America's history through the lens of 20th century broadcast media
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Broadcast History
An award-winning early television program created by puppeter Burr Tillstrom who created a host of puppet characters who interacted with the only major human being on the program, radio singer and actress Fran Allison.





Kukla, Fran and Ollie
WBKB-TV, Chicago
1947

WMAQ-TV, Chicago
1948

NBC-TV
1949 -1954

ABC-TV
1954 - 1957
Yearbook, 1951
Kukla and Ollie
Kukla, Burr Tilstrom, Fran and Ollie, postcard