Regarding the op-ed “Ray Rayner was a lasting gift to Chicago’s children” by Michael Peregrine (Jan. 3): Through all the years and all the morning programs, “Ray Rayner and His Friends” was by far the ...

Ray Rayner, longtime Chicago kidshow star who played Oliver O. Oliver on “Bozo’s Circus” for a decade and hosted kids’ show “Ray Rayner and His Friends” for 19 years on WGN TV, died Jan. 21 in Fort ...

Children’s television historian Jim Engel talks to Dave Plier about WGN Television’s Very Own, Ray Rayner, celebrating the 1964 launch of his own self titled show ’Ray Rayner & His Friends’ which ...

Children’s television historian Jim Engel joins Dave Plier to look back at WGN Television’s Very Own Ray Rayner, celebrating the centennial of his birth and his own self-titled show ’Ray Rayner & His ...

A look back at three of WGN's most beloved television series: Bozo's Circus, Garfield Goose and Friends, and Ray Rayner and His Friends. The classic TV trilogy starred Chicago television legends Bob ...

Ray Rayner (born Raymond M. Rahner; July 23, 1919 – January 21, 2004) was an American television presenter, actor and author. He was a staple of Chicago children's television in the 1960s and 1970s on ...

Ray Rayner, a performer known for his decades-long role as the clown Oliver O. Oliver on “Bozo’s Circus” on Chicago’s WGN-TV, died Wednesday of pneumonia. He was 84. X Instagram YouTube Facebook ...