Reporter David Oliver of KOLR-TV takes a detailed look at the Route 66 Museum and Research Center tucked into Lebanon-Laclede County Library in Lebanon, Missouri. Curator Mark Spangler said he gets new items for the museum almost daily. He explained what the museum is trying to do: "We try to represent the large roadside accommodations … Continue reading A closer look at the Lebanon Route 66 museum
Category: Television
Huell Howser’s Volcano House goes up for sale
How'd you like to live in a 2,200-square-foot home perched on the top of an inactive volcano a few miles off Route 66? It can be yours for $650,000. It's situated a few miles north of the Route 66 hamlet of Newberry Springs, California, deep in the Mojave Desert. Notably, the house was owned by … Continue reading Huell Howser’s Volcano House goes up for sale
“From Dusk Till Dawn” producer to adapt “Route 66” reboot
By coincidence, on the same day family members announced the death of "Route 66" television series co-star Martin Milner, a story surfaced that reported the producer of the "From Dusk Till Dawn" television series will help create a reboot of "Route 66." Assignment X was interviewing "From Dusk Till Dawn" executive producer Juan Carlos Coto … Continue reading “From Dusk Till Dawn” producer to adapt “Route 66” reboot
“Route 66” co-star Martin Milner dies
Martin Milner, the co-star with George Maharis in the iconic "Route 66" television drama of the early 1960s, died Sunday night at age 83, according to media reports. The celebrity website TMZ.com first reported Milner's death shortly before midday today, and Variety magazine confirmed it through a representative of Milner's fan page. Milner, who portrayed Tod Stiles, and … Continue reading “Route 66” co-star Martin Milner dies
The Route 66 episode of “Hotel Impossible”
The Travel Channel reality show "Hotel Impossible" aired a Route 66-related episode on Tuesday night, showing how host Anthony Melchiorri tries to dress up the Luxury Inn in Flagstaff, Arizona, and the Red Garter Inn and Canyon Motel and RV Park in Williams, Arizona. As you'll find, the Red Garter and the Canyon didn't need … Continue reading The Route 66 episode of “Hotel Impossible”
KY3’s reporter’s Route 66 videos
In recent weeks, Paul Adler, a reporter for the KY3 television station in Springfield, Missouri, traveled Route 66 from Santa Monica to help promote the town's Birthplace of Route 66 Festival and broadcast a bunch of on-the-scene segments. Adler in recent days has uploaded many of those reports. You can view all 24 videos in … Continue reading KY3’s reporter’s Route 66 videos
Springfield stations go whole hog on Route 66 coverage
To help publicize the Birthplace of Route 66 Festival in Springfield, Missouri, this coming weekend, reporters and crews from the television sister stations KY3 / KSPR in town did a trip on Route 66 to see what's there. Nice work if you can get it. KY3 went from Santa Monica to Springfield, and KSPR went … Continue reading Springfield stations go whole hog on Route 66 coverage
‘Great Food Truck Race’ on Route 66 begins Aug. 23
The sixth season of the Food Network's "The Great Food Truck Race" begins Aug. 23 with a variety of challenges along Route 66 towns, according to a news release this week. The season opener will air at 9 p.m. Eastern Sunday, Aug. 23. Here's a trailer for the series: More from the news release: In … Continue reading ‘Great Food Truck Race’ on Route 66 begins Aug. 23
‘American Pickers’ filming on Route 66 in Oklahoma
Two of the cast members of the History Channel's "American Pickers" reality show spent part of last week filming on Route 66 in Oklahoma, according to an article in the Grand Lake News and one of the star's Instagram accounts. The newspaper said Danielle Colby and Mike Wolfe of "American Pickers" dined at Waylan's Ku … Continue reading ‘American Pickers’ filming on Route 66 in Oklahoma
Route 66 tourist meets his rescuer
An Australian motorcyclist who wiped out on a curve on Route 66 in New Mexico nearly two years ago might have died if not for the quick actions of an emergency medical technician on the scene. Last week, that tourist, Graeme Nicholas, had an emotional meeting with that EMT, according to a report by KOAT-TV … Continue reading Route 66 tourist meets his rescuer