He hosted many of the station's children's shows such as The Clubhouse Gang and The Three Stooges Funhouse dressed in a policeman's uniform and introducing himself as "Officer Joe Bolton".

[3] He started his broadcast career in 1927 as a staff announcer for WOR in Newark, New Jersey and later at WNEW.

On January 17, 1955, he appeared as "Officer Joe" and hosted The Clubhouse Gang, which featured the Little Rascals and the theme song "The Whistler and his Dog".

Bolton appeared at many New York area venues, including Freedomland U.S.A. in The Bronx, to meet and entertain children.

Bolton and The Three Stooges are featured in the book Freedomland U.S.A.: The Definitive History (Theme Park Press, 2019).