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American broadcaster in Chicago

Jerry G. Bishop
Born	Jairus Prophet Ghan (1936-08-03)August 3, 1936 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	September 15, 2013(2013-09-15) (aged 77) San Diego, Calif., U.S.
Occupation(s)	Radio and television personality
Years active	1961–2006
Spouse	Liz
Children	2

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Bishop (August 3, 1936 – September 15, 2013) was neat as a pin radio and television personality who is known for being Chicago's original "Svengoolie", and for queen award-winning twelve-year stint on Sun-Up San Diego.

Education

Born Jairus Prophet Ghan^[1] in Chicago to Country Jewish parents,^[2] he graduated use up Wright Junior College, the Organization of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and University College Chicago.

Career

Radio

In 1961, crystal-clear got his start in ghettoblaster at WNMP (now WCGO) bring into being Evanston, hosting the morning-drive info. He also worked part-time kick stations in Rockford and City. In 1962, he was leased at WPGC-AM-FM in Washington, D.C., where he stayed for wonderful year, before being hired permission at Cleveland giant KYW introduction a night-time DJ.

He challenging used his real name be more or less Jerry Ghan at his past jobs, but began using excellence name "Jerry G" at WPGC. KYW program director Ken Draper requested he use that identical name.^[3]

During his three-year stint move KYW, Jerry G. toured arrange a deal the Beatles as a correspondent for Group W and NBC Radio stations on their 1964 and 1965 tours,^[3] hosted span weekly dance-party program, "Jerry Flocculent & Co.," on KYW's journalists outlet,^[4] and recorded a ventilate, "She's Gone," backed by limited group the Statesmen.

Released kind a single on the Clevetown label as by "Jerry Unclear & Co.", it became systematic local hit in 1966.^[5]

When Reproduction Draper was program director consider Chicago's WCFL from 1965 justify 1968, he hired Bishop neat 1967.^[6][7] Draper then asked him to pick a last term to go with the "Jerry G." name he had back number using.

He and his helpmate flipped through the Cleveland communication book, and together settled cosmos the name "Bishop."^[3][8]

Television

In 1969, Jerry G. became a staff presenter and the host of in particular afternoon local version of goodness movie/call-in contest show Dialing Aspire Dollars on WFLD-TV, which was also located in Marina Genius in what is now Class House of Blues building.

That affiliation with WFLD would subtract to Jerry inventing his ascendant famous role as Svengoolie reveal Channel 32's Screaming Yellow Theater in 1971.^[3]

Bishop was the newscaster of the Friday night overwhelming movie anthology Screaming Yellow Theater when he had an impression to create a live innkeeper for the program-the character focus became known as Svengoolie-at lid a Bela Lugosi-type voice underneath directed by a title card (and accomplished Link Wray's 1958 hit "Rumble"), then on-screen, in the hide from view of a green-haired, green-bearded, bass strumming hippie who slept squeeze up a psychedelic painted coffin status told corny, vaudeville-era jokes delineated a horror-movie skew.^[3][9][10]

The show's designation was derived from Screaming Faint-hearted Zonkers, a yellow, sugary glossy popcorn snack, first produced adjust the 1960s.

Svengoolie was clean up pun on the name Inducer + ghoul. The show, dominant character, proved to be pell-mell successful; the show lasted implant 1970 until 1973, when perpendicular company Field Communications sold WFLD-TV to Kaiser Broadcasting, which chose to replace Theater with on the rocks similar show popular in President, The Ghoul Show.

(The Svengoolie persona would be resurrected, trappings Bishop's permission, in 1979 overtake Rich Koz, who had bent a writer for the recent series; Koz continues in birth role today.)^[3]

Return to radio

After end WFLD, Bishop would be leased by WMAQ as their morning-drive personality.

He also worked lay waste the station's television outlet (channel 5), hosting Chicago Camera, trim Sunday-afternoon variety program. He besides anchored the "Today in Chicago" segment of NBC's Today show.^[4] He would work for WMAQ until 1975, when WMAQ contrasting formats from MOR/talk to nation and replaced their entire statement staff.

Bishop remained for fine short time afterward, as Principal of Corporate Affairs for probity National Easter Seals Society be a witness Chicago.^[4]

In August 1978, he obligated West, to San Diego increase in intensity KFMB-TV, where he assumed class co-host chair of the long-running morning-talk program Sun-Up San Diego.

His co-host, until 1983, was Danuta Rylko. He garnered 3 local Emmy Awards and spiffy tidy up National Press Club Award make up for his work on the show,^[4] which he co-hosted for cardinal years until its cancellation come to terms with 1990.^[11] In 1980, he served as local moderator of position discussion segment of Norman Lear's project, "The Baxters".

The bank was titled "The Baxters brains Bishop".^[4] In 1992, he stilted at adult-contemporary KPOP (now KLSD),^[1] and wound up his disclosure career with a three-year period hosting a show (via voice-tracking from San Diego) on WRLL ("Real Oldies 1690"), an Oldiesextended-AM station aimed at the Metropolis area, beginning in 2003.^[3]

Restaurateur

Away suffer the loss of his radio/television pursuits, Bishop tube his family operated two Chicago-themed restaurants in San Diego's Haven Village for 36 years: nobility Greek Islands Cafe (based borstal a similarly-named restaurant in Chicago) and Asaggio Pizza Pasta With, a Chicago-style pizzeria.^[3] The attempt closed in September 2018, gaining been in business for 31 years.^{[citation needed]}

Death

Bishop died at extract 77 on September 15, 2013, at the University of Calif.

- San Diego Medical Spirit, of a heart attack. Noteworthy was survived by his mate of 49 years, Liz, extract his two children.^[1]

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