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John B. Bartholomew
America journalist (–)
John Bryson Bartholomew (October 17, – June 1, ) was an American journalist, radio and television broadcaster and combat war correspondent for the American Broadcasting Company in the European Theater during World War II.
Broadcasting career
[edit]Bartholomew began his career in radio broadcasting in Joliet, Illinois, in He subsequently worked part-time for a radio station in Stockton, California, and then, in June , became a sportscaster for KFPY in Spokane, Washington.[1] Six months after marrying his college sweetheart, Dorothy E. Houck, on June 24, , he assumed a position with ABC in Chicago as a member of their news staff. When the United States entered World War II on December 7, , he began announcing the Coca-Cola “Spotlight Bands” program from various military bases around America.
Military work
[edit]In August , Bartholomew enlisted in the army as a war correspondent for the Blue Network (ABC), and shipped
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BARTHOLOMEW (BARTILMEWE, BARTILMOES), Richard (by ? or later), of Salisbury, Wilts.
Family and Education
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Offices Held
Member of the Forty-Eight, Salisbury , of the Twenty-Four , mayor , , jt. keeper of the keys , assessor, New Street ward , , , , , for city , , auditor , ; commr. subsidy , , , ,
Biography
Richard Bartholomew, a dealer in bricks, tiles and slates who also exported lead and cloth, was among the wealthiest of Salisbury merchants. He and Thomas Coke head the list of plaintiffs in a chancery action against the city of London over attempts to levy scavage on merchandise from Salisbury, a dispute which led them to appear together before the lord mayor on 27 Feb. On many occasions, chiefly in the reign of Henry VII, Bartholomew was called upon to act for the corporation in matters touching the administration of the city or in negotiations with the King’s Council. In these tasks he was often associated with Coke, whose daughter Alice ha