George Ansbro

George Ansbro was a radio announcer for NBC and ABC for six decades, working with soap operas, big bands, quiz shows and other programs.

He began as an NBC page in 1931, but was on the air in only a few years. On Friday, May 18, 1934, radio columns in New York newspapers noted that Bert Parks of CBS would be “relinquishing his status as New York’s youngest network staff announcer to the newly appointed George Ansbro on the NBC announcing staff.”

Ansbro’s career included work on "Young Widder Brown", "Manhattan Maharajah" and the popular "Dr. I.Q." quiz show.

When he retired in 1990, he held the honor of being the oldest employee of any network.

Ansbro, who lives in Spring Lake, New Jersey, wrote a book about his radio experiences, "I Have a Lady in the Balcony: Memoirs of a Broadcaster in Radio and Television" (McFarland, 2000). The title is taken from the once familiar catch phrase heard weekly on "Dr. I.Q."