Years active: 1968-present
Certainly one of the stranger hosts I've seen. I've seen mad scientists, mad barons, demons, witches, vampires of all stripes, but an aluminum siding salesman is a unique figure. Starting out in Moline and Peoria in 1968, the Acri Creature Feature was a smash hit. Acri sold his wares during the day and in between only the finest B-movies. He was the perpetual straight man, surrounded by a horde of zany characters like vampire Vincent Hedges.
He was also one of the few old school hosts to appear in different markets at the same time, appearing in the Quad Cities markets well into the 1970's. In 2005 KLJB in Davenport, Iowa brought the show back for a new generation.
Acri Aluminum Siding
No comments:
Post a Comment