All the big early shows, I think, originated here. And thanks to Marlin, I got to meet all the different personalities in the Chicago TV scene. And of course, that’s how Marlin became Mr. Television himself. The story is that WBKB, the old ABC Channel I think it is, that were starting up and they wanted some filler, and they’d call the zoo and ask Marlin to bring some animals down. And Marlin started to do that, and had the wonderful ability to sort of interact with the TV camera of those days. And that’s how Lincoln Park became known and a nationally recognized because Marlin started the first National Zoo TV show called “Zoo Parade.” And it was an NBC show, it was based in the basement of the old Reptile House at Lincoln Park Zoo, that was kind of the quote “studio.” And there was a sidekick that was with Marlin, a man named Jim Hurlbut, who was a very much a media person. And so Jim was the sorta of commercial, in party he would introduce these segments and things. And I can’t remember when, but probably after “Zoo Parade” was on the air for the first year or two, Marlin and Jim decided that we ought to do an animal health show, and asked me if I’d be willing to do it.
