Walter Preston papers, 1948-1955

Walter Preston (1901 -1982) was a singer who performed on radio in the 1930s and 1940s. A Juilliard-trained baritone, he sang on "The Revelers", "Bell Telephone Hour", and "Firestone Hour" among others on the radio network. In the 1940s and 1950s he wrote and produced "The Show Shop", his own radio program through which he commented on Broadway shows, entertainers, music history, composers, and other related topics. He headed the radio and television department of Columbia Artists Management and was a member of Radio Pioneers.