# Ray Morgan (announcer)

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American Radio and Television announcer

**Raymond Storrs Morgan** (May 5, 1914 – January 5, 1975) was an American radio and television announcer.

## Early life

Morgan was born on May 5, 1914, in [Trenton, New Jersey](/source/Trenton%2C_New_Jersey), to Dr. and Mrs. Walter Morgan.[1] He grew up in [Oak Park, Illinois](/source/Oak_Park%2C_Illinois), and graduated from [Dartmouth College](/source/Dartmouth_College) in 1935. On June 26, 1937, he married Ruie Rideout in [Englewood, New Jersey](/source/Englewood%2C_New_Jersey). Morgan’s father officiated the services. Prior to going into radio, Morgan worked for [McGraw Hill](/source/McGraw_Hill_Education).[2]

## Career

### Radio

Morgan began his radio career in 1939 at [WPG](/source/WPGG) in [Atlantic City, New Jersey](/source/Atlantic_City%2C_New_Jersey). He then worked at [WCOP](/source/WWDJ) in Boston and [WBAB](/source/WBSS_(AM)) in Atlantic City before moving to WINX in Washington, D.C., in 1941.[3][4] During [World War II](/source/World_War_II) he worked for the [United States Office of War Information](/source/United_States_Office_of_War_Information).[5] After the war he joined [WWDC](/source/WWDC_(FM)), where he hosted *Open House* a daily program that aired from 10-11 a.m. He left the show in 1947 to become the secondary announcer for the [Washington Senators](/source/History_of_the_Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%931960)) alongside [Arch McDonald](/source/Arch_McDonald).[6] Morgan continued to cover sports for WWDC until 1958.[7]

Nationally, Morgan appeared on *[Gang Busters](/source/Gang_Busters)*, *[Counterspy](/source/Counterspy_(radio_series))*, *[When a Girl Marries](/source/When_a_Girl_Marries)*, and *[We the People](/source/We_the_People_(American_TV_series))*.[5][8]

### Television

From 1948 to 1949, Morgan was the announcer for *[The Roar of the Rails](/source/The_Roar_of_the_Rails)*, a [CBS](/source/CBS) television program designed to sell [American Flyer](/source/American_Flyer) toy trains.[9] From 1948 to 1949 he also hosted *I'd Like to See*, an [NBC](/source/NBC) program where viewers would write in to suggest places or things for the show to feature. The format was later adapted by the [DuMont Network](/source/DuMont_Television_Network)’s *[You Asked for It](/source/You_Asked_for_It)*. From 1951 to 1952 he hosted, *[American Inventory](/source/American_Inventory)*, an NBC educational program produced in conjunction with the [Alfred P. Sloan Foundation](/source/Alfred_P._Sloan_Foundation) that featured panel discussions in an attempt to create a "living newspaper".[10]

Morgan also announced for *[Toast of the Town](/source/The_Ed_Sullivan_Show)*, *[Studio One](/source/Studio_One_(American_TV_series))*, *[Kraft Music Hall](/source/Kraft_Music_Hall_(TV_series))*, *[Robert Montgomery Presents](/source/Robert_Montgomery_Presents)*, *[The Ted Mack Amateur Hour](/source/The_Original_Amateur_Hour)* and acted on *[The Magic Clown](/source/The_Magic_Clown)*.[5][8]

### Wrestling

In 1958, Morgan became sports director of [WTTG](/source/WTTG) in Washington, D.C.[7] Soon thereafter he became the announcer for [Capitol Wrestling Corporation](/source/Capitol_Wrestling_Corporation)'s (forerunner to the [WWE](/source/WWE)) *[Heavyweight Wrestling From Washington](/source/Heavyweight_Wrestling)*. In 1966, Morgan left WTTG when the wrestling program moved from WTTG to [WDCA](/source/WDCA). In 1971, CWC promoter [Vincent J. McMahon](/source/Vincent_J._McMahon) moved his television broadcasts from D.C. to [Hamburg, Pennsylvania](/source/Hamburg%2C_Pennsylvania). The following year, Morgan requested a pay raise to compensate for having to travel to Pennsylvania. McMahon instead chose to replace Morgan with his son, [Vince K. McMahon](/source/Vince_McMahon).[11]

## Death

On January 5, 1975, Morgan died of cancer at [Englewood Hospital](/source/Englewood_Hospital_and_Medical_Center) in Englewood, New Jersey. At the time of his death, Morgan was residing in [Tenafly, New Jersey](/source/Tenafly%2C_New_Jersey). He was survived by his wife and daughter.[5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Wneck, Bernice (June 1, 1958). ["The Seven Sports"](https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1958-06-01/ed-1/seq-191/#date1=1777&sort=relevance&rows=20). *Evening Star*. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** "Social News And Features Of Interest To Bergen County Women". *The Record*. June 12, 1937.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Cox, Jim (2007). *Radio Speakers: Narrators, News Junkies, Sports Jockeys, Tattletales, Tipsters, Toastmasters and Coffee Klatch Couples who Verbalized the Jargon of the Aural Ether from the 1920s to the 1980s : a Biographical Dictionary*. McFarland & Company.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** "A Weekly Report of Fates and Fortunes". *Broadcasting*. No. 21. July 21, 1941.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-NYTObituary_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-NYTObituary_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-NYTObituary_5-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-NYTObituary_5-3) ["Ray Morgan, Announcer, Dead; On 'We the People', 'Studio One'"](https://www.nytimes.com/1975/01/07/archives/ray-morgan-announcer-dead-on-we-the-people-studio-one.html). *The New York Times*. January 7, 1975. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** "A Weekly Report of Fates and Fortunes". *Broadcasting*. No. 32. February 3, 1947.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Broadcasting_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Broadcasting_7-1) ["A Weekly Report of Fates and Fortunes"](https://archive.org/stream/broadcastingtele54unse_0/broadcastingtele54unse_0_djvu.txt). *Broadcasting*. April 7, 1958. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Broadcasting_Obituary_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Broadcasting_Obituary_8-1) "Deaths". *Broadcasting*. 1974.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Irvin, Richard (2018). *The Early Shows: A Reference Guide to Network and Syndicated PrimeTime Television Series from 1944 to 1949*. BearManor Media.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Brooks, Tim; Earle F. Marsh (2009). *The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present*. Random House Publishing Group.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Hornbaker, Tim (2014). [*Capitol Revolution: The Rise of the McMahon Wrestling Empire*](https://books.google.com/books?id=c0MlBQAAQBAJ). ECW Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781770906891](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781770906891). Retrieved 27 March 2021.

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