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Don Stanley (announcer)
Donald Stanley Uglum (August 5, 1917 in Stoughton, Wisconsin – January 20, 2003 in Westlake Village, California), known professionally as Don Stanley, was an American radio and television announcer. Stanley was born in Stoughton and attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he was part of the University Players. His announcing career began at the university's radio station, WHA (AM). From there, he went to WIBA-AM in Madison, Wisconsin, and in 1940 joined WTMJ in Milwaukee, where he inaugurated the station's FM outlet (now WKTI) as a staff announcer and news commentator. After a brief stint as an announcer with ABC in Chicago, Stanley joined NBC in Hollywood in 1946 and became part of the network's West Coast announcing staff for the next 46 years. He was part of a "core" group that included the likes of Arch Presby, Eddy King, and Frank Barton; in later years, among his colleagues would be Donald Rickles, Victor Bozeman, and Peggy Taylor. His tenure w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stoughton, Wisconsin
Stoughton is a city in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. It straddles the Yahara River about 20 miles southeast of the state capital, Madison. Stoughton is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,173. Known for its Norwegian heritage, Stoughton hosts a citywide celebration of Syttende Mai, the Norwegian constitution day. Part of the city's celebration of its Norwegian heritage is the Stoughton Norwegian Dancers dance group, sponsored by Stoughton High School, as well as Norwegian flags and memorabilia displayed throughout the town. History Stoughton was founded in 1847 by Luke Stoughton, an Englishman from Vermont. Many Norwegian immigrants settled in the town from 1865 through the early 1900s. Stoughton claims to be the birthplace of the "coffee break", and hosts a small yearly parade to celebrate the distinction. For much of its history, Stoughton has been Dane County's second-largest and economically important cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
News Presenter
A news presenter – also known as a newsreader, newscaster (short for "news broadcaster"), anchorman or anchorwoman, news anchor or simply an anchor – is a person who presents news during a news program on TV, radio or the Internet. They may also be a working journalist, assisting in the collection of news material and may, in addition, provide commentary during the program. News presenters most often work from a television studio or radio studio, but may also present the news from remote locations in the field related to a particular major news event. History The role of the news presenter developed over time. Classically, the presenter would read the news from news "copy" which they may or may not have helped write with a news writer. This was often taken almost directly from wire services and then rewritten. Prior to the television era, radio-news broadcasts often mixed news with opinion and each presenter strove for a distinctive style. These presenters were r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Howell
Wayne Howell Chappelle (February 16, 1921 – July 8, 1993) was a voice-over announcer for the NBC television and radio networks from 1947 through 1986. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky, and became one member of a core group of New York-based announcers including Don Pardo, Bill Wendell, Jerry Damon, Arthur Gary, Vic Roby, Mel Brandt and Howard Reig who handled not only introducing and closing programs, but also teasers and promotions for the network's shows. Howell's radio announcing credits included ''The Martin and Lewis Show'', a 1950s version of ''The Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street'', ''The NBC Radio Theatre'', and ''Monitor''. Among the television programs he announced on were ''Broadway Open House'', ''Music Bingo,'' ''Dotto,'' ''Say When!!,'' ''Match Game,'' ''Concentration,'' '' Missing Links'' and '' Jackpot!.'' From 1966 to 1985, he was announcer for the ''Miss America Pageant''. Howell presumably provided voice-overs for numerous other NBC programs du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Wendell
William Joseph Wenzel Jr. (March 22, 1924 – April 14, 1999), known as Bill Wendell, was an NBC television staff announcer for almost his entire professional career. Life and career Born in New York City, Wendell served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II and graduated from Fordham University with a degree in speech. He began his radio career in summer of 1947''Yonkers Herald Statesman'', July 18, 1959, pg. 6 at WHAM in Rochester, New York. He moved to WWJ in Detroit, where he worked in both radio and TV. Wendell returned to Manhattan in 1952 when he landed a job on the DuMont television network emceeing several shows before jumping to NBC in 1955. He was a regular on the 1955-56 version of ''The Ernie Kovacs Show'', serving as the show's announcer, as well as a participant in sketches such as "Mr. Question Man" (a parody of ''The Answer Man''). He also worked with Steve Allen, Jack Paar, Dave Garroway, and other NBC personalities. After Jack Barry was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Pardo
Dominick George "Don" Pardo (February 22, 1918 – August 18, 2014) was an American radio and television announcer whose career spanned more than seven decades. A member of the Television Hall of Fame, Pardo was noted for his 70-year tenure with NBC, working as the announcer for early incarnations of such notable shows as ''The Price Is Right'', ''Jackpot'', ''Jeopardy!'', ''Three on a Match'', ''Winning Streak'' and ''NBC Nightly News''. His longest, and best-known, announcing job was for NBC's ''Saturday Night Live'', a job he held for 38 seasons, from the show's debut in 1975 until 1981 and then 1982 until his death in 2014. Early life Pardo was born in Westfield, Massachusetts. His parents, Dominick George Sr. and Valeria "Viola" Rominak-Pardo, were immigrants from Poland who owned a bakery. He spent his childhood in Norwich, Connecticut and Providence, Rhode Island. He graduated from Emerson College in 1942. Career Radio Pardo was hired for his first radio position at NBC a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peggy Taylor
Peggy Taylor (born Margaret Tague, October 12, 1927 – February 9, 2002) was an American singer and actress who later became a radio and television announcer. Early life On October 12, 1927, Taylor was born as Margaret Tague in Inglewood, California, and was raised in Pasadena, California. Education Taylor attended the University of California, Berkeley, where she graduated in 1949. Career A few years afterward, she moved to Chicago. In 1952, she landed a spot as a vocalist on ''Don McNeill's Breakfast Club'' During her time on the program, she recorded for Mercury Records; later in the 1950s, she recorded for such labels as Decca and Starlite. After her run on ''The Breakfast Club'' ended, she performed in nightclubs and supper clubs in places ranging from the Colony Club in London to the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, to places in and around Los Angeles, including the Cocoanut Grove. She also opened once for Red Skelton in Las Vegas. In 1957, Taylor took part i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Bozeman
Victor Emanuel Bozeman (August 11, 1929 in McLennan County, Texas – November 26, 1986 in Los Angeles, California) was an American television announcer, voice-over artist, and actor. In the 1950s, Bozeman was a disc jockey at WLIB in New York City. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, he appeared in supporting roles on such television programs as '' It Takes a Thief'', '' Ironside'', and ''Get Smart''. He also played a "Black Reporter" in the 1970 pilot for '' McCloud''. By 1974, Bozeman had switched to announcing work and joined the staff of NBC in Burbank, California. At the time, he was one of the few African-Americans to make it in that field; on Bozeman's own network, for example, the closest equivalent was New York-based Fred Facey. From the mid-1970s to the first half of the 1980s, Bozeman was part of a nucleus of West Coast announcers employed by the network; his compatriots included Don Stanley, Donald Rickles, and Peggy Taylor. Bozeman worked on some NBC network prog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Rickles (announcer)
Donald Newton Rickles (October 7, 1927 – February 19, 1985) was an American radio and television announcer, news anchor, and actor. Early life He was born Donald Newton Rickles in Portland, Oregon on October 7, 1927. Career Rickles began his announcing career at the age of 11 at KBPS (AM) in Portland. Later, he was chief announcer for KUSC-FM in Los Angeles, California. Other stations where he worked early in his career included KGW and KEX in Portland and KVAN in Vancouver, Washington. In 1949, he became an announcer at KIEV in Los Angeles, and a year later, joined the announcing staff of NBC in Hollywood. He was part of a core group of West Coast announcers for the network who, in his early years, included Don Stanley, Arch Presby, Eddy King, and Frank Barton; by the 1970s, the main core announcing lineup had become Rickles, Stanley, Victor Bozeman, and Peggy Taylor. Rickles' radio announcing credits included ''The Whisperer'', ''The Great Gildersleeve'', '' N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Barton (announcer)
Frank Barton may refer to: * Frank Barton (English footballer) (born 1947), English football midfielder * Frank Barton (Australian footballer) (1900–1983), Australian rules footballer * Frank Barton (rugby league), English rugby league footballer of the 1940s and 1950s {{hndis, Barton, Frank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddy King (announcer)
Edward King (born October 9, 1964 in the Philippines (in 1970 his family settled in Chula Vista, California)) is an "Old School" former professional Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from 1977 to 1985. Eddy King is the elder of a sibling combinations of Mike & Eddy King in BMX racing. Only the brother combinations of Ronnie & Richie Anderson and Brent & Brian Patterson were more successful. His best known nickname "King Edward" is an obvious play on his name feeding off of the cultural knowledge of famous British kings named Edwards. Other nicknames included "Silver Bullet" "Eddy the King" and "The Dynamic Duo" which he shared with Diamondback teammate Harry Leary. He was particularly dominant as an amateur winning most of his racing titles at that stage of his career. He would go on to be a professional for the remaining six years of his 14-year career. King would stay his entire professional career with Diamondback and would be associated with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arch Presby
George Archibald Presby (August 27, 1907 – January 22, 2007) was a Canadian-born, American radio and television announcer. Born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Presby began his announcing career at CFDC in Vancouver in 1925, and remained with the station at the point where its call letters changed to the current CKWX two years later. Afterwards he moved to the U.S., and between 1928 and 1935 he worked at KOMO in Seattle, Washington and KEX in Portland, Oregon. In 1935, Presby moved to San Francisco, California, where he became the staff announcer for NBC on the West Coast, and also did local announcing work for its Blue Network flagship station, KGO. He was the announcer for years on the program ''Bughouse Rhythm'', which showcased leading jazz and swing musicians. After the network transferred its West Coast programming operations to their newer Radio City studios in Hollywood, Presby moved there in 1942 and remained in that base of operations for the rest of his career (wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
