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'''Royal Pollokoff''' (b. 1929), better known by the [[stage name]] '''Royal Parker''', is an [[United States|American]] television personality. In a broadcasting career spanning the 1940s–1990s, he appeared in various roles in the [[Baltimore, Maryland]], market.<ref name=Olesker>{{cite news|last=Olesker|first=Michael|authorlink=Michael Olesker|title=Here's a Royal cheer for a charitable guy|work=[[The Baltimore Examiner]]|date=May 20, 2008|page=6}}</ref> |
'''Royal Pollokoff''' (b. 1929), better known by the [[stage name]] '''Royal Parker''', is an [[United States|American]] television personality. In a broadcasting career spanning the 1940s–1990s, he appeared in various roles in the [[Baltimore, Maryland]], market.<ref name=Olesker>{{cite news|last=Olesker|first=Michael|authorlink=Michael Olesker|title=Here's a Royal cheer for a charitable guy|work=[[The Baltimore Examiner]]|date=May 20, 2008|page=6}}</ref> |
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Parker began his broadcasting career on an [[AM broadcasting|AM radio]] station in [[Havre de Grace, Maryland]], in the 1940s, hosting a music program called the ''Royal Record Review''.<ref name=Olesker />. He moved to television when the medium was in its infancy, joining the old WAAM-TV (now [[WJZ-TV]]) in Baltimore in 1951, where he would be a staple on Baltimore television for the next four decades. |
Parker began his broadcasting career on WASA (now [[WJSS]]), an [[AM broadcasting|AM radio]] station in [[Havre de Grace, Maryland]], in the 1940s, hosting a music program called the ''Royal Record Review''.<ref name=Olesker />. He moved to television when the medium was in its infancy, joining the old WAAM-TV (now [[WJZ-TV]]) in Baltimore in 1951, where he would be a staple on Baltimore television for the next four decades. |
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He created a children's television character, ''Mister Poplolly'', in which he would don an oversized hat and glasses, along with a clown's nose, for a daily show |
He created a children's television character, ''Mister Poplolly'', in which he would don an oversized hat and glasses, along with a clown's nose, for a daily show.<ref name=Olesker /> Other characters he played were ''P. W. Doodle'', a newsboy, and a [[Popeye]]-like sailor. <ref>{{cite news|last=Kelly|first=Jacques|title=Local Television's Royal Parker|work=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|date=November 11, 2006|page=2B}}</ref> Parker also did newscasts and commercials, including the ''[[Buddy Deane Show]]'' between 1957–1962. In 1962, he moved to [[WBAL-TV]], where he hosted such popular televised [[bowling]] programs as ''Pinbusters'' and ''Bowling for Dollars'' in the 1970s.<ref>{{cite news|last=Cohen|first=Charles|title=Broadcast Muse|work=Baltimore City Paper|date=April 24, 2002|url= |
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http://www.citypaper.com/arts/story.asp?id=2385|accessdate=2009-02-17}}</ref> |
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Reflecting on his varied roles in the early pioneering years of commercial television, Parker recalled in 2008 that when he started at WAAM in 1951, earning $45 per week, "We just figured things out as we went along. In six months, you did everything. I could run a control board, or put on a cooking show".<ref name=Olesker /> |
Parker remained at WBAL-TV until his retirement in the mid-1990s. Reflecting on his varied roles in the early pioneering years of commercial television, Parker recalled in 2008 that when he started at WAAM in 1951, earning $45 per week, "We just figured things out as we went along. In six months, you did everything. I could run a control board, or put on a cooking show".<ref name=Olesker /> |
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Parker and his wife, Phyllis, continue to live in the Baltimore area. He remains active in local charitable work, including benefit appearances for the Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital.<ref name=Olesker /> |
Parker and his wife, Phyllis, continue to live in the Baltimore area. He remains active in local charitable work, including benefit appearances for the Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital.<ref name=Olesker /> |
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Revision as of 21:13, 17 February 2009
Royal Pollokoff (b. 1929), better known by the stage name Royal Parker, is an American television personality. In a broadcasting career spanning the 1940s–1990s, he appeared in various roles in the Baltimore, Maryland, market.[1]
Parker began his broadcasting career on WASA (now WJSS), an AM radio station in Havre de Grace, Maryland, in the 1940s, hosting a music program called the Royal Record Review.[1]. He moved to television when the medium was in its infancy, joining the old WAAM-TV (now WJZ-TV) in Baltimore in 1951, where he would be a staple on Baltimore television for the next four decades.
He created a children's television character, Mister Poplolly, in which he would don an oversized hat and glasses, along with a clown's nose, for a daily show.[1] Other characters he played were P. W. Doodle, a newsboy, and a Popeye-like sailor. [2] Parker also did newscasts and commercials, including the Buddy Deane Show between 1957–1962. In 1962, he moved to WBAL-TV, where he hosted such popular televised bowling programs as Pinbusters and Bowling for Dollars in the 1970s.[3]
Parker remained at WBAL-TV until his retirement in the mid-1990s. Reflecting on his varied roles in the early pioneering years of commercial television, Parker recalled in 2008 that when he started at WAAM in 1951, earning $45 per week, "We just figured things out as we went along. In six months, you did everything. I could run a control board, or put on a cooking show".[1]
Parker and his wife, Phyllis, continue to live in the Baltimore area. He remains active in local charitable work, including benefit appearances for the Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Olesker, Michael (May 20, 2008). "Here's a Royal cheer for a charitable guy". The Baltimore Examiner. p. 6.
- ^ Kelly, Jacques (November 11, 2006). "Local Television's Royal Parker". The Baltimore Sun. p. 2B.
- ^ Cohen, Charles (April 24, 2002). "Broadcast Muse". Baltimore City Paper. Retrieved 2009-02-17.