Nelson Case
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Nelson Case in 1935
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| Born |
February 3, 1910 Long Beach, California, United States |
| Died | March 23, 1976 (aged 66) Center Bridge, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Radio and television announcer |
Nelson Case (February 3, 1910 – March 23, 1976) was an American radio and television announcer.
Case was the son of Walter and Ethel Case. His father was a newspaperman, and his mother was a driving force in the Long Beach Community Players. He attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School and first worked as an announcer on the school's radio station. One of his early ventures into entertainment came when "as a youngster in Long Beach, he sang and played the uke for a band called the Sunset Symphonic Six."
He was a graduate of the College of William & Mary, in Williamsburg, Virginia, where he met his future wife.
Although Case was best known for being an announcer on popular radio and television programs (in 1953, he was "on radio 20 times a week, on TV three"), a 1941 newspaper article noted that he "covered everything from news and special events to sports." His assignments included "Miss America pageants ... Davis Cup tennis matches and presidential inaugurations." One of his more unusual assignments came February 6, 1936, when he described a simulated air attack on New York City. With United States Army planes in the roles of bombers and defenders, Case flew in a plane to "describe the combat from the air. He [was] attached to the 'defense' squadron ..."
Case's career as a professional entertainer began when, at 15, he was a pianist at radio station KFON in Long Beach, California. At 16, he started an orchestra and performed with it over KFON. In 1927, he moved to KGER (also in Long Beach) as an announcer and singer. He also worked at KFI,KFWB, and KGFJ in Los Angeles. Even after taking a position at a network, Case had a weekly program "for his baritone solo work" on KGO in San Francisco.
In 1931, Case was listed as "announcer and singer with the Pacific vagabonds" on an afternoon program on WJZ-NBC.
Case joined NBC in 1931 as an announcer in San Francisco. In 1934, he moved to New York City to be on the NBC staff there. During his years on network radio the programs he announced for included Criminal Casebook,The Story of Mary Marlin, Marriage Club, Inc., The Lanny Ross Show, Against The Storm, Lone Journey, Charlie and Jessie,Crime Doctor, Great Moments From Great Plays,N.T.G. and His Girls,Ask-It-Basket,Wheatenaville,Johnny Presents,Hercule Poirot, Lowell Thomas Show,The Ford Theater,The A&P Gypsies, The Adventures of the Thin Man, Big Sister, Carefree Carnival, The Carnation Contented Hour, The Coty Playgirl, The Dave Garroway Show, The Ed Sullivan Show, Exploring The Unknown, Hilda Hope, MD, Husbands And Wives, Kate Hopkins, Angel of Mercy, Life Can Be Beautiful, Mary And Bob's True Story Hour, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Orphans of Divorce, Philip Morris Playhouse, The Right Thing To Do, The Road of Life, Sky Blazers, True Story Time, and Vaughn Monroe Show.
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