I was 15 years old when the CBS affiliate in Hawaii decided to do a story about me for their “Hawaii Superkids” program. Despite numerous appearances in front of the camera for my own cable television shows, I was incredibly nervous during the interview. This was the second television show to do a story on what was at the time, my unusual childhood. In 1986, long before YouTube, having your own television show visible to the public was reserved for broadcast and cable stations. Portable video cameras and video editing equipment was also very rare, especially on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Still, I already had 12 years of experience in television. Beginning at age 4, hosting a weekly after school kids show featuring Superman cartoons, old black and white Flash Gordon serials, Laurel and Hardy shows, Little Rascals and Three Stooges bits. The shows varied in name from “The Paul Venus Special” to “The Paul Venus Adventure Show”. The latter was a weekly taped show and aired on Wednesday nights. I also produced an occasional “Kids News” program which was written by me and hosted by my friend and classmate, Roy Yamada. As I grew, my interest in movies did too. In this episode of Hawaii Superkids, I’m speaking about one of my half hour TV shows called “Behind the Scenes”. It was about one of my favorite topics, feature films, both new and upcoming releases. I had personally contacted the various major studios around Hollywood and convinced them to send me clips and various …<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I was 15 years old when the CBS affiliate in Hawaii decided to do a story about me for their “Hawaii Superkids” program. Despite numerous appearances in front of the camera for my own cable television shows, I was incredibly nervous during the interview. This was the second television show to do a story on … Continue reading HAWAII’S SUPERKIDS XV August 29, 1986 with Paul Venus<\/span>