Earl Godwin (radio newsman)
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Earl Godwin was an American radio newsman, commentator, and announcer who covered Washington D.C. for NBC
's Blue Network
. Time Magazine called him a "triumph for corn" as his reports from Washington always "sounded as if they were delivered from a cracker barrel near the stove in the general store." He would end each local broadcast with a "God bless you one and all."
He was also the "Voice of Ford" on the radio and it was always believed by his peers, that it was Henry Ford
himself who picked Godwin for his raspy drawl. US President Franklin D. Roosevelt
always referred to him as "the Earl of Godwin".
He served as the Chairman of the Executive Committee of Correspondents, United States House of Representatives
, from 1944 to 1945.
Earl Godwin has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
.
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's Blue Network
Blue Network
The Blue Network, and its immediate predecessor, the NBC Blue Network, were the on-air names of an American radio production and distribution service from 1927 to 1945...
. Time Magazine called him a "triumph for corn" as his reports from Washington always "sounded as if they were delivered from a cracker barrel near the stove in the general store." He would end each local broadcast with a "God bless you one and all."
He was also the "Voice of Ford" on the radio and it was always believed by his peers, that it was Henry Ford
Henry Ford
Henry Ford was an American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production. His introduction of the Model T automobile revolutionized transportation and American industry...
himself who picked Godwin for his raspy drawl. US President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war...
always referred to him as "the Earl of Godwin".
He served as the Chairman of the Executive Committee of Correspondents, United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
, from 1944 to 1945.
Earl Godwin has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Hollywood Walk of Fame
The Hollywood Walk of Fame consists of more than 2,400 five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along fifteen blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California...
.