Thursday, April 30, 2020
Bob Montgomery, Radio News Commentator!
In September, 1949, while in England finishing up Eye Witness, Bob signed on with ABC radio for a weekly news commentary show. Broadcasting from England until the movie wrapped, Bob returned to the States that winter and signed on with NBC TV as an executive producer, premiering his Robert Montgomery Presents show in January, 1950. Even with the big NBC contract, Bob renewed his radio show in August, 1950. I guess the $5,000 per broadcast was pretty good pocket change for Mr. Montgomery! The article below appeared in the June, 1950 issue of Radio and Television Best.
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Hi,
My father had a lucrative casino in Woonsocket, R.I. in 1950.
He had to shut it down because Robert Montgomery exposed
the operation in a nationally broadcast radio program.
I think that Montgomery’s weekly broadcasts included
interviews of people who had witnessed crimes being committed.
My father’s casino may have been brought to Montgomery’s
attention by Luther Conant, a writer from Connecticut.
I would greatly appreciate any help in uncovering this piece
of family history - specifically, a script of the broadcast.
Thanks, Steve Sherman, Lexington, MA
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