Willis Conover, the Voice of America’s legendary jazz disc jockey, attempts to stump the panel on an episode of To Tell the Truth originally cast on CBS on April 8, 1963. The Voice of America Jazz Hour, Conover’s daily program, was broadcast worldwide via shortwave but was no heard in the United States, for which reason he was largely unknown in this country:
(This is the latest in a series of arts-related videos that appear in this space each Monday and Wednesday.)