It was a long-running program airing from 1970 to 1992, and was hosted by Bill Kelley with co-host Budd Kneisel[1] for 22 years,[2] taking over from show originator Johnny Hay in 1970.
"[3] During a typical episode, Kelly would generally draw cartoons, read the Sunday comics page of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram,[4] or introduce a cartoon, such as an episode of Davey and Goliath or JOT.
When the NBC network began a Sunday edition of Today, the Children's Hour program moved to a Saturday-morning slot, where ratings declined as the show's length was reduced to 30 minutes, the time slot changed repeatedly, and the station chose to stop running animated programs in the surrounding Saturday-morning hours.
[3] The Children's Hour was cancelled in early 1992 concurrently with Kelley's departure from the local affiliate.
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