I have seen the old KTRK logo and had the black cat because 13 and black cat is considered unlucky. This was before the circle 13 that looks like cattle branding, which I remember the most. It is a pity that television stations do not produce their own children's show like they did back than.
My father was hired by Jesse Jones (principle member of the group that bought/started KTRK in 1954) to handle advertising for the nascent station. Dad has advertising proofs hanging on his wall from those days, and they all feature the black cat that was the station's logo at that time. Here are a couple of them...
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My father was hired by Jesse Jones (principle member of the group that bought/started KTRK in 1954) to handle advertising for the nascent station. Dad has advertising proofs hanging on his wall from those days, and they all feature the black cat that was the station's logo at that time. Here are a couple of them...