Del Sharbutt (February 16, 1912 - April 26, 2002) was an American
radio announcer. The son of "a circuit-riding minister in the Texas
panhandle," he was born in Cleburne, Texas, and died in Palm Desert,
California.Sharbutt attended Texas Christian University, initially
planning to study law. After he became involved in drama and music
there, however, he changed his career plans. His first appearance on
radio was in 1929 as a singer on WBAP in Fort Worth, Texas. He soon
became an announcer and from that point on, he made his career in
broadcasting. Sharbutt's obituary in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
noted that he spent "four decades as an announcer, newscaster and
company spokesman."A 1943 article in Radio Mirror magazine summarized
Sharbutt's progress from local station WBAP to his then-current role
at CBS:Old-time radio shows for which Sharbutt was an announcer
included The Man I Married, Lavender and Old Lace, Guy Lombardo, Jack
Pearl, Ray Noble, Bob Hope, The Song Shop, Hobby Lobby, Myrt and
Marge, The Hour of Charm, Melody and Madness, Colgate Ask-It-Basket,
Lanny Ross, Amos 'n' Andy, Club Fifteen, The Jack Carson Show, Lum and
Abner, Your Hit Parade., The Campbell Playhouse, Request Performance.,
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