Introducing a new feature today..."When Mike was King...."
This will feature Chicago's Very Own......
Mike Douglas.
Mikefacts..
- Real name was Michael Delaney Dowd
- Used to be a staff singer for WMAQ-TV
- Worked as a singer aboard Lake Michigan dinner cruise ships.
- Was Prince Charming's singing voice in Disney's Cinderella.
- 21 years as a successful daytime talk-show host.....with an eclectic range of guests.
- Musical groups from the Rolling Stones to John Lennon appeared.
- When Elvis shot his TV in his Las Vegas suite.....he was watching Mike Douglas. (Nothing personal against Mike....he was aiming for his co-host that week.....Robert Goulet)
- Died on his birthday.
Today's feature...
Mike....Gene....and Totie.
Marty
Marion, IL
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