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Bertha Brainard

The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour, 1935

This pioneering variety program, also known as The Rudy Vallee Show, is one of Bertha Brainard’s most enduring legacies. Here, Mr. Vallee and the announcer give a rundown of the evening's guests.
 
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Career Includes

Host, Broadcasting Broadway, WJZ (1921); Assistant Manager, WJZ (1922–26); Manager, WJZ (1926); Program Manager, NBC (1928); Chairman, NBC’s Program Board (1937)
 

Education

South Orange High School; Montclair Normal School
 

Born

South Orange, New Jersey

 

Died

June 11, 1946
Huntington, New York

 

 

 

 

 

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