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Phil Tonken

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Phil Tonken (born Philip Simon Tonken; April 13, 1919 – February 4, 2000 in Washington, D.C.) was an American radio and television producer, announcer and voice-over artist. [1]

48 relations: Announcer, Audiobook, Baritone, Barron's (newspaper), Beta Gamma Sigma, Buck Rogers, Bumper (broadcasting), City College of New York, Cleopatra (1963 film), Corporation, English language, Film, Flash Gordon, France, Hartford, Connecticut, Jean Shepherd, King Kong, Mammoth Cave National Park, Movietone News, Mutual Broadcasting System, Narration, New York City, Opening credits, Organist, Outdoor Life, Pancreatic cancer, Promotion (marketing), Public speaking, Quiet, Please, Radio advertisement, Radio producer, Robot, Science fiction, Station identification, Television producer, The Mysterious Traveler, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Tom Corbett, Space Cadet, United States, United States Army, Voice acting, Voice-over, Washington, D.C., WOR (AM), World War II, WWOR-TV, 20th Century Fox.

Announcer

An announcer is a person who makes "announcements" in an audio medium or a physical location.

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Audiobook

An audiobook (or talking book) is a recording of a text being read.

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Baritone

A baritone is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the bass and the tenor voice types.

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Barron's (newspaper)

Barron's is an American weekly newspaper published by Dow Jones & Company, a property of News Corp.

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Beta Gamma Sigma

Beta Gamma Sigma or ΒΓΣ is an academic honor society.

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Buck Rogers

Buck Rogers is a fictional space opera character created by Philip Francis Nowlan in the novella Armageddon 2419 A.D., subsequently appearing in multiple media.

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Bumper (broadcasting)

In broadcasting, a commercial bumper, ident bumper or break-bumper (often shortened to bump) is a brief announcement, usually two to 15 seconds in length that can contain a voice over, placed between a pause in the program and its commercial break, and vice versa.

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City College of New York

The City College of the City University of New York (more commonly referred to as the City College of New York, or simply City College, CCNY, or City) is a public senior college of the City University of New York (CUNY) in New York City.

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Cleopatra (1963 film)

Cleopatra is a 1963 American epic historical drama film chronicling the struggles of Cleopatra, the young Queen of Egypt, to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome.

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Corporation

A corporation is a company or group of people or an organisation authorized to act as a single entity (legally a person) and recognized as such in law.

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English language

English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca.

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Film

A film, also called a movie, motion picture, moving pícture, theatrical film, or photoplay, is a series of still images that, when shown on a screen, create the illusion of moving images.

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Flash Gordon

Flash Gordon is the hero of a space opera adventure comic strip created by and originally drawn by Alex Raymond.

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France

France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.

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Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut.

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Jean Shepherd

Jean Parker Shepherd, Jr. (July 26, 1921 – October 16, 1999) was an American storyteller, radio and TV personality, writer and actor.

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King Kong

King Kong is a giant movie monster, resembling an enormous gorilla, that has appeared in various media since 1933.

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Mammoth Cave National Park

Mammoth Cave National Park is a U.S. national park in central Kentucky, encompassing portions of Mammoth Cave, the longest cave system known in the world.

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Movietone News

Movietone News is a newsreel that ran from 1928 to 1963 in the United States, and – as British Movietone News – from 1929 to 1979 in the United Kingdom.

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Mutual Broadcasting System

The Mutual Broadcasting System (commonly referred to simply as Mutual; sometimes referred to as MBS, Mutual Radio or the Mutual Radio Network; corporate name Mutual Broadcasting System, Inc.) was an American commercial radio network in operation from 1934 to 1999.

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Narration

Narration is the use of a written or spoken commentary to convey a story to an audience.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Opening credits

In a motion picture, television program or video game, the opening credits or opening titles are shown at the very beginning and list the most important members of the production.

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Organist

An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ.

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Outdoor Life

Outdoor Life is an outdoors magazine about camping, fishing, hunting, and survival.

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Pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer arises when cells in the pancreas, a glandular organ behind the stomach, begin to multiply out of control and form a mass.

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Promotion (marketing)

In marketing, promotion refers to any type of marketing communication used to inform or persuade target audiences of the relative merits of a product, service, brand or issue.

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Public speaking

Public speaking (also called oratory or oration) is the process or act of performing a speech to a live audience.

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Quiet, Please

Quiet, Please! was a radio fantasy and horror program created by Wyllis Cooper, also known for creating Lights Out.

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Radio advertisement

In the United States, commercial radio stations make most of their revenue by selling airtime to be used for running radio advertisements.

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Radio producer

A radio producer oversees the making of a radio show.

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Robot

A robot is a machine—especially one programmable by a computer— capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically.

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Science fiction

Science fiction (often shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction, typically dealing with imaginative concepts such as advanced science and technology, spaceflight, time travel, and extraterrestrial life.

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Station identification

Station identification (ident, network ID or channel ID) is the practice of radio or television stations or networks identifying themselves on-air, typically by means of a call sign or brand name (sometimes known, particularly in the United States, as a "sounder" or "stinger", more generally as a station or network ID).

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Television producer

A television producer is a person who oversees all aspects of video production on a television program.

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The Mysterious Traveler

The Mysterious Traveler was an anthology radio series, a magazine, and a comic book.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post is a major American daily newspaper founded on December 6, 1877.

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Tom Corbett, Space Cadet

Tom Corbett is the main character in a series of Tom Corbett — Space Cadet stories that were depicted in television, radio, books, comic books, comic strips, and other media in the 1950s.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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United States Army

The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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Voice acting

Voice acting is the art of performing voice-overs or providing voices to represent a character or to provide information to an audience or user.

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Voice-over

Voice-over (also known as off-camera or off-stage commentary) is a production technique where a voice—that is not part of the narrative (non-diegetic)—is used in a radio, television production, filmmaking, theatre, or other presentations.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.

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WOR (AM)

WOR (710 AM) is a 50,000 watt class A clear-channel station owned by iHeartMedia and licensed to New York City.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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WWOR-TV

WWOR-TV, virtual channel 9 (UHF digital channel 25), is the flagship station of the MyNetworkTV programming service, licensed to Secaucus, New Jersey and serving the New York City television market.

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20th Century Fox

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, doing business as 20th Century Fox, is an American film studio currently owned by 21st Century Fox.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Tonken

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