10 Facts About Tony Marvin

Tony Marvin was an American radio and television announcer.

Tony Marvin became a staff announcer for CBS, and later became most known as the long-time announcer for Arthur Godfrey.

Tony Marvin was the last of Godfrey's supporting players to go.

Tony Marvin had been with Godfrey 12 years when he learned in 1959 that Godfrey would not need an announcer for the coming year.

Godfrey told Tony Marvin he regretted their association had to end and thanked him for his services.

Tony Marvin branched out in 1958, adding a two-hour, Monday-Saturday disc jockey show on WABC to his other duties.

In 1961, Tony Marvin became host of My True Story, a radio drama that moved to the Mutual Broadcasting System after having been on ABC and NBC for a total of 17 years.

In 1981, Marvin came out of retirement to do "The Tony Marvin Show," a one-hour program broadcast live from the Palm Beach Hilton on WKAO.

On television, in addition to his work with the Godfrey programs, Tony Marvin was the "Voice of Authority" on the CBS program, We Take Your Word.

In 1957, Tony Marvin recorded an LP album, "Words and Music of Love," featuring his recitation of poems backed by Lee Erwin's organ music.