Sixteen years ago, when Herb Shriner was a gangling Indiana schoolboy, radio's top comedians were Fred Allen, Amos 'n' Andy, and Jack Benny. Today, the aging comedians are still on top, but Herb Shriner, as gangling as ever at 30, is their newest competitor.
Herb brings to the air a nasal drawl, a collection of Hoosier wheezes, and a relaxed view of the news that is reminiscent of Will Rogers. His apprenticeship was served in traveling vaudeville shows ("I used to get $40 a week and all the road maps I could eat"), and as a front-line sergeant-entertainer with the Third Army...
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