![]() Bob left KCRA on his own terms, with his last show broadcast on March 14, 1970. Breen was one of Wilkins' best supporters at KCRA, who had always encouraged the then-young host to try novel things, and to never be afraid of going for it. After several successful years, he was courted by former KCRA manager Tom Breen, then at KTVU in Oakland, California, to bring his show to the San Francisco Bay Area. ![]() The show debuted on September 10, 1966, with Attack of the Mushroom People being the featured film. Wilkins was given his own time slot, hosting horror films on Seven Arts Theater (later advertised as Bob Wilkins Presents and The Bob Wilkins Show), which followed the station's 11 p.m. He was writing and producing commercials for the station when he was tapped to be a fill-in host for an afternoon movie show in 1964. Wilkins started his on-camera television career in 1963 at KCRA-TV Channel 3 in Sacramento, California. His trade marks were his droll humor, his omnipresent cigar, and sitting in his iconic rocking chair. His approach suggested an aficionado's taste for genre cinema. Wilkins' wit was very dry it fit very well with the outrageously awful horror films he hosted. ![]() The programming on Creature Features featured science fiction and horror films, ranging from classics such as Bride of Frankenstein to B-grade obscurities like The Vulture. Wilkins was the creator and host of the popular television show Creature Features that ran on KTVU in the San Francisco Bay Area from 1971 to 1984. Host of Creature Features television showīob Wilkins (born Robert Gene Wilkins Ap– January 7, 2009) was a television personality. ![]()
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