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On This Day in Buffalo History

Buffalo Toronto Public Media
Published September 10, 2010 at 11:24 AM EDT
Courtesy of rocketship7.com

Buffalo, NY – On September 10th, 1962, "Rocketship 7," a morning children's show, debuted on WKBW-TV Channel 7 in Buffalo, with host Dave Thomas, plus Promo the Robot, Mister Beeper and the Sweetlys; the show would continue into 1978.