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- Jack Lescoulie (November 17, 1912 – July 22, 1987) was an American radio and television announcer and host, notably on NBC's Today during the 1950s and 1960s; a newspaper source lists his date of birth as May 17, 1912. Lescoulie was also known for his voice impersonation of comedian Jack Benny. [citation needed]
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Jack Lescoulie (November 17, 1912 – July 22, 1987) was an American radio and television announcer and host, notably on NBC's Today during the 1950s and 1960s; a newspaper source lists his date of birth as May 17, 1912. [2] Lescoulie was also known for his voice impersonation of comedian Jack Benny. [citation needed]
Jul 23, 1987 · Jack Lescoulie, one of the original stars of NBC's ''Today'' show, died of colon cancer yesterday at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis. He was 75 years old. Mr. Lescoulie, the...
Jun 23, 2018 · Lescoulie was born in Sacramento, California. His mother was an actress and his father was a soundman for what became 20th Century Fox. “I cut my teeth on a microphone, I guess,” Lescoulie remembered, adding that his dad “used to bring home stills of all the old stars when I was five years old.”
Jul 7, 2018 · Although he may be long gone, those who know the work of Jack Lescoulie, his comforting and cheerful voice – and most of all, the grin that was once called “one of television’s most durable monuments” – know why he matters.
Jan 14, 2017 · Lescoulie was the Willard Scott, the Al Roker of his time. But there was no doubt that the star of the show was Garroway. A former NBC page, radio disc jockey and Chicago TV host, Garroway...
Jan 12, 2021 · Gumbel notes that Lescoulie was called “the saver,” and Lescoulie described the origins of that: Garroway instructing him to walk in if he ever thought Dave was getting dull or an interview wasn’t going right.
J ack Lescoulie was a founding personality on NBC's "Today" show. Lescoulie was second banana to Dave Garroway on the original "Today" show in 1952, handling light features on the...
