Spoiler : Born in Avon, Illinois 8/21/1900; died 10/16/1984 following a short illness in Santa Monica, California. Carpenter was an announcer at KFI-Los Angeles until 1936 when he went to work for Bing Crosby. He announced Crosby's radio programs including The Bing Crosby Show (The Kraft Music Hall) on NBC (1936-1946); Philco Radio Time for ABC (1946-1949); The Bing Crosby Chesterfield Show for CBS (1949-1952); The General Electric Show on CBS (1952-1954).

Spoiler : Announcer for other programs including the syndicated program, Command Performance (1942-1949); NBC-Radio programs including Three Sheets To The Wind (1942); The Great Gildersleeve (1942- 1945); One Man's Family during the 40's; The Edgar Bergen/Charlie McCarthy Show during the middle to late 40's; The Life Of Riley (1945-1949); The Al Jolson Kraft Music Hall Show (1947- 1949); The Halls Of Ivy (1950-1952); Lux Radio Theatre (1954?-1955); Truth or Consequences (1940?-1956?); The General Electric Theater on CBS (1963).

Spoiler : Announcer for Lux Video Theatre on NBC-TV (1954-1957). Announcer and host of the summer replacement shows for Lux Video Theatre on NBC-TV (1955-1957).