Readers share memories of old The Uncle Orrie Show, a Dayton TV classic

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By Lisa Powell
Oct 9, 2017
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A recent story about The Uncle Orrie Show, a local children’s television program that began airing in 1955, elicited numerous memories from the Miami Valley.

Here are some of the nostalgic comments:

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More than 600,000 children from the area were part of The Uncle Orrie Show studio audience over the years. PHOTO: WHIO -TV

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PHOTOS: The Uncle Orrie Show, a WHIO-TV classic

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