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FRED UTAL — CBS Announcer
TT’RED UTAL has been around. Every city in the United States with a population of over 150,000 inhabitants has seen Fred on at least four occasions. On his last round all the red caps called him by his first name. His first trip he devoted to convincing pugilists that a new punching bag would guarantee victory in the next fight. Following that, department store buyers listened to long orations on the desirability of enamel ware. Having put that over, Fred returned to further loving thoughts and good wishes throughout the nation via greeting card salesmanshio. But disaster threatened when he left that to tell wives that dishwater ruined lily-white hands and that ever) husband owed it to the little woman to get her an electric dish-washer. The wives, of course, were delighted but when the husbands threatened to have him tarred and feathered, Fred called a halt on his career as a traveling salesman and settled down to a compara¬ tively quiet life in New York. The motion picture industry then claimed the following two years of Utal’s life. At first he acted in minor parts but soon he became interested in the directing end of the profession. While still engaged in directing pictures Fred wan¬ dered into WABC one day and asked for an audition. One hour later he was bound for Jones’ Beach to broadcast his first program. Fred hopes some day to be a writer. His hobby is an unusual one. He likes to paint scenery for amateur theatricals. His spare time, if any, is spent reading biographies. Fred Utal was born in New York in 1906. His father was manager of a large shoe company. After completing his high school education he attended Columbia University. Jn appearance he is tall — six feet to be exact — and attractive — all the marks of a football player. Has wavy dark brown hair and deep-set brown eyes. Swimming and boating are his favorite sports Has no superstitions. Hates formalities and is fond of animals , , , with one exception: poodles.
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