Harry Von Zell
Recorded February 19th, 1975 - 87 min
His broadcast career spanned the entire golden days of radio and he worked as announcer and straight man for Fred Allen, Eddie Cantor, Dinah Shore and Al Jolson. He was born July 11, 1906 and was 68 at the time of our conversation when he told the story of how he was responsible for one of the most famous radio “bloopers” of all time. He died November 21, 1981 at age 75.
Fred Allen Show - 3/20/40 - Eagle gets loose in the studio
Did you enjoy the interview? Listen to Harry Von Zell as announcer on the Fred Allen Show from March 20th, 1940.
August 8, 2013 at 7:09 pm
Great fun interview. Harry Von Zell was such a big part of radio.
July 11, 2019 at 8:33 pm
Von Zell was a lovely, intelligent, self-effacing man with a splendid voice. Thanks for bringing that out Chuck.
July 28, 2024 at 1:56 pm
If I’m not mistaken, Harry did some commercial radio work for Home Savings in Los Angeles, California in the sixties?