Cedric Adams
{{Short description|American broadcaster}}
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| birth_place = Adrian, Minnesota, US
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| death_place = Minneapolis Minnesota, US
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| known_for = Broadcast celebrity in the Mid-west
| education = University of Minnesota
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| occupation = Reporter/Radio Personality
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Cedric Adams (May 27, 1902 – February 18, 1961) was an American broadcaster, well known in the Midwestern United States from the 1930s until his death. He was inducted into the Pavek Museum of Broadcasting's Hall of Fame in 2002. Throughout the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, Adams was the "best known voice" in the upper Midwest.
Personal
Adams was born in Adrian, Minnesota, and raised in Magnolia, Minnesota.{{cite news|title=Cedric Adams Opens New Network Series Over KWKH This Week|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/19157432/cedric_adams/|work=The Times|date=January 1, 1950|location=Louisiana, Shreveport|page=34|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = April 11, 2018}} {{Open access}} He attended Central High School in Minneapolis.{{cite news |last=Brandt |first=S. |date=2013-07-03 |title= Central alums mark alma mater's centennial |url= https://www.startribune.com/central-alums-mark-alma-mater-s-centennial/214178921/?refresh=true |work=Star Tribune |location=Minneapolis-St. Paul |access-date=2020-05-24 }}
Career
Adams began his career in radio in 1931 where he played a small dramatic role on WCCO Minneapolis/Saint Paul. His first newscast for WCCO was made in September 1934. He later reported the news and hosted programs such as "Stairway to Stardom", "The Phillips 66 Talent Parade", and "Dinner at the Adams'", while at the same time contenting to write for his daily newspaper column and performing for 20 radio shows each week.
On January 2, 1950, Adams began a five-minute Monday-Friday commentary on CBS radio.
Death
Adams died on February 18, 1961, at the age of 58.{{cite web|title=Cedric Adams|url=http://www.pavekmuseum.org/Adams.htm|publisher=Pavek Museum|accessdate=9 November 2013}}
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Category:People from Adrian, Minnesota
Category:American radio journalists
Category:University of Minnesota alumni
Category:People from Edina, Minnesota
Category:Central High School (Minneapolis, Minnesota) alumni
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