Category Archives: Kids America
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Kids America Live Show at Stone Zoo
- Posted by J W
- on Jan, 23, 2023
- in Kids America
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While scanning negatives, I found some shots of a remote “broadcast” that I attended as a kid at the Stone Zoo in Stoneham, Ma. WBUR arranged for some members of the Kids America cast to come up and perform a live radio show. Kathy O’Connell, the Duke of Words (Stuart Leigh ), Susan Dias were […]
Apples and Health Rap (audio clip)
- Posted by J W
- on Aug, 04, 2015
- in Kids America
- Blog 3 Comments.
One of the times I was on Kids America, was just after my friend Bruce Spero and I had sent in a box of Apples to the show. (Apples are the primary crop in Harvard, Massachusetts where we grew up). At the same time we had co-written a “rap” which we practiced and performed on […]
Read MoreKathy O Connell and Larry Orfaly – Hosts of Kids America
- Posted by J W
- on Jul, 22, 2015
- in Kids America
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Kids America Interview – 1986
- Posted by J W
- on Jul, 22, 2015
- in Kids America
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I did an interview back in 1986 with the local paper (then called the Harvard Post) about my favorite radio show, Kids America. It’s a nice piece, and the author, Barbara White, did a great job. As a result of this, she later got the opportunity to write a similar feature for the Boston Globe, […]
Read MoreMe on Marcy’s Friday Party (audio clip)
- Posted by J W
- on Jun, 16, 2013
- in Kids America
- Blog 1 Comment.
This is one of the most memorable times I was on Kids America. Marcy Mankoff was the producer of Kids America and also hosted a segment on Fridays called Marcy’s Friday Party. I was on a party titled “Druthers”. Here’s a recording, I’m the last caller in the half-hour. Enjoy!
Read MoreThe Kids America Soundsheet (audio clip)
- Posted by J W
- on Feb, 04, 2013
- in Kids America
- Blog 2 Comments.

At long last, I have gotten around to digitizing an interesting piece of radio history. This was a thin plastic record that was given out to radio stations encouraging them to air Kids America. It is a nice summary of the program in its first year, and the audio fidelity isn’t half bad for a […]
David Nolan
- Posted by J W
- on Dec, 27, 2012
- in Kids America
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Here’s a picture I found from when I visited the show in 1986. This is engineer David Nolan at the mixing board while the show was on the air. I still have one of the Kids America buttons that he’s wearing on his shirt. Have more information about this picture? Please leave a comment!
Kids America – What was it…
- Posted by J W
- on Dec, 12, 2012
- in Kids America
- Blog 4 Comments.

Kids America was a fabulous radio production that came from WNYC in the mid 80’s. Since this was before the web, I have decided to post some articles about the show in the hopes that people like you will stumble accross them. If you remember Kids America, PLEASE send me an e-mail: (this email wasn’t […]
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