Jim Jordan

Recorded July 03rd, 1973 - 66 min

He was Fibber McGee on radio for 25 years.  He was born in Peoria, Illinois on November 16, 1896 and was 76 when we met in his home on Tower Road in Beverly Hills, California to talk about his outstanding broadcast career, providing many anecdotes about Fibber McGee and Molly.  He died April 1, 1988 at age 91.

Jim Jordan and his wife Marion were inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1989.

  
  
Fibber McGee and Molly - 4/29/41 - Fibber gets stuck in asphalt

Did you enjoy the interview? Listen to Jim Jordan as Fibber McGee in an April 29th, 1941 episode of Fibber McGee and Molly.

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  1. what a great find! i am 45 but love old time radio–especially Fibber McGee and Molly. Wonderful interview–thanks for posting.

    Dave

  2. GREAT interview Chuck! Thank you, from one broadcaster to another, for having the foresight to interview Jim Jordan…this is a great addition to your 7 week radio show from ’74 (“Fibber McGee and the Good Old Days of Radio”).

  3. A wonderful interview, wonderful website !

  4. Love that man!

  5. Excellent interview…….in my 60’s and I have discovered Fibber McGee and Molly.

    Great comedy and many actors we would later see on TV.

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