Supporting Young Talent

ID: 685 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University ~ Creator: Fred R. Gildersleeve
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Supporting Young Talent

Holliday's popular Jones' Fine Bread Kiddie Matinee Show allowed young entertainers to perform upon the Waco Theatre stage from 1932 until 1956. One of the most famous alumni of Holliday's show is Hank Thompson, a Country Music Hall-of-Famer.

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By Terri Jo Ryan
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…