. . . . "1964-06-05"^^ . "Rod O'Connor"@en . "Duffy's Tavern"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "United States"@en . . "1095515970"^^ . . . . . "1964-06-05"^^ . . . "Houston, Texas, U.S."@en . . "Roderic George O'Connor"@en . . . . . . . "1914-01-18"^^ . . . . . . "House Party"@en . . . . "The First Nighter Program"@en . "Rod O'Connor"@en . . . "Rod O'Connor (announcer)"@en . . . . "8531"^^ . . . . . . "Rod O'Connor at center, behind Red Skelton"@en . . . . . "1914-01-18"^^ . . "Los Angeles, California, U.S."@en . . . . . . . "Roderic George \"Rod\" O'Connor Sr. (January 18, 1914 \u2013 June 5, 1964) was an American radio and television announcer and occasional actor during the early years of television's golden age. O'Connor built a name for himself as the announcer for both Don McNeill's Breakfast Club and The First Nighter Program at WGN Radio in Chicago. He would leave Chicago for New York and after that, World War II. During his announcing career, O'Connor worked some of the biggest names in radio including Art Linkletter, Loretta Young, Dennis Day, Rudy Vall\u00E9e and Danny Thomas."@en . . . . . . "3"^^ . . . "Roderic George O'Connor"@en . . . . . . . . . . "48452177"^^ . "Don McNeill's Breakfast Club"@en . . . . . . . "The Red Skelton Show"@en . . . . . . . . "Roderic George \"Rod\" O'Connor Sr. (January 18, 1914 \u2013 June 5, 1964) was an American radio and television announcer and occasional actor during the early years of television's golden age. O'Connor built a name for himself as the announcer for both Don McNeill's Breakfast Club and The First Nighter Program at WGN Radio in Chicago. He would leave Chicago for New York and after that, World War II. It was while serving in the army that O'Connor met comedian Red Skelton. The two became good friends and upon arrival back into the United States, Skelton offered O'Connor an announcing gig on his Raleigh Cigarette Program in 1945. O'Connor also stayed on when Skelton went to television with The Red Skelton Show. During his announcing career, O'Connor worked some of the biggest names in radio including Art Linkletter, Loretta Young, Dennis Day, Rudy Vall\u00E9e and Danny Thomas."@en . . "KUTA, Salt Lake City, Utah"@en . .