‘Wild Kingdom,’ the beloved nature show with St. Louis ties, is back on NBC
St. Louis on the Air · St. Louis Public Radio
October 17, 202321m 56s
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Show Notes
“Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom” is back on NBC this month. The TV program has deep St. Louis ties. Longtime former co-host Marlin Perkins was director of the St. Louis Zoo for eight years, and he co-founded the Endangered Wolf Center in Eureka, Mo. Perkins’ daughter Marguerite Garrick talks about her father’s legacy. Peter Gros, who co-hosts today’s “Wild Kingdom,” talks about the show’s focus on conservation success stories.