Fred Shields

In Kansas City Shields owned a theatre group The Playmakers and performed in stage plays He also worked as a newscaster for WDAF radio In 1929 he announced the plane flight of Germanys Graf Zeppelin over the US In 1930 he came to Hollywood CA with Ger his wife Karena and daughter Evelyn He was employed as the Station Manager for KTM Los Angeles In 1939 he was President of the American Federation of Radio Artists From 1940 to he 1965 he was the announcer on the Alka Seltzer News KHJ Hollywood He also played Mr Archer on Meet Corliss Archer both on CBS radio and television Meet Corliss Archer 1951 IMDb Mini Biography By Evelyn Linda Shields Wheeler daughter