Rayner started with WGN-TV in 1961. (Chicago Tribune historical photo) Bob Bell as Bozo the Clown, left, and Ray Rayner as Oliver O. Oliver, right, during “Bozo’s Circus” in the late 1960’s.

The show was created in response to the continuing popularity of WGN programming, including Bozo the Clown, which had been seen weekly on WGN until 2001. Because most Bozo shows were either wiped ...

Lake Ave. in Sioux Falls with special guest Joey D’Auria, an American actor and writer formerly known as Bozo the Clown.