Rich Koz
American actor and hostWikipedia
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Oct 21, 2026
Michael MonahanGUEST
Once the documentary was done, I continued, uh, gathering additional interviews by phone.
Michael MonahanGUEST
So, uh, Fritz the Night Owl, Ned the Dead out of Wisconsin, uh, Rich Koz, Svengoolie, who was, was a...
Michael MonahanGUEST
He- we had tried to get him for the film.
Michael MonahanGUEST
He was interested in doing it, but, um, uh, he had to go through the station, and, uh, for one reason or another, the station wasn't interested.
Nick DigilioHOST
So that's what's happening on 499 of the Nick D Podcast.
Nick DigilioHOST
On episode 500 of the Nick D Podcast, you will hear, uh, the incredible interview that Rich Koz did with me at the Museum of Broadcast Communication this past Saturday, October 10th.
Nick DigilioHOST
Um, it was a truly, truly lovely day.
Nick DigilioHOST
We had a really nice turnout.
Nick DigilioHOST
Um, s- we, I met some lovely people.
Nick DigilioHOST
Rich came out.
Nick DigilioHOST
Rich Koz came out, Svengoolie himself.
Nick DigilioHOST
Um, he came out to the museum, um, to host this interview with me to talk about my new book, which is called 40 Years, 40 Horror Films.
Michael ViersHOST
So I just, out of curiosity, as a, uh, complete nerd when it comes to horror hosts, I actually made a short film about horror hosts when I was still in film school.
Michael ViersHOST
Was it Svengoolie or was it S- uh, was, had S- had Rich Koz, like Sp- Son of Svengoolie taken over yet at that point?
Adam RifkinGUEST
So the original Svengoolie was, uh, Jerry G. Bishop.
Michael ViersHOST
Mm-hmm.
Adam RifkinGUEST
Sure.
Adam RifkinGUEST
Sure.
Adam RifkinGUEST
And since I've become a, um, filmmaker and I've become very good buddies with Rich Koz, and he was even in one of my films, it's been really neat to, to get to know him, and I mean, he was such an important part of my, my upbringing and my introduction to film.
Michael ViersHOST
Yeah.