caption website death_date article_title name background birth_date genre image origin birth_name occupation
foster c. 1956 -lsb- http://www.rfostermuseum.com/ralphfoster.asp ralph foster biography -rsb- 11 august 1984 ralph d. foster
 ralph d. foster non_performing_personnel 25 april 1893 country music ralph d. foster.jpg st. joseph , missouri , usa ralph david foster radio station owner radio and tv program creator-producer
ralph d. foster

ralph david foster -lrb- april 25 , 1893 -- august 11 , 1984 -rrb- , was an american broadcasting pioneer and philanthropist who created the framework for springfield , missouri to challenge nashville , tennessee as the nation 's country music capital during the 1950s .
his kwto was a stepping-stone for many top country artists ; and with his music businesses , led to creation of `` ozark jubilee , '' the first u.s. network television program to feature country 's top stars .
