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ACE,
JANE
ANDERSON,
HERBERT
BALDWIN,
GOV. RAYMOND E.
BALLOU,
FLORENCE 1, 2
BATCHELDER,
ANNA
BEEBE,
IRA DOW, DR.
BICKFORD,
LELAND
BLAKE,
VIRGINIA
BRITT,
JIM
BROWN,
KEITH
BROWN,
LORRAINE
BROWN
SISTERS
CALDWELL,
ERSKINE
CALLAHAN,
VINCENT J.
CANTADELLA,
GEORGE, MRS.
CARMER,
CARL
CHARTERS,
JOHN
CHASSERLY,
ANN
CLARK,
W. ROCKWELL
COBB,
DICK
COCHER,
ERIC
CONNOLLY,
HAROLD, DR.
CONWAY,
MARY
COOGAN,
MARIE
CRAWFORD,
WINTHROP
CRONIN,
FRANCIS J.
CULLITY,
WALTER
DAY,
WILLIAM HORACE, REV.
DENMARK,
KIRK
DETTINGER,
ALMA
DIMOCK,
EDWARD J.
DLUGO,
ALICE
DORITY,
HARRY ELIOT
DOYLE,
THOMAS
DRYER,
BERNARD
EATON,
WALTER PRICHARD
ELLIOT,
WILLIAM 1, 2
ELMENDORF,
FRANCIS M.
ESCHBACH,
CHARLES E.
FADIMAN,
CLIFTON
FARLEY,
WILLIAM J. 1, 2 ,3
,4
FEDORY,
TITANIA S.
FIELDS,
CURTIS F.
FISH,
FREDERICK, MRS.
FISHMAN,
CHARLOTTE
FOREST,
ISLE, DR.
FOSTER,
BERT
FOSTER,
FRANK P. III
FOSTER,
PERLEY
FOTI,
FRANK
FRASER,
CLIFFORD
GILMORE,
JAMES
GIRLS
BOWLING TEAM
GOLLENCHER,
MARIA
GOODMAN,
CARL
GREENHOUSE,
BARNETT, DR.
GRUZA,
LARRY
HALE,
ARTHUR
HAM,
ALBERT
HAMDEN
HIGH SCHOOL BAND
HARLOW,
ROY
HARRIS,
PHIL
HEEGLEMAN,
GEORGIA
HESS,
JOHN
HILLIARD,
HARRIET
HOAGLAND,
EVERET
HOSSIER
HOT SHOTS
HOSKINS,
FRED, REV.
HOYT,
ART
HUBERT,
HAL
JACOBSON,
ANDY
JAMES,
MARQUIS
JOHNSON,
EVERETT
JOHNSTONE,
JACK
JONES,
DON
JONES,
FLOYD
KEEN,
MR.
KEICH,
GEORGE
KELLY,
RICHARD
KIDDER,
WALTER
KILPACK,
BENNETT
KING,
EDWARD
KING,
MARGARET
KIRK,
CHRISTINE
KLEINER,
HARRY
KNOLLENBERG,
BERNHARD
KROPOTKIN,
PRINCESS
LaBARR,
FLORENCE
LaHAYE,
JUDSON 1, 2, 3,
4
LaHAYE,
LOUIS
LAWRENCE,
JOHNNY
LEONARD,
MILDRED
LEVY,
E.F., DR.
LEWIS,
MARTIN
LINDE,
JOSEPH I., DR.
LOMAS,
VALERIA E.
LOPEZ,
JOSEPH 1, 2, 3
LOVETT,
SIDNEY, REV.
MAGUIRE,
ROBERT F.
MASTERS,
FRANKIE
McBAIN,
RALPH
McCRORY,
BRIAN
McGRATH,
RAY
McLEAN,
LOIS
McLEVY,
JASPER, MAYOR
METCALF,
JOHN
MEYERS,
GUS, JR.
MILLER,
VIRGINIA
MILLS,
MARJORIE
MONOGHAN,
FRANK, DR.
MORTON,
JAMES
MOSS,
RUTH
MURPHY,
JOHN W., MAYOR
NELSON,
OZZIE
NORRIS,
BOBBY
O'CONNELL,
CARDINAL WM.
ORNE,
HAROLD
PAGLIUCA,
SALVATORE
PAIGE,
RAYMOND
PARKINSON,
THOMAS
PLATT,
EDWARD A., SHERIFF
POLI,
JEANNE 1, 2, 3,
4
PORTER,
ALFRED E.
RAPIEFF,
KENNETH
RAY,
GARO W.
REICHMAN,
JOE
REILLY,
JOHN A., FATHER
REILLY,
JOHN H JR.
REILLY,
SHERMAN
ROWE,
FRED
ROZENE,
JANET
RUBANO,
JAMES W.
RUSSELL,
CATHERINE
SHEPPARD,
JOHN III
SHUMOFSKY,
MORRIS
SLATER,
BILL
SLAVIN,
J. EDWARD, SHERIFF
SLIM,
YODELING
SMELTER,
RUTH
SMITH,
FRANCELIA
SNAVELY,
JEFF
SPRATT,
HARRY
STEVENS,
JACK
STONE,
EZRA
SULLIVAN,
VINCENT J.
SWING,
RAYMOND GRAM
TALLEROY,
OLIVE
THE
BELLMEN
THORPE,
CAROLINE
TIRELL,
KATHRYN
TOWLE,
EDWIN
TRAENDLY,
JACK
TRAVERS,
LINUS
TUCKER,
TOMMY
TULLY,
FRANCIS
VAN,
BILLY V.
VINCENT,
GILBERT J.
VINING,
DONALD
WARREN,
WORCESTER
WEISS,
LOU 1, 2
WELCH,
CONSTANCE
WELDON,
JAMES
WENNEKER,
JEROME
WHITEHEAD,
DOROTHY
WICKER,
IREENE
WINCHELL,
WALTER
WOODMAN,
DOUGLAS
YODELING
SLIM
YOUR
OLD TIMER
ZAPPALA,
CLOTHILDA
ZARA,
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GYRO THE ROBOT
GYRO The Robot was created
for a children's show on WICC-TV Channel 43. He was designed and
built by the Art Director of WICC-TV Morgan Kaolian in 1954. GYRO
joined TRIXIE THE CLOWN on the children's show. Trixie (Dick Chalmers)
did tricks while GYRO drew pictures about outer
space and sang with the kids.
 From
1957, GYRO The Robot pays a visit to WICC morning man Ray
Carroll live on the air from the WICC radio studio, which
at the time was located at the Booth Hill facilities in
Trumbull.
Submitted by Kit Kaolian |
 WICC-TV's
"Trixie The Clown" (WICC Sales Manager Dick Chalmers)
and Christine Kaolian accompany GYRO The Robot and Morgan
Kaolian in this 1954 Barnum Festival parade float. The float,
a 53-foot rockey ship, was built by Sudy Hovhannissian of
"Magic Carpet", a regular WICC sponsor in the
1950's
Submitted by Kit Kaolian |
 GYRO
was also used for promotions and made appearances at sponsor's
locations. While appearing in NY's Time Square, GYRO was
arrested for obstructing traffic. In this stint, sponsored
by Piel's Beer, GYRO bellowed "TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADERS,
BERT AND HARRY PIEL", who were popular TV cartoon characters
voiced by Bob and Ray. Technically, the AGENT got arrested
(and released) and this photo was actually taken on the
scene, and that's a real cop!
Submitted by Kit Kaolian |
Possibly from
CASHBOX Magazine was this article, from Dec 28, 1957.
"BRIDGEPORT - Ray Carroll, the early morning
disc-jockey at WICC, Bridgeport, Conn, gets a personal
request for an out-of-this-world number from the robot,
GYRO, an unexpected visitor at the station's studios.
Submitted by Christine Kaolian
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