Melvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc (May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989)

Blanc was born  in San Francisco, Ca., later moving to Portland, Or.
where he attended Lincoln High School. He began a radio career in
1927 as a voice actor on the KGW program The Hoot Owls. In 1933,
after a stint in Los Angeles, Blanc returned to Portland and worked at
KEX radio where he produced and co-hosted a show called Cobweb
And Nuts.

Mel returned to Los Angeles in 1935 and joined Warner Bros.–owned
KFWB radio in Hollywood. He soon became a regular on NBC’s The
Jack Benny Program, playing various roles.

Mel Blanc, "The Man of a Thousand Voices", is regarded as one of the most influential people in the voice-acting industry. He was the first voice artist
in Hollywood to receive screen credit.

  

           Peggy Lee (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002)

Lee was a jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer and
actress with a career spanning six decades. She began as a  singer
on local radio to performing with the big band of Benny Goodman. 

Peggy wrote music for films, and acted as well, receiving three Grammy
Awards including the Lifetime Achievement  Award, an Academy Award
nomination  and a ASCAP Award. Lee was inducted into the Songwriters
Hall of Fame in 1999.

Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como (May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001)

Singer and television personality Perry Come recorded exclusively for
the RCA Victor label after signing with them in 1943. He pioneered a
weekly musical variety television show, which set the standards for the
genre and proved to be one of the most successful in television history.

Como has the distinction of having three stars on the Hollywood Walk
of Fame for his work in radio, television, and music.

Owens started his radio career at KORN, Mitchell, South
Dakota in 1952 where he served as News Director.

Gary on  Laugh-In

Gary Owens is an announcer and voice actor who is best remembered
for his work on Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In.

           
            Sandy Kozel