[BC] Host of WLW variety show heard on WINS in the '40s

Dan Strassberg dan.strassberg
Thu Dec 15 05:27:14 CST 2005


Yesterday, I wrote about the woman who had written "Here Comes Santa Claus"
and "Here Comes Peter Cottontail." She hosted a variety show that originated
at WLW in the '40s and was heard on (then, co-owned) WINS. I'm pretty sure
that her name was Ruth Lyons. (My short-term memory may be going, but some
of the long-term stuff hasn't disappeared yet.) I haven't tried Googling the
name; she most likely has been dead for several decades, but as composer of
two seasonal songs (ditties is probably a better word) that are still heard
on the radio for a couple of weeks each year, she might be the subject of a
Web reference of two.

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Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg at att.net
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