From 1955 to 1965, White, using the stage name Pogo Poge, was a popular radio DJ at KIMN AM 950 in Denver,[2][3] hosting the "Coca-Cola Hi-Fi Club"[4] popular with teens[5] and has been described in a 1984 Denver Post column as "Denver’s favorite disc jockey ever". There are conflicting reports about the stage name - whether he hopped a pogo stick from Denver to Boulder[6] or in Utah,[5] but he also embarked on various other more outrageous promotional stunts: sitting atop a flagpole at a used car lot for days, record for sitting on a Ferris Wheel, broadcasting from a snake pit in a Zale's Jewelers store window for two weeks.[7] KIMN was admitted to the Colorado Music Hall of Fame in September 2012.
White left Denver for Hawaii and continued working as a DJ at radio station KGMB, also under the stage name Pogo Poge, becoming the #1 mid-day DJ.[8] White is best known to a generation of Hawaii viewers as Pogo in the locally produced Checkers & Pogo show, which ran from 1967 to 1982 and was produced by KGMB/Honolulu. Jim Hawthorne played the first Checkers. Checkers & Pogo is considered the longest-running, most successful children's show in Hawaii. In addition to performing, White also wrote and produced several episodes of the daily show. He was the only original member of the series, outlasting the three actors who played Checkers during its run.[3]
In addition to the Checkers & Pogo show, White had a minor role as the attorney general in six Hawaii Five-O episodes.
Personal life and deathedit
After the show ended, White retired to farm in Sevier, Utah. He died in Utah at the age of 86 on September 2, 2010.[3]
^"Rockin the 60's Exhibit - Colorado Music Hall of Fame". cmhof.org. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
^ abc"Morgan White, "Pogo" to a generation of Hawaii children, dies in Utah". Retrieved September 3, 2010.
^Combs, Bill. "The Hi-Fi Club". The Coca-Cola Company. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
^ abBurlingame, Burl (4 September 2010). "Actor caught kids' hearts as 'Pogo Poge'". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
^"KIMN Radio - Colorado Music Hall of Fame". cmhof.org. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
^Culver, Virginia (11 September 2010). "Stunt-spinning DJ Pogo Poge kept teens tuned to rock 'n' roll". The Denver Post. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
^"Checkers and Pogo TV show legend Morgan White dies at 86". HawaiiNewsNow. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
January 01, 1970
morgan, white, radio, gymnast, morgan, white, gymnast, morgan, white, july, 1924, september, 2010, american, radio, disc, jockey, actor, morgan, whiteborn, 1924, july, 1924monroe, utah, diedseptember, 2010, 2010, aged, sevier, utah, occupation, radio, actoryea. For the gymnast see Morgan White gymnast Morgan White July 25 1924 September 2 2010 1 was an American radio disc jockey and actor Morgan WhiteBorn 1924 07 25 July 25 1924Monroe Utah U S DiedSeptember 2 2010 2010 09 02 aged 86 Sevier Utah U S Occupation s Radio DJ actorYears active1967 1969 1987 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career and film information 3 Personal life and death 4 ReferencesEarly life editWhite was born in Monroe Utah attended and graduated from Utah State University was member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints Career and film information editFrom 1955 to 1965 White using the stage name Pogo Poge was a popular radio DJ at KIMN AM 950 in Denver 2 3 hosting the Coca Cola Hi Fi Club 4 popular with teens 5 and has been described in a 1984 Denver Post column as Denver s favorite disc jockey ever There are conflicting reports about the stage name whether he hopped a pogo stick from Denver to Boulder 6 or in Utah 5 but he also embarked on various other more outrageous promotional stunts sitting atop a flagpole at a used car lot for days record for sitting on a Ferris Wheel broadcasting from a snake pit in a Zale s Jewelers store window for two weeks 7 KIMN was admitted to the Colorado Music Hall of Fame in September 2012 White left Denver for Hawaii and continued working as a DJ at radio station KGMB also under the stage name Pogo Poge becoming the 1 mid day DJ 8 White is best known to a generation of Hawaii viewers as Pogo in the locally produced Checkers amp Pogo show which ran from 1967 to 1982 and was produced by KGMB Honolulu Jim Hawthorne played the first Checkers Checkers amp Pogo is considered the longest running most successful children s show in Hawaii In addition to performing White also wrote and produced several episodes of the daily show He was the only original member of the series outlasting the three actors who played Checkers during its run 3 In addition to the Checkers amp Pogo show White had a minor role as the attorney general in six Hawaii Five O episodes Personal life and death editAfter the show ended White retired to farm in Sevier Utah He died in Utah at the age of 86 on September 2 2010 3 References edit Obituary Rockin the 60 s Exhibit Colorado Music Hall of Fame cmhof org Retrieved 19 August 2018 a b c Morgan White Pogo to a generation of Hawaii children dies in Utah Retrieved September 3 2010 Combs Bill The Hi Fi Club The Coca Cola Company Retrieved 19 August 2018 a b Burlingame Burl 4 September 2010 Actor caught kids hearts as Pogo Poge Honolulu Star Advertiser Retrieved 19 August 2018 KIMN Radio Colorado Music Hall of Fame cmhof org Retrieved 19 August 2018 Culver Virginia 11 September 2010 Stunt spinning DJ Pogo Poge kept teens tuned to rock n roll The Denver Post Retrieved 19 August 2018 Checkers and Pogo TV show legend Morgan White dies at 86 HawaiiNewsNow Retrieved 2018 08 20 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Morgan White radio DJ amp oldid 1127349472, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
