John Randolph "Jack" Webb (April 2, 1920 – December 23, 1982)
Webb was a actor, television producer, director, and screenwriter,
who is best remembered for his role as Sergeant Joe Friday in the
radio and television series, Dragnet. He was also the founder of his
own production company, Mark VII Limited.
Original air dates on NBC: June3, 1949 – July 26, 1957
Original run on NBC-TV: (1951-1959, 1967-1970)
Mike Gracia
Milton Berle (Mendel Berlinger) (July 12, 1908 – March 27, 2002)
Ralph Edwards
Truth or Consequences, a mix of game show elements with wacky stunts,
was originally hosted on NBC radio by Ralph Edwards (above) from 1940
to 1957. The popular daily syndicated show was produced by Ralph
Edwards Productions. Sponsors included Duz soap, as well as Ivory
soap, Philip Morris, and Pet Milk. Truth or Consequences made its TV
debut on CBS in 1950.
Action Comics #127 (December 1948), featuring Superman
appearing on the show with Ralph Edwards.
From left: Ralph F. Frazer (KATN 1010 AM owner/manager), Melburn Stone
(“Doc”), and Ken Curtis (Festus) from the CBS-TV series Gunsmoke paid
a visit to the Boise, Idaho country music station in 1965.
Willard Lewis Waterman (August 29, 1914 – February 2, 1995)
Those Websters was a radio situation comedy series starring
Willard Waterman (above) and Constance Crowder as George
and Jane Webster. The program was launched in New York and
then moved to Chicago for a short time before finishing its run
from Hollywood.
It was heard Friday evenings on CBS from March 9, 1945 to
February 22, 1946 with Quaker Oats as the sponsor. On March
3, 1946, the series moved to Mutual where it aired Sundays until
August 22, 1948.
Two years after this series came to an end, Waterman replaced
Harold Peary as the title character in The Great Gildersleeve in
1950 on NBC.
