Tommy Riggs and Betty Lou
- Tommy Riggs and Betty Lou
"Tommy Riggs and Betty Lou" was an unusual radio situation comedy broadcast in various timeslots from 1938 to 1946.
Tommy Riggs switched back and forth from his natural baritone to the voice of a seven-year-old girl, Betty Lou. These dialogues found a shape in later episodes when the character of Betty Lou Barrie was established as Riggs' niece.
In his hometown of Pittsburgh, where Riggs ran a poultry business, he was a pianist-vocalist on WCAE in 1931. When station manager J.L. Coffin heard Riggs' little girl voice, he put "The Tom and Betty Program" on WCAE's schedule, and Riggs later moved on to KDKA (Pittsburgh), WTAM (Cleveland) and, in 1937, WLW (Cincinnati), where Harry Frankel (aka Singin' Sam) called a New York agent. An audition in New York led to a transcribed series for Chevrolet, and after Rudy Vallee heard the Chevrolet show, Riggs' agent told him he had two days to get ready for an appearance on Vallee's "Royal Gelatin Hour". Vallee signed him for a 13-week contract. The audience reaction catapulted Riggs to fame and the "Tommy Riggs and Betty Lou" show.
It was one of the earliest shows scripted by comedy writer, comedian and bestselling author Jack Douglas. Despite the contributions of Douglas, Riggs never attained a level equal to that of Fanny Brice, famed for her Baby Snooks character, and the popularity of Edgar Bergen in the 1940s expanded as Riggs faded.
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