Paul Vincent Shannon (November 11, 1909 â€" July 25, 1990) was a
veteran Pittsburgh radio announcer in the days before commercial
television. He worked for years at KDKA radio in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, and hosted his own show as the Dream Weaver, reading
romantic poetry to electric organ accompaniment in the style of Peter
Grant on the famous Cincinnati radio program Moon River over WLW. He
also hosted the syndicated science-focused program Adventures in
Research with Thomas Phillips.After moving to WTAE-TV, he became a
Pittsburgh legend, particularly to the baby boom generation, as host
of the popular children's television block Adventure Time. The show
aired on WTAE channel 4 in the afternoons. The show showed Three
Stooges shorts, the vast library of Warner Bros. Cartoons, Rocky and
Bullwinkle cartoons, Little Rascals shorts, and the first color anime,
Kimba the White Lion, in serialised form along with skits and
songs.Shannon also played to a studio audience that attended each
broadcast, usually scout troops and amused his audiences with his
alter ego, "Nosmo King", a play on "No Smoking" signs (but not to be
confused with H. Vernon Watson (1886â€"1949), the British music hall
artist who also performed as Nosmo King).He also used a prop he dubbed
"The Magic Sword."
veteran Pittsburgh radio announcer in the days before commercial
television. He worked for years at KDKA radio in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, and hosted his own show as the Dream Weaver, reading
romantic poetry to electric organ accompaniment in the style of Peter
Grant on the famous Cincinnati radio program Moon River over WLW. He
also hosted the syndicated science-focused program Adventures in
Research with Thomas Phillips.After moving to WTAE-TV, he became a
Pittsburgh legend, particularly to the baby boom generation, as host
of the popular children's television block Adventure Time. The show
aired on WTAE channel 4 in the afternoons. The show showed Three
Stooges shorts, the vast library of Warner Bros. Cartoons, Rocky and
Bullwinkle cartoons, Little Rascals shorts, and the first color anime,
Kimba the White Lion, in serialised form along with skits and
songs.Shannon also played to a studio audience that attended each
broadcast, usually scout troops and amused his audiences with his
alter ego, "Nosmo King", a play on "No Smoking" signs (but not to be
confused with H. Vernon Watson (1886â€"1949), the British music hall
artist who also performed as Nosmo King).He also used a prop he dubbed
"The Magic Sword."
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