Wonderama hosted by sonny fox biography

Sonny Fox (right) as host of "Let's Take a Trip"

Remembering The Wonder Man
of Wonderama Sonny Fox

by Kevin S.

Butler

Sadly, Sonny Fox, the last adult host of WNEW TV Ch. 5 NYC’s popular Sunday morning kids' TV variety show ”Wonderama,” died on January 24, 2021.

Sonny Fox, who as the host of the children's television show “Wonderama” presided over a four-hour combination of fun and learning on Sunday mornings from

Fox became Wonderama's sole host for eight years, until August Sonny Fox as host in and remained in that role until Each show's.

Fox became Wonderama's sole host until Fox's version of the program was a mixture of slapstick and serious content, with the marathon Wonderama.

Sonny Fox, TV Host Who Connected With Kids on 'Wonderama,' Dies at A POW during World War II, also emceed the game show 'The $64,

Fox was a beloved television host and broadcaster who hosted children's programs including Wonderama, Let's Take a Trip, Just for Fun and On Your Mark.

He succumbed to Covid Pneumonia at the age of 94.

Born Irwin Fox in Brooklyn, New York on June 17, 1925 to a textile cutter and an agent for a theater booking service. The young man was bestowed his famous nickname ‘Sonny’ by his mother.

He graduated from James Madison H.S.

and in the winter of 1942 he was being groomed for a career in the texturing industry by enrolling in North Carolina State University. But Sonny’s application for enrollment in NCU’s textile courses would not be approved for six months so instead he matriculated to New York University where he became involved with the school’s radio drama and scriptwriting workshop.

Finding the courses in the audio media more interesting, he changed