Spoiler : Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 4/17/1898; died in 4/1980. Claney began his career as an actor, director and scene director for the theater.

Spoiler : Announcer for radio programs including The Jack Benny Program for NBC (1933); Metropolitan Opera Auditions for NBC (1935-1945). One of several announcers for radio programs including America's Town Meeting Of The Air on NBC and ABC (1935-1956); the Mutual, NBC and CBS soap, Backstage Wife (1935-1959); The NBC Symphony Orchestra (1937-1954); Information Please on NBC, CBS and Mutual (1938-1948); the NBC soap, Stella Dallas (1938-1955); the NBC-BLUE and CBS soap, Amanda Of Honeymoon Hill (1940-1946); The American Album of Familiar Music on NBC and ABC (1931-1951); Mr. Chameleon on CBS (1948-1953).

Spoiler : Funny & significant anecdote about Howard Claney, by Harry Von Zell, on Tom Snyder's Tomorrow late-night program, Apr 4 1978. Announcing the Easter program, Howard slips up, and the aftermath changes his life.