Ronald Reagan | NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame
The first radio announcer ever to become president of the United States, Ronald (Dutch) Reagan was the sports voice of WHO in Des Moines, Iowa, for five years during the 1930s.
Ronald “Dutch” Reagan, WHO Radio, 1934 - OneTubeRadio.com
Aug 8, 2015 · In 1932, Ronald “Dutch” Reagan walked into WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa, looking for a job as a sports announcer. He was given an audition at the conclusion of which he was told, “you get five dollars and bus fare to Iowa City. You’re doing the Iowa-Minnesota game.” (Minnesota won 21-6.)
Ronald Reagan's career as a sports announcer has been... - UPI
Nov 26, 1980 · Reagan, who conceded he and other radio broadcasters of the time often made up colorful descriptions, recalled an announcer (probably Bill Stern) who realized at the last moment that he had...
Reagan and Baseball - Ronald Reagan
While Ronald Reagan was known more for his time playing football, he had a lengthy history with the game of baseball as well. Reagan's father, John, had played on a team in Bennet, Iowa in 1898. Ronald Reagan himself worked as a sports announcer for WHO Radio in Des Moines, Iowa during the 1930s.
Ronald Reagan in Des Moines
Ronald (Dutch) Reagan, movie star, governor of California, and president of the United States from 1981-1988, lived in Des Moines for a time in the 1930s, when he worked as a sports announcer for WHO radio.
Ronald Reagan - Radio Hall Of Fame
Reagan was elected President of the United States in 1980; during his two terms in office, Reagan followed the example set by President Roosevelt and delivered a weekly radio address to the nation. Ronald Reagan died on June 5, 2004.
Reagan had passion for sports - NBC News
Jun 6, 2004 · With radio becoming an integral part of American life in 1932, Reagan auditioned for a sports announcer's job at WOC, Davenport, Iowa. He had to stand in front of a microphone in a studio and...
Dutch Reagan, WHO 1936 - OneTubeRadio.com
Nov 14, 2016 · Eighty years ago today, the November 14, 1936 issue of Radio Guide carried a profile of the man who would, 44 years later, be elected President of the United States, Dutch Reagan. As recounted by the magazine, Ronald Reagan walked into WOC radio in Davenport, Iowa, in 1932, looking for a job.
Ronald Reagan: The ‘Great Communicator’ advanced from sports announcer ...
Harry Caray and President Reagan in the broadcast booth “The Great Communicator” was a sports-avid president. He gave the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Jackie Robinson and football coaches Army’s Earl (Red) Blaik and Alabama’s Paul (Bear) Bryant.
1990 – Ronald Reagan - National Sports Media Association
After finishing college in 1932, Reagan began a short career as a radio announcer at radio station WOC/Davenport, first announcing University of Iowa football games and then as a full-time staff announcer. Then when WOC merged with WHO in Des Moines, Reagan became the stations sports announcer.