The Bozo Show is a locally produced children's television ... The series is a local version of the internationally franchised Bozo the Clown format and is also the longest-running in the franchise.

Former Bozo the Clown, Joey D’Auria, presides over Grand Prize Game for first time since 2001 WGN-TV’s Bozo Circus remains one of the most iconic children’s television programs of all-time.

The show was created in response to the continuing popularity of WGN programming, including Bozo the Clown, which had been seen weekly on WGN until 2001. Because most Bozo shows were either wiped ...