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=== Bob Clayton ===
[[File:Bob Clayton, Molly Turner, and Cliff Ferre of Good Morning.jpg|thumb|[[Bob Clayton]] with [[WPST-TV]]'s [[Molly Turner]] and Cliff Ferre, promoting the ABC game show ''Make a Face''|231x231px]]
WCKT's local programming extended beyond newscasts. [[Bob Clayton]] was a charter on-air staffer in 1956 and was teamed with Corine Gustafson to host the early-afternoon talk show ''Your Biscayne Host''.<ref name="MiamiN19560729p20c">{{Cite news |date=July 29, 1956 |title='Biscayne Host' To Star Clayton And Gustafson |page=6B |newspaper=The Miami News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97517720/biscayne-host-to-star-clayton-and/ |access-date=March 13, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Gustafson left the station in October, prompting a succession of guest co-hosts in an audition process<ref name="MiamiH19561104p150">{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Jack |date=November 4, 1956 |title=TV Party Geared to Gaiety |page=3:Fun in Florida Magazine |newspaper=The Miami Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97501455/tv-party-geared-to-gaiety/ |access-date=March 22, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> before Sue Lawton was chosen as a replacement.<ref name="MiamiN19561218p28">{{Cite news |last=Rau |first=Herb |date=December 18, 1956 |title=Herb Rau: Show Biz |page=8B |newspaper=The Miami News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97867164/herb-rau-show-biz/ |access-date=March 22, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Clayton's duties were not limited to entertainment, as he teamed with newsman Charles Harrison to interview ten [[Hungarians|Hungarian]] refugees following the country's [[Hungarian Revolution of 1956|recent revolution]] for a special half-hour program.<ref name="MiamiH19561222p22">{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Jack |date=December 22, 1956 |title=WTVJ Plans Innovations in Coverage Of Clemson-Colorado Tilt in Bowl |page=22A |newspaper=The Miami Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97514266/wtvj-plans-innovations-in-coverage-of/ |access-date=March 22, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> By May 1957, Clayton began hosting ''Movie 7'', a daily showcase of [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] (MGM) films recently purchased by the station.<ref name="MiamiH19570427p22">{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Jack |date=April 27, 1957 |title=WCKT Challenging in Late Afternoon With Series of First Rate Pictures |page=22A |newspaper=The Miami Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98167651/wckt-challenging-in-late-afternoon-with/ |access-date=March 22, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Competing against [[Chuck Zink]]'s ''[[Popeye Playhouse]]'' on WTVJ and ''[[The Mickey Mouse Club]]'' on WPST-TV,<ref name="MiamiN19570828p24">{{Cite news |last=Grace |first=Arthur |date=August 28, 1957 |title=Commercials Murdering Movie 7 Presentations |page=6B |newspaper=The Miami News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98165537/commercials-murdering-movie-7/ |access-date=March 22, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Clayton's friendly demeanor proved to be a hit among viewers<ref name="MiamiN19570616p78">{{Cite news |last=Roberts |first=Jack |date=June 16, 1957 |title='Take Off' Crowds Major Quiz Shows For Thrills As Boys Win Hawaii Trip |page=13E |newspaper=The Miami News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98168209/take-off-crowds-major-quiz-shows-for/ |access-date=March 22, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> and was voted one of the best local TV personalities in a ''Herald'' readers' poll.<ref name="MiamiH19590104p149">{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Jack E. |date=January 4, 1959 |title=Ernie Ford Is Voted TV's 'Star of Year' By Herald Readers |page=9:Fun in Florida Magazine |newspaper=The Miami Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97517977/ernie-ford-is-voted-tvs-star-of-year/ |access-date=March 22, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Clayton also hosted the Sunday night movie ''MGM Theater'' sponsored by a local [[mattress]] company<ref name="MiamiH19570701p36">{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Jack |date=July 1, 1957 |title=What Can Bob Say About Mattress That He Hasn't Said? Want to Help? |page=8B |newspaper=The Miami Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97804117/what-can-bob-say-about-mattress-that-he/ |access-date=March 22, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> and acquired rights to the rest of MGM's 300-title film library in April 1958.<ref name="MiamiH19580402p29">{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Jack |date=April 2, 1958 |title=More Top Film For TV Fans |page=11B |newspaper=The Miami Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97868589/more-top-film-for-tv-fans/ |access-date=March 22, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> A popular twice-weekly segment of ''Movie 7'' focused on [[pet adoption]].<ref name="MiamiH19590517p183">{{Cite news |date=May 17, 1959 |title=Crewcut is Dog's Best Pal |page=16:Fun in Florida Magazine |newspaper=The Miami Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97866951/crewcut-is-dogs-best-pal/ |access-date=March 22, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Clayton teamed up with fellow announcer Don Barber for ''The Don and Bob Show'', a late-morning daily comedy show<ref name="MiamiN19591007p19">{{Cite news |last=Keasler |first=John |date=October 7, 1959 |title=Now, An Adult Space Musical... |page=19A |newspaper=The Miami News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97804411/now-an-adult-space-musical/ |access-date=March 22, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> that eventually moved to Saturday [[Late-night talk show|late-nights]], but ended production at the start of 1962 due to low ratings.<ref name="MiamiN19601216p11">{{Cite news |last=Dunn |first=Kristine |date=December 16, 1960 |title=Back to Movies: Don & Bob Show To Fold |page=3B |newspaper=The Miami News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97868885/back-to-movies-don-bob-show-to-fold/ |access-date=March 22, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

Clayton played a bell captain in the 1960 [[Jerry Lewis]] movie ''[[The Bellboy]]'', filmed at the [[The Fountainbleu Hotel|Fountainbleu Hotel]] in Miami Beach; Lewis [[Casting (performing arts)|cast]] him later that year for the unsold [[television pilot]] ''Permanent Waves''.<ref name="MiamiN19601021p15">{{Cite news |last=Kelly |first=Herb |date=October 21, 1960 |title=Bob Clayton Signs For TV Series With Jerry Lewis |page=5B |newspaper=The Miami News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97612542/bob-clayton-signs-for-tv-series-with/ |access-date=March 14, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> After a viewer referred Clayton to their daughter—a [[talent agent]] in New York City—Clayton was cast as host for the ABC [[game show]] ''Make a Face'', which WPST-TV carried locally starting on October 2, 1961.<ref name="MiamiN19610816p19">{{Cite news |last=Dunn |first=Kristine |date=August 16, 1961 |title=Bob Gets Network Show |page=3B |newspaper=The Miami News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97612279/bob-gets-network-show/ |access-date=March 14, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> It was originally assumed that Clayton would leave Miami for New York, but Clayton arranged to commute between both cites by airplane every two weeks, filming ''Movie 7'' interstitials and commercials in advance.<ref name="MiamiH19610901p24">{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Jack E. |date=September 1, 1961 |title=They've Worked Out A Plan for Clayton |page=10D |newspaper=The Miami Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97617013/theyve-worked-out-a-plan-for-clayton/ |access-date=March 14, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> ''Make a Face'' was cancelled the following March when ABC was obligated to honor a financial commitment for another game show, but Clayton kept his WCKT duties.<ref name="MiamiH19620314p55">{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Jack E. |date=March 14, 1962 |title=Bob Clayton's Show Is Canceled by ABC |page=7D |newspaper=The Miami Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97614610/bob-claytons-show-is-canceled-by-abc/ |access-date=March 14, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Clayton moved back to Miami in 1963 as Barber's replacement for the station's midday program, which was reformatted to be like NBC's ''[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]''.<ref name="MiamiN19630205p15">{{Cite news |last=Dunn |first=Kristine |date=February 5, 1963 |title=Bob Clayton Comes Home |page=3B |newspaper=The Miami News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97613290/bob-clayton-comes-home/ |access-date=March 14, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> By the end of the year, [[Hugh Downs]] recruited Clayton as announcer for the NBC game show ''[[Concentration (game show)|Concentration]]'', which Downs hosted; the two had been friends dating back to when NBC's ''[[Tonight Starring Jack Paar]]'', which Downs announced, originated from Miami Beach.<ref name="MiamiH19681211p33">{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Jack E. |date=December 11, 1968 |title=Clayton Gets Host Job on Concentration |page=7G |newspaper=The Miami Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97616143/clayton-gets-host-job-on-concentration/ |access-date=March 14, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Initially resuming the practice of filming interstitials for ''Movie 7'' and the Saturday morning children's show ''Bobsville'' for weeks in advance,<ref name="MiamiH19640322p181">{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Jack E. |date=March 22, 1964 |title=Ten Cats, Ten Cakes, Ten Kids |pages=12–[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97616796/ten-cats-ten-cakes-ten-kids-p2/ 13]:Sunday Magazine |newspaper=The Miami Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97616768/ten-cats-ten-cakes-ten-kids/ |access-date=March 14, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> ''Movie 7'' was dropped for ''[[The Mike Douglas Show]]'' by May 1965, and Clayton relinquished ''Bobsville'' by that September.{{r|MiamiH19650830p29}}