Dave in The KISN Corner studio, 1972
The original radio 91 KISN Good Guy is 59 today
Hear Dave “Records” Stone on the New KISN from 3pm to 7pm
Dave in The KISN Corner studio, 1972
The original radio 91 KISN Good Guy is 59 today
Hear Dave “Records” Stone on the New KISN from 3pm to 7pm
Rex Stout chairman of the Writers’ War Board and representative of
Freedom House,
On August 9, 1942, writer Rex Stout (above) conducted the first of 62 wartime
radio broadcasts of Our Secret Weapon, produced by Freedom House and airing
on CBS. The series was created to counter shortwave radio propaganda broadcasts
during World War ll. The first first ten 15-minute programs were sponsored solely
by Freedom House, and in the eleventh week Philco became a co-sponsor. The
final broadcast was on October 8, 1943.
Series creator Sue Taylor White of Freedom House said, "Secret Weapon was
designed to whip up and excite the nation to a greater war effort — in industry
in buying war bonds, in every avenue toward victory,"
Donald Scott "Don" Drysdale (July 23, 1936 – July 3, 1993)
Drysdale was a Major League Baseball player and Hall of Fame
right-handed pitcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was one
of the dominant starting pitchers of the 1960s who pitched 6
shouts in a row. He became a radio and television broadcaster
following his playing career.
Harriet Nelson (July 18, 1909 – October 2, 1994)
Harriet Nelson was born Peggy Louise Snyder in Des Moines, Iowa. She
was singer and actress, best known for her portrayal on the long-running
sitcom The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet on radio, CBS/NBC from 1944
to 1954 and on ABC-TV from 1952 to 1966.