Variety radio directory (1940)

Page scan 000932 from Variety radio directory

Record Details:

Title:
Variety radio directory
Date:
1940
Publisher:
New York : Variety, Inc.
Volume:
Variety radio directory (1940-1941)
Leaf #:
000932
Language:
English
Collection:
Broadcasting & Recorded Sound and Year Book
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Recorded Sound Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
September 19, 2024
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PROFESSIONAL RECORDS— Continued 1938-40 (John Morrell & Co. for Red Heart Dog Food. NBC Red); others, not current. (LS) Doggy Dan, 1938-39 (Red Heart Dog Food, WMAQ, Chicago). DONALDSON, DAN (Daniel J.). Announcer. Born St. Louis, Mo., March 11, 1915; h. 5 ft. 10 in.; w. 160; dark brown hair, grey eyes; e. St. Louis University. Worked at the University radio station while a student; when a KMOX (St. Louis) audition was successful, he gave up the study of law to become an announcer in April, 1937. (R) The Trouble with Marriage, 1939 (P & G, NBC Blue) ; Kitty Keene, Inc., 1939 (P & G, NBC Red); Road of Life, 1940 (P & G, NBC Red and CBS); also local shows and transcriptions. (Special events staff. CBS, St. Louis, 1937-39.) DONNELLY, JIMMY. Juvenile actor, singer. Born Stony-Point-on-the-Hudson, N. Y., Oct. 11, 1925; dark brown hair, blue eyes. With his older brother, Andy, already a radio performer, he was given a spot on Madge Tucker's Children's Hour. Since then, he has had singing and speaking roles on Death ALICE FROST Rinso's BIG SISTER concurrently appearing on Johnny Presents Phillip Morris What Would You Have Done? Energine Campbell Playhouse Campbell's Columbia Workshop C.B.S. Valley Days, Maxwell House Show Boat, Echoes of New York Town and many other programs. (R) Hilltop House (Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Co., CBS); The O'Neills (Procter & Gamble, CBS, NBC Red and Blue); Second Husband (Bayer Aspirin, CBS); Life Begins, since Jan., 1940 (Campbell Soup Co., CBS). DONOHUE, JOSEPH. Producer. Born Chico, Calif., Nov. 13, 1905; e. University of California; m. Mary Donohue. First radio work in 1930. (R) Eddie Cantor's Camel Caravan, 1938-39 (R. J. Reynolds, CBS); Burns & Allen, 1939-40 (Lehn & Fink, CBS); Blondie, 1939-40 (R. J. Reynolds, CBS). DORING SISTERS. See Ruth Doering Reynolds, Grace McCarthy and Wyn Sayre. DORSEY, TOMMY. Orchestra leader. Born Mahoney Plains, Pa., in 1907, son of Thomas Dorsey, Sr., music teacher, band organizer and director; 5 ft. 11 in.; black hair. His entire musical education, as well as that of his brother Jimmy (band leader, saxophonist and clarinetist) was received from his father. Concentrated BEN GRAUER • Master-of-Ceremonies Announcer-Commentator NBC Artists Service 922