Bwana Don is dead

[Ed Golick]

"B’Wana Don” Hunt, who taught Detroit youngsters about the wonders of the animal world on his early 1960s local television show, has died at the age of 84.

His show, “B’Wana Don in Jungle-La,” which ran on Channel 2 between 1960 and 1963, featured Hunt in a safari outfit, explaining pets and animals to young Detroiters. Bongo Bailey, the pet monkey who served as Hunt’s costar, earned a celebrity status at least equal to Hunt’s. Don "always said that Bongo was the star, and he [[Hunt) was the co-star,” recalls Hunt’s brother, Pat."

http://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/television/2016/05/05/don-hunt-bwana-don-jungle-la-tv-fame-dies/83968802/

[Bobl]

Enjoyed his show. It was a different era. "Be nice to animals."