And let us not forget
Tire Ashtrays, I remember one of these in the control room of KCSR radio in the late 80's. Speaking of smoking announcers, here's an article about the famous announcer, Edward R.Murrow, in a
trial news/ad report where he mixes advertising into his free-form war news report. Glad this technique never caught on.
Ah, the days of 30 cent gas and free
Road maps.