Bradley Crandall (bornRobert Lee Bradley; August 6, 1927 – March 14, 1991)[1] was an Americanradio personality, voice-over announcer, and film narrator, best known for his radio show onWNBC inNew York City, which aired from March 1964 to September 1971.
Born inHerington, Kansas, Crandall served with theU.S. Marine Corps where he was deployed toChina in 1947 and stayed for two years. In theU.S. Air Force during theKorean War, he became a disc jockey, known as Brad Bradley, using an Air Force mobile radio broadcasting unit. While still in the military, he attendedMillsaps College inJackson, Mississippi. In civilian life, he worked at radio stations inTexas andFlorida under his pseudonym Brad Crandall. He was hired atCKEY inToronto,Canada, before joining WNBC in 1964. It was in Toronto that he changed from music programs to a radio phone-in format.
In New York City, Crandall did voice-over commercials for many national clients, including narrating classified films for the army. He narrated documentary films produced by theUS Information Agency and the US Department of State. His New York success was covered in aTime magazine article published on May 1, 1964. In 1967, he changed his name legally to Bradley Crandall.
After moving his family to Los Angeles in the 1970s, Crandall did on-camera narrations for popular documentaries produced bySunn Classic Pictures, includingIn Search of Noah's Ark (1976),The Lincoln Conspiracy (1977),Beyond and Back (1978),In Search of Historic Jesus (1979),Encounter with Disaster (1979) andThe Bermuda Triangle (1979).[1]He also did narrating work for NFL Films in the 1980s, including the highlight film forSuper Bowl XIX. At the time of his death from kidney failure at 63, Crandall lived on his boat inRedondo Beach, California.[1]
As a young man,Howard Stern was influenced by Crandall.[2]
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