Arthur W. Ferguson
At age 16, Tuna began working at his hometown radio
station, KGFW in Kearney, Nebraska.
Tuna received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
(as "Charlie Tuna") in January 1990, and was inducted
into the Nebraska Broadcasters Association Hall of
Fame in 1999. On July 18, 2008, he was voted into the
National Radio Hall of Fame.
Star-Kist 1970 Charlie the Tuna transistor radio.