"He asked if I was a songwriter, and I said yeah, that I was in town because I'd won this contest. He said, okay, then he was gonna play me his hit, and started singing 'When it's time to relax, one beer stands clear... '"
American radio and television broadcaster and entertainer, one of the most prominent personalities of mid-20th-century U.S. broadcasting. His programs helped launch numerous performers. He died in 1983.