Beloved Broadcaster
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Mary Holliday's charming voice and lively on-air presence earned her a devoted local fan base. Pictured here on the left, Holliday is likely hosting a segment of What's Doing Around Waco, a radio show that began as a fifteen-minute filler in 1938 and proved to be so popular by 1950 that it was granted an hour-long timeslot.
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Mary Holliday
Decades before American Idol made stars out of wannabes, Waco had its own hit-maker, Mary Holliday.Holliday (1901-1969), believed to be the first female radio announcer in Texas, broadcast a thirty-minute youth talent show each Saturday for more…