Before considering the music that draws comparisons to Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits and Townes Van Zandt, the name must be dealt with. He was supposed to have been named Joe. But when it was time to ...

With his folksy style and way with the ukelele, Godfrey was riding high, backed up by a team of supporting entertainers, including the popular young singer Julius La Rosa. But after La Rosa missed a ...

Arthur Godfrey, who died of cancer in 1983 at age 79, was an everyday guy-next-door type who definitely knew all about selling products and commercial endorsements. But lately, I've been thinking ...

MORE NOTES ON ARTHUR GODFREY’S TRIP TO KOREA: Between chopper flights and surprise visits to military night clubs, Arthur made several appearances on AFKN-TV. He gave the weather report last Friday ...

In my class about the history of mass media and broadcasting I teach at Valparaiso University, singer Julius LaRosa is a name that comes up in text and lecture, dating back to the early dates of live ...

Arthur Morton Godfrey (August 31, 1903 – March 16, 1983) was an American radio and television broadcaster and entertainer who was sometimes introduced by his nickname, "The Old Redhead". No television ...