Tony Marvin (October 5, 1912 – October 10, 1998)
Tony Marvin was a radio and television announcer. He
became a staff announcer for CBS, and later became
most known as the long-time announcer for Arthur
Godfrey. In 1961 he moved to the Mutual Broadcasting
System where he produced commercials and did live
newscasts.
Tony Marvin live for Chesterfield Cigarettes on The Arthur Godfrey
Show in 1953.
SANDY KOZEL
George Burns (Nathan Birnbaum) (January 20, 1896 – March 9, 1996)
MIKE GRACIA
Robert "Rob" Reiner is 69 years old today.
Reiner began his career writing for the Smothers
Brothers Comedy Hour on CBS television in 1968
and 1969. He is the son of comedian, actor and
producer/director Carl Reiner.
“The Death of Socrates” on a You Are There episode.
The series “You Are There” was a CBS network program in which modern
news reporters intervened in American and world historic events as recreated
by actors. It was first heard on radio, and then moved to television where it ran
from 1953-1957. The show was written by a number of blacklisted writers using
a “front,” and touched on themes that were too controversial for other programs
to address directly. News icon Walter Cronkite was the regular host. Reporters
included veteran radio announcers Dick Joy and Harlow Wilcox.
Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009)
John Cameron Swayze (April 4, 1906 – August 15, 1995)
Launched by NBC as NBC Television Newsreel, and later Camel Newsreel Theatre
it began as a 10-minute program that featured Fox Movietone News newsreels. John Cameron Swayze provided voice-over for the series. The Camel News Caravan was
an expanded version of the Camel Newsreel Theatre with Swayze on-camera. It was
also known as the Camel Caravan of News.
On February 16, 1954, the Camel News Caravan became the first news program
broadcast in color, making use of 16mm color film. The show was replaced by the Huntley-Brinkley Report on October 29, 1956. According to sources, then President Dwight D. Eisenhower was displeased by the switch.
The ‘Swayze’ trivia question-and-answer board game from 1954.
