Uncle Briggs

Briggs Gordon played Uncle Briggs on WSIL TV in the 70's. He also worked in radio in Southern Illinois, Western Kentucky and Southeast Missouri.

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[birdsonbatfan]

If anyone is interested there is a Facebook group. This group has video and pictures of the one and only Uncle Briggs.

[coljdwilx]

I loved this show as a kid. "Uncle Briggs" was one of the first things I looked up on YouTube a couple years back. Thanks for adding this tribute.

[birdsonbatfan]

I'm glad you liked it. I worked with Briggs years ago. He was a heck of a guy. Thank you for the kind words! Briggs would be happy!

[sillguy]

Wow..just wow!

Uncle Briggs - great tribute!

That guy was great.

[birdsonbatfan]

Thanks! I had a lot of fun doing it and I'm still looking for more pictures and audio of Briggs.

[hudson501]

Thanks for some memories of "Uncle Briggs"! A lot of us at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale loved to watch his afternoon kid's program with "Deputy Dawg" cartoons, home grown IGA Super Market commercials with a catchy pun at the end of the ad and not to mention appearing as himself doing the sports for WSIL's evening newscast where he would end his broadcast by saying while rolling his eyes, "and don't forget to keep your eye on the ball." Sorry to hear he died so long ago!

[birdsonbatfan]

You're very welcome. I also watched him in the 70's living in Southeast Missouri and then later worked with him at Q99 radio in Cape Girardeau. He had a sweet soul.

Thanks for the kind words. He brought smiles...once again.

[WildnessWorld]

He introduced me to a lot of the bands that I still cherish, Grand Funk, Alice Cooper, etc. He made radio a happening event, he was like our local `Johnny Fever' , before that character was even thought of. RIP, Briggs!

[WildnessWorld]

I remember Briggs as one of the formative influences on me musically, as he was the DJ when I was an adolescent, he was at WBGN in Bowling Green. I was very much into music and bands, but only had an AM radio to tune in, I think this was actually before we had FM here. Every night, listening to the rock and the wild hijinks of Briggs Gordon was a great thrill for me.

[MrOliviasdad]

wow this def brought back memories, i worked with Briggs briefly i was a production assist. thanks for the upload

[EricThompson1965]

I was born and raised in Eldorado (7 miles form Harrisburg) I met Briggs a few times. (Saline County is NOT a thriving metropolis, teeming with populace) But I never failed to see him weekdays at 5:30 on Channel 3. Seems I remember the big mystery of my young daily life being whether Uncle Briggs would show a 3 Stooges or a Deputy Dawg first

[suite42014]

Didn't he replace Cactus Pete?  For some reason I'm linking the two.

[ellswt]

Didn't he first appear on the independent station in paducah? Channel 29?

[111Yamato]

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