Buckskin Bill Black
William P. "Buckskin Bill" Black (1929–2018)[1][2] hosted the longest running children's program in the United States, Storyland in the morning and The Buckskin Bill Show in the afternoon on Baton Rouge's WAFB from 1955 to 1988, after which the show shifted to Saturday mornings only as Buckskin Bill and Friends through 1990.[3][2] He famously helped raise funds to get the Baton Rouge Zoo built after promoting the cause on his show through the late '50s and throughout the '60s.[4] After his successful television career, he was elected to the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board in 1995 and served for 16 years.[5]
References[]
- ^ "William P. Black Obituary". pointecoupeereporter.com. Pointe Coupee Reporter. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Baton Rouge TV star, community leader 'Buckskin Bill' Black dies". theadvocate.com. The Baton Rouge Advocate. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "VIDEO: Remembering Buckskin Bill". wafb.com. WAFB. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Celebrating 41 Wild Years!". brzoo.org. Baton Rouge Zoo. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ "Beyond 'Storyland': Reflections on 'Buckskin' Bill's time on the EBR School Board". wafb.com. WAFB. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
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