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Sonny Fox, Beloved Wonderama Host, Dies at 95
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Sonny Fox, the beloved kids television host who connected with children on the New York-based Sunday morning program “Wonderama,” died Sunday in Los Angeles of coronavirus-related pneumonia, his website confirmed. He was 95.
Fox hosted “Wonderama” for four hours every Sunday, and the show was celebrated for the way it engaged children, featuring everything from cartoons to games that kids could play along with at home. In 1959, Fox was hired to replace Bill Britten and Doris Faye as the host of “Wonderama” on the Metromedia station WNEW-TV, Channel 5 in New York.
Sonny Fox, Pioneering Host of Children’s Show ‘Wonderama’, Dies at 95 of COVID-19
Popular TV personality and producer was known for his role on the syndicated kids series in the 1950s and ’60sReid Nakamura | January 28, 2021 @ 11:42 AM Last Updated: January 28, 2021 @ 11:52 AM
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Sonny Fox, one of the former hosts of the local New York-area children’s variety program “Wonderama,” has died at the age of 95.
Fox’s daughter, Meredith Fox, told The Hollywood Reporter that her father died on Sunday from complications related to COVID-19.
Fox hosted the syndicated “Wonderama” for eight years between 1959 and 1967, taking over the Metromedia-owned series from Bill Britten and Doris Faye. During his tenure, the show ran for four hours every Sunday morning and featured sketches, games and contests, as well as segments in which Fox interacted with the show’s studio audience of children.