In the 1940s and 1950s, Mr. Godfrey's daily television and radio broadcasts made him one of the most popular entertainers of all time. He was once reported to account for 12 percent of all of the revenue of CBS.

Arthur Godfrey Tidbits He started in radio in the 1930s and although he had little talent as a performer, he was great at spotting talent. He discovered Pat Boone, Anita Bryant and Julius LaRosa, to name a few. But he wasn't a nice man. In fairness, he was frequently plagued by pain from old injuries.

It seems that Julius La Rosa, a handsome, up-and-coming singer over the media of television was abruptly fired by his boss, Arthur Godfrey with little explanation. Godfrey, was a ukulele-playing radio and television personality, whose calm, folksy manner won him millions of admirers in the 1940s and 50s.

Arthur Morton Godfrey (August 31, 1903 – March 16, 1983) was an American radio and television broadcaster and entertainer who was sometimes introduced by his nickname The Old Redhead.