Floyd Farr, radio 1935-1980, copy prints

File — Box: 1, Folder: 2

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

1 KPO/ NBC San Francisco. Studio Photo, Farr (Chief announcer NBC West coast division) is center below the United Nations display, 1945.
2 Floyd Farr, KPO 680kc. 50,000 watts. San Francisco
3 Farr doing a coast-to-coast network feed from San Francisco “Radio City Music Hall”
4 Floyd discusses programming schedules with staff at KPO for eventual broadcasts
5 The President of Golden Pacific Group, George Mardikian (center) with Richard Nixon (lower left) and President Herbert Hoover (lower right) at Bohemian retreat, North of San Francisco
6 Second anniversary KEEN Radio in San Jose. Back Row center number 5 is George Snell. Seated behind the cake is Floyd. His wife, Jetta, is seated with the flower lapel, 1948
7 Floyd doing a newscast from Radio KEEN, located on the second floor of the Hotel DeAnza
8 The signing contact with the Oakland A’s, 1969. George Snell (left), Floyd Farr (center), Len Smith (standing right), and unknown attorney (lower right).
9 Red Skelton (center) with hat visiting KEEN. Many actors paid a visit from Farr’s years at NBC.

Dates

1940-1980

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