CHICAGO — Of the many classic children’s shows on WGN-TV from back in the day, few were as long-running as “Romper Room” — preschoolers’ daily offering that ran from 1954 to 1960 (at WGN-TV’s Michigan ...

The show began on KGO-TV in 1958 and Nancy was the host until 1969. She appeared on the 40th Anniversary Special for ABC7 in 1989. Nancy Besst died Aug. 14th in San Rafael after a long illness. She ...