A SALUTE TO DEL SHARBUTT

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, April 1, 1989

MEET CORLISS ARCHER (4-6-47) Janet Waldo stars as Corliss with Sam Edwards as Dexter in this comedy of teen-age trials and tribulations. Corliss wants to enter a department store beauty contest. Announcer is Del Sharbutt. Campbell Soups, CBS. (14:50; 14:20)

OUR SPECIAL GUEST will be DEL SHARBUTT who speaks about his long career in broadcasting as an announcer. Conversation recorded in his Palm Desert, California home on June 15, 1988. (16:20; 16:11)

CLUB FIFTEEN (12-1-49) Dick Haymes, Evelyn Knight, the Modernairs and Jerry Gray and the orchestra present the radio debut of tunes from Walt Disney’s film “Cinderella.” Announcer is Del Sharbutt. Campbell Soups, CBS. (14:30)

JACK CARSON SHOW (2-13-46) Guest Frank Sinatra
joins Jack, Arthur Treacher, Dave Willock, Randi Stewart, Norma Jean Nilssen, announcer Del Sharbutt, and Freddy Martin and his Orchestra. AFRS rebroadcast. (9:25; 19:07)

SPECIAL GUEST DEL SHARBUTT continues reminiscing about his radio career. (13:21; 15:45)

COMMAND PERFORMANCE #447 (1940s) Del Sharbutt hosts this post-war edition of the series for servicemen and women. Guests include Jo Stafford, Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Red Norvo and his Trio. Hope appears in a western sketch in a dual role as “Rattlesnake Hope” the bank robber and as “Fearless Hope” the good guy. AFRS. (13:45; 15:37)