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blue-wave

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Wed Apr 22, 2026, 11:03 AM 23 hrs ago

Pope Leo attended iconic 'Bozo's Circus' at WGN-TV as a child, brother reveals [View all]

Long before he became Pope Leo XIV, he was just a Chicago kid with a front-row seat to one of TV’s most iconic shows, according to his brother.

John Prevost shared a fun piece of family history: Leo once appeared on WGN-TV’s “Bozo’s Circus.”

“Tickets were hard to get,” Prevost told EWTN News. “But one of the guys who was in the WGN band taught music to the kids at my dad’s school — (Dad) was superintendent of schools … so he said, ‘If your kids ever want to go …'”

The Prevost brothers didn’t hesitate.

“We jumped at the chance,” John Prevost said, noting they even managed to go without missing school, since it was during a holiday.

Read More: https://wgntv.com/news/pope-leo/pope-leo-attended-iconic-bozos-circus-at-wgn-tv-as-a-child-brother-reveals/


How long before Trump starts attacking Bozo the Clown once he hears this bit of information?

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Early experience to deal with Trump lame54 23 hrs ago #1
Bozo was WAAAAAAAAY smarter. GoCubsGo 21 hrs ago #15
Nobody uses Bozo as a compliment lame54 21 hrs ago #17
Was he the one that had somewhat of a presidential campaign Norbert 15 hrs ago #26
In the 1960's and 1970's there was a 7 year waiting list for the Bozo show Chasstev365 23 hrs ago #2
he also frequented mopinko 22 hrs ago #7
I'm sure he did.. whathehell 21 hrs ago #21
"...brother reveals"? "Reveals" connotes the telling of a secret or the...... ColoringFool 23 hrs ago #3
But it's BREAKING NEWS! Sneederbunk 23 hrs ago #5
So the writer made a less than ideal word choice and the editor didn't catch it. ShazzieB 20 hrs ago #22
Lol. I used to rush home from elem school & watch Bozo every day. SheltieLover 23 hrs ago #4
Lots of my high school classmates would go home for lunch GoCubsGo 21 hrs ago #19
I knew families who bought the tickets when murielm99 22 hrs ago #6
My Parents Applied When I Was Around 5 ProfessorGAC 22 hrs ago #8
That would be my family Sympthsical 21 hrs ago #9
The ultimate goal would to be selected for a chance at Bucket #6 Martin Eden 21 hrs ago #11
I watched that show at lunchtime, and Ray Raynor in the morning. Martin Eden 21 hrs ago #10
This message was self-deleted by its author Chasstev365 21 hrs ago #12
Occationally, we could watch BJ and Dirty Dragon, but UHF did not come in very well on our black and white TV. Chasstev365 21 hrs ago #13
I attended in the 60s. Felicita 21 hrs ago #14
If I had a famous sibling I don't think I'd talk about them to anyone. MLAA 21 hrs ago #16
Not likely, professional courtesy Nasruddin 21 hrs ago #18
Old Proverb bmichaelh 21 hrs ago #20
Don't forget about the Ray Rayner Show! n/t aggiesal 20 hrs ago #23
I loved that show. Kid Berwyn 18 hrs ago #24
I love it! Great story!! blue-wave 15 hrs ago #25
My son snowybirdie 14 hrs ago #27
Lol...I was on the Engineer Bill show in LA as a kid and my Mom won as a contestant on the show Queen for a Day. pecosbob 14 hrs ago #28
Bucket number 6 $30 Silver Dollars and a "Handsome Schwinn Bicycle". Chasstev365 14 hrs ago #29
I went in NYC Only vaguest memory. electric_blue68 11 hrs ago #30
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