Spoiler : Baruch, Andre' Born in Paris, France 8/20/1910; died 9/15/1991 in Beverly Hills, California. Married to vocalist Bea Wain (5/1/1938-1991 his death). Baruch came to America at age 14. Educated at Columbia University and Pratt Institute. By 1931, he was an accomplished photographer, illustrator and pianist when he audition at CBS to play the piano. CBS made a mistake and tested him for an announcing job, and the rest is history. Baruch served as a lieutenant in the US Army during WWII, is credited with establishing a GI radio station in the North Africa theater of the war.

Spoiler : Uncle Andy the announcer on Little Orphan Annie for NBC-BLUE (1931-1936); NBC-RED (1936-1940); Mutual-Radio (1940-1942). Announcer for radio programs including The American Album of Familiar Music on NBC (1931-?); Myrt And Marge on CBS (1931-?); CBS soap, Just Plain Bill (1932-?); CBS soap, Marie, the Little French Princess (1933-1935); Stoopnagle And Bud on CBS (1935-1936); Your Hit Parade on CBS beginning in 1936; CBS and NBC soap, Second Husband (1937-1946); Doctor Christian on CBS (1938); Guy Lombardo Time on CBS (1938); The Mark Warnow Show on CBS (1939); the syndicated soap Linda's First Love (1939-?); the CBS soap My Son And I (1939-1940); The Andrews Sisters Eight-To-The-Bar Ranch on ABC (1944-1946); Exploring The Unknown on Mutual and ABC (1945-1948); Leave It To The Girls on Mutual (1945-?); The Shadow on Mutual (1947-1949); Your Song And Mine on CBS (1948); The FBI In Peace And War on CBS (1952).

Spoiler : Host of The Masters of Magic on CBS-TV (1949). Announcer for Your Hit Parade on NBC-TV (1950- 1957). For many years was the commercial spokesman for Eastern Airlines, Ideal Toys and Standard Brands. Baruch was inducted into the National Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 1979.

Spoiler : Andre Baruch Born Paris, France, August 20, 1908 Died Beverly Hills, California, September 15, 1991 Age 83 Married to singer Bea Wain for 55 years, Andre Baruch was one of the best radio announcers of all time. And his mother tongue was French! Heard on Fred Waring, Stoopnagle and Budd, Your Hit Parade, Nick Lucas, Kate Smith, Fred Allen, Dr. Christian, My Son and I, Command Performance, Andrews Sisters, Treasury Salute, Myrt and Marge, This is Your FBI, The FBI in Peace and War, Jack Benny, The Shadow, and Guy Lombardo.

Spoiler : Baruch and wife Wain teamed up for a disc jockey show called Mr and Mrs Music, which was broadcast by WMCA-NEW York (1946-1949). In 1949 they had dropped the original title (which was continued on WMCA with Ted and Doris Steele), and they were on WABC-New York with a talk show. In 1971 they were broadcasting from Palm Beach, Florida on WPBR where they chatted with their radio show listners and interviewed celebrities. They were on the air for eight years in this four hours-a-day five times a week program. By the time they moved to Beverly Hills in 1980 they had done over 5,000 radio shows. In the 1980s the Baruch's hosted a syndicated radio program on which they played recordings from their Hit Parade shows.