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I have a lady in the balcony : memoirs of a broadcaster in radio and television / by George Ansbro ; foreword by Leonard Maltin.
Van Pelt Library PN1990.72.A58 A3 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ansbro, George, 1915-2011.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ansbro, George, 1915-2011.
- Ansbro, George.
- Broadcasters--United States--Biography.
- Broadcasters.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 237 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, 2000.
- Contents:
- 1. The Twenties 5
- 2. Mayor Jimmy Walker 12
- 3. My First Radio Appearance 17
- 4. Governor At Smith 19
- 5. "Hellooooo Kathlyn, Hellooooo Jim" 22
- 6. Dreaming and Wondering 24
- 7. Much Soul Searching 27
- 8. A Rotten Summer 31
- 9. 711 Fifth 33
- 10. On the Cheap to Albany 38
- 11. Tales of 711 43
- 12. Call for Philip Mawrreess 49
- 13. So Long 711, Hello Radio City 54
- 14. May 19, 1934 57
- 15. The Red and the Blue 66
- 16. On My Own 71
- 17. Big Band Remotes 77
- 18. More Band Remotes 82
- 19. Interesting Rehearsals 87
- 20. Fire the Announcer 91
- 21. AFRA Begins 98
- 22. Horsing Around with Hoover 106
- 23. Calling All Men to Barney's 111
- 24. Winchell 117
- 25. Wanna Buy a Network? 121
- 26. Mayor Fiorello La Guardia 126
- 27. Nakedsville on Lexington Avenue 132
- 28. Thy Network Is Blue 138
- 29. Wedding Bells 145
- 30. Working with Eleanor and Anna Roosevelt 154
- 31. America's Boyfriend and America's Sweetheart 161
- 32. Ukulele Ike Throws a Party 173
- 33. A Maiden Trip on a Maiden Voyage 175
- 34. Manhattan Maharajah 181
- 35. The Stork Club 183
- 36. Unwelcome Tenth Anniversary Gift 191
- 37. Suing the Landlord 192
- 38. So Long Radio City, Hello West 66th 195
- 39. Howard Cosell, a Relationship Begins 198
- 40. Unloading a Supervisor 202
- 41. "Moneybags Ansbro" 207
- 42. "Aw, What the Hell, Georgie" 210
- 43. Late Lunch at Toots Shor's 214
- 44. "Georgie, I'm Glad You Came" 217
- 45. The Curse of Alcoholism 219
- 46. Twenty-Four Years With the FBI 221
- 47. Retirement 228.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 0786404256
- OCLC:
- 42296446
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