Gary Owens
American entertainer
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role in broadcasting
- In Chuck Blore and “Color Radio”
…best of his deejays was Gary Owens, who found success on KEWB in Oakland, California, before moving to its sister station KFWB in Los Angeles in the early 1960s. Owens soon gained fame as the announcer on NBC-TV’s Laugh-In and for his thousands of cartoon character voices and commercial voice-overs.
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“Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-in”
- In Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-in
…talents, such as Goldie Hawn, Gary Owens, Arte Johnson, Ruth Buzzi, and Henry Gibson, who quickly became household names. The regular performers frequently reprised characters and gave rise to punch lines that became ubiquitous: “You bet your sweet bippy,” “Here come da judge,” “Verrrry interesting,” and “Sock it to me.”…
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