He holds a B.A. in television production from Columbia College and an associate degree in journalism and mass communication from Triton College. Mark is a member of the Network 6 Commission for Riverside, Illinois. He has been a member of the improvisational comedy troupe The Happy Clams and a writer-performer for the cable access program The Funny Show. He has served as a research consultant for books dealing with movie/TV history and pop culture, including The Golden Age of Chicago Children’s Television, and is currently the Grand Sheik of the Bacon Grabbers, the Chicago “tent” of the Sons of the Desert, the International Laurel & Hardy Society. He resides in the Riverside-Brookfield area. Yurkiw's Books: • Chicago TV Horror Movie Shows: From Shock Theatre To Svengoolie