Dave Hood
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Dave Hood is a writer, director, producer, and actor. Best known for his award winning entertaining and educational children's productions. He has been host of many travel oriented programs including "PM Magazine
" and "Tourific Destinations" on the Discovery Channel
. Hood is most recognized as the co-creator, writer and star of Warner Bros. "Real Wheels - There Goes a...
" video series, a set of 25 children's videos which aimed to be both informative and entertaining. The series won a number of awards including the Parents' Choice Award
.
at the age of 18 in the small town of Yakima, Washington
. He worked his way to becoming the number one afternoon drive personality at KGW
in Portland Oregon to the big time at KRTH in Los Angeles. He moved into television at the age of 30, starring on the syndicated show PM Magazine
during the 1980s before traveling the world for Tourific Destinations on the Discovery Channel in the early 1990s. In 1994, he started the live action children's video" series "Real Wheels" also called "There Goes a...
" with co-creator Ken Urman of Power to Create, featuring the There Goes a... theme. In every video, he was also the producer, writer, actor, and, director. The series had sales near 8 million and won many coveted awards including the Dove Foundation Award, The National Parenting Association Award, the Parents' Choice Award
, and Kid's First Endorsement Award. The series was syndicated for television under the name "Dream Big" on more than 100 stations nationally in the late 1990s. During the early 2000s the show was re-packaged and aired on PBS nationwide.
Hood continues to produce children's productions and other family entertainment. His latest productions include: "The Adventures of Harry and Susy - Spanish is FUN" for 2-8 year olds and "The Family Ghost Hunters."
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The "There Goes a..." series is a collection of children's videos, also known as "Real Wheels". Two episodes, "There Goes the Mail" and "There Goes a Rescue Vehicle", were released as a part of the short-lived "Dream Big" series. Each episode focuses on different transportation vehicles; however, one episode is reserved for Santa Claus, and another for roller coasters. Each is live-action, starring Hood, and is sometimes accompanied by a sidekick, Becky Borg.
PM Magazine
PM/Evening Magazine was a television series with a news and entertainment format. It was syndicated to stations throughout the United States...
" and "Tourific Destinations" on the Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
. Hood is most recognized as the co-creator, writer and star of Warner Bros. "Real Wheels - There Goes a...
There Goes a...
The "There Goes a..." series is a collection of children's videos, also known as "Real Wheels". Three episodes, "There Goes the Mail," "There Goes a Garbage Truck," and "There Goes a Rescue Vehicle", were released as a part of the short-lived "Dream Big" series...
" video series, a set of 25 children's videos which aimed to be both informative and entertaining. The series won a number of awards including the Parents' Choice Award
Parents' Choice Award
The Parents' Choice Award is an award presented by the non-profit Parents' Choice Foundation to recognize "the very best products for children of different ages and backgrounds, and of varied skill and interest levels." It is considered a "prestigious" award among children's products, and has been...
.
Career
Hood started his career as a radio personalityRadio personality
A radio personality is a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality can be someone who introduces and discusses various genres of music, hosts a talk radio show that may take calls from listeners, or someone whose primary responsibility is to give news, weather,...
at the age of 18 in the small town of Yakima, Washington
Yakima, Washington
Yakima is an American city southeast of Mount Rainier National Park and the county seat of Yakima County, Washington, United States, and the eighth largest city by population in the state itself. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 91,196 and a metropolitan population of...
. He worked his way to becoming the number one afternoon drive personality at KGW
KGW
KGW is an NBC affiliate television station serving the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. The station broadcasts its digital signal on VHF channel 8, from its transmitter in Portland. It also produces segments and serves as the Portland bureau for Northwest Cable News , which is also owned by...
in Portland Oregon to the big time at KRTH in Los Angeles. He moved into television at the age of 30, starring on the syndicated show PM Magazine
PM Magazine
PM/Evening Magazine was a television series with a news and entertainment format. It was syndicated to stations throughout the United States...
during the 1980s before traveling the world for Tourific Destinations on the Discovery Channel in the early 1990s. In 1994, he started the live action children's video" series "Real Wheels" also called "There Goes a...
There Goes a...
The "There Goes a..." series is a collection of children's videos, also known as "Real Wheels". Three episodes, "There Goes the Mail," "There Goes a Garbage Truck," and "There Goes a Rescue Vehicle", were released as a part of the short-lived "Dream Big" series...
" with co-creator Ken Urman of Power to Create, featuring the There Goes a... theme. In every video, he was also the producer, writer, actor, and, director. The series had sales near 8 million and won many coveted awards including the Dove Foundation Award, The National Parenting Association Award, the Parents' Choice Award
Parents' Choice Award
The Parents' Choice Award is an award presented by the non-profit Parents' Choice Foundation to recognize "the very best products for children of different ages and backgrounds, and of varied skill and interest levels." It is considered a "prestigious" award among children's products, and has been...
, and Kid's First Endorsement Award. The series was syndicated for television under the name "Dream Big" on more than 100 stations nationally in the late 1990s. During the early 2000s the show was re-packaged and aired on PBS nationwide.
Hood continues to produce children's productions and other family entertainment. His latest productions include: "The Adventures of Harry and Susy - Spanish is FUN" for 2-8 year olds and "The Family Ghost Hunters."
There goes a
Hood is most notable for his creation of There Goes a...There Goes a...
The "There Goes a..." series is a collection of children's videos, also known as "Real Wheels". Three episodes, "There Goes the Mail," "There Goes a Garbage Truck," and "There Goes a Rescue Vehicle", were released as a part of the short-lived "Dream Big" series...
.
The "There Goes a..." series is a collection of children's videos, also known as "Real Wheels". Two episodes, "There Goes the Mail" and "There Goes a Rescue Vehicle", were released as a part of the short-lived "Dream Big" series. Each episode focuses on different transportation vehicles; however, one episode is reserved for Santa Claus, and another for roller coasters. Each is live-action, starring Hood, and is sometimes accompanied by a sidekick, Becky Borg.