John Hundley

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John Walker Hundley (1900-1990) was a musical comedy singer, actor and CBS television executive.

On the Broadway stage, Mr. Hundley performed in musical comedies in the 1920's and 30's. In Spring Is Here (1929, score by Rodgers and Hart), he introduced the well known tune "With a Song in My Heart."

Hundley joined CBS Television in 1938. He rose from network announcer to various executive positions in programming and sales, including a stint as editor of "program practices," i.e., program censorship: in the era of live television, he would screen certain performers for sobriety and verify that necklines of women's dresses conformed to CBS standards.

Hundley was the namesake of his direct ancestor, the Reverend John Walker Hundley (1841-1914), a well known Baptist Minister in Virginia.

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[1] New York Times Obituary, 4/18/1990.