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Thursday, August 19, 2010

Harold Ronk as pictured in the 1978 Ringling Blue program.

Jack Ryan said...: Harold was always given a traditional top hat by the wardrobe department.

But he hated hats. Carried it but rarely (if ever) wore it.; 19 August, 2010 08:45
Frank Ferrante said...: He was a man who truely loved what he was doing. ~frank

(More from the N.Y. Times obituary: "In 2004 Mr. Ronk was inducted into the International Circus Hall of Fame, in Peru, Ind., with a plaque honoring him as “the legendary voice of the circus.” After his success, other circuses began hiring singing ringmasters, and the tradition continues today at Ringling Brothers."

(http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/05/arts/05ronk.html); 19 August, 2010 09:33
Chic Silber said...: Hal brought his own primitive

wireless mike to the show many

years before this photo and it

came with a tremendous receiver

unit that picked up police &

taxi radios from time to time

The whole caboodle gave the

building sound men fits but

allowed him freedom to roam

We went through many versions

as they got better & smaller

before the 1 you see here; 19 August, 2010 09:52

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