RED BENSON DIES AT 49. Radio personality started career here with station WEEU.
Norman (Red) Benson, who conducted a late night radio program for radio station WPEN, Philadelphia, died at his home in the Penn Tower Apartments, 18th st. and Kennedy Boulevard, Philadelphia, aged 49 years. Benson began his radio career in Reading with station WEEU. At station WPEN he conducted a "talk" show in which he interviewed celebrities, reviewed shows and attractions and conducted lively debates with the audience over the telephone. He joined the station June 1st, 1955, conducting a disc jockey show and took over the program about seven years ago, replacing Frank Ford. He was a former performer on the "Children's Hour" in 1933. Soon after, he formed an orchestra, the "Royalists." His singer was Kitty Kallen, who later became a television recording star.
NATIVE OF OHIO
He was born in Columbus, Ohio, and was a graduate of Ohio State University. He served in the Navy as a frogman in World War II and went to New York where he helped create and hosted "Name That Tune." A member of ASCAP, he wrote several songs including "Rosalinda: and "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow." Surviving are his widow, Fleurette (Botwin), his mother, Mrs. Violet Bradfield; a daughter, two sons, a brother a sister and a grandson. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 1 p.m. at Rosenberg Rapheal sacks', 4720 N. Broad St., Philadelphia. Burial will be in Montefiore Cemetery, that City.
(Reading Eagle-6/21/1966)
Norman (Red) Benson, who conducted a late night radio program for radio station WPEN, Philadelphia, died at his home in the Penn Tower Apartments, 18th st. and Kennedy Boulevard, Philadelphia, aged 49 years. Benson began his radio career in Reading with station WEEU. At station WPEN he conducted a "talk" show in which he interviewed celebrities, reviewed shows and attractions and conducted lively debates with the audience over the telephone. He joined the station June 1st, 1955, conducting a disc jockey show and took over the program about seven years ago, replacing Frank Ford. He was a former performer on the "Children's Hour" in 1933. Soon after, he formed an orchestra, the "Royalists." His singer was Kitty Kallen, who later became a television recording star.
NATIVE OF OHIO
He was born in Columbus, Ohio, and was a graduate of Ohio State University. He served in the Navy as a frogman in World War II and went to New York where he helped create and hosted "Name That Tune." A member of ASCAP, he wrote several songs including "Rosalinda: and "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow." Surviving are his widow, Fleurette (Botwin), his mother, Mrs. Violet Bradfield; a daughter, two sons, a brother a sister and a grandson. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 1 p.m. at Rosenberg Rapheal sacks', 4720 N. Broad St., Philadelphia. Burial will be in Montefiore Cemetery, that City.
(Reading Eagle-6/21/1966)
RED BENSON DIES AT 49. Radio personality started career here with station WEEU.
Norman (Red) Benson, who conducted a late night radio program for radio station WPEN, Philadelphia, died at his home in the Penn Tower Apartments, 18th st. and Kennedy Boulevard, Philadelphia, aged 49 years. Benson began his radio career in Reading with station WEEU. At station WPEN he conducted a "talk" show in which he interviewed celebrities, reviewed shows and attractions and conducted lively debates with the audience over the telephone. He joined the station June 1st, 1955, conducting a disc jockey show and took over the program about seven years ago, replacing Frank Ford. He was a former performer on the "Children's Hour" in 1933. Soon after, he formed an orchestra, the "Royalists." His singer was Kitty Kallen, who later became a television recording star.
NATIVE OF OHIO
He was born in Columbus, Ohio, and was a graduate of Ohio State University. He served in the Navy as a frogman in World War II and went to New York where he helped create and hosted "Name That Tune." A member of ASCAP, he wrote several songs including "Rosalinda: and "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow." Surviving are his widow, Fleurette (Botwin), his mother, Mrs. Violet Bradfield; a daughter, two sons, a brother a sister and a grandson. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 1 p.m. at Rosenberg Rapheal sacks', 4720 N. Broad St., Philadelphia. Burial will be in Montefiore Cemetery, that City.
(Reading Eagle-6/21/1966)
Norman (Red) Benson, who conducted a late night radio program for radio station WPEN, Philadelphia, died at his home in the Penn Tower Apartments, 18th st. and Kennedy Boulevard, Philadelphia, aged 49 years. Benson began his radio career in Reading with station WEEU. At station WPEN he conducted a "talk" show in which he interviewed celebrities, reviewed shows and attractions and conducted lively debates with the audience over the telephone. He joined the station June 1st, 1955, conducting a disc jockey show and took over the program about seven years ago, replacing Frank Ford. He was a former performer on the "Children's Hour" in 1933. Soon after, he formed an orchestra, the "Royalists." His singer was Kitty Kallen, who later became a television recording star.
NATIVE OF OHIO
He was born in Columbus, Ohio, and was a graduate of Ohio State University. He served in the Navy as a frogman in World War II and went to New York where he helped create and hosted "Name That Tune." A member of ASCAP, he wrote several songs including "Rosalinda: and "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow." Surviving are his widow, Fleurette (Botwin), his mother, Mrs. Violet Bradfield; a daughter, two sons, a brother a sister and a grandson. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 1 p.m. at Rosenberg Rapheal sacks', 4720 N. Broad St., Philadelphia. Burial will be in Montefiore Cemetery, that City.
(Reading Eagle-6/21/1966)
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