CHICAGO — In nearly a half a century of television meteorology, Tom Skilling has seen technology evolve from grease pencils to computer graphics, and from snow sticks to satellites. Through it all there’s been one constant – the human element. Skilling said the profession that has evolved from the early days of TV, when it […]
CHICAGO When the new medium of television was taking hold, kids in the Chicago area lucky enough to have a set got their first tastes of shows made “just for them” on WGN. The very first children’s host was singer and radio personality Richard “Two Ton” Baker, whose “Wonder House” puppet show debuted on the […]