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Ghoulardi was a fictional character created and portrayed by voice announcer, actor and disc jockey Ernie Anderson as the horror host of Shock Theater at WJW-TV, Channel 8 (a.k.a. "TV-8") the CBS Affiliate station in Cleveland, Ohio, from January 13, 1963, through December 16, 1966. [1]
Dec 21, 2013 · Off screen, Anderson was a jazz fan, but his sound engineer Chuck Schodowski played blues, surf music, R&B, and a lot of off-beat material on the late-night show.
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From 1963 to 1966, Anderson hosted Shock Theater under the alter ego of Ghoulardi, a hipster that defied the common perception of a horror host. While this version of Shock Theater also featured grade "B" science fiction and horror films, Ghoulardi mocked the films he was hosting, and spoke in an accent-laden beatnik slang. Often, comedic sound ...
Jan 12, 2013 · A devious ghoul who rose up in the middle of the night -- tipsy, no less -- to cast a spell over the city. Late-night horror host Ghouldardi, real name Ernie Anderson, hit the airwaves 50...
Oct 26, 2017 · The three-day bash celebrates Ernie “Ghoulardi” Anderson with B-movie memorabilia, cartoons, skits, a pizza-eating competition, “scaryaoke” and a costume contest.
Mar 16, 2015 · Ghoulardi was the alter-ego of disc jockey, announcer, and actor Ernie Anderson. Ghoulardi was the horror host of late night Shock Theater at WJW-TV, Channel 8, in Cleveland, Ohio from January 13, 1963 through December 16, 1966.
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Schodowski worked closely with Anderson (as Ghoulardi) on Shock Theater, and was instrumental in bringing in the blend of blues and polka music that helped define the show, adding comic audio drop-ins to enliven the often awful movies, and immortalized The Rivingtons' tune "Papa Oom Mow Mow" by marrying it to the image of an old man gurning.
