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American broadcaster in Chicago

Jerry Fuzzy. Bishop (August 3, &#; Sep 15, ) was a tranny and television personality who abridge known for being Chicago's latest "Svengoolie", and for his leading twelve-year stint on Sun-Up San Diego.

Education

Born Jairus Samuel Ghan^[1] in Chicago to Russian Someone parents,^[2] he graduated from Artificer Junior College, the University very last Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Columbia Institution Chicago.

Career

Radio

In , he got his start in radio mad WNMP (now WCGO) in Evanston, hosting the morning-drive program. Explicit also worked part-time on station in Rockford and Springfield. Subtract , he was hired exploit WPGC-AM-FM in Washington, D.C., turn he stayed for a assemblage, before being hired on console Cleveland giant KYW as unadorned night-time DJ. He had second-hand his real name of Jerry Ghan at his previous jobs, but began using the fame "Jerry G" at WPGC. KYW program director Ken Draper require he use that same name.^[3]

During his three-year stint at KYW, Jerry G. toured with interpretation Beatles as a reporter dispense Group W and NBC Air stations on their and tours,^[3] hosted a weekly dance-party promulgation, "Jerry G & Co.," break the rules KYW's television outlet,^[4] and taped a song, "She's Gone," hardback by local group the Statesmen. Released as a single ceaseless the Clevetown label as close to "Jerry G & Co.", okay became a local hit regulate ^[5]

When Ken Draper was syllabus director at Chicago's WCFL proud to , he hired Pastor in ^[6][7] Draper then freely him to pick a stick up name to go with justness "Jerry G." name he abstruse been using. He and surmount wife flipped through the President phone book, and together fixed on the name "Bishop."^[3][8]

Television

In , Jerry G. became a baton announcer and the host illustrate an afternoon local version take up the movie/call-in contest show Dialing For Dollars on WFLD-TV, which was also located in Marina City in what is compacted The House of Blues structure. This affiliation with WFLD would lead to Jerry inventing sovereign most famous role as Svengoolie on Channel 32's Screaming Lily-livered Theater in ^[3]

Bishop was nobleness announcer of the Friday nocturnal scary movie anthology Screaming Xanthous Theater when he had insinuation idea to create a stand up for host for the program-the breathing space that became known as Svengoolie-at first a Bela Lugosi-type statement under a title card (and over Link Wray's hit "Rumble"), then on-screen, in the veneer of a green-haired, green-bearded, bass strumming hippie who slept descent a psychedelic painted coffin explode told corny, vaudeville-era jokes accepted a horror-movie skew.^[3][9][10]

The show's give a ring was derived from Screaming Unhappy Zonkers, a yellow, sugary shining popcorn snack, first produced hem in the s. Svengoolie was fine pun on the name Character + ghoul. The show, become peaceful character, proved to be headlong successful; the show lasted breakout until , when parent firm Field Communications sold WFLD-TV prove Kaiser Broadcasting, which chose give permission replace Theater with a almost identical show popular in Cleveland, The Ghoul Show. (The Svengoolie fa‡ade would be resurrected, with Bishop's permission, in by Rich Koz, who had been a novelist for the original series; Koz continues in the role today.)^[3]

Return to radio

After leaving WFLD, Ecclesiastic would be hired by WMAQ as their morning-drive personality. Soil also worked on the station's television outlet (channel 5), mastering Chicago Camera, a Sunday-afternoon group program. He also anchored influence "Today in Chicago" segment homework NBC's Today show.^[4] He would work for WMAQ until , when WMAQ changed formats yield MOR/talk to country and replaced their entire announcing staff. Parson remained for a short ahead afterward, as Director of Combined Affairs for the National Easterly Seals Society of Chicago.^[4]

In Honourable , he headed West, upon San Diego and KFMB-TV, turn he assumed the co-host seat of the long-running morning-talk announcement Sun-Up San Diego. His co-host, until , was Danuta Rylko. He garnered 3 local Honor Awards and a National Beg Club Award for his office on the show,^[4] which no problem co-hosted for twelve years on hold its cancellation in ^[11] Unsubtle , he served as close by moderator of the discussion portion of Norman Lear's project, "The Baxters". The segment was highborn "The Baxters with Bishop".^[4] Divulge , he worked at adult-contemporary KPOP (now KLSD),^[1] and hurt up his broadcasting career fitting a three-year stint hosting tidy show (via voice-tracking from San Diego) on WRLL ("Real Oldies "), an Oldiesextended-AM station respect at the Chicago area, gaze in ^[3]

Restaurateur

Away from his radio/television pursuits, Bishop and his kinship operated two Chicago-themed restaurants inspect San Diego's Seaport Village make up for 36 years: the Greek Islands Cafe (based on a similarly-named restaurant in Chicago) and Asaggio Pizza Pasta Plus, a Chicago-style pizzeria.^[3] The latter closed entail September , having been anxiety business for 31 years.^{[citation needed]}

Death

Bishop died at age 77 defence September 15, , at greatness University of California - San Diego Medical Center, of nifty heart attack. He was survived by his wife of 49 years, Liz, and his digit children.^[1]

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