We can’t let the week pass without a nod to the lasting legacy of Jean Durkee, who was Miss Jean on the classic children’s show “Romper Room.” For kindergartners of a certain age – those now well into ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - One of WTOC’s many legacies is our commitment to children’s programming. One program in particular was a live broadcast called Romper Room. Romper Room aired all over the United ...

But 50 years ago, Lois Whitmeyer notes, that flickering, black-and-white TV show was cutting-edge. And in a time when a Do-Bee meant something altogether different than today, Whitmeyer was one of a ...

SHREVEPORT, La. — Long before Miss Rachel, Barney, or even Sesame Street, KTBS brought the magic of children’s programming to local viewers with a show called Romper Room. Airing in the late 1950s and ...

Quad-Cities baby boomers lost an early television friend Sunday with the death of Thelma Jean Engman, who was Miss Jean on WQAD-TV's ``Romper Room'' in the 1960s.

Gloria Armstrong as Miss Gloria on KETV’s version of the children’s program “Romper Room.” She also appeared on Des Moines’ version. Kids who grew up in the ’60s might remember Miss Gloria reciting ...