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ARE YOU A VOX POPPER?

Are you a Vox Popper or do you know someone who was? From 1932 to 1948 Harry Grier, Jerry Belcher, Parks Johnson, Wally Butterworth, and Warren Hull interviewed thousands of men, women, and children from around the country and from all walks of life. As a reward for submitting to the interview participants were given gifts relating to their interests and needs. Luggage, clothing, wristwatches, cameras, radios, and home appliances were among the material items participants received. Some participants also received such emotional gift as phone calls to their families or all expenses paid trips home. The audience attending the broadcast also joined in the fun. Vox Pop could never escape it's quiz show origins and before each broadcast, members of the audience were invited on stage to compete in humorous party games for cash prizes.

To better understand Vox Pop and its impact on American society, the Library of American Broadcasting welcomes any information about the show you might have. Perhaps you were interviewed on the show or maybe you were one of the hundreds of thousands of people who attended a Vox Pop broadcast.

Were you inteviewed on the show? Were you in the audience for one of the broadcasts? Did Vox Pop visit your hometown? See LOCATIONS What kind of lasting impact did Vox Pop have on your life, if any? If you received a gift on the program, what became of it? Did you participate in one of the pre-broadcast warm-up games? Did you ever correspond with Parks Johnson or any of his co-hosts? Do you have recordings, photographs, letters, or anything else relating to the program that you would like to share?

If you have any Vox Pop stories or material to share, please contact Michael Henry at the following:

Phone:
(301) 314-0397

E-Mail:
mlhenry@umd.edu

Mail:
Michael Henry, Research Specialist
Library of American Broadcasting
Hornbake Library
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742