John Henry "Doc" Holliday (August 14, 1851 – November 8, 1887)
Holliday was a gambler, gunfighter, and dentist of the Old West who is
remembered for his friendship with Wyatt Earp and his involvement in
the famous Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
Jeannie C. Riley at 16
Jeannie C. Riley (Jeanne Carolyn Stephenson)
Riley won a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance
for he 1968 country and pop hit "Harper PTA”. Before fame she was a
secretary by day and recorded music by night.
Photos: Dean Simmons
Besides promoting shows and co-starring with celebrities, Buddy Simmons
worked as a disc jockey for KVAN in Vancouver, WA and KRDR in Gresham,
OR where he was the program director as well. It is widely believed that
he was the first person to play country music on the radio in the Pacific
Northwest. He also had TV shows on three different stations, “Northwest
Jamboree” on KPTV 12, “Hoedown” on KATU channel 2, and “The Buddy
Simmons Show” seen on KGW channel 8.
Buddy behind the KRDR microphone in Gresham, Or
On the ‘’Hoedown” set, KATU
Willie ‘Buddy’ Simmons (February 3rd, 1926 – August 21st, 2012)
William Conrad (John William Cann Jr.)
(September 27, 1920 – February 11, 1994)
Conrad was an actor, producer and director whose career spanned five
decades in radio, film and television. He created the role of Marshal Matt
Dillon for the popular CBS radio series Gunsmoke (1952–1961), and he
narrated the television adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (1959-1964)
on ABC/NBC and The Fugitive (1963–1967) on ABC television.
William Conrad (right) with show director Norman Macdonnell
James Stewart starred as Britt Ponset, a drifting cowboy in the final
years of the wild west
The Six Shooter was a short-lived weekly radio program on NBC. It was
created by Frank Burt, who also wrote many of the episodes, and lasted
only one season of 39 episodes (Sept. 20, 1953-June 24, 1954). Through
March 21, 1954 it was aired Sundays at 8 p.m. Beginning April 1, 1954
through the final episode it was on Thursdays at 8 p.m.
