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Jimmy Wallington
Cast, Announcer
293 episodes in 11 shows · 1932–1952
Jimmy Wallington was a network radio announcer for NBC and CBS, introducing each program's star, reading the sponsor's commercials and often getting comedy lines of his own. His shows included Texaco Star Theatre with Fred Allen, Texaco Town with Eddie Cantor, Screen Director's Playhouse, The Martin and Lewis Show, The Life of Riley and The Big Show. He wrapped up his radio career with the Voice of America and has a Hollywood Walk of Fame star for his radio work.
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The Fred Allen Show 79 · Cast, Announcer About The Fred Allen Show
1940 10
The Sea Buzzard October 9, 1940 · announcer Death Takes a Boniface October 16, 1940 The Story of Bramson Snide November 6, 1940 · announcer Mountain Justice (1940) November 13, 1940 · announcer The Eagle Is Back November 20, 1940 · announcer The Great Department Store Dilemma November 27, 1940 · announcer Death Comes to the Mystery Story Writer December 4, 1940 · announcer The Dentist's Plight December 11, 1940 · announcer Santa Claus Sits Down December 18, 1940 · announcer Murder at the Faculty Club December 25, 1940 · announcer
1941 31
The Quiz Nippers January 1, 1941 · announcer All Is Not Gold That Glitters January 8, 1941 · announcer The Specialist's Quandary January 15, 1941 · announcer They Almost Junked the Junket January 22, 1941 · announcer A Stay-at-Home Cruise to Havana January 29, 1941 · announcer Mountain Justice (1941) February 5, 1941 · announcer Truth or Subsequences February 12, 1941 · announcer Milk February 19, 1941 · announcer Western Union February 26, 1941 · announcer Little Red Riding Hood March 5, 1941 · announcer Philander Blank: My Story March 12, 1941 · announcer Nicotine Alley March 19, 1941 · announcer The Wedlock Society March 26, 1941 · announcer One Long Pan Takes a Chance April 2, 1941 · announcer Shortcut to a Nervous Breakdown April 9, 1941 · announcer Sleep April 16, 1941 · announcer The Undoing of Abner Snide April 23, 1941 · announcer The Baritone's Plight April 30, 1941 · announcer Jack Benny's Tenth Anniversary May 7, 1941 · announcer Rhyme Doesn't Pay May 14, 1941 · announcer Who Killed Carmen Feitlebaum? May 21, 1941 · announcer The Great Studio Economy Wave May 28, 1941 · announcer One Long Pan on the Ghost-to-Ghost Network June 4, 1941 · announcer The Saga of the Great American Drugstore June 11, 1941 · announcer No Blood and No Sand June 18, 1941 · announcer The Hour of Good Intentions June 25, 1941 · announcer Havoc in the Auto Factory November 12, 1941 · announcer Death Comes to Barnegie Hall November 19, 1941 · announcer Mob-Breakers November 26, 1941 · announcer How Clean Is My Alley December 3, 1941 · announcer Death Valley Takes a Holiday December 10, 1941 · announcer
1942 11
Mayhem at King Tut's Tomb February 25, 1942 · announcer The Hardy Family in the Penitentiary March 8, 1942 · announcer Forum for the Forlorn April 5, 1942 The Great Side Show Mystery May 3, 1942 Jack Haley in Court May 24, 1942 A Star Is Born June 7, 1942 · announcer Mountain Justice (1942) June 21, 1942 Vacation Plans June 28, 1942 · announcer A New Suit November 29, 1942 · returning to the show as the announcer The First Allen's Alley December 6, 1942 · announcer Santa Claus Refuses to Mediate December 20, 1942 · announcer
1943 12
The Missing Shot January 3, 1943 · announcer Jack Benny's Violin January 10, 1943 · announcer Oscar Levant January 31, 1943 · announcer The Phantom of Carnegie Hall February 7, 1943 · announcer The Shot in the Penthouse February 28, 1943 · announcer Fred's One Hundredth Texaco Show March 7, 1943 · announcer The Great Goldfish Murder March 21, 1943 · announcer Jimmy Durante and the War Stamps April 4, 1943 · announcer Bela Lugosi's House April 25, 1943 · announcer Are You Raising Chickens? May 16, 1943 · announcer Fred's Life Story May 23, 1943 · announcer The Jockey Who Rode with Death June 6, 1943 · announcer
1944 15
Lum Allen and His Barefoot Bobcats January 2, 1944 · announcer Duffy's Tavern January 9, 1944 · announcer The Three Dollars January 23, 1944 · announcer Louella Parsons' Last Stand February 13, 1944 · announcer Murder in Studio H February 27, 1944 · announcer The Black Market Murders March 12, 1944 · announcer Victory Gardens March 19, 1944 · announcer Fixing the Ticket March 26, 1944 · announcer Radio Versus Television April 2, 1944 · announcer The Pekinese of the Baskervilles April 9, 1944 · announcer North Dakota April 23, 1944 · announcer The Story of Moose Max May 7, 1944 · announcer One by Allen May 14, 1944 · announcer Portland's Birthday May 28, 1944 · announcer South Dakota June 11, 1944 · announcer
The Eddie Cantor Show 71 · Cast, Announcer About The Eddie Cantor Show
1932 1
1933 4
1934 2
1936 14
First Show September 20, 1936 · announcer Radio Station Broadcast September 27, 1936 · announcer Advertising October 4, 1936 · announcer The Missing Radio Show October 11, 1936 · announcer Putting Texaco on the Map October 18, 1936 · announcer The Female Elephant October 25, 1936 · announcer Bobby Wants a Raise November 1, 1936 · announcer Football November 8, 1936 · announcer From the New York Hippodrome November 15, 1936 The Script Is Stolen November 22, 1936 The Script Is Found November 29, 1936 Guest: Leslie Howard December 6, 1936 Rehearsing for the Texaco Town Follies December 20, 1936 Texaco Town Follies Act 1 December 27, 1936
1937 39
Texaco Town Follies Act 2 January 3, 1937 · announcer Oscar Is Still Missing January 10, 1937 No Music for the Program January 17, 1937 Camille January 24, 1937 Eddie's Birthday January 31, 1937 Gangsters Take Over the Show February 7, 1937 Hamlet February 14, 1937 Balancing the Budget February 21, 1937 Government Radio Show February 28, 1937 On the Town in Hollywood March 7, 1937 At the Coconut Grove March 14, 1937 Renard's Parents Visit March 21, 1937 Guest: Igor Gorin March 28, 1937 Man from Harvard April 4, 1937 Casting 'Gone with the Wind' April 11, 1937 Russian 99915B April 18, 1937 Wallington Wants to Quit Show April 25, 1937 On a Picnic May 2, 1937 How Eddie Met His Co-Stars May 9, 1937 Eddie's Book on Marriage May 16, 1937 House-To-House Broadcast May 23, 1937 Show Aired to England May 30, 1937 · announcer Bribing the Judge July 18, 1937 Preparing to Return to Hollywood August 22, 1937 · announcer Shakespeare in Hollywood August 29, 1937 · announcer Pinky Inherits One Million Dollars September 5, 1937 · announcer At the Gold Mine September 12, 1937 · announcer First Show of the New Season September 29, 1937 The Prisoner of Zenda October 6, 1937 Jimmy Gets Acting Fever October 13, 1937 Eddie Starts a Movie Company October 20, 1937 25 Years in Show Business October 27, 1937 French Movie Star November 3, 1937 The Men Fall for Fifi November 10, 1937 Shooting the Picture November 17, 1937 The Movie Opens December 1, 1937 Good Humor Water December 15, 1937 At Eddie's Palm Springs Sanitarium December 22, 1937 Guests: Dave Rubinoff, Tony Martin December 29, 1937
1938 11
Listener Poll January 5, 1938 Snow White January 12, 1938 Eddie Buys a Race Horse from Pinky January 19, 1938 Renard Rides Eddie's Horse January 26, 1938 Race Against Jack Benny's Maxwell February 2, 1938 School for Radio (February 9, 1938) February 9, 1938 School for Radio (February 16, 1938) February 16, 1938 A Day at Eddie's Radio School March 2, 1938 Guest: Gloria Swanson March 9, 1938 25 Years in Show Business, Again! March 16, 1938 Last Show of the Series March 23, 1938
Screen Directors Playhouse 69 · Cast, Announcer About Screen Directors Playhouse
1949 19
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1949) July 1, 1949 · announcer Saigon July 29, 1949 · announcer Fort Apache August 5, 1949 · announcer Jezebel August 12, 1949 · announcer Love Crazy August 19, 1949 · announcer Appointment for Love August 26, 1949 · announcer Apartment for Peggy September 2, 1949 · announcer Whispering Smith September 16, 1949 · announcer Don't Trust Your Husband September 23, 1949 · announcer Pride of the Yankees September 30, 1949 · announcer Criss Cross October 10, 1949 · announcer Pitfall October 17, 1949 · announcer Body and Soul November 11, 1949 · announcer The Uninvited November 18, 1949 · announcer The Spiral Staircase November 25, 1949 · announcer All My Sons December 2, 1949 · announcer The Affairs of Susan December 16, 1949 · announcer Miracle on 34th Street (1949) December 23, 1949 · announcer One Way Passage December 30, 1949 · announcer
1950 25
Magic Town January 6, 1950 · announcer Tomorrow Is Forever January 13, 1950 · announcer Mr. Lucky January 20, 1950 · announcer This Thing Called Love February 10, 1950 · announcer It's in the Bag February 17, 1950 · announcer The Paleface March 3, 1950 · announcer Portrait of Jenny March 10, 1950 Chicago Deadline March 24, 1950 · announcer The Dark Mirror March 31, 1950 · announcer The Fighting O'Flynn April 7, 1950 · announcer It Happens Every Spring April 14, 1950 · announcer A Kiss in the Dark April 21, 1950 · announcer Rope of Sand April 28, 1950 · announcer Butch Minds the Baby May 12, 1950 · announcer Miss Grant Takes Richmond May 19, 1950 · announcer She Wouldn't Say Yes June 2, 1950 · announcer Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1950) June 9, 1950 · announcer The Strange Love of Martha Ivers June 23, 1950 · announcer Shadow of a Doubt November 9, 1950 · announcer Lifeboat November 16, 1950 · announcer Cluny Brown November 23, 1950 · announcer Mrs. Mike November 30, 1950 · announcer My Favorite Wife December 7, 1950 · announcer Lady Gambles December 14, 1950 · announcer Miracle on 34th Street (1950) December 21, 1950 · announcer
1951 25
Prince of Foxes January 4, 1951 · announcer Ivy January 11, 1951 · announcer The Big Lift January 18, 1951 · announcer Spellbound January 25, 1951 · announcer Take a Letter, Darling February 1, 1951 · announcer Lucky Jordan February 8, 1951 · announcer Dark Victory February 15, 1951 · announcer No Minor Vices February 22, 1951 · announcer A Foreign Affair March 1, 1951 · announcer Bachelor Mother March 8, 1951 · announcer Thelma Jordan March 15, 1951 · announcer The Great Lover March 22, 1951 · announcer Next Time We Love March 29, 1951 · announcer The Damned Don't Cry April 5, 1951 · announcer Hired Wife (1951) April 12, 1951 · announcer Humoresque April 19, 1951 · announcer Jackpot April 26, 1951 · announcer The Captain from Castile May 3, 1951 · announcer The Gunfighter June 7, 1951 · announcer Ghost Breakers June 14, 1951 · announcer D.O.A. June 21, 1951 · announcer The Lady Takes a Chance June 28, 1951 · announcer Only Yesterday July 5, 1951 · announcer Caged August 2, 1951 · announcer Broken Arrow September 7, 1951 · announcer
The Martin and Lewis Show 27 · Announcer About The Martin and Lewis Show
Guest: Dinah Shore October 5, 1951 · announcer Guest: George Raft October 12, 1951 · announcer Guest: Bing Crosby October 19, 1951 · announcer Guest: Arlene Dahl October 26, 1951 · announcer Guest: Denise Darcel November 2, 1951 · announcer Guest: Danny Thomas November 9, 1951 · announcer Guest: Shelley Winters November 16, 1951 · announcer Guest: Dennis Morgan November 23, 1951 · announcer Guest: Jane Wyman (1951) November 30, 1951 · announcer Guest: Joan Davis December 7, 1951 · announcer Dale Evans December 28, 1951 · announcer Guest: Hans Conried January 11, 1952 · announcer Guest: Frank Sinatra January 18, 1952 · announcer Guest: Alexis Smith January 25, 1952 · announcer Guest: Gordon MacRae February 1, 1952 · announcer Guest: Rhonda Fleming February 8, 1952 · announcer William Holden February 15, 1952 · announcer Guest: Linda Darnell (1952) February 22, 1952 · announcer Guest: Tony Curtis February 29, 1952 · announcer Guest: Corinne Calvet March 7, 1952 · announcer Guest: Lizabeth Scott March 14, 1952 · announcer Guest: Marlene Dietrich (1952) March 21, 1952 · announcer Guest: Ann Sothern March 28, 1952 · announcer Claire Trevor April 4, 1952 · announcer Guest: Virginia Mayo April 11, 1952 · announcer Guest: Boris Karloff April 18, 1952 · announcer Guest: Ann Sheridan April 25, 1952 · announcer
The Alan Young Show 23 · Announcer About The Alan Young Show
Stolen Pearl Necklace October 4, 1946 · announcer The Cucamonga Killer October 11, 1946 · announcer Proposing to Lulubelle October 18, 1946 · announcer Alan the Movie Star October 25, 1946 · announcer Room for a Veteran November 1, 1946 · announcer Alan's Baby November 8, 1946 · announcer Duffy's Tavern Caters a French Dinner November 15, 1946 · announcer Stolen Purse December 20, 1946 · announcer Rose Bowl Float December 27, 1946 · announcer Napoleon's Descendant January 3, 1947 · announcer Alan the Playwright January 10, 1947 · announcer Clothes Make the Man January 17, 1947 · announcer Bear Shot with Bow and Arrow January 24, 1947 · announcer McPhearson Fortune February 21, 1947 · announcer Kiss Maker February 28, 1947 · announcer Masquerade Charity Ball March 7, 1947 · announcer The Mouse March 14, 1947 · announcer Overdue Rent March 28, 1947 · announcer Buying Stock April 4, 1947 · announcer Vaudeville Act April 18, 1947 · announcer Typical American Mother May 9, 1947 · announcer Big Yacht Race May 16, 1947 · announcer Cowboy Blood May 23, 1947 · announcer
Treasury Star Parade 9 · Announcer About Treasury Star Parade
The Life of Riley 7 · Announcer About The Life of Riley
The Big Show 4 · Announcer About The Big Show
Duffy's Tavern 2 · Announcer About Duffy's Tavern
Behind the Mike 1 · Cast About Behind the Mike
Night Beat 1 · Announcer About Night Beat
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