Jack Haskell
{{For|the American theatrical and dance producer|Jack Haskell (producer)}}
{{short description|American singer}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jack Haskell
| image = Dial dave garroway wmaq 1951.JPG
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| caption = Publicity photo of Dave Garroway, singer-actress Connie Russell and Jack Haskell from the WMAQ radio show, Dial Dave Garroway (1951)
| birth_name = John Thomas Haskell
| birth_date = April 30, 1919U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
| birth_place = Akron, Ohio
| death_date = September 26, 1998 (aged 79)
| death_place = Englewood, New Jersey
| nationality = American
| other_names =
| occupation = Singer, actor, announcer
| alma_mater = Northwestern University
| spouse = Doris Lee Dahme Haskell, (died 1978), Helen Haskell
| children = 1 son, Thomas Haskell
| parents =
| known_for =
}}
John Thomas Haskell (April 30, 1919 – September 26, 1998) was an American singer and announcer in the era of old-time radio and later in television.
Early years
Haskell was born in Akron, Ohio and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. He majored in music at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois.Cox, Jim (2007). Radio Speakers: Narrators, News Junkies, Sports Jockeys, Tattletales, Tipsters, Toastmasters and Coffee Klatch Couples Who Verbalized the Jargon of the Aural Ether from the 1920s to the 1980s--A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland & Company, Inc. {{ISBN|978-0-7864-6086-1}}. P. 127.
Radio
While he was in college, Haskell sang on two Chicago stations, WBBM and WGN. and did commercials on The Fitch Bandwagon. Over the years, he was a regular on Varieties,{{cite magazine|title=NBC's "Ellery Q" Vamps Till Ready|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Billboard-IDX/IDX/40s/1947/BB-1947-06-14-OCR-Page-0015.pdf|accessdate=14 May 2016|magazine=Billboard|date=June 14, 1947|page=15}} The Jim Backus Show{{cite journal|title=There's a million-dollar sales staff on American -- and you can own it|journal=U.S. Radio|date=November 1957|volume=1|issue=2|pages=6–7|url=https://archive.org/stream/usradio1219usra#page/n79/mode/2up|accessdate=14 May 2016}} The Peter Lind Hayes Show,Terrace, Vincent (1999). Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. {{ISBN|978-0-7864-4513-4}}. P. 270. Stop the Music, and Music from the Heart of America.Sies, Luther F. (2014). Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920-1960, 2nd Edition. McFarland & Company, Inc. {{ISBN|978-0-7864-5149-4}}. P. 467.
Later in his career, he was one of the hosts for Monitor.{{cite news|title=What's on the Air|work=The Times Recorder|date=October 12, 1968|location=Ohio, Zanesville|page=8|via = Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}
Personal appearances
After finishing college, Haskell sang with Les Brown and his orchestra. Later in his career, he sang in supper clubs.
Military service
Television
Haskell moved from Chicago to New York City to be with Dave Garroway on the first iteration of Today. He was also on The Ed Sullivan Show, The Mike Douglas Show, The Bell Telephone Hour, The Garry Moore Show, Garroway at Large,{{cite news|title=Garroway Fan|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5252721/the_lawton_constitution_and_morning/|work=The Lawton Constitution And Morning Press|date=September 17, 1972|location=Oklahoma, Lawton|page=64|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = May 13, 2016}} {{Open access}} The Dave Garroway Show, The Jack Paar Show, Of All Things, Stop the Music, and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010. McFarland & Company, Inc. {{ISBN|978-0-7864-6477-7}}.
Stage
Haskell played Pat Gregory in the Broadway production of Mr. President.{{cite web|title=Mr. President-Cast|url=http://www.playbill.com/personlistpage/person-list?production=00000150-aea3-d936-a7fd-eef752640007&type=op#oc|website=Playbill|accessdate=13 May 2016}} He was also active in summer stock theatre, including Gypsy in 1970.{{cite news|title=Janis Paige Stars in Gypsy At Hershey|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5252783/lebanon_daily_news/|work=Lebanon Daily News|date=August 17, 1970|location=Pennsylvania, Lebanon|page=17|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = May 13, 2016}} {{Open access}}
Recording
Recorded solo album, “Jack Swings for Jack (Paar) for the Strand label and the cover cast album of “Destry Rides Again” on RCA Camden, CAL 540. Haskell was the first vocalist signed by Thunderbird Record Company when it began in 1955. He was featured on the company's first recording, I Remember Mambo, backed with Who Can Say.{{cite news|title=Thunderbird Records Releases First Disk|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/50s/1955/CB-1955-01-08-OCR-Page-0010.pdf|accessdate=14 June 2017|work=The Cash Box|date=January 8, 1955|page=10}}
Personal life
Haskell had a wife, Doris Lee Dahme Haskell, who he married while a US Naval Aviator and Flight Instructor at NAS Corpus Christi, Texas. They had a son Thomas. After Doris’ untimely death at age 57, he later married Helen.
After serving in the US Navy, Haskell was the co-owner in a cattle ranch is Cuero, Texas, only to later relocate to Chicago, Illinois to join early television pioneer, Dave Garroway, and the cast of the television show Garroway At Large.
Haskell was an avid off-shore racing sailor, and amateur photographer.
Death
Haskell died September 26, 1998, at the Actors Fund Nursing Home in Englewood, New Jersey.{{cite news|title=Jack Haskell, 79, a Singer and TV Announcer|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/01/arts/jack-haskell-79-a-singer-and-tv-announcer.html|accessdate=14 May 2016|work=The New York Times|date=October 1, 1998}}
Partial discography
- It Couldn't Be True - 1946, with Les Brown's Orchestra (Columbia 36977){{cite magazine|title=Reviews|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Billboard-IDX/IDX/40s/1946/BB-1946-05-25-OCR-Page-0034.pdf|accessdate=14 May 2016|magazine=Billboard|date=May 25, 1946|page=34}}
- In Love in Vain - 1946, with Les Brown's Orchestra (Columbia 36972){{cite magazine|title=Advance Record Releases|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Billboard-IDX/IDX/40s/1946/BB-1946-04-13-OCR-Page-0032.pdf|accessdate=14 May 2016|magazine=Billboard|date=April 13, 1946|page=32}}
- Years and Years Ago - 1946, with Les Brown's Orchestra (Columbia 37153){{cite magazine|title=Record Reviews|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Billboard-IDX/IDX/40s/1946/BB-1946-12-21-OCR-Page-0026.pdf|accessdate=14 May 2016|magazine=Billboard|date=December 21, 1946|page=26}}
- Beware My Heart - 1947, with Les Brown's Orchestra (Columbia 37235{{cite magazine|title=Advance Record Releases|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Billboard-IDX/IDX/40s/1947/BB-1947-02-22-OCR-Page-0028.pdf|accessdate=14 May 2016|magazine=Billboard|date=February 22, 1947}})
- When you Trim Your Christmas Tree - 1946, with Les Brown's Orchestra (Colombia 37174)
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References
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Category:Musicians from Akron, Ohio
Category:American radio personalities