Served as president of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
Turned down a prestigiously located Hollywood Walk of Fame star in favor of a more discreet one because he didn't want millions of people walking by every year and wondering who he was
Delivered his first television announcing assignment on an ice hockey telecast in 1946 when there were only about 300 televisions in Southern California
Quote: "I think it's an accepted fact that if you're not moving ahead, you're falling back, you're losing ground․"
A KTTV broadcaster, he was often introduced as "Mr․ Hollywood․"
Broadcast 48 consecutive Rose Parades, as well as many sporting events
While serving on the Project Area Committee for Hollywood redevelopment, he helped raise money and support for a plan to reduce the grime, prostitution and seediness of Hollywood Boulevard that passed through the city council in 1986