R.I.P. CHRISTOPHER GLENN

When I was little, before the days of cable TV and VCRs, kids were forced to watch cartoons every Saturday morning. It was the law, I believe. You had about 4 choices and that was it. Interspersed within these shows were things like Schoolhouse Rock, or those PSAs with the little potato guy who told you how to make ice-pops or eat a healthy snack or try new foods. The other thing I remember was CBS's "In The News." It was a two-minute news show made for kids, but about real world events. It was, in effect, a newsreel for kids. It was narrated by Christopher Glenn. I remember vividly the opening logo and music, along with Christopher Glenn's distinctive bass voice: "I'm Christopher Glenn."
Many years later, I began listening to news stations on the car radio. One day, CBS radio, 880 AM, went to a news story by Christopher Glenn. I was instantly transported back to 1978. His voice was exactly the way I remembered it. I couldn't tell you if Glenn's journalistic prowess was mediocre or fantastic. All I remember was that voice. That voice and that name are forever fused to a certain time in my life and it was very comforting to hear him occasionally on CBS News.
He died this week at age 68 from liver cancer. The picture above is from 1986. I never knew what he looked like until I wrote this blog and Googled a photo of him. I took a look at the image and after a few seconds, I thought, "Yeah, that's about right."

Here's a quick audio file of him, though he doesn't have his "announcer voice" on:

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EDIT: My brother, Russ, found the following In The News segments for me! Thanks, Russ!