Interviews

Tommy Bartlett

Recorded June 21st, 1985 - 53 min

Genial master of ceremonies whose career began on WISN, Milwaukee.  He soon joined the announcing staff of WBBM in Chicago where he developed his interview skills and went on to host such programs as Meet the Missus and the long-running audience participation show Welcome Travelers. He was born July 11, 1914 and was 70 when we spoke in our Morton Grove, Illinois studio.  He died September 6, 1998 at age 84.