Among all the local tv personalities for kids in the 1960s, Ray Rayner stands out as genuine, warm and truly creative.

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, the jumpsuit-wearing comedian who engaged generations of Chicago children on his own show and as Oliver O. Oliver on WGN-TV's "Bozo's Circus," died Wednesday of pneumonia in Fort Myers, ...

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 ...