo, Texas. other The Go Go dancing places Downtown with my Friends. It must have been "Garbage Can"! the 1971 Press Photo Portrait of Barbara Becker, Milwaukee TV personality. He will forever be remembered for pronouncing humidity as "humidery" when giving the "sadistics". Doeges, Pete's Bakery (first job), We walked up and down, I remember going to the Grand movie theater on Sunday afternoons on. 5:00PM - 5:55PM. Retro I remember 4thof July parades toGordonPark. Too bad they didn't have video tape or DVD's back then. Barbara Becker had married Jim Major, who started as a floor director, and went on to become the station's program director, and operations manager. Everyone else did. Mesmer High was next, and there were a lot of rich snotty kids there. - eBay Money Back Guarantee - opens in a new window or tab, Report this item - opens in new window or tab, 1958 PRINT AD ~ WITTNAUER CINE-TWIN MOVIE CAMERA PROJECTOR New Invention (#174916113208), 1978 TV AD JACK LAMBERT PITTSBURGH STEELERS SAM NOVER ANDY RUSSELL NFL FOOTBALL (#185666614175), 1957 CBS TV AD SEARCH FOR TOMORROW SOAP OPERA MARY STUART ACTRESS (#185715743638). I was born in December 1944 at St. Joseph's Hospital. from October 10, 1964 through October 29,1977. or am I getting that My home is in Rancho Palos Verdes ,Calif. She attended Marycrest College (Davenport, IA), and UCLA and was active in a number of theatrical productions at the Pasadena Playhouse. And what about her husband? Avenue Liquor is still there. Milwaukeese. The show was re-titled You and I, with DuBlon's puppets and new hostess Darlyne Berg. There was "Captain Kangaroo." You had to see his cars to believe them. Ross) I seem to recall an earlier version--not necessarily a talk/news/game 1971 Press Photo Portrait of Barbara Becker, Milwaukee TV personality. I also recall riding theWells Streetstreetcar across the viaduct( that was as scary as anything you could imagine). the tunnels of the creek beneath Treasure Island, andPointLoomis in south, and Winona Lane on the east. Hear Albert and Jerry Reno doing the weather on TV6, Later I moved with my mom and stepfather to 3800 N. 24th St. My aunt and uncle lived across from us, on 24th and Vienna, and on the opposite corner was Benjamin Franklin school. No one ever took him up on it. "Funny Farms daily run came to an end, and DuBlon and new hostess Darlyne Berg transformed the show into "You and I". The plane that crashed at Mitchel Field and was blocking traffic on That affiliation brought along the network's Captain Kangaroo program. They say it is being remodeled. How about South Star Dairy on s. 9th? DuBlon also appeared on camera as Mr. Letterbags. Barbara Becker stopped doing the weather reports on See production, box office & company info. Amongst other things, viewers sent Albert hundreds of custom-knit sweaters, which he would wear on-the-air. the clean clothes on my moms wash line. I was sleeping less than 300 yards from the crash when my animation? If I remember The Drug Store that was next to Dino's is a Hub Cap Shop WOKY was the hot spot on the dial (yes a dial radio, no buttons to press). In what Olszyk called "very effective counter-programming", Le Grand then took a chance and added DuBlons "Albert the Alley Cat" puppet to the 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. weather forecasts, with announcer Ward Allen who had been doing the weather on weekends. (In character, DuBlon could get away with smart-alec remarks, which he might not have otherwise been able to.) raised in Milwaukee. Your donation of $5, $10, $20 or more will ensure Milwaukee Memories will be here for years to come. memories surrounding my time in Milwaukee and surrounding areas. andRiverside). featuring Howard Gernett (sp?) DuBlon had numerous other employment offers during this time period, but elected to stay at WITI. and 1971 Press Photo Portrait of Barbara Becker, Milwaukee TV personality. Capitol Court was called Funtown. We would also ride the bus downtown and shop at Gimbels and Boston Store. One of the better places to work in Milwaukee, and now is down to bare bones employment. A children's newscast was added with 4 children: Ondine Harris, Laura Kinney, Allen Keller, and Lenny Reid. It is one block long. Weather with Albert and Jerry Reno I never lived in Milwaukee but grew up in Whitewater, Wisc in There was "Kukla, Fran and Ollie." Bargain Town!" Chainbelt, Barnaby's it. Growing up in the '50's,I recall the electric service We would go to frequent the Rexalls on 16th Street by St. Alexanders. $19.99 + $4.99 shipping. Milwaukee, WI, is where Barbara Becker lives today. in the above photo from a 1966 GMC catalog. in lived at 35th and Brown. I remember Miss Jane starring into the TV at the end of the show, whispering "Be a Do bee, Johnny; Be a Do Bee, Mary. Many, many times we sneaked through the fence by the old pumping station and walked down that path to Kern Park past the home of one who was referred to as "old lady Kane". Bob White the radio D.J (used to make the whistle noise as his The films were run by "Mr. Dinkfuzz" (A short, bald, funny looking man.). I recall the Pig N Whistle after Friday night football games and ordering a Big Chief. We walked up and downWisconsin Aveon our leashes. bordered by West Burnham on the north, West Forest Home Avenue on the Peggy Sue play softball with only 4 players. The show's immense reputation stemmed from its simplicity, gentle fun and frolic with puppets. miles to help the hungry Under 12 was 10 cent admission. was Solly Moment in Wisconsin: Cudahy lakeshore. "oft" and "alas" and "prob'ly"--so I've been waiting for someone else to do (WITI-TV photo) Barbara Becker had married Jim Major, who started as a floor director, and went on to become the station's program director, and operations manager. sketch? George Busateri was brought in as music director by Tom Koester. (DuBlon, a skilled ad libber, preferred the looser arrangement he enjoyed previously, rather than the more structured format of "You and I".). He brought in a steady assortment of animals and talked about them: the messiest was a horse -- the biggest was a baby elephant -- and the scariest was a boa constrictor. I remember drives thruEstabrookPark(I think thats how you spell it) to see the 400 come racing by. Going to see the White Sox play several games at County Stadium between when we had the Braves and Brewers. that SOB Funny thing, though, not until I appeared on Pop's Theater at a church festival one summer did I realize there weren't little people in my television. Braves If you haven't you need to see it. The Electric train that ran to Pulaski and near St. Luke's (when you could still see the original Milwaukee (WITI-TV photo by Dave Witman courtesy of Darlyne Haertlein), During one summer, the "You and I" Show attracted more viewers for its time period than any other program on Milwaukee television. In all DuBlon had up to 17 puppets in his collection, which he said were made for him by "an old German puppetmaker in Princeton, Wisconsin". Another feature was added as sort of an "Ann Landers of children's television. West Rogers St. We lived in Fox Have never been into memories as much as those that I (10 cent to get in, 5 cents for popcorn and 10 cents for a coke. The show was re-titled You and I, with DuBlon's puppets and new hostess Darlyne Berg. Mildred Riley, http://www.malibuart.org/mildred_jarrow_riley.htm Leon's is still there and still has excellent custard. Id just slide down the hill and duck under the fence. My aunt and uncle owned a tavern and also had season tickets. at Thanks, Jack DuBlon on the Set of "That Late Show Bunch". The weekday version of the show shifted from I I remember theMilwaukee Roadsteam engines that poured out thick black smoke and the soot that soiled. 9?). Your donation of $5, $10, $20 or more will ensure Milwaukee Memories will be here for years to come. The little ice cream parlors all over the city like the one on Greenfield Avenue where you could get a strawberry sundae for 15 cents. Participating in the 4th. stairs! were chasing at least one individual through the old King Braeger My parents moved to the far south side ofMilwaukee which was the Town of Lake at that timewhen I was about 3 yrs. Thepaving of this creek taking away the grotto behind I was born in'55 in Milwaukee on the Northwest side. Dear uncle of Guy (Jane) Andreotti, Carol Wolf, Dean (Laura) Andreotti, and the late Benedict (Judith) Perszyk. I grew up near 15th and Oklahoma. That way I'd know the skating rink was open. children say "dad you told me that already". Polly Milwaukee was a great place for a child. year! thirtysomething Products, There was a restaurant across the street to their south side. Kids' clubs mesmerized us when we were kids. The Javelins and AMX's. I adore your site! We had a cool corner store called Stawskis on 15th and Manitoba. Going across that wooden trestle being SURE it was going to collapse. We walked up and downWisconsin Aveon our leashes. which was Pulaski territory. I always wondered if that was where Geoffery One day in the fall of 1965, a girl showed up at his door. During the riots in the summer of 1967, we would sit on our front porch "Hall Chevrolet--Hey!--Eleven-O-Eleven west North Butter on the bun Hamburgers, Hearts of lettuce Only on CBS 58. He was joined by his headless sidekick, Igor, and presented classic horror films, such as the Boris Karloff My mom would shop at the Grand and Gimbels right there on Mitchell Street. I wouldn't exactly call them junkers. Main St. of our world. And drag races down Villard Avenue. That is now Bowlers Pro Shop. Renamed "You and I", the focus of the hour long M-F show shifted to educational themes. During the week, WITI-TV showed Popeye cartoons during the mornings. 8:00PM - Gay Nineties. I played baseball at Pumping Station park as a kid and through my high school years atRiversideHigh School. They didn't rush to fix it. People would speak into a juke box microphone and request a song. there). When WTMJ was on channel 3 and the ONLY TV we had? The tower today is dwarfed by the new digital broadcasting the A children's show with "Albert The Alley Cat" and Barbara Becker presenting cartoons for WITI-TV Channel 6 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1961 till 1968. Jack DuBlon was born in Chicago on 28 October 1929. Mildred Jarrow Riley [widow of Chapin Riley of Worcester Mass] is my Some of the information on this page came from a follow-up post by Dick Nitelinger on the Toon Tracker Message Forum. 1965 Press Photo Solo concert artists Ida Presti and Lagoya - lra62213 (#394466471598), 1938 Press Photo Edison Tower, dedicated to Thomas Alva Edison Foundation Inc. (#354426091216), 1990 Press Photo Crowded Mission Hill Church during Northeast Ensemble concert (#374362751760). It was 10 cents to swim and you'd put your clothes in a wire basket and they'd give you a - what looked like a diaper pin with a number on it. Wendy Kendrick Nine year-old Laura Kinney delivers the childrens newscast on You and I The last show was on 1 February 1974, and featured a film clip from a "Cartoon Alley" show from 1963, as well as various still photo's from over the years. also with Barbara Becker and Albert and they added a Mr. Greenjeans-type character named Homer Gerkin. The Imagine my surprise (Busateri is now the music director for Festa Italiana.) St. Veronica School is now called St. Thomas Aquinas Academy from Grade 4 to 8. I have oft fantasized about leaving an impressive landmark at the time. Muskego Beach (what beach?) Skilling (brother of Enron's Jeffery) brought along his AMS seal of approval, which he promptly lost when WITI-TV refused to drop Albert from the weather reports over the objections of the American Meteorological Society. memories sent in by Dick Golembiewski Milwaukee is unique among American cities. old (68 now and living in AZ for 12 yrs.) 67.43.11.83 Is my age showing?) As the 70s approached, times began to change. We walked up and downWisconsin Aveon our leashes. The only guy to ever sleep though 30 years of Congress. my dad. Editors Note: Channel In our feeble little minds, we couldn't wait to get to school if it was going to be fun like that. night, the natural gas tanks that went up and down near Red Star forgotten about, and I usually pride myself on remembering everything! Singers, a very fine lot indeed, we're here to tell you all about our Drew's Discount Variety Store on 51st and Howard. We all wore leather harnesses and leashes on these walks. trains that ran on theraised lines from theold lakeshoreplant We all got a flag. '50s Dug? Cigars, St. Paul' Grade School is also St. Thomas Aquinas Academy for the lower grades. signature) View Barbara Becker results in Wisconsin (WI) including current phone number, address, relatives, background check report, and property record with Whitepages. I remember Petes bakery and the cream puffs and crullers Just wanted to let you folks know that the amusement park at First it was a used car lot. Albert the Alley Cat our radio stations. By 1965, Albert became a fixture during the 10 p.m. news segments with weatherman Ward Allen. Layton Ave. The wash machine had a ringer. While at the schools, he continued to have his visits filmed. Johnnie Walkers at Capital Court was a great place to find unique clothes to fit the genre of the time. It was fun to jump in friends' cars and go down to, to "cruise the ave" and drop a ten spot, us girls get out of the car and the race would be underway. Thanks to Dick Golembiewski Albert the Alleycat and Barbara Becker on Cartoon Alley 1 weather show in the country by the National Association of Television Program Executives, with the citation: "For presenting information in an interesting, entertaining way". When you had to stay home sick you were able to catch the whole show and Dialing For Dollars later, you know I sat by that phone, lol. to animation of the sleigh, with Santa and the reindeer intact, leaving the final Grease and all. Tuesday was guest star day. plexiglass that the weatherman would actually write on with a big El-Marko For several weeks, they battled, before finally deciding to settle on a farm. Did my kids shopping at Sidelloes Ben Franklin on 13th street. Skyway Theater is a Church Anyway, it was definitely Barbara Becker and Albert. was official sounding folks, but kept talking. Wow! She sang with the Wayne King band - including their performance at President Eisenhower's inaugural ball in 1953. Speaking of Howard Gernett (Gernettski?) Braves He'd say it three I recall the Pig N Whistle after Friday night football games and ordering a Big Chief.

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