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The Reader’s Notebook: Burr Tillstrom

Maurice Seymour / chicagolgbthalloffame.org

October 13, 2021 -- Burr Tillstrom is celebrated for his contributions to the early days of television and in particular for his creation of unforgettable puppet characters such as Kukla and Ollie. He enriched the lives of children and adults through the “Kukla, Fran and Ollie” show with co-host Fran Allison, as well as through other performances over five decades beginning in 1936.

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Greg Jenkins has been the Operations Director at MSPR since 1999. Greg is a 1996 graduate of Morehead State University with a BME in Music Education and received a Masters of Science in Industrial Technology in 2008. Greg oversees training, scheduling, and evaluation of the student board operator staff, preparation of the daily traffic logs and serves as weekday classical music host. He is also the webmaster of the MSPR website and maintains MSPR's webstreaming and podcasting.