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Paul Gibson (broadcaster)
Paul Gibson (died 1967) was a broadcaster and sales representative for WBBM (AM) radio in Chicago from the 1940s until his death from cancer. He was primarily known as a lecturer, who would broadcast his opinions on multiple subjects as many as four times a day over WBBM. On June August 4, 1942, Gibson became the third person to have a The Housewives' Protective League, Housewives' Protective League (HPL) participation program on radio, following Fletcher Wiley in Los Angeles and Galen Drake in San Francisco. By September 1944, his HPL program on WBBM had a higher gross income than those two or a newer one in New York City. Sponsorship of HPL programs was limited to products that received satisfactory results on questionnaires completed by 100 housewives who had tested the products. Gibson was one of the first broadcasters to take listener phone calls on the air in an early version of today's talk radio format. He also co-hosted a WBBM program in the late 1950s with Lee Phillip B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WBBM (AM)
WBBM (780 kHz) – branded ''Newsradio 105.9 WBBM'' – is a commercial all-news AM radio station licensed to serve Chicago, Illinois. Owned by Audacy, Inc., its studios are located at Two Prudential Plaza in the Chicago Loop, while the station transmitter— diplexed with sister station WSCR—resides in the nearby suburb of Bloomingdale. WBBM is a Class A station that broadcasts on a clear-channel AM frequency, powered with 35,000 watts by day and 42,000 watts at night, using a non-directional antenna. Its daytime signal provides at least grade B coverage to most of the northern two-thirds of Illinois (as far south as Springfield) as well as large portions of Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan and Indiana. Its city-grade coverage reaches as far north as Milwaukee. At night, WBBM can be heard across much of North America under favorable conditions, but is strongest in the Midwest. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WBBM broadcasts over HD Radio using the in-band on-channe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = United States , subdivision_type1 = State , subdivision_type2 = Counties , subdivision_name1 = Illinois , subdivision_name2 = Cook and DuPage , established_title = Settled , established_date = , established_title2 = Incorporated (city) , established_date2 = , founder = Jean Baptiste Point du Sable , government_type = Mayor–council , governing_body = Chicago City Council , leader_title = Mayor , leader_name = Lori Lightfoot ( D) , leader_title1 = City Clerk , leader_name1 = Anna Valencia ( D) , unit_pref = Imperial , area_footnotes = , area_tot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cancer
Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Possible signs and symptoms include a lump, abnormal bleeding, prolonged cough, unexplained weight loss, and a change in bowel movements. While these symptoms may indicate cancer, they can also have other causes. Over 100 types of cancers affect humans. Tobacco use is the cause of about 22% of cancer deaths. Another 10% are due to obesity, poor diet, lack of physical activity or excessive drinking of alcohol. Other factors include certain infections, exposure to ionizing radiation, and environmental pollutants. In the developing world, 15% of cancers are due to infections such as ''Helicobacter pylori'', hepatitis B, hepatitis C, human papillomavirus infection, Epstein–Barr virus and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). These factors act, at least partly, by changing the genes of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Housewives' Protective League
''The Housewives' Protective League'', or HPL, was a daily CBS radio program created by Fletcher Wiley that aired from 1948 through 1962 and was hosted by Galen Drake over CBS-affiliated KSFO in San Francisco, and CBS-owned KNX in Los Angeles. Wiley had the first HPL program on KNX in Los Angeles in 1934. Drake began his version on KQW in San Francisco in 1940. Paul Gibson began one on WBBM in Chicago in 1942. Drake began another version on WJZ in New York City in 1954. The show highlighted a number of topics pertaining to homemakers of that time, including advice and stories about childrearing, cooking, and irreverent topics and advertised a variety of products pre-approved by a panel of housewives. HPL was produced by Allen Grey, who also produced the show's predecessor, ''Coffee Break.'' The show successfully marketed a variety of household goods, Grey would regularly correspond with popular brands such as Kirsh Beverages Inc, Dover Foods, Inc, and Fairway Foods, among oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galen Drake
Galen Drake (born Foster Purcell Rucker; - June 30, 1989) was an American broadcaster whose programs provided "homespun philosophy and observations, aimed mainly at housewives" for more than 20 years. Early years Drake was born Foster Purcell Rucker in Kokomo, Indiana, the son of Theodore and Flora Rucker. In addition to an older sibling, he had three half-siblings who were adults when he was born. He moved to Long Beach, California, when he was young. He began taking vocal lessons at age 10, eventually becoming a concert singer. He also was a symphony conductor. He graduated from Long Beach Polytechnic High School, and he pursued medical studies at UCLA but left that program because he had to go to work. Career Drake began working in radio at KFOX in Long Beach while he was a high school student. He continued working there after he finished high school, and he directed plays at Long Beach Community Playhouse. In 1939 Drake became host on programming of The Housewives' Protectiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Phillip Bell
Loreley "Lee" June Phillip Bell (June 10, 1928 – February 25, 2020) was an American talk show host and soap opera creator. During her career on Chicago television, she hosted over 10,000 programs and, early in her tenure, worked five shows a day, seven days a week. She went on to co-create two of American television's longest-running soap operas. Early life Bell was born Loreley June Phillip in Chicago, Illinois, to florists James A. and Helen Phillip (née Novak). Her parents named her after a Japanese Anemone flower. She has an older brother, J.R., and a younger brother, Russell. Bell was one of the most notable graduates from what is now known as Riverside-Brookfield High School in Riverside, Illinois. She then received a degree in microbiology from Northwestern University. Career Television performer and host After graduating from Northwestern, Bell returned to work in her family's floral shop with her brothers. On occasion, she accompanied her brother Russell to the local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chauvanism
Chauvinism is the unreasonable belief in the superiority or dominance of one's own group or people, who are seen as strong and virtuous, while others are considered weak, unworthy, or inferior. It can be described as a form of extreme patriotism and nationalism, a fervent faith in national excellence and glory. In English, the word has come to be used in some quarters as shorthand for male chauvinism, a trend reflected in ''Merriam-Webster's Dictionary'', which, as of 2018, begins its first example of use of the term ''chauvinism'' with "an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex". As nationalism According to legend, French soldier Nicolas Chauvin was badly wounded in the Napoleonic Wars and received a meager pension for his injuries. After Napoleon abdicated, Chauvin maintained his fanatical Bonapartist belief in the messianic mission of Imperial France, despite the unpopularity of this view under the Bourbon Restoration. His single-minded devotion to his cau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
