{"id":11319,"date":"2016-05-05T06:00:03","date_gmt":"2016-05-05T11:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=11319"},"modified":"2016-05-05T06:00:03","modified_gmt":"2016-05-05T11:00:03","slug":"dawn-wells-joins-metv-as-marketing-ambassador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2016\/05\/05\/dawn-wells-joins-metv-as-marketing-ambassador\/","title":{"rendered":"Dawn Wells joins MeTV as \u2018marketing ambassador\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Dawn<\/a>

<\/a> Dawn Wells<\/p><\/div>\n

Dawn Wells, the actress who played Mary Ann on the 1960s sitcom \u201cGilligan\u2019s Island,\u201d has been hired by MeTV,<\/a> the Chicago-based network for classic TV, as its first \u201cmarketing ambassador.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to serving as on-camera host for \u201cThe Summer of Me,\u201d the network\u2019s upcoming primetime lineup, Wells will appear in commercials and print ads, participate in special events and make personal appearances around the country to promote MeTV, according to an announcement Wednesday by Weigel Broadcasting, the network\u2019s parent company.<\/p>\n

\u201cDawn Wells is the perfect ambassador for MeTV\u2019s family-friendly lineup,\u201d Neal Sabin, vice chairman of Weigel Broadcasting, said in a statement. \u201cDawn is wonderful, warm and fun to spend time with \u2014 just like MeTV.\u00a0We welcome her to our family and look forward to sharing new adventures with one of TV\u2019s most loved characters.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Dawn<\/a>

Dawn Wells as Mary Ann<\/p><\/div>\n

Starting May 30, \u201cGilligan\u2019s Island\u201d replaces \u201cLaverne & Shirley\u201d at 8:30 p.m. Monday through Friday on MeTV\u2019s schedule. Wells played a perky girl-next-door character among a group of castaways from a sightseeing boat marooned on an uncharted island.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe show literally went to the ends of the earth to avoid reality in a premise that seemed to overwhelm the writers with its limitations,\u201d noted authors Harry Castleman and Walter J. Podrazik in Watching TV: Eight Decades of American Television.<\/a><\/em> \u201cOverall, the show resembled nothing so much as a kiddie cartoon and it seemed designed to capture the interest of young children by presenting cardboard adults who acted like children in grownup bodies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite its critics, \u201cGilligan\u2019s Island\u201d aired for three seasons on CBS from 1964 to 1967, and grew in popularity during its long run in syndication.<\/p>\n

Wells first turned up on MeTV last year when she appeared in promos for the network and hosted a three-hour marathon<\/a> of her favorite \u201cGilligan\u2019s Island\u201d episodes.<\/p>\n

\"It's questionable today what some TV\u00a0shows\u00a0provide for our impressionable kids,\u201d Wells said in a statement Wednesday.\u00a0\u201cI'm proud to be the MeTV ambassador. MeTV is a network which airs classic family TV shows the entire family can watch together.\"<\/p>\n

In 2005, TV Guide ranked Wells No. 50 on its list of \u201cThe 50 Sexiest Stars of All Time.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dawn Wells, the actress who played Mary Ann on the 1960s sitcom \u201cGilligan\u2019s Island,\u201d has been hired by MeTV, the Chicago-based network for classic TV, as its first \u201cmarketing ambassador.\u201d In addition to serving as on-camera host for \u201cThe Summer of Me,\u201d the network\u2019s upcoming primetime lineup, Wells will appear in commercials and print ads,... Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11319"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11319"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11319\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11324,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11319\/revisions\/11324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}