George Thomas
1966

From our archives, we have four programs, FOR WOMEN ONLY. The host of the show was Creighton Stewart. However, we have four programs which featured Broadcast Pioneers member George Thomas filling in. All of these broadcasts are from September of 1958. It aired twice a day over WCAU Radio, at 12:15 pm and 2:45 pm. These were new times for both airings of the show and the new times took effect at the beginning of September of 1958. Each program was different and always new.

Broadcast Pioneers member and long time tech at WCAU Radio, Charlie Higgins writes...

George Thomas was a staff announcer from about 1937 on. He started at WCAU after graduation from Upper Darby High School.

Creighton Stewart did a women's program twice a day in the morning on WCAU called "For Women Only". The theme song for the program was "Every Day Is Ladies Day With Me". At the Chestnut Street studios, he was the spokesman for the HPL, the Housewives Protective League, a kind of Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval sub division of CBS. I seem to recall that it may have been referred to as the HPL Program. He reviewed household products and talked about general things of interest to women and housewives. At some later date John Trent replaced Creighton as the HPL person. Trent also did perhaps two daytime or possibly three programs, two in the morning, one in the late afternoon, and one in the late evening hours called The Starlight Salute. I have some Program Schedules that...show the times.

Looking at the Program Schedule of August 24, 1951, I see:

6:30a-7:00a John Trent 10:00a-10:15a For Women Only 11:30a-11:45a For Women Only 4:30p-4:55p John Trent

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Photo originally donated by Broadcast Pioneers member Roger Hendler
Audio originally donated by Broadcast Pioneers member Mike Muderick.
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