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Ghoulardi was a fictional character created and portrayed by voice announcer, actor and disc jockey Ernie Anderson as the horror host of Shock Theater at WJW -TV, Channel 8 (a.k.a. "TV-8") the CBS Affiliate station in Cleveland, Ohio, from January 13, 1963, through December 16, 1966. [1] Shock Theater featured grade-"B" science fiction films ...
Jan 12, 2013 · A devious ghoul who rose up in the middle of the night -- tipsy, no less -- to cast a spell over the city. He ruled through mayhem and mockery. He turned followers into zombies. And he altered the ...
Ernie Anderson. Ernest Earle Anderson (November 12, 1923 – February 6, 1997) was an American radio and television personality, horror host, and announcer. Known for his portrayal of "Ghoulardi", the host of late night horror films on WJW Channel 8 on Cleveland television from 1963 to 1966, [1] he worked as an announcer for the ABC television ...
Dec 21, 2013 · Ghoulardi hosted horror movies on Friday nights at 11:30. His real name was Ernie Anderson and he was a booth announcer for WJW TV in Cleveland. For Ghoulardi's Shock Theater, he copped a ...
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Oct 26, 2017 · A 1966 team photo of the Ghoulardi All-Stars. At the show's peak, Ghoulardi scored 70 percent of the late-night audience in Cleveland and was a pop hero. (Special Collections, Michael Schwartz ...
Mar 15, 2021 · Ghoulardi's Shock Theater ran from January 13 th of 1963 until its abrupt end in December of 1966 on local Cleveland channel 8 (WJW TV). I say abrupt because at the time of his departure, Ghoulardi’s popularity during late-night Friday nights was soaring and at its peak even included hosting Saturday afternoon’s Masterpiece Theater and the weekday children's program Laurel, Ghoulardi and ...
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Jan 12, 2016 · Ghoulardi hit the air on a cold January night in the middle of a blizzard. For three wild and woolly years, the late-night host mesmerized Cleveland and spawned a legend that lives on.
