Children’s television historian Jim Engel talks to Dave Plier about WGN Television’s Very Own, Ray Rayner, celebrating the 1964 launch of his own self titled show ’Ray Rayner & His Friends’ which ...

Ray Rayner, longtime Chicago kidshow star who played Oliver O. Oliver on “Bozo’s Circus” for a decade and hosted kids’ show “Ray Rayner and His Friends” for 19 years on WGN TV, died Jan. 21 in Fort ...

On Friday, May 17, the actor, known for starring in hit television series such as Chicago Fire and Sex and the City, turned 60 years old. “Well I hit 60 and my beautiful daughter and son and wife ...

CHICAGO — Legendary WGN-TV personality Ray Rayner would have celebrated his 100th birthday Tuesday. Rayner became a part of the WGN-TV family in 1961. He is best known for hosting the show “Ray Rayner ...

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, ...

From about 1953 until 1980, Ray Rayner was one Chicago’s most popular television personalities starting at WBBM-TV as the host of a morning show called Rayner Shine. Rayner moved to WGN-TV in 1961 as ...

Ray Rayner, a performer known for his decades-long role as the clown Oliver O. Oliver on “Bozo’s Circus” on Chicago’s WGN-TV, died Wednesday of pneumonia. He was 84. X Instagram YouTube Facebook ...

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 ...