May 5, 2016 · “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. Hunt died April 29 at Beaumont Hospital...

May 6, 2016 · “B’Wana Don” Hunt — as he was known among legions of fans who watched him and his scene-stealing pet chimpanzee Bongo Bailey — died recently in Africa, his family said.

May 3, 2024 · One man who became very beloved by kids and their parents from 1960-1963, was B’Wana Don. He and his faithful chimpanzee companion, Bongo Bailey, entertained TV viewers on “B’Wana Don in Jungle-La" on WJBK, Channel 2 in Detroit.

Jul 28, 2020 · In the early 1960s, The "B'Wana Don in Jungle-La" show was created and appeared on Saturday mornings on local channel WBKD TV-2. Don and his Chimp named Bongo Bailey were the stars. The title that Don received, and is known by many, as "B'Wana Don" was created for the show.

Bwana Don in Jungle-La aired on WJBK from 1960 to 1963. With his chimp Bongo Bailey, Don Hunt hosted cartoons while teaching Detroit’s small fry about the wonders of the animal kingdom. In the summer of 1961 Hunt took a movie camera to Kenya to film animal footage for the show.

Jun 5, 2016 · Don founded Bwana Don's Pet Shop which operated in Ferndale for 50 years . Survived by daughter, Kimberly; son, Kevin; grandsons, Alex and Ryan; sister, Diane; and brothers,...

May 5, 2016 · Don Hunt hosted a kid's show in the early 60's in Detroit. This is a segment from a doc we produced for Detroit Public Television. Shot a few years ago with ...

"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.

Kevin Butler writes: Pittsburgh kid's TV has suffered another loss - Don Riggs, best remembered by Pittsburgh's young viewers as "Bwana Don" and as the host and puppeteer of Cartoon Colorama is dead; he died on Saturday, February 21, 2009 at his home in Mount Lebanon, Pa. He was 81 years old.

Apr 29, 2016 · He served 2 years in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Don founded Bwana Don’s Pet Shop which operated in Ferndale for 50 years, leading to his own television show of the same name from 1960 -1963, which aired on WJBK (CBS) and was based on his knowledge of …