Nelson Case
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Nelson Case (February 3, 1910 – March 23, 1976) was an American radio and television announcer.[1]
Nelson Case | |
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Born | (1910-02-03)February 3, 1910 Long Beach, California, United States |
Died | March 23, 1976(1976-03-23) (aged 66) Center Bridge, Pennsylvania, United States |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Radio and television announcer |
Case was the son of Walter and Ethel Case. His father was a newspaperman, and his mother was a driving force in the Long Beach Community Players.[2] He attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School and first worked as an announcer on the school's radio station. One of his early ventures into entertainment came when "as a youngster in Long Beach, he sang and played the uke for a band called the Sunset Symphonic Six."[3]
He was a graduate of the College of William & Mary,[4] in Williamsburg, Virginia, where he met his future wife.[5]
Although Case was best known for being an announcer on popular radio and television programs (in 1953, he was "on radio 20 times a week, on TV three"[6]), a 1941 newspaper article noted that he "covered everything from news and special events to sports."[7] His assignments included "Miss America pageants ... Davis Cup tennis matches and presidential inaugurations."[8] One of his more unusual assignments came February 6, 1936, when he described a simulated air attack on New York City. With United States Army planes in the roles of bombers and defenders, Case flew in a plane to "describe the combat from the air. He [was] attached to the 'defense' squadron ..."[9]