St. Louis Radio Hall of Fame

 

"Old Radio" people born in St. Louis

  • Most recent list published 17 November 2009.
  • Please email updated/additional information to fabsher@stlradio.com

 


 

Acree, Chuck 09/22/1913-11/04/1991 Emcee: "Hint Club,"
"We, the Wives,"
"Ladies Be Seated"
"Auction Quiz"
Babbitt, Harry

Harry Babbitt
11/03/1913-04/09/2004 "Kay Kyser’s Surprise Party,"
"Kay Kyser’s Kollege of Musical Knowledge"
"By Popular Demand"
Baker, Josephine
Josephine Baker
06/03/1906-04/12/1975 Singer: "Fleischmann’s Yeast Hour"
Barry, Norman 01/19/1909-12/25/1997 Announcer: "Dan Harding’s Wife"
Bell, Marion
Marion Bell
11/16/1919-12/14/1997 Actress, singer: "The Railroad Hour"
Benson, Sally
Sally Benson
09/03/1897-07/19/1972 Writer: "Junior Miss"
Berra, Yogi
Yogi Berra
05/12/1925- Baseball hall of famer: "Feature Project,"
"This Game of Baseball"
Besser, Joe

Joe Besser
08/12/1907-03/01/1988 Comedian: "Jack Benny Program"
Carnovsky, Morris
Morris Carnovsky
09/05/1897-09/01/1992 Actor: "Prairie Folks," "Into the Light"
Danon, Jack 04/13/1932-08/12/1996 Singer: "Fibber McGee and Molly"
Days, Bill
Bill Days
04/02/1911-05/06/2002 Singer in "Blue Ribbon Town" in Sportsmen Quartet: "Jack Benny Program"
Singer in Rockaway Four, "Gay '90s Review"
Donaldson, Dan 03/11/1915-12/01/1991 Announcer: "Kitty Keene, Inc.,"
"Ma Perkins"
"Auction Quiz"
Eliot, T. S.
T.S. Eliot
09/26/1888-01/04/1965 Writer: "Columbia Workshop"
Falk, Lee
Lee Falk
04/28/1911-03/13/1999 Writer: "Mandrake the Magician"
Faylen, Frank
Frank Faylen
12/08/1907-08/02/1985 Actor: "Screen Guild Theatre"
Fidler, Jimmie
Jimmie Fidler
08/24/1900-08/09/1988 Commentator: "Jimmy Fidler"
Fox, Fred S.
Fred Fox
07/26/1915-10/23/2005 Writer: "The Pepsodent Show Starring Bob Hope"
"The Judy Canova Show"
Froman, Jane
Jane Froman
11/10/1907-04/22/1980 Singer: "Florsheim Frolic"
"Bromo Seltzer Hour"
"Gulf Musical Playhouse"
"Texaco Star Theater"
"Pontiac Parade"
"Pontiac Hour"
"The Pause That Refreshes On The Air"
"The Bob Hope Show"
Gillham, Art

Art Gillham
01/01/1895-06/06/1961 Piano playing vocalist: "The Whispering Pianist"
"Breakfast with Art"
"Syncopated Pessimism"
Grable, Betty
Betty Grable
12/18/1916-07/02/1973 Actress: "Hollywood Showcase"
"Screen Guild Theatre"
"So You Want to Lead a Band"
Haenschen, Gustave
Gus Haenschen
11/03/1889-03/27/1980 Conductor: "Palmolive Hour"
"Show Boat"
"Saturday Night Serenade"
"American Album of Familiar Music"
"The Song Shop"
"Champion Spark Plug Hour"
"The Pet Milk Show"
Hartman, Edmund L. 09/24/1911-11/28/2003 Writer: "Lux Radio Theatre"
Harvey, Georgette
Georgette Harvey
12/31/1884-02/17/1952 Female bass singer: "New World A’ Coming"
"Free Company"
Harvey, Lynne "Angel"
Lynne Harvey
10/04/1912-05/03/2008 Producer: "The Rest of the Story"
Higby, Mary Jane
Mary Jane Higby
05/29/1909-02/01/1986 Actress: "When a Girl Marries"
"This Is Nora Drake"
"Hollywood Hotel"
"Joe Palooka"
"John's Other Wife"
"Romance of Helen Trent"
"Joyce Jordan, M.D."
"Rosemary"
"Parties At Pickfair"
"Listening Post"
Hohengarten, Carl 08/23/1902-12/03/1968 Orchestra leader: "Double Everything"
"Knickerbocker Playhouse"
"Gateway to Hollywood"
Hummert, Frank

Frank Hummert
06/02/1884-03/12/1966 Producer: "Central City"
"Orphans of Divorce"
"Backstage Wife"
"Lorenzo Jones"
"Alias Jimmy Valentine"
"Front Page Farrell"
"Manhattan Merry-Go-Round"
"Those Happy Gilmans"
"Just Plain Bill"
"American Album of Familiar Music"
"Lavender and New Lace"
"David Harum"
"Betty and Bob"
"Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons"
"Our Gal Sunday"
"The Romance of Helen Trent"
"John's Other Wife"
"Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch"
"The Molle Mystery Theater"
"Amanda of Honeymoon Hill"
"Nona from Nowhere"
"Judy and Jane"
"The American Melody Hour"
"Helpmate"
"Second Husband"
"Mr. Chameleon"
"Arnold Grimm's Daughter"
"Lora Lawton"
"Skippy"
"Rich Man's Darling"
"Stella Dallas"
"The Strange Romance of Evelyn Winters"
"Young Widder Brown"
"Waltz Time"
Johnston, Johnny
Johnny Johnston
12/01/1915-01/06/1996 Singer: "Rhapsody in Rhythm,"
"Club Matinee,"
"Duffy’s Tavern,"
"Breakfast Club"
Kendall, Cy
Cy Kendall
03/10/1898-07/22/1953 Actor: "Tarzan"
"One Man’s Family,"
"Escape"
"Aunt Mary"
"Big Town"
"The Cinnamon Bear"
"The Remarkable Miss Tuttle"
Land, Jennie 12/17/1911- Singer: "Dramas of Youth,"
"Musical Grocery Store"
Leslie, Phil

03/11/1909-09/23/1988 Writer: "Fibber McGee & Molly"
"The Beulah Show"
"The Charlotte Greenwood Show"
"Major Hoople"
"The King's Men"
Lorraine, Kay 05/29/1918- Singer: "Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street"
"Lavendar and New Lace"
"Your Hit Parade"
Marlowe, Marion
Marion Marlowe
03/07/1929- Singer: "Arthur Godfrey Time"
Martin, Helen
Helen Martin
07/23/1909- 02/25/2000 Actress: "Sears Radio Theatre"
Mayo, Virginia
Virginia Mayo
11/30/1920-01/17/2005 Actress: "Lux Radio Theatre"
Miller, Marvin

Marvin Miller
07/18/1913-02/08/1985 Announcer/Actor: "Cousin Willie"
"Jeff Regan, Investigator"
"Author's Playhouse"
"Romance of Helen Trent"
"The Frank Sinatra Show"
"Beat the Band"
"Me and Janie"
"Aunt Jemima"
"That Brewster Boy"
"The Beulah Show"
"The Affairs of Anthony"
"Peter Quill"
"The Billie Burke Show"
"Armchair Adventures"
"Ma Perkins"
"Burns and Allen"
"Duffy's Tavern"
"Aunt Mary"
"The Chicago Theater of the Air"
"A Date With Judy"
"Smilin' Ed's Buster Brown Gang"
"The Dreft Star Playhouse"
"Father Knows Best"
"The First Nighter Program"
"The Gay Mrs. Featherstone"
"Lonely Women"
"The Theater of Famous Radio Players"
"Maisie"
"The NBC University Theater"
"One Man's Family"
"The Railroad Hour"
"Sears Radio Theater"
"The Whistler"
"Stop That Villain"
"Tell It Again"
Moody, Ralph
Ralph Moody
11/05/1887-09/16/1971 Actor: "Gunsmoke,"
"Roy Rogers Show,"
"Wild Bill Hickok"
O’Morrison, Kevin
Kevin O'Morrison
05/25/1916- Actor: "Charlie Wild, Private Detective"
"Mercury Theater"
O’Neal, Anne 12/23/1893-11/24/1971 Actress: "Grapevine Rancho"
Pandit, Korla
(Juan Rolando)
Korla Pandit
09/16/1921-10/19/1998 Organ: "Chandu the Magician,"
"Jubilee"
Phillips, Barney
Barney Phillips
10/20/1913-08/17/1982 Actor: "Dragnet"
"Hawk Larabee"
"Gunsmoke"
"Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator"
Broadway Is My Beat"
"Confession"
"Crime Classics"
"Escape"
"Frontier Gentleman"
"The Man From Homicide"
"NBC Presents: Short Story"
"On Stage"
"The Saint"
"Sears Radio Theater"
"Tales of the Texas Rangers"
"Wild Bill Hickok"
"Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar"
Post, Dick 02/20/1914- Announcer: "Scattergood Baines"
"Tony Wons"
Prescott, Allen
Allen Prescott
01/21/1904-01/27/1978 Host: "Wife Saver"
"Prescott Presents"
Price, Vincent
Vincent Price
05/27/1911-10/25/1993 Actor: "Command Performance"
"The Croupier"
"The Doctor Fights"
"Hollywood Startime"
"Intrigue"
"Philip Morris Playhouse"
"The Saint"
"Sears Radio Theater"
"Skippy Hollywood Theater"
"Treasury Star Parade"
"We Care"
Reichman, Joe
Joe Reichman
07/12/1898-04/14/1970 Bandleader: (The Pagliacci of the Piano)
"A Song is Born"
Rodemich, Gene 04/13/1890-02/27/1934 Orchestra leader/singer: "Manhattan Merry-Go-Round"
Roessler, Elmira
Elmira Roessler
03/02/1918-04/30/1975 Actress, singer: "Backstage Wife"
"Ma Perkins"
"Joe Palooka"
"Meet the Meeks"
"Stepmother"
Roth, Allen 06/11/1904-10/30/1972 Conductor: "Broadway Matinee"
"So You Think You Know Music"
"Texaco Star Theater"
Rouverol, Jean
Jean Rouverol
07/08/1916- Actress: "One Man’s Family"
Selby, Sarah
Sarah Selby
08/30/1905-01/07/1980 Actress: "CBS Radio Workshop 1956"
"Junior Miss"
"My Mother’s Husband"
"Escape"
Shaw, Arvell
Arvell Shaw
09/15/1923-12/05/2002 Jazz bassist: "Floor Show"
"Damon Runyon Memorial Concert,"
"Jubilee"
Stevens, Julie
Julie Stevens
11/23/1916-08/26/1984 Actress: "Romance of Helen Trent"
"Kitty Foyle"
"Abbott Mysteries"
"Abie's Irish Rose"
"Gang Busters"
"Road of Life"
Straeter, Ted 11/21/1913-04/02/1963 Orchestra leader: "Jerry Wayne’s Regent Show"
"Kate Smith Show"
Sullivan, Paul
Paul Sullivan
09/01/1908-02/07/1986 News commentator: CBS
Thompson, Kay

(Kitty Fink)
Kay Thompson
11/09/1908-07/02/1998 Singer: "Fred Waring Show"
"Your Hit Parade"
"Tune-Up Time"
"The Chesterfield Show"
Tjader, Cal
Cal Tjader
07/16/1925-05/05/1982 Jazz vibraphonist: "Music for Moderns"
"All-Star Parade of Bands"
Traubel, Helen
Helen Traubel
06/16/1899-07/28/1972 Singer: "Grand Ole Opry"
"Telephone Hour"
"Jimmy Durante Show"
"The Helen Traubel Show"
"The Metropolitan Opera"
Treen, Mary
Mary Treen
03/27/1907-07/20/1989 Actress: "Lux Radio Theatre"
Tucker, Orrin
Orrin Tucker
02/17/1911- Bandleader: "Orrin Tucker and His Orchestra"
"One Night Stand"
Walker, Keith 06/29/1935-12/30/1996 Writer: "Hollywood Radio Theatre"
Watt, Billie Lou
Billie Lou Watt
06/20/1924-09/07/2001 Actress: "Land of the Free"
"CBS Radio Mystery Theatre"
Wickes, Mary
Mary Wickes
06/13/1916-10/22/1995 Actress: “Meet Corliss Archer”
“Lorenzo Jones”
"That's My Pop"
Williams, Florence
Florence Williams
10/17/1910-03/30/1995 Actress: “Barry Cameron”
“Front Page Farrell”
Winters, Shelley
Shelley Winters
08/22/1922-01/14/2006 Actress: “Hollywood Star Preview”