ART HANNES was born on July 28, 1922 in Kentucky, USA. Attended St. Bonaventure College, then began his broadcasting career at KMOX-St. Louis, Missouri. He covered the Admiral Byrd Expedition for CBS. In 1947, he became a staff announcer for CBS. From the late 1940s to the early 1960s, Hannes was an announcer for CBS-Radio programs including Gangbusters; Suspense; You Are There; Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. Announcer for other CBS-TV programs including Studio One (1948-1958); Toast of the Town (The Ed Sullivan Show) on CBS (1949-1964). The only feature movie he appeared in was playing Jenkins in Taxi (1953). He appeared in one TV movie, playing a Mercury Theatre Player in The Night That Panicked America (1975). He died on March 30, 1992 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA.
