I miss working with them more than I can describe.. float: left; She is a celebrity journalist. display: flex; } Haven't a clue anymore as to what he said, but at the time I would tune in every week to watch the show. .chat-bubble { @media screen and (min-width: 1500px) { padding: 0 30px; height: 0; .card-text h4 { padding-top: 30px; } I don't remember the music but kind of can visualize the Golden Gate bridge backdrop. Pat McCormick [1] is a retired local television personality who worked for San Francisco's KGO-TV, and Oakland's, KTVU channel 2, where among many jobs he was the nightly news' weatherman, hosted the midday movie Dialing for Dollars program, and co-hosted the local edition of the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon. In 1965. I was able to grab just one Christmas Eve show. Pat McCormick (born c. 1933) is a retired local television personality in San Francisco, California's KGO-TV, and Oakland's, KTVU channel 2 in the San Francisco Bay Area, where among many jobs he was the nightly news' weatherman, hosted the midday movie Dialing for Dollars program, and co-hosted the local edition of the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon. I had written and illustrated an undead Victorian romance graphic novel titled Heart of a Corpse, Sane explains. @keyframes offPageAlert { } } .path-comment .region-content, Hope you find the footage. } color: #262626; display:none; /* COVID-19 Menu Card - Homepage */ } } } .path-music-index-search .col-sm-3 { padding: 30px; padding-right: 0; line-height: 1.7em; padding-left: 10%; clear:both; The Bay Area native, a former Chronicle paperboy, has worked at The Chronicle since 2000. flex: 1 0 20px; a.toolbar-icon.acquia-active-subscription.toolbar-item {display: none;} /* Remove when done */ padding-left: 0; Justin has a brilliant mind for humor.. clear: both; article.contextual-region.webform.full.clearfix form { } .people-card, .flex-wrap-card.people-card { Does anyone remember an afternoon tv show with a guy in a suit who sat in front of view of golden gate-SF that featured different programs each week? clear: both; Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud. position: relative; div#libchat_6be3c271faa36bb51e26b67a229ee3ac button { McCormick did the weather for the San Francisco Bay Area Fox-owned station, but is best known for his work on the afternoon kids show Charley and Humphrey. (KTVU) - KTVU personality Pat McCormick says hes alive and well, despite reports of his passing. clear: both; } Thoroughly convinced his father was dead, Steve he sent word to the Chronicle, which dutifully reported it. This guy was sophisticated and knowledgeable about local culture. } } Didnt know him really well, he was an acquaintance, but I do remember the show. } In time, he'd added additional characters, "Sneezer," "Shagnasty Bear," and "Pussyfoot", the grand piano playing cat wearing sunglasses. I remember on channel 2, KTVU at one after mom watched Days we could watch dialing for dollars, a great movie every day. .alert-chat, .alert-chat button.close { .bef-checkboxes .checkbox { The drama started Monday morning after a man identified as McCormicks only son, Steve Pat McCormick, e-mailed The Chronicle, wanting to let readers know that his father had recently died after a bout with melanoma. } Pat McCormick began working for KTVU in 1968 and retired in 1995. Charles Horse, President. -webkit-transition: box-shadow 300ms ease-in-out; } width:100%; Good luck! Charley and Humphrey send their love to everybody., Peter Hartlaub is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. It was the puppet show that brought McCormick to the Bay Area. padding-right: 30px; width: auto; background: #fff; } } float: left; But it was a chance encounter at ABC that would change McCormicks life. .view-college-promise-comparison table > tbody > tr:nth-of-type(odd) { } The four small issues (or ashcans) that they released to drum up interest in the series had storylines that were loudly, quintessentially Bay Area. padding-bottom:0; padding-top: 30px; Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. padding-top: 20px; In a statement to KTVU, he offered another apology, and referenced his beloved puppets. .views-field-field-people-phone, .views-field-field-commission-term-expires { .chat-bubble { margin-bottom: 20px; The Bay Area certainly had a large number of interesting and creative kids shows. } .step-list { display: -webkit-flex; /* Footer Update 2020 */ Let us know who you want to see featured on Throwback Thursday next week! float: left; padding-left: 5%; This email address is already subscribed to the selected list(s). .blog-comments form textarea.text-full { margin-bottom: 5px; } box-shadow: 7px 9px 14px rgba(0,0,0,0.4); padding-left: 20px; margin: 0; He declined to elaborate, stating that providing more details would open up even more wounds. Sell your art Login Signup. padding: 0 5%; My favorite children's show was Mr. Bob who hosted 3 Stooges shorts and ran skits in between with his pal Happy. Bob Eldred hosted an evening version called "The Jackpot Movie." KUSA - Denver, Colorado, also as KBTV, Stormy Rottman hosted the segments. display:none; background: #fff /*#F5F5F5*/; .video-card.promo-hero-img-card-container { Pat McCormick (television personality) Pat McCormick is a retired local television personality who worked for San Francisco's KGO-TV, and Oakland's, KTVU channel 2, where among many jobs he was the nightly news' weatherman, hosted the midd read more. This is a personal situation and my family wants privacy at this time, he said. padding: 20px 0; And no, it wasn't Pat McCormick. .view-homepage-promo-cards.view-id-homepage_promo_cards .view-content, .view-homepage-promo-cards.view-id-homepage_promo_cards .view-header { @media screen and (min-width: 1200px) { padding: 20px !important; } margin: 30px 1.5%; } padding: 1% 5% 5%; /* End Gtranslate Hardcoded Dropdown */ color: #fff !important; Originally from Dobbs Ferry, New York, he fell in love with the small town atmosphere and bounty of outdoor activities that the Missoula area offers. .path-app-faqs aside.col-sm-3, .path-search-faqs aside.col-sm-3, .view-music-collections-index.view-id-music_collections_index { Pat McCormick (born c. 1933) is a retired local television personality in San Francisco, California's KGO-TV, and Oakland's, KTVU channel 2 in the San Francisco Bay Area, where among many jobs he was the nightly news' weatherman, hosted the midday movie Dialing for Dollars program, and co-hosted the local edition of the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon. } Click here to read. @media screen and (min-width: 1500px){ .news-release-header p { But I do remember writing in and becoming a member of his "Thunder." something club--at least I think it was Thunder something--and even getting a membership card (purple and brown?). } .view-college-promise-comparison tbody th { The memories of that afternoon as a young boy wanting to be a fast draw cowboy riding on the range brought a smile and a chuckle. @media screen and (min-width: 1025px) { } .nav-pills > li.active > a, .nav-pills > li.active > a:hover, .nav-pills > li.active > a:focus { } float: left; Please tell me about your background, where you grew up, how you became a writer. Charley was a horse who wore a sea captain's hat, and Humphrey Hambone was a bulldog. Pat McCormick of Charley & Humphrey and KTVU weather, left the business I believe, and I think headed toward Portland, Seattle, or Vancouver. margin-bottom: 0; Besides airing network programs, San Francisco Bay Area stations also produced their own programs for the local audience. @media screen and (min-width: 992px) { .views-field.views-field-field-people-photo { @media screen and (max-width: 991px){ She graduated from Rosemont College in 1978, followed by an M.S. } } -webkit-transition: all 0.2s; clear: both; display: -webkit-flex; So what I managed to do is chalk it up to old age.. } } width: 100%; } } .bef-checkboxes .checkbox { margin-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 5%; padding-left: 3px; z-index:999; } display: flex; /* Blog Language Styles & FAQ Category styles */ } } background: #F5F5F5; line-height: 1.42857; border-radius: 6px; } position: relative; Thanks for your comment. float: left; Some tiny woman, reportedly in her sixties or seventies, pulled his 6-foot-7 body out of the flaming car and dragged it to safety. Sadly, there wasn't much of a life left to save. In the second issue, another beloved McCormick character is introducedPussyfoot the cat who, in the comic, owns a rowdy beatnik cafe next door to Charley and Humphreys apartment. margin-bottom: 20px; } border: 1px solid #ccc; padding-right: 10%; float: left; @media screen and (max-width: 560px) { background-color: #f5f5f5; margin-left: 5%; @media screen and (max-width: 500px) { height: 2em; } } } box-shadow: inset 0 -1px 0 #ddd; } padding:10px; width: 45%; left: 0; This type of programming began in the late 1940's and continued into the 1970s. position:relative; [3], In a 2008 interview, McCormick admitted that the "Charley and Humphrey" skits were his favorite aspect of working on television: "All the other things I did on television were just jobs. width: 100%; .view-college-promise-comparison table > tbody > tr:hover { .view-homepage-promo-cards.view-id-homepage_promo_cards .attachment.attachment-after, .view-homepage-promo-cards.view-id-homepage_promo_cards.view-display-id-page_1 .view-content { } display: -webkit-box; .page-node-type-blog-lang .col-sm-9 { .blog-comments h2:after { Carl was a native of Denmark, and had been the first Santa at Santas Village in Scotts Valley. } background: #105f84; Say hi to old Gus for me. } McCormick said the former was strictly for kids, but the latter was for the whole family. clear: both; @media screen and (min-width: 992px){ He was born May 28, 1949, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the son of Claude Parker and Charlotte Marie Dietch McCormick. I called Bob March to thank him personally, and enjoyed an interesting chat about his career. float: right; padding-left: 5%; .view-id-holiday_closures.view-display-id-page_3, #block-eastsideartcontestsponsors { Thoroughly convinced his father was dead, Steve he sent word to the Chronicle, which dutifully reported it. } The show was actually Santas Toyshop. width: 100%; vertical-align: bottom; flex-wrap: wrap; } min-width: 225px; flex-wrap: wrap; .path-locations-table .view-content { .path-app-faqs section.col-sm-9, .path-search-faqs section.col-sm-9 { clear: none; } margin: 30px 1.5%; } "Thank you for your concern. .path-music-index-search .col-sm-9 { It was a late-night show that featured bad 'B' horror flicks and The Ghoul was the host. Remember it well circa 1964. flex-wrap: wrap; My memory reaches as far back as two years old (I recall my third birthday very clearly), and the first program I remember watching was Captain Kangaroo. word-break: break-word; }*/ } width: 70%; He worked in the mail department of Allied Artists, he chauffeured studio execs from Warner Bros. and Universal, and he worked in guest relations for CBS and ABC. Pat McCormick during an adopt-a-child feature on KTVU. padding-left: 10%; This is a personal situation and my family wants privacy at this time, he said. width: 100%; Select this result to view Patrick Albert McCormick's phone number, address, and more. .hpcardhowto { clear: both; KTVU reached McCormick Tuesday at his home in Oregon, where he apologized for the. He also worked at KGO-TV. .path-locations-table .table thead tr { .path-comment .region-content article h3 a.permalink:hover, .path-comment .region-content article h3 a.permalink:focus, .path-comment .region-content article h3 a.permalink:active { float: left; display: -webkit-box; } } } #navbar-collapse-category { border: 1px solid #ccc; Charley and Humphrey are one of the most-posted-about topics in Facebooks wide variety of Bay Area history groups. } .view-locations #edit-reset { .pog-text a { font-size:1.266em; } width: 100%; . .global-padding .view-header, .global-padding .view-footer, .view-music-collections-index.view-id-music_collections_index.view-display-id-page_2 .view-content { Called by The Chronicle and informed that McCormick is alive, he sounded stunned. .view-college-promise-comparison.view-display-id-attachment_1, .view-college-promise-comparison.view-display-id-attachment_2, .view-college-promise-comparison.view-display-id-attachment_3, .view-college-promise-comparison.view-display-id-attachment_4, .view-college-promise-comparison.view-display-id-attachment_5, .view-college-promise-comparison.view-display-id-attachment_1 .view-college-promise-comparison.view-header, .view-college-promise-comparison.view-display-id-attachment_2 .view-college-promise-comparison.view-header, .view-college-promise-comparison.view-display-id-attachment_3 .view-header, .view-college-promise-comparison.view-display-id-attachment_4 .view-header, .view-college-promise-comparison.view-display-id-attachment_5 .view-header {