"The Cartoon Carnival Mother's Day Special"

"The Cartoon Carnival Mother's Day Special" - guest co-hosted by Joe Bev's mom, Joan Bevilacqua, and his mother-in-law, Virginia Kellogg, presenting classic and rare cartoon audio related to mothers, eggs, mothers on eggs, chickens on eggs, mother chickens on eggs, elephants on eggs, including the Warner Brothers cartoons "An Egg Scrambled" (1950) (voiced by Mel Blanc and Bea Benaderet) and Bob Clampett's version "Horton Hatches the Egg" by Dr. Suess (1942), the Walter Lantz cartoon "Mother Goose on the Loose" (1942), Walt Disney's "Mother Goose Goes Hollywood" (1938) and "The Truth About Mother Goose" (1957),  Max Fleischer's "The Kids in the Shoe," featuring the voice of Olive Oyl herself, Mae Questal and Smiley Burnette of Gene Autry fame singing "Mama Don't 'Low" (1935), plus Al Jolson singing "My Mammy" (1946) and "Mutiny in the Nursery" by The Paul Whiteman Orchestra (1938).

The first person to email joebev@joebev.com with most of the celebrity impressions you hear on this show wins a FREE four volume CD set of Daws Butler's "Uncle Dunkle and Dunkle" fractured fables!

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Joe Bevilacqua (Joe Bev.) began hosted his new "Cartoon Carnival" radio show for Shokus Internet Radio on Labor Day 2009, becoming an instant hit and rising to become the 2nd most listened to program on the network. The show is averaging 300 to 500 listeners, and currently has 532 fans on its Facebook page.

As the protege of cartoon voice legend Daws Butler (Yogi Bear), the veteran award-winning broadcaster (NPR, XM Radio) is no stranger to the cartoon world. Joe Bev even co-authored his mentor's authorized biography, "Daws Butler, Characters Actor," available at BearManorMedia.com.

Most recently, Bevilacqua has produced a number of audio books for BearManorAudio.com, including Daws Butler's UNCLE DUNKLE AND DONNIE Fractured Fables -- with Bevilacqua performing all 97 different characters, IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN: THE NEW STORIES OF OLD TIME RADIO -- fully produced with sound effects and music and performed entirely by Bevilacqua & his wife Lorie Kellogg, THE LAUGH MAKERS: A Behind-The-Scenes Tribute To Bob Hope'sIncredible Gag Writers -- written and read by Bob Mills with preface by Gary Owens, and SON OF HARPO SPEAKS! A Family Portrait -- written, scored and read by Bill Marx. Available at www.BearManorAudio.com.

From Mel Blanc to June Foray, from Disney to Hanna-Barbera, "Cartoon Carnival" is a lively hour of rare and classic cartoon audio, children's records, cartoon music, and sound effects, new radio cartoons, old time radio in a cartoon veign, interviews and mini-documentaries about the wonderful world of animation.

The series is currently airing on a number of stations:

CARTOON CARNIVAL with Joe Bev.
"The first radio cartoon show ever!"
Listen DAILY at 3 PM (PT) at http://www.shokusradio.com
Fridays at 6 PM (PT) on KITC, 106.5 FM, Gilchrist, Oregon
and at http://kitcfm.com
Sundays at 6 PM (PT) and Mondays at 2 PM (PT) http://www.omnimedianetworks.org
ANYTIME at http://www.prx.org/series/31365-cartoon-carnival-with-joe-bev

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Virgina Kellogg was born in Browning, MO and was raised in Kansas City, KS. She taught cosmetology right out of high school and after meeting Everett Kellogg in the mid '50s married and co-ran their own salon for over 30 years in the Brookside neighborhood of Kansas City, MO. Coinciding hairdressing, Virgina was also the Secretary for the Brookside Merchants Association for over 12 years and began the neighborhoods annual St. Patrick's day parade and Brookside Arts Fair. She enjoyed promoting and rubbing elbows with Kansas Cities elected officials and real estate moguls. Since retiring the Brookside Art Fair has named their highest art prize in her name. Virgina paints pottery and shows regularly in the "Arts on the Hill" exhibit in Kansas City, MO. Virginia is happily retired with her husband Everett, two dogs and a cat in Lenexa, KS and is frequently seen at her grandson's basketball games.


Joan Bevilacqua (nee Kvidahl) was born in Harrison, New Jersey, A daughter of Norwegian and Austrian parents, Joan is the youngest of 4 children. Joan moved to Newark, NJ when she was 8yrs old, and like many teenagers in the 1940’s, formed the group the “Tiffanettes” with her girlfriends. They 62 years later they remain close friends.

As a young woman, Joan taught Catechism classes, volunteered with the Jerry Lewis Telethon, and as was a member of the Little Theater Group “Show Shop” spent some time at the “Woodstock Summer Theater”.

In the late 50’s, Joan married Joseph Bevilacqua, and they moved to Iselin, New Jersey, with their 2 children in 1965. While her children were small, Joan volunteered at the St. Cecelia’s Gift Shop, St. Cecelia’s Iselin Fair, and St. Thomas Aquinas Bingo. During this time Joan was an avid bowler, and also coached Youth Bowlers.

Joan was employed with NJ Bell Telephone for 5 years, Eastern Airlines for 18 years, and Elizabethtown Gas Company for 5 years. While employed at Eastern Airlines, Joan and her daughter joined 3 other women to win their National Bowling Championship.

Since retiring, Joan has volunteered with NJ AARP, served on the Middlesex County Leadership Council, was the Secretary of the Iselin Seniors Association, and spent time reading to Nursery School Children. Joan continues to volunteer at the Woodbridge Office on Aging.

Joan’s husband passed away in 1987. She resides with her daughter, Caryn, in Iselin, New Jersey. They have 2 dogs and 2 cats. Joseph, her oldest child, is the producer and creator of this special, while Caryn has worked in the airline industry for over 25 years. Joan hobbies include crocheting, reading, computer games, and an occasional trip to Atlantic City.

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As the protege of cartoon voice legend Daws Butler (Yogi Bear), Joe Bevilacqua (Joe Bev.), the veteran award-winning broadcaster (NPR, XM Radio) is no stranger to the cartoon world. Joe Bev even co-authored his mentor's authorized biography, "Daws Butler, Characters Actor", available at BearManorMedia.Com.

From Mel Blanc to June Foray, from Disney to Hanna-Barbera, "Cartoon Carnival" is a lively hour of rare and classic cartoon audio, children's records, cartoon music and sound effects, new radio cartoons, interviews and mini-documentaries about the wonderful world of animation.

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Available as a weekly series and/or stand-alone holiday specials, CARTOON CARNIVAL is a huge HIT with PDs and audiences at the following stations:

Weekly series airing:

1) ONLINE DAILY at 3 PM (PT) Shokus Internet Radio
http://www.shokusradio.com

2) Omni Media Networks:
SUNDAYS at 6 PM (PT) all channels(Classic Car Gold, the Stream, the Beyond Channel, and Hound Dog) and AM 1610 FM 89.3, Albany, OR
MONDAYS at 2 PM and 1 PM and TUESDAYS at 6 AM (PT) Golden Hours Radio Network
THURSDAYS, 3 PM (PT) The Powerful World of Sound
ONLINE: http://www.omnimedianetworks.org/listen.htm

3) FRIDAYS at 6 PM (PT) on KITC, 106.5 FM, Gilchrist, OR: http://kitcfm.com

4) Saturday at 9 AM (CT) on North Texas Radio for the Blind (NTRB)
Reading & Radio Resource, Dallas, TX
www.readingresource.org

5) SATURDAYS at 8 PM (CT) on Wisconsin Public Radio WGTD HD3:
http://www.wgtd.org

6) SATURDAYS at 8 AM (ET) on The 1920s Network, WHRO HD-3, Norfolk Va Beach
http://www.the1920snetwork.com

Stations airing specials:

7) KREV-LP 104.7 FM Estes Park, CO

8) KEOS-FM, 89.1, College Station/Bryan, TX.