FRIDAY NIGHT FRIGHTS

BOB CHESSON - "DEAD EARNEST"
LARRY EARNEST - "DEAD EARNEST"

"Fright Night Frights" was a hosted horror movie show (name of the show is not known) with Bob Chesson as "Dead Earnest" presenting movies on WTCG-TV Channel 17 Atlanta, Georgia in the early 1970's. The shows were tapped at WRET-TV Channel 36 Charlotte, North Carolina, the shipped to WTCG-TV for screening on Friday nights. It had been suggested that Robert Edward Turner (Ted Turner) was "Dead Earnest". In 2003, Turner's assistant - Suzan Tatum, stated that "Dead Earnest" was played by Bob Chesson and not Turner. This is also supported in 2008 by Chesson's widow Nancy (Chesson) Haynes, who also stated the same. "Friday Night Frights" was a hosted horror movie show with Bob Chesson as "Dead Earnest" presenting movies on WRET-TV Channel 36 Charlotte, North Carolina from around 1972 until about 1975. Bob Chesson hosted the show as "Dead Earnest" from about 1972 till about 1974, with Larry Sprinkle hosting the show as "Dead Earnest" when Bob Chesson left from about 1974 till about 1975. In the 1980's Bob had been hospitalized at the VA facility in Salisbury, following a head-injury and subsequent stroke. Bob developed pneumonia and died in 1990.

LINKS

Internet Movie Data Base "Friday Night Frights"	Internet Movie Data Base "Friday Night Frights"	Internet Movie Data Base "Bob Chesson"
Internet Movie Data Base "Larry Sprinkle"	E-gors Chamber of TV Horror Hosts "Dead Earnest (II)"	E-gors Chamber of TV Horror Hosts "Dead Earnest (I)"

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