I grew up watching the horror hosts out of
Syracuse, Baron Daemon and Dr. Witty.
Dr. Witty was an early introduction to me about the artiface of television and the low budgets employed by most local stations, when I realized that the doctor's Igorish assistant "Epal," was the same actor who played kindly old "Salty Sam," the host of the local afternoon (and Saturday AM) kiddie show that ran old "Mr Magoo" and "Bugs Bunny" shorts.