TV Radio Mirror (Jan - Jun 1955)

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Thanks, Pardner ! Gene Autry is celebrating his 25th anniversary in radio. "Faith is what kept me here," he says. "Faith I had in myself, but — more important — the faith other people had in me. In fact, I might never have been here if it hadn't been for the faith of others. Here and now, I want to thank them, one and all." Gene first left his Oklahoma ranch home, at sixteen, to join the railroad as a telegrapher in the whistle-stop town of Chelsea, Oklahoma. During the long nights, he whiled away the hours singing and strumming his guitar. One night Gene was sitting dreaming out the window, guitar in his lap, when a stranger came up with a message for him to send. Handing it in, he spied the guitar. "You play that thing, son?" "Yes, sir," said Gene. "You sing?" "Yes, sir." "Well, then, would you knock off a ditty for us?" Gene did. When he finished, the stranger smiled. "Young fella," he said, "you ought to be in radio." Gene thought the stranger was just making him feel good. But — when he looked at the message — he saw it was signed: "Will Rogers." Since the immortal Will Rogers (Continued on page 95) The Gene Autry Show is heard on CBS Radio, Sun., 6 P.M. EST, for Wrigley's Doublemint Chewing Gum. See local papers for time and station on TV. When Gene first saw the skyscrapers of New York, he said to himself: "Boy, you'll be lucky if you can ever find your way out!" But his path led on to fame and fortune, in the familiar West — riding the range with his fine horse, Champion — and cooking on an outdoor "range" for his beloved wife, Ina. Gene Autry will never forget those who believed in him, during his twenty-five years in show business FAVORITE RADIO WESTERN STAR FAVORITE RADIO WESTERN PROGRAM 71