It said, "As he serviced a limousine, the owner heard him singing and offered to pay for a vocal teacher for him The result was a scholarship for a year's study with an MGM voice coach."

[5] Other radio shows for which Marvin was announcer included Casey, Crime Photographer, The Sparrow and the Hawk,[6] Columbia Workshop, This Life Is Mine,[1] Major Bowes Amateur Hour,[7] Vox Pop,[2] Radie Harris,[8] Winner Take All[9] and Stage Door Canteen.

An Associated Press story in The Miami News reported: "The TV and radio star said his new program will be very informal and he will handle all the commercials himself.

"[10] Marvin's departure was widely perceived as a more amicable parting than Godfrey's previous dismissals of cast members, which were often abrupt.

[11] Columnist Marie Torre reported in her newspaper column that the show would differ from other DJ programs "in its public spirit."

Marvin planned to honor a "Hero of the Week" and "visit hospitals, worthy charitable functions and various points of interest.

"[12] In 1961, Marvin became host of My True Story, a radio drama that moved to the Mutual Broadcasting System after having been on ABC and NBC for a total of 17 years.

The January 1962 issue of TV Radio Mirror reported, "He's working a full day on commercials and as a newscaster at Mutual.

He cues records, pushes the buttons for the taped commercials, and decides what kind of music to play, including show tunes, vocals, big bands, and lighter contemporary sounds.

A couple with their young child listened from cushioned arm chairs in a corner by the windows while Ms. Stewart sang in her sensuous voice.

[22] A review in The Billboard summarized the recording thus: "Tony Marvin ... reads a group of love poems (mostly by contemporary American poets) with a surprising amount of reticence and tenderness.