Checkers & Pogo Creator Dies |
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Wednesday, 07 November 2007 |
Aloha Oe Jim Hawthorne
Jim "Weather Eyes" Hawthorne, co-creator of the "Checkers and Pogo" show passed away Tuesday night, November 6, 2007 at a senior care center in Santa Barbara CA. He would have been 89 years old later this month. Hawthorne, involved in radio & television for nearly 50 years - not only played a major role creating the most successful kids show in Hawaii he also played the first "Mr. Checkers" for the first three months the show aired.
Checkers & Pogo
KGMB9-TV's "Checkers and Pogo" show debuted in May 26, 1967 and ran for 11 years, then went solo (Pogo) until 1982. During it's dominant tenure the show's main two characters included three"Mr Checkers", first, Jim Hawthorne (3 mo.); second, Dave Donnelly (1yr); third, Jim Demarest (10yrs) and "Pogo Poge" played by Morgan White (entirety).
All three "Checkers" have now passed away. Donnelly, January 2004; Demarest, June 2007; Hawthorne, November 2007. Morgan White resides in Utah.
www.jimhawthorne.com |
