Thank you so much for this! I grew up in the DFW area and watched News 8 etc as much as I could as a kid. Great to see Don, Suzi and Gene again. I was very sad when Gene died and still remember that to this day. So tragic. I am in awe of you working on the show! Wish there was more to see of this show and era of WFAA. Thanks again.
Thanks for watching. We were a family. The chemistry you saw on the air was the real thing. We all worked and played together. It was always a joy to come to work each day, and you never knew what might happen. I still see Suzie at our retiree’s luncheons. I, too, will never forget the day Gene was killed. What you watched on the clip is all that remains. We did prepare a tape of highlights and gave it to Gene’s wife and daughter back in 1971 shortly after his death. I do not know where they are or if it exists today.
@@Yogiboy2600 Thanks for the reply. Again I truly appreciate it. It was a magical time for me as a kid watching them and I treasure this clip.I was wondering, if maybe, you might remember Don Norman who worked for WFAA? He was a DJ at the radio station and also an announcer on the tv station. I know he was active also on Dialing for Dollars before my time, I only remember Ed Hogan. I have many memories of listening to Don on the radio in the summer of 1970, then he seemed to have disappeared. I remember when his son Randy died, I saw it in the newspaper. Don had a great radio program. I wrote to him and he read my letters on the air. Just wonder what happened to him., I have been wondering about "Big Don" as he called himself on the air for decades. He was a hero to me, I was 10 years old that summer.I still remember his voice and I continue to search for anything he might have done on the air. Thank you for reading.
I love watching old clips like this. I am from San Antonio and worked at a few stations there over the last 2 decades and I would love going into the archive and look at old 3/4 inch tapes and 16mm film.
It all began during the early days of the show. Don, Suzie, and Gene were pals…always playing practical jokes on one another. Don and Suzie had an early bet. Each of them were given a certain amount of stock to invest. Don was advised by a stockbroker to manage his portfolio. Suzie was advised by a hairdresser named Joseph who claimed to be a clairvoyant. At the end of 3 months, whoever had the least wealth would have to cook breakfast for the other. Don was the loser so he had to cook breakfast for Suz on the show. At the end of the show he would serve her. Unbeknownst to her, he cooked her calf brains and eggs. At the end of the show, as she took her first bite, he told her what she was eating. She gagged and almost threw up on the air. So… she was determined to get back at him. Hence the pie in the face on his last day on the show. Gene was in on it. We all were. After all, Don had tricked Gene into wrestling a tiger live on the air one morning. It was a fun time for all of us who worked on the show. There was a magical chemistry among the three of them. Every day was something new and fun!
Thank you so much for this! I grew up in the DFW area and watched News 8 etc as much as I could as a kid. Great to see Don, Suzi and Gene again. I was very sad when Gene died and still remember that to this day. So tragic. I am in awe of you working on the show! Wish there was more to see of this show and era of WFAA. Thanks again.
Thanks for watching. We were a family. The chemistry you saw on the air was the real thing. We all worked and played together. It was always a joy to come to work each day, and you never knew what might happen. I still see Suzie at our retiree’s luncheons. I, too, will never forget the day Gene was killed. What you watched on the clip is all that remains. We did prepare a tape of highlights and gave it to Gene’s wife and daughter back in 1971 shortly after his death. I do not know where they are or if it exists today.
@@Yogiboy2600 Thanks for the reply. Again I truly appreciate it. It was a magical time for me as a kid watching them and I treasure this clip.I was wondering, if maybe, you might remember Don Norman who worked for WFAA? He was a DJ at the radio station and also an announcer on the tv station. I know he was active also on Dialing for Dollars before my time, I only remember Ed Hogan. I have many memories of listening to Don on the radio in the summer of 1970, then he seemed to have disappeared. I remember when his son Randy died, I saw it in the newspaper. Don had a great radio program. I wrote to him and he read my letters on the air. Just wonder what happened to him., I have been wondering about "Big Don" as he called himself on the air for decades. He was a hero to me, I was 10 years old that summer.I still remember his voice and I continue to search for anything he might have done on the air. Thank you for reading.
@@helloitsme-w9n send an email to yogiboy2600@gmail.com and I will tell you what I know about Big Don.
@@Yogiboy2600 great thanks! just saw this , emailing now
I love watching old clips like this. I am from San Antonio and worked at a few stations there over the last 2 decades and I would love going into the archive and look at old 3/4 inch tapes and 16mm film.
It's very sad that Don was murdered in South America. RIP.
And Gene died in a racing accident.
Yes Jim jones burns in hell now
I love that set
He had a great sense of humor 😂
What's the background story about the surprise pie in the face? Suzie planned it? Did Gene know she was going to do that?
It all began during the early days of the show. Don, Suzie, and Gene were pals…always playing practical jokes on one another. Don and Suzie had an early bet. Each of them were given a certain amount of stock to invest. Don was advised by a stockbroker to manage his portfolio. Suzie was advised by a hairdresser named Joseph who claimed to be a clairvoyant. At the end of 3 months, whoever had the least wealth would have to cook breakfast for the other. Don was the loser so he had to cook breakfast for Suz on the show. At the end of the show he would serve her. Unbeknownst to her, he cooked her calf brains and eggs. At the end of the show, as she took her first bite, he told her what she was eating. She gagged and almost threw up on the air. So… she was determined to get back at him. Hence the pie in the face on his last day on the show. Gene was in on it. We all were. After all, Don had tricked Gene into wrestling a tiger live on the air one morning. It was a fun time for all of us who worked on the show. There was a magical chemistry among the three of them. Every day was something new and fun!