Saturday, September 7, 2019

Bob Gordon's Popcorn Theatre on November 16, 1968

      Sometimes when time permitted, Bob Gordon's weekend shows ran more than four hours.



Bob Gordon's Sunday Theatre August 11 & 18, 1968



Tuesday, September 3, 2019

         On Friday September 9, 1966, Bob Gordon's long weekday run on WSJS 12 came to an end. On Saturday afternoon September 17, 1966 Bob Gordon moved to weekends where he stayed until August 15, 1976. Bob had done several  Saturday "Popcorn Theatre" shows in 1965 which were very popular. Popcorn Theatre aired on Saturday afternoons during Pro Football season. Then he would switch to Sunday afternoons during Major League Baseball season. When the two ball seasons overlapped or there were special sporting events, Bob might be pre-empted or if time permitted he might air a shorter version of his show. The longest Bob Gordon weekend show I remember seeing was about five hours in length with the shortest being one hour. It just depended on how much time was available.



Sunday, May 19, 2019

Charlie Harville on WGHP 8 1963 - 1975

    Charlie Harville was the sports director of WGHP channel 8 in High Point, NC when the station went on the air October 14,1963 until his last sports report on Friday January 31, 1975.



Saturday, May 11, 2019

WGHP 8 ad from 1963

     This ad appeared less than a month after WGHP 8 in High Point, NC signed on the air in 1963.


Plan 9 From Outer Space on WSJS 12


Friday, May 3, 2019

The Dick Bennick Show in 1966

         Dick Bennick began working at WGHP 8 in High Point, NC during January 1966. In addition to his Saturday afternoon show, Mr. Bennick hosted many other shows for the station that year. Among those shows were Dick's Digest, Quiz Club, Around Town, Summertime, Shock Theatre (as Count Shockula) as well as reporting the weather when the station called on him to do so.