Swithin Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 John Zacherle, the one and only, who helped introduce me to horror films back on the old Shock Theater program in New York, has died age 98. http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/john-zacherle-dies-at-98-1201903371/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Zacherle http://www.zacherley.com (I realize that this has been mentioned in another thread but feel strongly that these giants of the film world deserve their own thread, when their time comes.) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RipMurdock Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 who is he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 who is he? Pretty much the original Svengoolie, Rip. (...and ya know, if you'd have clicked on Swithin's links here, you pretty much could have found this out yourself, dude) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RipMurdock Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Pretty much the original Svengoolie, Rip. (...and ya know, if you'd have clicked on Swithin's links here, you pretty much could have found this out yourself, dude) clickin makes my puter freez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 clickin makes my puter freez Uh-huh, and seems to shut off your spellcheck function too, eh?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vautrin Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 As a kid, I remember taking a shower and then getting ready on Saturday night to watch Chiller Theater with Zacherle on WPIX. That was a weekly ritual. I'm sure those flicks were sliced and diced to make way for commercials, but who cared then? The funny thing is that a while later he was a DJ on WNEW-FM, the hipster progressive radio station. Maybe he had a double life as a rock fan. A little unusual for someone born in 1918. R.I.P. Z. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 I have the same memories as you guys. Always watched Zacherle. Haven't thought about him in many years but as soon as I saw his name, his face was clear as a bell in my mind. He was great and I loved him as a kid. So much fun to watch and listen to him. I also remember his radio show and I'm pretty sure that I saw him at a Dead concert at the Filmore ( those memories are a little sketchy) RIP John Zacherle and Thanks for the Wonderful Memories. All of us who were kids back then in NY Loved You 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR33928 Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Sorry to learn John Zacherley has passed...too bad,but hey,98 years ain't a bad run...wish i could live that long. Used to watch him on Sat. nights when he was still in Philly,back in the 50's...but can't remember which tv station he was on RIP JZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigarjoe Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Agree not a bad run RIP (I never knew that was his real last name, lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RipMurdock Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Uh-huh, and seems to shut off your spellcheck function too, eh?! i can spell but fingers R 2 big Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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