Former Illinoisan, and happy that Sven is national on the MeTV network.
I've heard he's now in commercials with Howard Ankin, which seems strange since he gets thrown out of the back of the hearse in the middle of each show!
Make no mistake, I am very excited for this weekend's broadcast.
When I am away from home for extended periods, I like to watch Sven to get a taste of home. It's especially nice for after I return from travel and want to unwind.
PSA: There's full broadcasts of Svengoolie up on Archive.org! Some uploaded by the man himself! ETA: A lot more than I realized; the last ~year some fellow has been recording and uploading them regularly.
Alas, lately it's mostly been 60's and earlier, when at one point it was a lot of 70's-90's stuff.