European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 28, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tow food old Day when we used to sit around the living room storing at each other while listening to programs whatever Hap people behind those famous held rapt this a the  tracing the destinies. Of the Ftp Igioia radio personalities of a generation ago a ,. " by Betty Hyde Nana in his prime he was the top radio sports Caster of the  Fadle Tongue his gift for color his painstaking accuracy and his vast knowl Edge of sports brought him Fame Money prestige and the adulation of millions of  Ted hosing an old Man at 60, lies gravely ill and partly Blind in a Nurs ing Home in Pasadena Calif. A pathetic figure be is another reminder that Broad casting Fame is not enduring that the american pubic which lavishes attention other Raa of show Are Ach entertainers As Btag a Ruay Vallee and Fred Waring. , when radio no longer them tit k. Flier earnings and Jurin various Fields of business. Others he the Radlo sign to a carried Tea Etc voices far and wide have faded into obscurity. Some have not been Lief my trom in year Liike an old fashioned Christmas or an antique car these old timers have a anger Ine nostalgia Afa ont  want1 to know Ufa Are is Jessica Dragonette and Norman broken Ifred it to re key loing what Bias Tat Djate tvs jew a Wicker Wendell Hall and Phillips h. Lord yes oar ago Husing underwent an brain tumor and has been and out of hospitals Ever since. Because hit optical a nerve were damage do he can Nett cd Wrath can see Weh enough to recognize his daughter his two grand  and a Many old friends who come to visit. Him Gusrang tried a comeback a few years ago but discovered that the medium that once paid big Money for his Talent no longer had Jany need for him the singing sweetheart of America in the late 1930s, Jessica Dragonette. Enthralled millions with her pure Sweet Soprano voice. She was one of the highest paid performers on the air. Then she suddenly disappeared from the broadcast ing scene Amia reports that her asking Price was too High now living to new York with her Hus band. Building contractor Nicholas Jere Dith Turner she has become a familiar figure on local lecture platforms and i recital Halls a devout Catholic she recently did a religious recording for the St. Anthony Guild. To the first wedding Ever broadcast by radio Wendell Hall the red headed music  took Marion Martin. A Chicago newspaper woman As his  wedding in 1924, probably was heard by a million or More of Hall s  couple recently separated. Now 65, Hall lives in Fairhope Ala where he continues to write songs. None Ever equated the popularity of it Ain t Coin to rain no  with which he was always identified-1& Al Jar old Days a voice was known to listeners from coast to coast for that Friendly and Gay greeting How do you do ladies and gentlemen How do you do it belonged to Norman Brokenshire one of tile most sought after announcers of the late 19208, arid Jearly 19308, one Broad Caster who could t stand Prosperity broke went through several fortunes be fore his career went  related to his autobiography published in 3954, Brokenshire waged a tragic Battle i tic alcoholism during these years even ult ally he Wotan Wjite Way to alb Lodics Anonymous Alii gradually worked his Way Back As a free Lance announcer his voice is still heard on syndicated programs in different parts of the country. Of june 28, 1962 i "&1 Norman Brokenshire Jessica Dragonette the stars and stapes Page ii