![]() The Hall of Fame list is long and illustrious. That is the day he is being inducted into the 2019 Alumni Hall of Fame for San Francisco State University at a dinner ceremony at the Ritz-Carlton San Francisco. Not only has it been exactly 40 years since Stanley first graced Bay Area TV screens as the second host of Creature Features, something very special is happening to him Nov. Stanley hosted the show – which aired science fiction and horror movies late into Friday and Saturday nights - from 1979 to 1984, succeeding Bob Wilkins, the show’s original host who practically hand-picked him to take over hosting duties of the show upon his retirement.Īnd, as far as checking in with Stanley around Halloween, visiting with him right now is actually very timely. ![]() After all, this is the time of year for Halloween ghosts and goblins, right? And, if you have lived in the Bay Area for the better part of the last 50 years, you’ve undoubtedly heard of Creature Features, the long-running late-night cult favorite that aired on KTVU Channel 2 for nearly two decades between the early 1970s and the mid ‘80s. If there is any appropriate time of year to check in with John Stanley, it is now. ![]()
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