R.I.P. Lee Kinard

        The Good Morning Show ad is from 1965 and The TV Matinee ad is from 1966. Lee Kinard was a pioneer in our local TV history. Rest in peace.

May 1, 1965 Wrestling on WGHP 8 in High Point, NC

May 1, 1965 on WGHP 8 in High Point, NC

    Bill Hefner would later take over this show.

May 1, 1965 on WSJS 12 in Winston-Salem, NC

           This was during the period when Shock Theatre had left the WGHP 8 schedule in favor of Les Crane's "Nightlife" late night show. Shock Theatre returned to WGHP in it's late Friday night time slot on June 4, 1965 with "The Ghost of Frankenstein".

"Miss Libba" Elisabeth Hinkle on WGHP 8

       Miss Libba Hinkle was WGHP's Romper Room teacher from September 13, 1965 until she left the station in January 1969. She was then part of the WFMY 2 news team until moving to New York in 1970 to work for a tv station there as a producer.

Championship Wrestling with host Charlie Harville

George Becker and Johnny Weaver with Charlie Harville.

Women's World starring Ramona Curtis on WGHP 8

This ad is from January 1965 featuring another show hosted by Ramona Curtis on WGHP channel 8 in High Point, North Carolina.

Old Rebel & Pecos Pete - WFMY

This photo and article is from September 1, 1965.

Happy Birthday WFMY 2

This ad is from the week of August 16, 1965. WFMY signed on August 18, 1949.

Remembering Arthur Smith

Mom and Dad took me and my two brothers to see this show when Arthur Smith and his Crackerjacks came to Mount Airy. As you can see by the ticket prices, the whole family got in for a total of $3.50. That was a lot of entertainment for that price. The gym was packed as most everyone in our area watched the weekly tv show on WFMY 2.

The Old Rebel & Pecos Pete - WFMY 2 1965

After nearly a decade and a half as part of WFMY's afternoon schedule,the Old Rebel moved to weekday mornings on August 23,1965. Pecos Pete (Jim Tucker) left the show not long after.

Ramona Curtis - WGHP 1965

Santa & Marco - WFMY

During the Christmas season in 1965.

Morning News - WGHP Aug.1965

Martin Brennaman and Aquilla Thacker on channel 8 in 1965. Martin graduated from the University of North Carolina before beginning his broadcasting career at WGHP.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone !

WGHP 8 Mid-Sixties Logo

Farm and Home Hour - WGHP

This WGHP photo is from around 1965.Roger Carter (left) was the Farm director for channel 8.

Ramona Curtis 1965

This ad is from June 1965. At the time, Ramona Curtis was appearing on Woman's World at 10 a.m. and her "Ramona Curtis Show" was airing at 11 a.m. each weekday morning on channel 8. Please click on the image to view it in a larger format.