Hal Gibney
| Hal Gibney | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Harold T. Gibney August 26, 1911 Woodland, California, U.S. |
| Died | June 5, 1973 (aged 61) Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | San Mateo Junior College |
| Occupation | Announcer |
| Years active | 1935–1970 |
| Spouse(s) |
Gay Williams (m. 1935; div. 1941) Juanita Fields (m. 1946-?) Marion L. McKinstry (m. 1955; div. 1970) Julie Pratt-Tripp (m. 1971; his death 1973) |
Harold T. "Hal" Gibney (August 26, 1911–June 5, 1973) was NBC's West Coast announcer for more than 20 years.
He was best known as the announcer for The Six Shooter and The Mickey Mouse Club. He was also known as the announcer for the radio and the original television version of Dragnet.
Gibney was born Harold T. Gibney on August 26, 1911. He was born in Woodland, California to parents William H. Gibney, (died August 15, 1933) and Hattie V. Gibney, (1888–1970). In 1920, the family moved to Alameda, California. Gibney graduated from San Mateo Junior College in 1930.
Gibney first started out in radio at KTAB, (now KSFO) in San Francisco, California. He was an announcer there. In March 1935, Gibney relocated to Portland, Oregon where he joined the announcing staff of both Portland-based radio stations KGW, (now KPOJ) and KEX. Gibney's first noted announcing job was the KEX broadcast of the homecoming of the Oregon National Guard from Fort Lewis on June 25, 1935. He was joined by Van Fleming and Larry Keating.
Gibney began announcing on a weekly basis for the first time with the first broadcast of the radio series Safeway Circus Court on November 2, 1935. The series came on KGW. He would stay with the program until he left KGW in January 1936. Safeway finished its run on February 8, 1936.
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