Tom C. Fouts (November 24, 1918 – May 24, 2004Social Security Death Index Search
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who were regularly featured on "WLS The Prairie Farmer Station" from 1948 until May 1960 (when the station changed format). He was also known for his syndicated 5 minute Radio program called "Is Anybody Home" with former WLS Radio personality Charles Homer Bill. He was born in Carroll County,

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and grew up there as well. He is perhaps most well known for his low pitched voice in the conclusion of a well known

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plumbing ad, and other Radio and Television advertisements. Fouts was also well known for his ''Captain Stubby Sez'' columns - which appeared in a number of publications, including ''

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''. Being short and stocky as a child, Fouts earned the nickname "stubby". He was married to Eva Lou Fouts for over 63 years, until his death in 2004. He died in Kokomo, Indiana after suffering a stroke.

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Stubby Fouts' voice a legend

Pharos Tribune Obituary
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Chicago Tribune

Capt. Stubbys' Last Interview
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fouts, Tom 1918 births 2004 deaths American male non-fiction writers People from Kokomo, Indiana American columnists 20th-century American male writers