Don Stanley
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| Born |
Donald Stanley Uglum August 15, 1917 Stoughton, Wisconsin |
| Died | January 20, 2003 (aged 85) Westlake VIllage, California |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Occupation | Radio and television announcer |
| Spouse(s) | Elinore |
| Children | 3 |
Donald Stanley Uglum (August 5, 1917 in Stoughton, Wisconsin – January 20, 2003 in Westlake Village, California), known professionally as Don Stanley, was an American radio and television announcer.
Stanley attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he was part of the University Players. His announcing career began at the university's radio station, WHA (AM). From there, he went to WIBA-AM in Madison, Wisconsin, and in 1940 joined WTMJ in Milwaukee, where he inaugurated the station's FM outlet (now WKTI) as a staff announcer and news commentator.
After a brief stint as an announcer with ABC in Chicago, Stanley joined NBC in Hollywood in 1946 and became part of the network's West Coast announcing staff for the next 46 years. He was part of a "core" group that included the likes of Arch Presby, Eddy King, and Frank Barton; in later years, among his colleagues would be Donald Rickles, Victor Bozeman, and Peggy Taylor. His tenure with NBC was on par with such New York-based network staff announcers as Don Pardo, Bill Wendell, Wayne Howell, and Howard Reig. During World War II, he served in the United States Navy and also did announcing work for the Armed Forces Radio Service.
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