Film and stage actor Frederick Giermann hosted the local
children’s show on Portland’s KPTV that aired weekday
afternoons from Monday, May 4, 1953 to September 10,
1954. There was also a Saturday morning show called
”The Toymaker and his Friends”. It debuted on August 8,
1953. Sponsor’s included Alpenrose Dairy and Grandma’s
Cookies.

“Toymaker” set during a live telecast in 1953

Samuel Atkinson "Sam" Waterston is 71 today

1984

Stars Ben Alexander and Jack Webb in the radio studio prior to a broadcast
of Dragnet in 1953. The NBC radio crime drama series premiered on June 3, 1949 and ended on February 26, 1957.

Jack Webb

The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that Hostess Brands, makers of Twinkies 
and other snack foods, is preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this 
week and is talking permanent closure. Hostess, who also makes Wonder Bread, has declined further comment on the matter. The company is headquartered in Irving, TX.  

Twinkies were invented in Schiller Park, Illinois in 1930 by James Alexander Dewar, a 
baker for the Continental Baking Company.

James Dewar, inventor of Twinkies, the "Golden Sponge
Cake with Creamy Filling".

Petula Clark’s professional career began as an entertainer on BBC Radio
during World War ll. She has sold in excess of 68 million records during
her career.