All the News with John B. Hughes

Starter of this subject: Carol Wheelis
Last post in this subject: 12/30/2000
Messages in this subject: 1

Carol Wheelis 12/30/2000
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Looking for any information I can find on this program..broadcast from Hollywood in the 30's/40's... thanks, carol
Jack French 12/30/2000
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This news program was on Mutual from Jul 1941 to Dec 1943 and was sponsored by Aspertine (whatever that was?) and later, American Home Products. It was on five days a week at noon.

There are two shows from this series still in circulation, but I have no idea of how to locate them, other than quiring some of the OTR merchants with large holdings.

Hughes also had a news show called "Hughes Reels" on NBC, five times weekly from 1937 to 1938, but no copies have survived. This series was sponsored by Bordens and aired at 4:30 PM.

A newscaster who was originally trained for the stage, Hughes was considered an expert in Asian affairs and was one of the first to pre