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Richard Allen "Dick" Dudley (birth name: Casper Bernard Kuhn, Jr.) (April 22, 1915 in Louisville, Kentucky – February 2, 2000 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) was an American radio and television announcer. Dudley's career began in 1925 on a children's radio program on WTNT radio in Nashville, Tennessee. Following graduation from high school, he started a repertory company in a renovated barn, and wrote plays, some of which featured a young Dinah Shore. He later became an announcer on WSM (AM),〔Havighurst, Craig. ''Air Castle of the South: WSM and the Making of Music City''. Chicago, University of Illinois Press, 2007 (p. 107).〕 and in 1938 moved to New York City where, after holding several jobs, he joined NBC as a page, moving up the ranks to the position in staff announcer in 1940. He was among the first to announce the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. During World War II, Dudley was based in London, where he served as program director of the American Forces Network.〔Morley, Patrick. ''This Is the American Forces Network: The Anglo-American Battle of the Air Waves in World War II''. Praeger Publishers, 2001 (pp. 37, 44, 97, 131, 136).〕 After the war, Dudley returned to NBC, where he announced on such radio shows as ''The Adventures of Archie Andrews'',〔Terrace, Vincent (1981), ''Radio's Golden Years: The Encyclopedia of Radio Programs 1930-1960''. A.S. Barnes & Company, Inc. ISBN 0-498-02393-1. P. 4.〕 ''The Aldrich Family'', ''The Catholic Hour'', and ''The Eternal Light''. His television announcing credits included the original 1949 TV version of ''Ripley's Believe It or Not!'', Arturo Toscanini's television concerts, the original 1950s version of ''The Price Is Right'' (as a substitute announcer), ''The Today Show'', and ''Not for Women Only''. In addition, he also handled local booth announcing work, including public service announcements, for NBC's New York outlet WNBC-TV. He retired from NBC in 1985. Dudley was also host of recorded-music programs on WNBC radio. Dudley died of a brain tumor at age 84. ==References== * Obituary from the Associated Press, February 3, 2000. * ( Paid death notice ) in The New York Times, February 4, 2000. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dick Dudley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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