Friday, January 24, 2020

Gene & Glenn

Gene Carroll and Glenn Rowell were a famous radio duo from Cleveland. In March 1930 they convinced RKO Palace manager John Royal (later a big executive with NBC) to book them on a percentage, where they subsequently wowed them.
From the Plain Dealer, March 16, 1930.
From the Plain Dealer, April 16, 1979.
From the Plain Dealer, April 16, 1979. Sid Andorn was a longtime local columnist and commentator.
Cleveland Press photo, reprinted in Press, September 8, 1977.

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