Rayner started with WGN-TV in 1961. (Chicago Tribune historical photo) Bob Bell as Bozo the Clown, left, and Ray Rayner as Oliver O. Oliver, right, during "Bozo's Circus" in the late 1960's.

WGN-TV was at the parade, featuring a WGN float and Bozo the Clown. St. Patrick’s Day 2025: A complete Chicago guide to river dyeing, parades and celebrating all things Irish The South Side ...

and a winning name with a WGN connection was offered by a 9-year-old girl. “My mom always calls me a Bozo and myself and I’m funny like a clown, so I decided that ‘plown’ rhymes with ...

Former WGN-TV Bozo, Joey D’Auria joins WGN Radio’s Dave Plier in studio to talk about his experience as The World’s Most Famous Clown, his appearance on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, his ...

Home video recording of WGN-TV’s “Bozo’s Circus” from October 30 ... and Barnum & Bailey Circus clown Peggy Willams filling in for Roy Brown’s Cooky; comedy sketches; a Bozo cartoon ...

Arquette brought his Bozo the Clown to Chicago last weekend for a series ... Unfortunately for Arquette, WGN, the network that ran Bozo's Circus, "actually threw out a lot of their stuff," he ...

On Friday, Corgan stopped by the WGN studios with the current Bozo The Clown and with Joey D’Auria, the actor who played Bozo from 1984 to 2001. The actor David Arquette currently owns the ...

This time, the activity wasn’t outside WGN Studios but rather Madame ZuZu ... David Arquette performs as Bozo the Clown and watches 6-year-old Ben Toban play the Grand Prize Game on Saturday ...

is hosting a three-day celebration of Chicago’s favorite clown, Bozo. Corgan is a superfan and even performed at Bozo’s final taping at WGN. “I think Bozo remains very close to people’s ...

This weekend, Chicagoans can catch a celebration of the WGN icon and red-haired jester Bozo the Clown. The three-day event will be hosted by Chicago native and Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy ...

WGN-TV Studio taping of Bozo’s Circus featuring Bozo the Clown. But unlike a real circus, Bozo’s Circus was largely a scripted show, and the clowns’ comedy sketches felt familiar to anyone ...