Eric, it IS a small net, indeed. The submittor on that obit link, Charlene Beauchamp, is a frequent contributor to other web sites arounf the Basin ... especially photos from Winkler County.

Jeff, I don't recognize her name, so I guess I just haven't been paying attention. But I was pleased to find more information about Rosco...and to be able to share a bit about him, as well.

"The Admiral Foghorn Show" - I had thought that show was broadcasted straight out of the KOSA studio. I atended a birthday viewing of the show out of the old KOSA studios.

There's a Protestant Preacher who sometimes appears on Sundays, I think. While he preaches he is always drawing on a white blackboard using a charcoal pencil. He is a white guy. It might be on the Protestant channel of Al and Tammie Cooper.

Loren, I'm still a bit unclear on just where the AF show originated. I, too, grew up thinking it was locally produced, but some of the articles I googled up indicated that wasn't the case. Perhaps some other visitors to this site can help clear up the history for us.

...so that's where they got the idea! PBS ran several kids' shows with that concept back in the late '70s, early '80s. I can't remember their names, (seems neither can anyone else) but they were great stuff!

I, too, am a veteran of many Admiral Foghorn seasons and remember Rosco very well. I was amazed that Google turned up Rosco's obit with a search on Admiral Foghorn but was also surprised at how little it turned up on Admiral Foghorn himself/itself.

I am pretty sure that Admiral Foghorn was locally produced (even if "franchised" in the pre-satelitte feed era) as was Romper Room at KMID. I remember seeing the actual Romper Room set at KMID way back when.

So....who was the actual Admiral Foghorn in Odessa and what has become of him?

And I will try to come up with a version of the ultimate fate of the Odessa/KOSA Admiral Foghorn that survives any Snopes.com scrutiny.

Well, I'm sure your research will turn up a photo of a certain female magician and accompanying photo of her with the Admiral. The write-up is a bit vague but seems to indicate the show originated in Lubbock. It appears that there's a lot of interest in getting to the answer for this puzzle, so be sure to let us know what you uncover.

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/ector/obits/odessa/2000/obit/050500.txt

ODESSA — Lucio "Rosco" Orozco, 77, of Odessa passed away
Thursday, May 4, 2000, at Parks Methodist Retirement Village. He was
born December 13, 1922, in Trenton.

He married Sue Garner July 1, 1942, in Leonard. He moved to Odessa in
1951.

Lucio Orozco, better known as "Rosco," was widely acknowledged as one
of the most versatile professional artists in the Permian Basin. His
works of art included pastel paintings of the President’s Pets
which were on display in the Presidential Room of the Ector County
Library. His paintings of Westerns, still-lifes, landscapes, seascapes
and his designing abilities may be seen throughout the West Texas
Area. Rosco’s Portrait Paintings, which he considered to be his
specialty, had a distinctive quality as he combined depth, color and
creativity to capture likenesses that seem to live on canvas. He
worked in 7 medias, water-color, pastel, charcoal, pencil, oil,
acrylic and sculpture. Rosco had three successful one man art shows.

A native Texan, Rosco was with KOSA-TV for 32 years as the
Station’s Art Director. He appeared regularly on the High Noon
Show and the Admiral Foghorn Show plus other children shows. He did
illustrations and lectures in the public schools, and for civic and
business clubs. Before 1955, Rosco was Display Manager for Dunlaps
Department Store chain.

The family would like to acknowledge the wonderful care Rosco received
for the nine years he spent at Parks Methodist Retirement Village.

He is survived by his wife, Sue of Odessa; daughters, Beverly Hawkins
of Arlington and Debbie Childers of Odessa; three grandchildren; and
three great-grandchildren.

Graveside services will be held 10 a.m. Saturday at Sunset Memorial
Gardens with Rev. Sam Jordan officiating.

Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.

Loren, I linked to this obit in the original post, but it was in the fine print at the bottom and was probably easily missed. Thanks...