Light of the World presented dramatized stories from the bible that were
found to be uplifting to women on the home front during WWII. The NBC
radio series aired until June 2, 1950. It was sponsored by General Mills.
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RADIO SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1940
MICKY DOLENZ IS 68 TODAY!
Mickey Braddock (Micky Dolenz) in Circus Boy
George Michael "Micky" Dolenz, Jr. is a actor, musician, television
director, radio personality and theater director, best known as the
drummer and lead vocalist of the 1960s band The Monkees. His
career in show business began when he starred in a children’s
show on NBC television called Circus Boy (1956 – 1957).
AMERICA’S COMEDY QUEEN ON THE RADIO
Joan Davis originally appeared on the Rudy Vallee Show in 1941, and quickly
became a regular. When Vallee left his show in 1943 to join the Coast Guard,
Davis took over with great success until 1945 when she left to do Joanie’s
Tea Room on CBS radio (1945 – 1947).
SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1941
Duffy’s Tavern was a popular radio situation comedy which ran on several networks (CBS, 1941–1942; NBC-Blue Network, 1942–1944; NBC, 1944–1951).
HOWARD HESSEMAN IS 73 TODAY
Howard Hesseman is best known for playing DJ Johnny Fever on the CBS
television series WKRP in Cincinnati (1978-1982). Hesseman was born in
Lebanon, Oregon. He attended the University of Oregon, and was later
a founding member of the San Francisco–based improvisational comedy
troupe The Committee.
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