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ALEC GIBSON
CHARLES DEWAYNE ZINK (CHUCK ZINK)
SCREAMING MIMI

This was a hosted horror show with firstly Alec Gibson and later Charles DeWayne Zink (Chuck Zink) presenting movies on WTVJ, Channel 4 now Channel 6 Miami Florida in the 1950's. The show probably ran from about 1956 until 1958. The exact name of the show is not know. During Zink's run as host, he was assisted by "Screaming Mimi" who was a five foot head resembling a witch. There is no information on whether Gibson or Zink had horror host character names. Some information advises that Zink had a Jekyll & Hyde character. The above is an extract from "Television Horror Movie Hosts" by Elena M. Watson Providing a bit more information on the show. CHUCK ZINK From IMDB: Charles DeWayne Zink (Chuck Zink) was born on 4 February 1925 in South Bend, Indiana, USA and passed away on 3 January 2006 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA. Zink was a south Florida celebrity icon for over 50 years. He hosted the early morning television show, Skipper Chuck from 1956-1979 on WTVJ-Miami. He is an Emmy Award winning writer, director, and producer. From 1999-2005 he hosted his own radio show on WJNA from 10:00am to 2:00pm Monday through Friday. He received a "Big Mike" award for Radio Personality of the Year in south Florida. On January 19, 2005, Chuck Zink announced his retirement and celebrated his farewell on a SeaEscape cruise with hundreds of his loyal fans. Although there are not any clips or photographs from the show, the following are some clips of Zink as Skipper Chuck: Alec Gison and Chuck Zink - horror hosts from The Professor on Vimeo.

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Internet Movie Data Base "Alec Gibson"	E-gors Chamber of TV Horror Hosts "Alec Gibson"	Internet Movie Data Base "Chuck Zink"
Internet Movie Data Base "Shock Theater"	E-gors Chamber of TV Horror Hosts "Chuck Zink"	Gekademia

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