The host of public televisions star gazer show, jack horkheimer, died on august 20, 2010. The last episode to feature dean regas and james albury as hosts was aired during the week of november 25, 2019. And if you wait until it gets good and dark out youll see wonderful stars in every direction. From the planetarium horkheimer has expanded into tv and radio.
Star hustler jack horkheimer old 1980 episodes part 4 greetings, greetings fellow star gazers. Star gazer is underwritten by a grant from meade instruments, the worlds largest manufacturer of telescopes for amateur astronomers. Even though it was only 5 minutes a week, i loved it. Star gazer starring jack horkheimer started on january 4, 2010. Jack horkheimer hosted star gazers which originated as star hustlers in the 1970s until his death in 2010. Horkheimer was the face of the miami museum of science and planetarium for 44 years. The december 2019 episodes were produced only in the oneminute length format when production in the fiveminute length format was. But a new times investigation paints a much different picture of the renowned astronomer. Star gazer tv spots were seen across america from 1976 until last summer.
This season was jack horkheimers last full season as host of the program. The 2003 season of the astronomy tv show jack horkheimer. Even in the last decade, since the new florida story was created, much has changed in the way star gazer was produced but the one constant. Fau fau and south florida pbs partner for new season of. Star hustler jack horkheimer old 1990 episodes part 5 greetings, greetings fellow star gazers. He does a five minute spot five times a week on radio station wkat. Star gazers is a fiveminute astronomy show on american public television previously hosted by jack foley horkheimer, executive director of the miami space transit planetarium.
Jack horkheimer was born on june 11, 1938 in randolph, wisconsin, usa as foley arthur horkheimer. Star gazers is the worlds only weekly television series on naked eye astronomy. Star hustler jack horkheimer old 1990 episodes part 5. Star hustler jack horkheimer old 1980 episodes part 3 greetings, greetings fellow star gazers. Jack horkheimers final broadcast was for the week of august 30 to september 5, 2010, and can be seen at on youtube. During this season, the show still had its original name, jack horkheimer. The 2009 season of the astronomy tv show jack horkheimer. Always enthusiastic about viewing the heavens, jack horkheimer is seen here in a frame from one of the final episodes of his longrunning star gazer. If it was that important, he would have dragged his ass through court since sexual crimes involving children have no statute of limitations. He was best known for his astronomy show jack horkheimer. Star gazers is a fiveminute astronomy show on american public television hosted by jack foley horkheimer, executive director of the miami space transit planetarium. When i was growing up, jack horkheimer was a show i never.
Let jack horkheimer, host of pbss star gazer, give them the big picture in this. The shows episode numbering scheme changed several times during its run to coincide with major events in the shows history. Originally called the star hustler, the program ran for 30 years and horkheimer. Then theres that man youve heard about, the one who hustles stars. Star gazer starring jack horkheimer started on january 5, 2009. The episode s script had been written by jack horkheimer before his death. Star hustler jack horkheimer old 1980 episodes part 1. The 1999 season of the astronomy tv show jack horkheimer. Star hustler jack horkheimer old 1990 episodes part 10. Since october 1976 he has appeared nightly on channel 2 as the star hustler. Schmidt college of science at florida atlantic university and scientific editor for the journals of the american astronomical society, will serve as series consultant for star gazers, the worlds only weekly television series on naked eye astronomy since 1976, as the nationally carried public television show launches a new. The host of public televisions star gazer show, jack horkheimer, died on august 20. The 2019 season of the astronomy tv show star gazers starring dean regas and james albury started on january 7, 2019.
Star hustler starring jack horkheimer started on january 1, 1990. I recommend the series for the scientificallycurious of all ages, but especially for the youngsters. Star gazer starring jack horkheimer started on january 6, 2003. Last year the show celebrated its 15th anniversary, with an estimated 6 million viewers per episode being starhustled on. Star gazer is the worlds only weekly television series on naked eye astronomy. Each episode of this series is only a few minutes long, with astronomerhost jack horkheimer describing in an entertaining and lighthearted way whats currently going on in the sky for that week. Star hustler jack horkheimer old 1990 episodes part 9. The show started on local florida pbs stations in 1976 as jack horkheimer. Star hustler, a weekly tv series made available to all pbs stations free of charge. Jack horkheimer, the star hustler orlando sentinel. The former walking dead star relied on her own heartbreaking experiences in her new nbc series, council of dads. Jack horkheimer was the executive director of the miami space transit planetarium. Star hustler jack horkheimer old episodes part final star hustler jack horkheimer old episodes part final star hustler jack.
With jack horkheimer, james albury, dean regas, trace dominguez. Star hustler jack horkheimer old 1990 episodes part 7 greetings, greetings fellow star gazers. Star hustler jack horkheimer old 1980 episodes part 3. Celebrate labor day the cosmic way with a giant triangle of stars overhead. When jack horkheimer s death was announced, many viewers must have wondered whether or not his show would come to an end. Cincinnati observatory astronomer moves on from pbss. Jack horkheimer star gazer feb 2228, 2010 duration. By now he has done over 500 radio spots and over 300 episodes of star hustler. Rip, jack horkheimer, star gazer and tv astronomer. As always, he begins with a chortling greetings, greetings, fellow stargazers and ends with his signature phrase keep looking up. Star gazers find the false dawn of omar khayyam tv. Star gazer 2010 season the 2010 season of the astronomy tv show jack horkheimer. Lawsuit claims famous astronomer jack horkheimer allegedly sexually abused a runaway in 1975.
Star hustler jack horkheimer old 1980 episodes part 4. Meade telescopes automatically locate s of celestial wonders at the push of a button. Star gazer starring jack horkheimer started on january 4, 1999. He was a writer and producer, known for star gazers 1976, the force beyond 1977 and star of bethlehem. As a consequence of jack horkheimers death on august 20, 2010, the episodes which were recorded for the last four months of 2010 were hosted by guest hosts. The 1990 season of the astronomy tv show jack horkheimer. He took his message to the masses with jack horkheimer. Star hustler jack horkheimer old 1990 episodes part 9greetings, greetings fellow star gazers. When i was growing up, jack horkheimer was a show i never missed. The official star gazer website hosts the complete scripts for each of the shows. The name was changed to star gazer in the 1990s to make it easier for children to.
A month of episodes can be recorded from a satellite feed which occurs. The episode numbering scheme for the show changed again in this season. June 11, 1938 august 20, 2010 was the executive director of the miami space transit planetarium. In rememberance to jack, ill be posting all the episodes. He talks about mercury being at superior conjunction.
Please contact your local pbs station if it is not currently carrying star gazers. The fact that this episode was made at all was proof that the show must go on. The show was his 1,708th episode and was titled, celebrate labor day the cosmic way with a giant triangle of stars overhead. The name was changed in 1997, allegedly in response to connotations of the term hustler. The one and fiveminute episodes offered astronomical lore and advice on what to look for in the night sky. Each weekly episode features selected objects for naked eye viewing during the following week. Star hustler jack horkheimer old 1990 episodes part 7. Star hustler jack horkheimer old episodes part greetings, greetings fellow star gazers. He brought me closer to astronomy and taught me how to find constellations and planets so easily. Star gazer, which started airing on pbs on november 4, 1976. Face north and the big dippers handle points to the brightest star of summer arcturus while in the west springs leo the lion is getting ready to plunge below the horizon. Since horkheimer and longtime planetarium colleague bill dishong produced several episodes in advance, the last one to feature horkheimer his 1,708th will air the first week of september and feature the summer triangle. After his death in 2010 from a respiratory illness from which he had suffered since childhood, a series of guest astronomers hosted until 2011, when dean regas, james albury, marlene hidalgo became.