Joe Franklin (March 9, 1926 – January 24, 2015), born Joseph Fortgang, was an American radio and television host personality, author and actor from New York City. The club ceased operations after losing its lease in 2003.After retiring from his television show, Franklin concentrated on his overnight radio show, playing old records on Franklin's guests included an odd mix of actual celebrities and low level performers, sometimes on the same panel. He claimed to have had Franklin appeared as himself in such New York-based films as In 1997, Franklin was profiled in the documentary film Also in 1997, Franklin was satirized by Drew Friedman in * In 2014, Franklin starred in Owen Kline and Andrew Lampert's short film This article is about the talk show host. Feeling a loss in the Wisconsin Basketball family this morning. See what Joe Franklin (Westview2) has discovered on Pinterest, the world's biggest collection of ideas. Joe Franklin Death – Dead: A great loss was made known to InsideEko.As friends and families of the deceased are mourning the passing of their loved and cherished Joe Franklin. For the public radio performance artist, see Joe Franklin "The Friendly Farmboy" recorded for Blue Ridge Records in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, in the 1950s. Publication date 1976-01-01 Topics valyuable, document, rare, special, great, marvelous, wonderful, superb Language English. This is the same Joe Franklin of "Joe Franklin & His Mimosa Boys" and "Joe Franklin & His Mimosa Quartet." The restaurant converted to become Joe Franklin's Comedy Club. His television series debuted in January 1951 on WJZ-TV (later WABC-TV), moving to WOR-TV (later WWOR-TV) in 1962, remaining there until 1993, one of the longest running uninterrupted careers in broadcasting history. Joe Franklin "The Friendly Farmboy" recorded for Blue Ridge Records in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, in the 1950s. Bill Sprague Collection-The Joe Franklin Show with guest Bing Crosby by Joe Franklin, Bing Crosby, and who knows who else. In 1999, Franklin partnered with Producer Steve Garrin and Restaurant Mogul Dennis Riese to open Joe Franklin's Memory Lane Restaurant at 45th Street and Eighth Avenue in New York City. The Joe Franklin Show with special guest Bing Crosby.