The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-03-05
Jack Costello
Promoted AS
Announcer
Has Taken Up Radio Assign
ment At Radio City,
New York
SUCCESS IN AVIATION
E. J. Fowler, Former Sank
Centre Resident, Sets
Plane Record

Jack Costello, son Of J. J. Cost
clio, Of this city, has received a
splendid promotion in his field Of
endeavor, That of announcer in ra-
do broadcasts. He entered that
work over four years ago, and took
his first radio additions at KSTP,
in st. Paul, from where he went to
Grand Forks, N. D., as announcer
on WFJM.
Jacks rise in the radio field has
been phenomenal and can be at
tributed to hard work and study.
His assignment as network an
nouncer for the National Broad
casting company, is a merited pro-
motion, and his many friends in
and about Sank Centre rejoice in
his success. Jack is a graduate Of
the Sank Centre High School.
The Minneapolis Journal Of Feb
ruary 9th, in announcing the pro-
motion stated: Jack Costello,
KSTP announcer left last night for
New York and Radio City, where
he Is to take up his new assign
ment as network announcer for the
National Broadcasting company.
Mr.. Costello is a native of Sank
Centre, Minnesota. He was head an
nouncer at station WFJM, Grand
Forks, N. D., for several years be-
fore coming to KSTP in 1888. He
was master of ceremonies at the
first preliminary contest of The
Journal-KSTP-RCA Victor amateur
radio addition"
Marjorie Ellis McCrady in her
column, static" in the Journal,
commented on Mr.. Costello's rise to
fame in the following manner:
From Main Street to Broad
way :. that is Jack Costello Of
KSTP. Born in Sank Centre,
the town of Sinclair Lewis
Main Street." Jack of the
heart-beat-faster voice began
his climb to fame in a station
in Grand Forks, then our own
KSTP and now, If you please,
Radio City and New York.
Jack is one of the colorful ra-
do announcers Of the day and
he has made the most of every
opportunity.
AS one Of KSTP's two hand
some bachelors, Jack was my
guest on the Journals Woman's
Page Of the Air not so long ago.
interviewed him on marriage
and asked him why he didn't
take a chance on 1t. He said 1t
was because no one would take
a chance on him. was too po-
- % yLok ID
call people who say things like
that. Handsome Jack and no
body wants him! Fooey! And
now just listen to Jacks part
ing words "I'll be sending
for---soon and I hope she is
foolish enough to still think
she wants to take a chance on
me-" Well, here's to you, Jack
Costello, and here's to the I'M
named gal ,. may the joys Of
life be yours.
Another former Sank Centre
mans success was heralded
through the daily papers in the an
nouncement of Northwest Airlines,
Inc, that a commercial plane pilot
ed by E. J. Fowler. Minneapolis,
had established a new record in
the flight from Minneapolis to
Chicago. The trip of 400 miles was
negotiated in 1 hour and 80 min
utes. Carrying seven passengers,
mail and express, and co-pilot,
the plane averaged 260 miles per
hour. The previous record Of I
hour and 35 minutes was made two
weeks ago.
Erwin Fowler, the subject Of the
above announcement, lived in this
community for several years. He
resided with his parents on what Is
known as the old chicken farm,
about two and one-half miles north
east of this city, and later owned
and operated a farm himself. He at
tended grade school and graduated
from the high school in this city
and was well-known in this COM
munity.
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