I lived in Chicago – well, in Evanston, Illinois – and just loved Bozo the Clown, and it had such a huge impact on me. And then I went to the circus and saw Lou Jacobs at Ringling Brothers and ...

Lake Ave. in Sioux Falls with special guest Joey D’Auria, an American actor and writer formerly known as Bozo the Clown.

Before Ronald McDonald, there was Bozo. The popular clown was a staple of children’s television in the 1950s and 1960s, with different local markets using different actors to portray the character.