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Platter-spinner Bob Horn plays host to wife Linda Stevens, a professional singer, on Stardust Time.
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The relaxed Horn style keeps Philadelphians tuned to WFIL.
Oisc Jockey Bob Horn is the man behind the mike on the Valley Forge Stardust Time program broadcast by WFIL, Philadelphia, six nights a week from 11 o'clock to midnight. His listeners, many of whom have been his devoted fans ever since he began broadcasting in Philadelphia eleven years ago, tune in the show because they get all the music they want, plus all the news and sports results they need to keep themselves well-informed, in the relaxed Horn style.
Bob's unobtrusive manner in introducing his musical selections, reporting the news, and making commercial announcements is one of the principal reasons for his present high rating among Philadelphia radio personalities. He places the emphasis on music, keeping his comments brief and to the point. To maintain the casual mood of the program, he includes an occasional anecdote illustrating some of the more humorous aspects of life.
Recognized as an authority on jazz, Bob also is well versed in the music of the modern and progressive schools, but on his nightly WFIL show he plays music which reflects the varied tastes of his legion of admirers. The result is an hour of pleasurable listening for all concerned.
The personable Mr. Horn was born in Cherry Run, West Virginia, a village with a population of 500, situated in the Sleepy Creek Mountains. His boyhood was spent in West Virginia and Ohio towns to which his father's occupation as a civil and mining engineer led the family, and later he attended Valley Forge Military Academy for four years. It's pure coincidence that Valley Forge also is the name of the beer sold by his sponsor.
In 1934 Bob entered the radio field as an announcer at a station in Wheeling, West Virginia. When he first displayed his broadcasting talents in Philadelphia in 1939, he served as special events commentator, assistant program director, and public relations man before he decided that he would rather be a disc jockey. From the time of his first program he began to build a steady audience of faithful listeners, and his success as a platter spinner was assured. In 1946, he went to Hollywood as a news commentator for a radio station, but after a year in the movie capital he returned to Philadelphia and his disc show.
As a sideline to his radio work, Bob turned promoter and in 1945 presented the first modern jazz concert ever given at Philadelphia's staid Academy of Music. Sarah Vaughn and Dizzy Gillespie are among the performers who were helped on their way to stardom by appearances in Horn productions.
Bob is married to the former Linda Stevens, a talented singer who adds beauty and charm to the Horn household. They have a daughter, Marianne, two years old.
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