Glenn Riggs Explained

Glenn Riggs
Birth Name:Glenn Everett Riggs
Birth Date:July 24, 1907
Birth Place:East McKeesport, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:Málaga, Spain
Show:Vic and Sade
The Adventures of Jungle Jim
The Three R's
Hop Harrigan
Ethel and Albert
Boston Blackie
Philco Radio Time
Station:KDKA, Pittsburgh
Network:Blue Network/ABC
Country:United States
Spouse(S):Elizabeth A. Laird (1913-1968)

Glenn Everett Riggs (July 24, 1907 – September 12, 1975)[1] was an American radio announcer.

Early years

Riggs was the youngest of two children born to parents Edwin E. (April 15, 1874 - August 1, 1968) and Pearl Riggs on July 24, 1907 in East McKeesport, Pennsylvania.[2] He had an older sister named Cora Corley (1904-1991).

Career

Riggs' voice could be heard on various radio programs throughout the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. Some of those radio programs included Vic and Sade,[3] The Adventures of Jungle Jim,[4] The Three R's,[5] Hop Harrigan,[6] [7] Ethel and Albert, Boston Blackie,[8] and Philco Radio Time.[9] [10]

Riggs was also famous for being the announcer for Bing Crosby for more than a decade.

In 1958, Riggs was an announcer on the game show Make Me Laugh.

Recordings

In 1957, Riggs and Paul Wing recorded Peter Rabbitt, Goldilocks and Other Great Tales for Growing Boys and Girls (RCA Victor LBY 1001).[11]

Death

Riggs and his wife Elizabeth are buried at Memorial Cemetery of Saint John's Church in Laurel Hollow, New York.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Easy Ace: A Journal of Classic Radio. www.webring.org. March 14, 2015. April 2, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402090517/http://www.webring.org/l/rd?ring=otr;id=34;url=http://easyace.blogspot.com/2008/07/pleasant-screams-way-it-was-24-july.html. live.
  2. DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P.
  3. Web site: Glenn Riggs announcer. www.otrrpedia.net. March 14, 2015. September 24, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924062414/http://www.otrrpedia.net/getpersonF.php?PN=5237. live.
  4. Web site: The Adventures of Jungle Jim Radio Series. www.onesmedia.com. March 14, 2015. March 20, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150320090255/http://m.onesmedia.com/item/333937. live.
  5. Book: Barasch, Norman. November 24, 2009. The Joy of Laughter: My Life as a Comedy Writer. iUniverse. 41. 978-1440167102. March 14, 2015.
  6. Web site: Radio Recall: In the Air on the Air. www.mwotrc.com. March 14, 2015. April 2, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402134219/http://www.mwotrc.com/rr2006_02/intheair.htm. live.
  7. Book: Dunning, John. May 7, 1998. On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. registration. glenn riggs announcer.. Oxford University Press. 328. 0195076788. March 14, 2015.
  8. Book: Reinehr. Robert. Swartz. Jon. November 12, 2007. Historical Dictionary of Old Time Radio. Scarecrow Press. 218. 978-0810864221. March 14, 2015.
  9. Book: Reinehr. Robert. Swartz. Jon. 2010. The A to Z of Old Time Radio. Rowman & Littlefield. 219. 978-0810876163. March 14, 2015.
  10. Philco Radio Hall of Fame
  11. Children's Albums. 9 August 2016. Billboard. October 14, 1957.