One of the most beloved kids show icons on New York City TV, Sandy Becker brought a wacky charm and a genuine love and respect for children to every program he hosted. " Anyone who grew up in New York in the 50's and 60's had to know Sandy Becker. This video is unavailable. One of the most beloved kids show icons on New York City TV, Sandy Becker brought a wacky charm and a genuine love and respect for children to every program he hosted. Sketches shared the bill with pre-MTV music videos (including a Gesundheit/Dorshock lip sync of “Mr. Here are some of Sandy's outtakes. Becker was recruited to host Bugs Bunny movie cartoons on 'The Bugs Bunny Theater' seen on Friday evenings from September 14, 1956 until Friday, September 6, 1957. On March 16, 1957, at the NYC Emmy Awards which were held at the Waldorf/Astoria Hotel, 'The Sandy Becker Show' and Sandy Becker himself were nominated for Best Children's TV Show and Most Outstanding TV Personality. In April 1996, seven weeks past his 74th birthday, Becker died following a heart attack at his home in the In 1942, when he was 20 years old, Sandy Becker was working as an announcer at Advert, "Remember the Golden Days of Radio, Volume 1", SY-5183, Longines Symphonette Society, Larchmont, New York, circa 1970. Norton Nork was a klutzy sort who tried to follow Becker’s off-camera directions to perform a simple task (making a pizza, baking a cake, etc. ), but always failed spectacularly. There's Norton Nork, the Big Professor, Hambone... Who else? "Most kid shows regard young viewers as babies. He was married to Cherie. For his revamped show, Becker adopted a wide range of alter egos, which appeared in short skits throughout the hour-long program. What I remember most, though, was his Monday evening show that followed the Kennedy assassination. He was married to Cherie. He died on April 9, 1996 in Remsenburg, New York. And my question is, was Sandy Becker really funny? I'd be interested in hearing other people's memories of specific characters & bits on the Sandy Becker show. He died on April 9, 1996 in Remsenburg, New York. Radio actor and announcer. {"What a pity"}), and the Irish Danny Moran.Becker's show was so popular in the New York area, that when he began using a version of the Hambone theme music from an old Becker also created a puppet known as Henry Headline, who delivered lighter news to the children who watched. The show continued to air in its evening slot until the late 1960’s, making Sandy Becker a fixture in the lives of an entire generation. In 1955, Becker became the first host of the long-running Wonderama, which originally aired for six hours straight on Sunday. Sandy Becker was born and raised in New York City.

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