Michael Briggs Gordon (July 29, 1949 – February 12, 1988) was an American television host who was best known throughout the areas of Southern Illinois, Western Kentucky, Southeast Missouri, and surrounding states as "Uncle Briggs". He hosted a children's show on
WSIL TV-3 in
Harrisburg, Illinois
Harrisburg () is a city in and the county seat of Saline County, Illinois, United States. It is located about southwest of Evansville, Indiana, and southeast of St. Louis, Missouri. Its 2020 population was 8,219, and the surrounding Harris ...
, until 1982.
Gordon took over for Cactus Pete on the Funny Company broadcast in the 1970s. His show featured characters, "Funny Company News",
Three Stooges
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shorts
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, and cartoons such as ''
Deputy Dawg
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Background
The character of Deputy Dawg originated in 1959 as part of a projected series entitled ''Possible ...
''.
See also
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List of local children's television series (United States)
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References
1949 births
1988 deaths
American children's television presenters
People from Harrisburg, Illinois
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