{"id":401275,"date":"2026-09-16T07:32:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T07:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/401275\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T07:32:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T07:32:15","slug":"i-thought-i-was-going-to-be-a-movie-star-woman-shares-story-of-missed-wctv-debut-70-years-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/401275\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I thought I was going to be a movie star\u2019: Woman shares story of missed WCTV debut 70 years later"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; Naomi McCall laughed out loud as she read the letter she sent to WCTV, recounting her brush with fame in 1955 &#8211; or maybe 1956 &#8211; on the station\u2019s popular children\u2019s show \u201cCircle 6 Ranch.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cMy siblings and I were excited to huddle around the new black-and-white Zenith television sitting cross-legged on the bare floor,\u201d she read. \u201cThe highlight of every afternoon after school was tuning in to watch the Circle 6 Ranch on WCTV.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Naomi McCall sent a letter to WCTV soon after its 70th anniversary sharing her memories of...\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IBE4GJOTG5CBFHXMD5XUWRLYZQ.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Naomi McCall sent a letter to WCTV soon after its 70th anniversary sharing her memories of Circle 6 Ranch.(WCTV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The memories came flooding back when WCTV celebrated its 70th anniversary last September 15. McCall shared her story with us today as WCTV marked its 71st anniversary. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The little girl from Cairo says her mom won a contest for writing the best Rose Kist Popcorn jingle and the prize was a new bike and an appearance on WCTV\u2019s Circle 6 Ranch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cIt was in my little six-year-old mind that if you were on TV you were a movie star, right? So if I was going to be on TV and everybody saw me I would be a movie star just like them. Shirley Temple style,\u201d McCall said with a laugh. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">McCall says as luck would have it, she got sick with the mumps two days before her television debut and her brothers got to go on Circle 6 Ranch instead. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">She says they did hold up her first-grade picture though, showing off her brand new Lilt home perm.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Naomi McCall holds up her first grade picture from 1955.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SFY4SXICNZB37BLYOKGTIL77EY.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Naomi McCall holds up her first grade picture from 1955.(WCTV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">McCall said while she didn\u2019t get to make her Circle 6 Ranch debut that day she \u201cenjoyed my yellow Schwinn bicycle for many years &#8230; and I still watch WCTV.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/09\/15\/i-thought-i-was-going-be-movie-star-woman-shares-story-missed-wctv-debut-70-years-later\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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