KFRC Radio, San Francisco Happy Go Lucky Hour With Al and Cal Pearce Circa 1930

The "Happy Go Lucky Hour" was one of KFRC's most popular programs between 1929 and 1933. The show later moved to NBC and became "Al Pearce and His Gang." Shown here is the large and talented KFRC cast: Standing (back row, left to right): Al Pearce, Edna O'Keefe, Cal Pearce, Jean Clarnioux, Norman Neilsen, Hazel Warner, Abe Bloom, Monroe Upton (in the character of Lord Bilgewater), and Harry "Mac" McClintock (with guitar). Seated (left to right): Tommy Harris, Charles Carter, Edna Fischer (at the piano) and Cecil Wright. Photo provided by Rich Kolm, from the files of his father, Lee Kolm.

The “Happy Go Lucky Hour” was one of KFRC’s most popular programs between 1929 and 1933. The show later moved to NBC and became “Al Pearce and His Gang.” Shown here is the large and talented KFRC cast:

Standing (back row, left to right): Al Pearce, Edna O’Keefe, Cal Pearce, Jean Clarnioux, Norman Neilsen, Hazel Warner, Abe Bloom, Monroe Upton (in the character of Lord Bilgewater), and Harry “Mac” McClintock (with guitar).

Seated (left to right): Tommy Harris, Charles Carter, Edna Fischer (at the piano) and Cecil Wright.

Photo provided by Rich Kolm, from the files of his father, Lee Kolm.

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28 December 2024 6:27 PM

[…] sketch at a real estate convention, and they were immediately hired. Their program on KFRC, “The Happy Go Lucky Hour,” debuted in 1929 and was an immediate hit on the Don Lee […]