Rod O'Connor (announcer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rod O'Connor (announcer)

Date of Birth: 18-Jan-1914

Place of Birth: Houston, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 05-Jun-1964

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Roderic George "Rod" O'Connor Sr.
(January 18, 1914–June 5, 1964) was an American radio and television announcer and occasional actor during the early years of television's golden age. O'Connor built a name for himself as the announcer for both Don McNeill's Breakfast Club and The First Nighter Program at WGN Radio in Chicago.
He would leave Chicago for New York and after that, World War II. It was while serving in the army that O'Connor met comedian Red Skelton.
The two became good friends and upon arrival back into the United States, Skelton offered O'Connor an announcing gig on his Raleigh Cigarette Program in 1945.
O'Connor also stayed on when Skelton went to television with The Red Skelton Show. During his announcing career, O'Connor worked some of the biggest names in radio including Art Linkletter, Loretta Young, Dennis Day, Rudy Vallée and Danny Thomas.