Spoiler : Baker, Gene Born in Portland, Oregon 1/11/1910; died 8/14/1981 in North Hollywood, California. Baker began his boradcasting career at KEX-Portland. Announcer for radio programs including the Mutual- Radio soap, Houseboat Hannah (1936-1938); Knickerbocker Playhouse for CBS and NBC (1939-1942), Lum And Abner for NBC-BLUE and ABC (1944-1945); Midstream and Queen For a Day on Mutual (1945-?); Family Theater on Mutual (1947-?); one of two announcers for Queen For A Day on Mutual (1945-1957). After network radio began to fade, Baker was a disc jockey at KHJ-Los Angeles, and served as a commissioner of the High Road Program for Alcoholics Anonymous.