Lou Steele

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Louis J. (Lou) Steele
Born
Louis Ferraioli

(1928-03-07)March 7, 1928
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedFebruary 25, 2001(2001-02-25) (aged 72)
Paterson, New Jersey
, U.S.
Years active1952-1990

Louis J. "Lou" Steele[1] (March 7, 1928 – February 25, 2001) was an American actor, radio, and television announcer.[citation needed]

Career

Born Louis Ferraioli in 1928, he was an announcer on

Harry S Truman. Beginning in the 1950s, Lou was an announcer on WNEW-TV Channel 5 out of New York City
.

Prior to this, he was a staff announcer on radio station WPAT in Paterson, New Jersey. In the late 1980s, Steele was an anchor of a nightly newscast on a low-power television station in New York.[2]

Steele voiced the

catch phrase, coined by his announcer-booth colleague Tom Gregory: "It's 10 P.M. Do you know where your children are?" In addition, in the early 1980s Steele voiced another brief public service announcement
for the station, "It's 7 P.M. Did you hug your child today?"

While on at WNEW-TV Lou was also the host for the local horror show

Creature Features (1969–1973). Known as "The Creep," Lou would appear without the normal make-up or costume typical of horror hosts of the day. He wore sunglasses and a tuxedo and appeared on a plain studio set with harsh lighting. At various times, Lou would conduct contests that involved coming up with trivia questions, made-up quotes spoofing notable horror film titles, or flashing parts of a title at select times throughout that night’s movie. Contest winners were announced on air. [citation needed
]

Death

Steele died on February 25, 2001, in his home in Paterson, New Jersey, of a heart attack, aged 72.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Security Death Index - based on this entry, by the time of his death he had legally changed his surname.
  2. New York Times
    .

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