CREATURE FEATURE

JOHN JONES - "DR. SAN GUINARY"
? - "IGOR"




KMTV Channel 3 in Omaha, Nebraska aired a long running show called Creature Feature.

It was broadcast from 1971 to 1983, and was hosted by John Jones as "Dr. San Guinary" and "Igor" from 1971 until about 1980, and without a host from about 1980 until around 1983. The show was broadcast throughout the Omaha Area. Long after the show was canceled, and after its host had died in 1988, the show was rebroadcast from 2001 until 2003, hosted by a new character known as "Son of San Guinary". Creature Feature returned in 2011 as a live theater show within Omaha as Creature Feature Live, featuring a reboot of the Dr. San Guinary character. This was followed by the return of Creature Feature to Omaha area television in February 2013 on Fox Network's KPTM Fox 42 station, in a one-hour format featuring locally produced horror shorts and the new Dr. San Guinary (Christopher Palmer) continuing the previous Dr. San Guinary's comedy as well as performing charity events with the character.



Portrait of "Dr. San Guinary" by Bradley Beard.
"Dr. San Guinary" - biography (taken from Bradley Beard's Facebook page)
He was one of Omaha's most legendary personalities. Tonight I present Dr. San Guinary, host of Creature Feature on KMTV Channel 3 in Omaha, NE. The show ran from 1971 to the summer of 1982. In 1971, KMTV station director John Jones was chosen to become the horror host for their newly revived Creature Feature program. At the height of its popularity, Creature Feature captured 52% of the local late night audience. Dr. San Guinary was joined on the show by his sidekick Igor, who had been resurrected from the station's 1958 Creature Feature hosted by Gregore. As with many hosts from this era, Jones donated much of his time to charity and community efforts. Dr. San Guinary was most well recognized for his contributions to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The annual MDA telethon was his main event, he would stay awake 24 hour raising funds on live TV. Jones continued his MDA work as Dr. San Guinary even after his show ended. John Jones passed away from cancer in 1988. John Jones will always be remembered for everything he gave back to the community.


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For more information on the next Dr San Guinary use the below link:


The following are some clips from the show:

Creature Feature hosted by Dr San Guinary (clips) from The Professor on Vimeo.

LINKS


Internet Movie Data Base
"Creature Feature"

Wikipedia
"Creature Feature"

Internet Movie Data Base
"John Jones"

Facebook: Bradley Beard - Horror Host Artist
"Dr. San Guinary"



E-gors Chamber of TV Horror Hosts
"Dr. San Guinary"


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