Radio Digest (June 1932-Mar 1933)

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19 on New York Key Stations PAUL DOUGLAS, another Yale boy gone radio. Razzed sport racketeers at WCAU and 86 Philadelphia officials signed a fan letter to him. Single, 25, prefers those Russian cigarettes. KENNETH ROBERTS began his public career as a villain . . in "After Dark". He still has the mustache habit. Leers down at mike from 6 ft. 2. Grease paint thrills him. Keen for dramatics. ARNOLD MOSS, New York boy who made good in Cleveland at WTAM. Globe trotter. Goes in for languages, then travels where he can talk them. Is youngest CBS announcer in N. Y. FRED UTTAL, big, handsome, athletic, gave up selling electric dish-washers to try movies which led to radio. One hour after first audition he was working on CBS program, remote control. TED "YOU RAT" HUSING, voted by radio columnists America's Greatest Sports Announcer. Made word "putrid" famous at Harvard game. Talks football action faster than he thinks. NORMAN BROKENSHIRE, "How do you do!" Disappeared from air then came back at his highest pinnacle as "Society Playboy". He it considered courtliest of all radio announcers. HARRY von ZELL, cracked a hip bone in a football game at U. of Cal. and changed his whole career. Was called to a mike -without -warning, made good and has been on the air ever since. WILLIAM BRENTON was original Bob of True Story fame. Played part of radio announcer and then became a real announcer. He's a minister's son but never the proverbial kind. LOUIS DEAN, a de luxe announcer who began life on a farm near Valley Head, Ala. He joined the Navy and saw things during the war. University gave him that mikable polish.