From the planetarium horkheimer has expanded into tv and radio. 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 7 greetings, greetings fellow star gazers. Star hustler jack horkheimer old episodes part greetings, greetings fellow star gazers. Star gazer starring jack horkheimer started on january 4, 2010. Star hustler jack horkheimer old 1990 episodes part 5 greetings, greetings fellow star gazers. The host of public televisions star gazer show, jack horkheimer, died on august 20, 2010. Then theres that man youve heard about, the one who hustles stars.
The fact that this episode was made at all was proof that the show must go on. Cincinnati observatory astronomer moves on from pbss. When i was growing up, jack horkheimer was a show i never missed. Jack horkheimer, the star hustler orlando sentinel. Fau fau and south florida pbs partner for new season of. Star hustler, a weekly tv series made available to all pbs stations free of charge. 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. Last year the show celebrated its 15th anniversary, with an estimated 6 million viewers per episode being starhustled on. Star gazers mercury in the morning and jupiter at night. Originally called the star hustler, the program ran for 30 years and horkheimer. In rememberance to jack, ill be posting all the episodes. Jack horkheimer was the executive director of the miami space transit planetarium. Star hustler jack horkheimer old 1980 episodes part 3.
I recommend the series for the scientificallycurious of all ages, but especially for the youngsters. Star gazer starring jack horkheimer started on january 4, 1999. The 2003 season of the astronomy tv show jack horkheimer. As always, he begins with a chortling greetings, greetings, fellow stargazers and ends with his signature phrase keep looking up. The episode numbering scheme for the show changed again in this season. If it was that important, he would have dragged his ass through court since sexual crimes involving children have no statute of limitations. The passions of carl sagan and jack horkheimer fueled my passion for all things outside of the influence of the earth and now my last space hero is dead. Celebrate labor day the cosmic way with a giant triangle of stars overhead.
The shows episode numbering scheme changed several times during its run to coincide with major events in the shows history. June 11, 1938 august 20, 2010 was the executive director of the miami space transit planetarium. Star gazer is underwritten by a grant from meade instruments, the worlds largest manufacturer of telescopes for amateur astronomers. Also on this web site you will find all current and past scripts for star gazers with accompanying star charts and diagrams. He brought me closer to astronomy and taught me how to find constellations and planets so easily. When jack horkheimer s death was announced, many viewers must have wondered whether or not his show would come to an end.
Meade telescopes automatically locate s of celestial wonders at the push of a button. Each weekly episode features selected objects for naked eye viewing during the following week. The last episode to feature dean regas and james albury as hosts was aired during the week of november 25, 2019. Star gazer, which started airing on pbs on november 4, 1976.
Star hustler jack horkheimer old 1980 episodes part 3 greetings, greetings fellow star gazers. The show was his 1,708th episode and was titled, celebrate labor day the cosmic way with a giant triangle of stars overhead. Rip, jack horkheimer, star gazer and tv astronomer. The official star gazer website hosts the complete scripts for each of the shows. The host of public televisions star gazer show, jack horkheimer, died on august 20. 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. Star hustler starring jack horkheimer started on january 1, 1990. The name was changed in 1997, allegedly in response to connotations of the term hustler. 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. The episode s script had been written by jack horkheimer before his death. Let jack horkheimer, host of pbss star gazer, give them the big picture in this. Star hustler jack horkheimer old 1980 episodes part 4 greetings, greetings fellow star gazers.
Star gazer is the worlds only weekly television series on naked eye astronomy. Star hustler jack horkheimer old episodes part final star hustler jack horkheimer old episodes part final star hustler jack. Jack horkheimer hosted star gazers which originated as star hustlers in the 1970s until his death in 2010. And if you wait until it gets good and dark out youll see wonderful stars in every direction. When i was growing up, jack horkheimer was a show i never. By now he has done over 500 radio spots and over 300 episodes of star hustler. With jack horkheimer, james albury, dean regas, trace dominguez. Star gazer 2010 season the 2010 season of the astronomy tv show jack horkheimer. Jack horkheimer star gazer feb 2228, 2010 duration. Star gazer starring jack horkheimer started on january 6, 2003. The former walking dead star relied on her own heartbreaking experiences in her new nbc series, council of dads. This season was jack horkheimers last full season as host of the program.
Star hustler jack horkheimer old 1990 episodes part 9. A month of episodes can be recorded from a satellite feed which occurs. Star gazers find the false dawn of omar khayyam tv. He was a writer and producer, known for star gazers 1976, the force beyond 1977 and star of bethlehem. Star hustler jack horkheimer old 1980 episodes part 4. The show started on local florida pbs stations in 1976 as jack horkheimer. Show popularizing astronomy seen on 200 tv stations.
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. The name was changed to star gazer in the 1990s to make it easier for children to. Star gazers is the worlds only weekly television series on naked eye astronomy. Jack horkheimers final broadcast was for the week of august 30 to september 5, 2010, and can be seen at on youtube. 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. He was best known for his astronomy show jack horkheimer. 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. He talks about mercury being at superior conjunction. Star hustler jack horkheimer old 1980 episodes part 1. Star hustler jack horkheimer old 1990 episodes part 7. The 1999 season of the astronomy tv show jack horkheimer. The 1990 season of the astronomy tv show jack horkheimer.
He took his message to the masses with jack horkheimer. Jack horkheimer was born on june 11, 1938 in randolph, wisconsin, usa as foley arthur horkheimer. Star gazer starring jack horkheimer started on january 5, 2009. Star hustler jack horkheimer old 1990 episodes part 10. Star gazers is a fiveminute astronomy show on american public television hosted by jack foley horkheimer, executive director of the miami space transit planetarium. Even though it was only 5 minutes a week, i loved it. Star gazers is a fiveminute astronomy show on american public television previously hosted by jack foley 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. The 2009 season of the astronomy tv show jack horkheimer. The 2019 season of the astronomy tv show star gazers starring dean regas and james albury started on january 7, 2019. Since october 1976 he has appeared nightly on channel 2 as the star hustler. During this season, the show still had its original name, jack horkheimer.
The december 2019 episodes were produced only in the oneminute length format when production in the fiveminute length format was. Star gazer tv spots were seen across america from 1976 until last summer. The one and fiveminute episodes offered astronomical lore and advice on what to look for in the night sky. Star hustler jack horkheimer old 1990 episodes part 9greetings, greetings fellow star gazers. Please contact your local pbs station if it is not currently carrying star gazers. 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. But a new times investigation paints a much different picture of the renowned astronomer. Horkheimer was the face of the miami museum of science and planetarium for 44 years. Lawsuit claims famous astronomer jack horkheimer allegedly sexually abused a runaway in 1975. After his death in 2010 from a respiratory illness from. Star hustler jack horkheimer old 1990 episodes part 5. He does a five minute spot five times a week on radio station wkat.