Beloved pioneer TV kids’ show host, Buffalo Bob Smith was the co-creator and host of TV’s Howdy Doody (1954) for almost its entire thirteen-year run (NBC: 1947 – 1960), being sidelined for a little less than a year by a near-fatal heart attack in 1954. With his open, friendly personality, combined with the antics of the show’s puppet and human casts, he won over the hearts of America’s baby-boomer children easily, a hold he retains in spirit to this day. After a decade of semi-retirement following the show’s cancellation in September 1960, Bob Smith made a huge comeback on the college campus circuit in the early 1970s, including a sold-out engagement at New York City’s legendary rock palace, “The Fillmore East”. rochestermilitary.com
