Post by howard lee on Jan 29, 2021 8:26:13 GMT -5
I grew up watching this man's kids' TV shows on local Channel 5. He was an integral figure in the culture of New York kids in the 1960s. My Cub Scout troop almost made it on to the show. He was active in kids' media, was a WWII veteran and former POW, born and raised right here in the heart of Brooklyn.
'Sonny Fox, the one-time host of "Wonderama" and among the best-known figures in the history of New York television, has died, his daughter confirmed in a statement Thursday. Fox, who was 95 and had been living in an independent care facility in California, died Sunday night after a short illness related to COVID-induced pneumonia, his daughter, Meredith Fox, said.'
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