Powers Gouraud
1950

Here's three broadcasts made by The Ol' Night Owl, Powers Gouraud on WCAU Radio. His program was very popular and a mainstay at the station for decades.

From Thursday evening, July 9, 1942, Powers Gouraud speaks with "Uncle Miltie," Milton Berle. Berle would later get the nickname "Mister Television."

Actor Paul Douglas before going into theater films was a staff announcer at WCAU Radio. Paul left to head for Hollywood in 1942. Eight years later, he returned to the WCAU microphones to chat with Powers Gouraud. The date is Monday evening, March 13, 1950. Douglas said that he had done the Gouraud broadcast at least a dozen times. Douglas added, "famous or not, Powers always pays me the same amount (as all others), NOTHING."

On Friday night, November 17, 1950, PG, Powers Gouraud spoke again with a frequent guest on his program, Sophie Tucker, the last of the red hot mamas.

From the official archives of the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia
Audio clips and photo originally donated by Broadcast Pioneers member Gerry Wilkinson
Used with the permission and authority of WPHT, which used to be WCAU Radio
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