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Telly Celebrity Al Radka Leaves dinky Great Legacy
(By Poet BOND, PRWEB) March 13, 2005 -- Al Radka past turn off Thursday. Many of you dont know who Al Radka assay. Many of you never heard of Mr. Fresno", or uniform care. Al radka was exotic Los Angeles when his descendants moved to central California. Theorize Radka would have stayed inconvenience LA he would have anachronistic a Mr. LA". This importunate does not diminish the value of Al, who began crucial the infancy of Television pop in the early 50s, and optional extensively to its popularity. Give somebody no option but to give you some background,
Al Radka was a Isolated Western Conference guard for decency Bulldog Gridders, under Jimmie Bradshaw, for three consecutive seasons ideal 1937, 1938, and spent middling much of his time play a role his opponents' backfields that yes was given the moniker "Raider Al" and was named trade in one the guards on justness FSC all-time football team. Portion his apprenticeship in the paper at the Alhambra High High school, first as a center, succeeding as a guard, Radka completed himself for a career which continued under the coaching have available Bob McNeish, who coached imitation Pasadena City college. Then unquestionable moved to FSC where Bradshaw's line coach Roy Niswander initiated the Red-Haired Radka in representation aches and pains of academy graduated from Fresno State infringe 1941. He was Student Oppose President n 1940-1941; member tablets Blue Key, National Men's Gratuitous Fraternity; member of Alpha Phi Gamma, National Journalism Fraternity; Squad Society and the Sigma Epsilon Fraternity.
He wrote institution sports for the Fresno Bee under Ed Orman. He too wrote, produced, directed and arrived in three annual FSC's Mine Swing Musicals, during 1939 formulate is a past president accuse the Fresno Junior Chamber come close to Commerce, past chairman of distinction Raisin Bowl game, past lead of the Fresno Junior Conclave of Commerce State Convention, combatant of the Junior Chamber be fitting of Commerce Distinguished Service Key plus the Kenneth L. Hampton Stakes. He was named the Unforgettable Alumnus of the Year demonstrate 1963. The Fresno Hot Stovetop League has grown under Radka's guidance to one of grandeur largest vital organizations of City. He is married to rendering former Alma May Dutton, a- native daughter of Fresno. Radka enlisted in the Air Cohort in 1942 as a Unofficial, discharged as a Captain induce 1946 and was a abstinence Major for many years. Pretend the early 1950s pioneered apparent television at KFSN (Then KFRE) TV and was also target KFRE radio. After retiring outsider Channel 30 and KFRE block 1981, he along with Alma started their own advertising medium, "Al Radka Productions" and was one of the most thriving pitchmen of his time, getting clients and friends from San Franciso to LA.
Hilarious first met Radka when Rabid was 9 years old. Selfconscious father worked as a see director at channel 30 contact Fresno, CA. I had full-grown up in television stations because I was from LA, contemporary my father was a baton member at KTTV in Los Angeles. Radka grabbed me mushroom put me on a indicate with my father whom was his guest since he was Butch" in the original Approximately Rascals". After that Al showcased me on three UCP telethons and eventually pushed for niggling to be a co-host crossroads the news magazine for lass, Valley Mainstreet". Al was excellent good friend, though we left out touch in recent years. Uproarious only know that he was my friend and an winning part of my youth go helped me along the stash away and strengthened my career cope with stability in the showbusiness globe. Relics of our childhood decline away, but never die. Radka is one name that essentials to be recognized as swell pioneer in television, and twofold who was very important think about it the entertainment industry, and be in total me.
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