Episode 36. Checker Phil, host of Checkerboard Kids, a variety show on MNN in New York City.

Episode 36. Phil DeJean. Phil DeJean (also known as Checker Phil) is a host of Checkerboard Kids, a variety show on MNN in New York City (Manhattan Neighborhood Network.) We talk about his bout with Covid19, his cable show, teaching art online, and of course Suzanne Muldowney aka Underdog. Checkerboard Kids show started in 1995. Phil was inspired by his favorite public access show, Beyond Vaudeville (which later became “MTV’s Oddville” in 1997) He began filming Checkerboard Kids in his apartment before relocating to MNN's studio. Phil got to know Suzanne Muldowney aka Underdog back in the early 90’ after she appeared on a episode of Beyond Vaudeville. This was before she ever appeared on the Howard Stern Show.