Our radio sections trace the development of the radio industry in St. Louis and highlights those who have helped to shape it.
Cal Tjader
07/16/1925 – 05/05/1982
Jazz vibraphonist:
“Music for Moderns”
“All-Star Parade of Bands”
Mary Jane Higby
05/29/1909 – 02/01/1986
Actress:
“When a Girl Marries”
“This Is Nora Drake”
“Hollywood Hotel”
“Joe Palooka”
“John’s Other Wife”
“Romance of Helen Trent”
“Joyce Jordan, M.D.”
“Rosemary”
“Parties At Pickfair”
“Listening Post”
Carl Hohengarten
08/23/1902 – 12/03/1968
Orchestra leader:
“Double Everything”
“Knickerbocker Playhouse”
“Gateway to Hollywood”
Frank Hummert
06/02/1884 – 03/12/1966
Producer:
| “Central City” | “Lavender and New Lace” | “Nona from Nowhere” |
| “Orphans of Divorce” | “David Harum” | “Judy and Jane” |
| “Backstage Wife” | “Betty and Bob” | “The American Melody Hour” |
| “Lorenzo Jones” | “Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons” | “Helpmate” |
| “Alias Jimmy Valentine” | “Our Gal Sunday” | “Second Husband” |
| “Front Page Farrell” | “The Romance of Helen Trent” | “Mr. Chameleon” |
| “Manhattan Merry-Go-Round” | “John’s Other Wife” | “Arnold Grimm’s Daughter” |
| “Those Happy Gilmans” | “Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch” | “Rich Man’s Darling” |
| “Just Plain Bill” | “The Molle Mystery Theater” | “Lora Lawton” |
| “American Album of Familiar Music” | “Amanda of Honeymoon Hill” | “Skippy” |
| “Stella Dallas” | “The Strange Romance of Evelyn Winters” | “Young Widder Brown” |
| “Waltz Time” |
Johnny Johnston
12/01/1915 – 01/06/1996
Singer:
“Rhapsody in Rhythm,”
“Club Matinee,”
“Duffy’s Tavern,”
“Breakfast Club”
Cy Kendall
03/10/1898 – 07/22/1953
Actor:
“Tarzan”
“One Man’s Family,”
“Escape”
“Aunt Mary”
“Big Town”
“The Cinnamon Bear”
“The Remarkable Miss Tuttle”