Feb. 22, 1910, in Manhattan. He attended law school before entering show business in the late 1920s at a small New Jersey radio station. He mopped, played piano, recited poetry and announced the call sign, WPCH, on the hour.In 1931, he beat out 40 other applicants for a full-time position as an announcer on CBS' New York outlet where he stayed for 20 years.
from The Washington Post: Golden-Throated Announcer Introduced Soap Operas
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