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Radio broadcasters -- United States -- Archival resources.

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Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

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Roger Bower papers

 Collection 0021-MMC-LAB
Abstract Roger Bower (1903-1979) was active in broadcasting from 1925 to 1974. He joined radio station WOR in New York in 1928 and became a combination producer, director, actor, announcer, and sound effects engineer. During that time, WOR became the flagship station of the Mutual radio network, and Bower directed many prominent programs, including It Pays to be Ignorant, and Can You Top This? In the early 1930s, Bower announced the first Macy's...
Dates: 1927-1979 and undated; Majority of material found within circa 1940-1960