tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22637089.post7196892640186470675..comments2024-01-31T21:11:53.545-05:00Comments on Michael J. Hayde's BETTER LIVING THROUGH TELEVISION: "It's Arthur Godfrey Time!"Michael J. Haydehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08072544837488259305noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22637089.post-57329271927965603062012-11-26T20:04:16.291-05:002012-11-26T20:04:16.291-05:00I never knew that LaRosa was the co-founder of Cad...I never knew that LaRosa was the co-founder of Cadence Records.<br /><br />Tell me, what is your opinion on the most controversial view of Godfrey...that he was a rabid anti-Semite?Paul Ducanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22637089.post-42076751919223546022010-03-07T15:11:32.773-05:002010-03-07T15:11:32.773-05:00Anon,
That was one of the theories being bandied ...Anon,<br /><br />That was one of the theories being bandied about, but according to Stephen Schuyer's column for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, which I embedded in the post ("Clash Over Finance, Not Romance, Key to Godfrey-La Rosa Rift;" click on it to read the entire piece), it was not the official reason.Michael J. Haydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08072544837488259305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22637089.post-89978333034794929952010-03-07T15:04:38.644-05:002010-03-07T15:04:38.644-05:00Julius LaRosa was actually fired because Arthur Go...Julius LaRosa was actually fired because Arthur Godfrey demanded that LaRosa end the affair LaRosa had going with the married Dorothy McGuire. McGuire,whose husband was in the military overseas,was not the cause of the affair in Godfrey's mind.Godfrey never publicly explained the real reason for LaRosa's firing.However,other show people knew the true story and never faulted Godfrey.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22637089.post-80593390302687514712010-01-31T20:47:00.876-05:002010-01-31T20:47:00.876-05:00True, Kevin... and that was a scant five months be...True, Kevin... and that was a scant five months before "Julie's swan song." No wonder so many people felt betrayed!Michael J. Haydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08072544837488259305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22637089.post-45679156097208371202010-01-30T15:15:30.069-05:002010-01-30T15:15:30.069-05:00My mother was a big Godfrey fan -- until the LaRos...My mother was a big Godfrey fan -- until the LaRosa incident. "Nobody liked him after that."<br /><br />A&E did an episode of "Biography" about Godfrey. Aside from a recording of the LaRosa firing, the best part was how the press covered Godfrey's hip replacement surgery. It was like he was the Pope. People were actually going to church and lighting candles for him!Kevin K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14096763369719767861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22637089.post-3040463147403403992010-01-27T20:52:19.700-05:002010-01-27T20:52:19.700-05:00Thank you, HemlockMan.
Jen, other than checking w...Thank you, HemlockMan.<br /><br />Jen, other than checking whatever CBS archives are housed at NYC's Paley Center (formerly the Museum of Television & Radio), I'm at a loss for suggestions. I assume you've done the usual stuff (Google searches, newspaperarchive.com, ancestry.com).Michael J. Haydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08072544837488259305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22637089.post-65111003528261798962010-01-24T19:08:19.852-05:002010-01-24T19:08:19.852-05:00Great article. I'm trying to find information...Great article. I'm trying to find information about my great-grandfather who was a band member on the Arthur Godfrey radio show. Any ideas on where to find this information?Jennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22637089.post-24496148337520013692010-01-13T17:13:38.323-05:002010-01-13T17:13:38.323-05:00That is one well written piece! I recall Godfrey o...That is one well written piece! I recall Godfrey only from his various comebacks and TV specials when I was a kid. I seem to recall that he got something of a ratings bounce or two in there.<br /><br />Too bad he was such a jerk. But power does tend to corrupt.James Robert Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281049641681225389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22637089.post-87474196523616847322010-01-12T11:50:43.475-05:002010-01-12T11:50:43.475-05:00... Ouch!... Ouch!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com