Radio: Pretty Mixed Up

George Gobel's sudden TV popularity is as baffling as a common cold: everybody gets it, but nobody can explain it. A mild-voiced, crewcut, anonymous sort of a man, he says: "The trouble with me is, people don't remember who I am. I guess I don't make a good impression. When I go to a party, nobody says hello; but when I leave, everybody says goodbye."

One night last week 34-year-old Gobel stood in front of a television camera. For a moment, he seemed like a well-dressed but bewildered boy who had come to deliver coffee...

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