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ALEC GIBSON
CHARLES DEWAYNE ZINK (CHUCK ZINK)
SCREAMING MIMI

The above posters are AI generated based on the below photographs and information. 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. ALEC GIBSON Alec Gibson was an American television personality associated with WTVJ in Miami, Florida, during the pioneering years of South Florida television. Gibson was one of the station's prominent local personalities during the 1950s and hosted The Alec Gibson Show, a locally produced variety program. Contemporary trade coverage indicates that the program began in April 1950 and developed into a weekday afternoon show featuring entertainment and commercial segments. By the middle of the decade Gibson had become sufficiently identified with Miami television that industry publications described him as a widely known local personality and, on one occasion, as "Mr. TV" in South Florida. Gibson was also associated with WTVJ's presentation of motion pictures. During television's early years, when stations relied heavily on older theatrical films to fill their schedules, Gibson presented movies for the station and reportedly referred to one such presentation as the P.U. Club. He is additionally remembered by horror-host historians as an early Miami horror movie host. Gibson presented late-night films on WTVJ, then broadcasting on Channel 4, during the 1950s. Surviving information about this program is limited, and contemporary documentation establishing a definitive program title or a specific horror-host character name for Gibson has not been located. Horror-host reference sources identify Gibson as the program's first host and state that he was subsequently replaced by Chuck Zink in the late 1950s. The Gibson-Zink program represents an early example of the local television horror-host format that became widespread in the United States following the release of classic horror films to television in the late 1950s. Gibson's television career extended beyond horror programming. Contemporary records show The Alec Gibson Show was already established at WTVJ by 1950, and a 1956 broadcasting-industry advertisement included Gibson among the station's prominent personalities. His work therefore belongs to the formative period of WTVJ, which began broadcasting in 1949 as Florida's first television station. 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-gor's Chamber of TV Horror Hosts "Alec Gibson"	Internet Movie Data Base "Chuck Zink"
Internet Movie Data Base "Shock Theater"	E-gor's Chamber of TV Horror Hosts "Chuck Zink"	Gekademia

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