National Cleveland Style Polka Hall of Fame and Museum
605 East 222nd Street
Euclid, OH 44123
USA
E-mail: Polkashop@aol.com
Phone: 216-261-3263
Toll Free: 1-800-66POLKA
Fax: 216-261-4134
Devoting his life to charitable causes, businessman and promoter Al Wish produced
one of the most delightful Cleveland-style polka shows in television history. Teaming
up with the Johnny Pecon Orchestra and well-known emcee Paul Nakel, Al sponsored
and co-hosted the "TV Auction Party," a live, fast-paced weekly show combining outstanding
music and dancing with merchandise auctions and studio audience participation. Within
this forrmat, Al often furthered his charitable pursuits, sometimes taking the entire
production to the Paraplegic Veterans Hospital with gifts and stage money for the
patients. On another show he donated 200 Braille watches to the blind. "TV Auction
Party" ran intermittently on Cleveland TV from 1957 through 1961 on station KYW,
Cleveland.
Inducted in 1989
National Cleveland Style Polka Hall of Fame
Trustees Honor Roll Recipient
AL WISH
1905 - 1999
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