Tex McCrary

Not to be confused with John McCrary (baseball).
Tex McCrary
Born
John Reagan McCrary Jr.

(1910-10-13)October 13, 1910
Calvert, Texas, U.S.
DiedJuly 29, 2003(2003-07-29) (aged 92)
New York City, U.S.
EducationYale University
Occupation(s)journalist, public relations specialist, inventor of the talk show genre for television and radio
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
Sarah Brisbane
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(m. 1934; div. 1939)​
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(m. 1945; sep. 1980)​
Children3
RelativesArthur Brisbane (father-in-law)

John Reagan "Tex" McCrary Jr. (October 13, 1910 – July 29, 2003) was an American journalist and public relations specialist. He popularized the talk show genre for television and radio along with his wife, Jinx Falkenburg,[1] with whom he hosted the first radio talk show, Meet Tex and Jinx, as well as the radio show Hi Jinx and the television talk shows At Home and The Swift Home Service Club.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Dagnes, Alison; Sachleben, Mark (2013-12-05). Scandal!: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Consequences, Outcomes, and Significance of Political Scandals. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 119. ISBN 9781623562229.
  2. ^ Goldstein, Judith S. (2006-09-01). Inventing Great Neck: Jewish Identity and the American Dream. Rutgers University Press. p. 120. ISBN 9780813541235.