Gladys was born in London, England to Robert H. Salisbury and Edna Brighten
She married Charles Petch and they had Colin Charles Petch in Norway around 1916.
Gladys was a radio broadcaster and was made famous during WWII with her broadcasts.
She married William Shugrue in NYC
Here is her short bio:
From May, 1934 to April, 1948 Gladys M. Petch was heard regularly over WNYC talking about Norway. The programs Sunlit Norway Calls, Spirit of the Vikings, and News of Norway were underwritten by the Royal Norwegian Information Service. While most of these broadcasts were aired via transcription disc, it appears that during WWII, Petch was in the WNYC studios, as evidenced by these two 1944 News of Norway broadcasts we found at the National Library of Norway site.
In this WNYC broadcast Petch talks about sabotage against the German labor service office in Oslo, the execution of Norwegian patriots, and factories controlled by the Nazis. In a second WNYC broadcast Petch announces the agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom with the Norwegian government in exile. She also comments on the 'arch traitor' Vidkun Quisling and his visit with Hitler and delivers an obituary for the painter Edvard Munch, who died that week. The Norwegian collection includes at least a dozen of these WNYC broadcasts.
Petch, a native of Norway, came to the United States in 1928 after broadcasting in Europe, including a stint teaching English over the air in Oslo. She reportedly was also the first English language speaker to broadcast from Rome and Prague. Described as a "radio consultant" to the Royal Norwegian Information Services, Petch had signed up with the Chicago-based Redpath Bureau, an agency for speakers and lecturers. In their promotional literature in the 1940s they described her as "the woman with the perfect radio voice." They went on to say:
"Though naturally and decidedly feminine, Mrs. Petch's voice is possessed of a clearness rarely associated with female radio artists. Her delightful speaking accents are transmitted without distortion, leaving with the listener an impression of extraordinary vocal quality. Her descriptions of the land of the Vikings are vivid and life-like. Her views and depictions of the works of Sigrid Undset and Ibsen, of the triumphs of Amundsen, are exceedingly entertaining and educational..."
Writing in the January-February, 1946 WNYC Masterwork Bulletin, outgoing Station Director Morris Novik commented: "Mrs. Petch brings you many interesting human interest stories of the people of Norway including some she just picked up on her recent trip to Oslo where she had an audience with King Haakon who commended her on the fine work she did during the war for the Norwegian people."
For a look at Petch's Redpath Bureau brochures check out the University of Iowa library collections. Many thanks to retired broadcaster and public relations man, Walt Santner for bringing Gladys M. Petch to our attention and providing a load of information.
She married Charles Petch and they had Colin Charles Petch in Norway around 1916.
Gladys was a radio broadcaster and was made famous during WWII with her broadcasts.
She married William Shugrue in NYC
Here is her short bio:
From May, 1934 to April, 1948 Gladys M. Petch was heard regularly over WNYC talking about Norway. The programs Sunlit Norway Calls, Spirit of the Vikings, and News of Norway were underwritten by the Royal Norwegian Information Service. While most of these broadcasts were aired via transcription disc, it appears that during WWII, Petch was in the WNYC studios, as evidenced by these two 1944 News of Norway broadcasts we found at the National Library of Norway site.
In this WNYC broadcast Petch talks about sabotage against the German labor service office in Oslo, the execution of Norwegian patriots, and factories controlled by the Nazis. In a second WNYC broadcast Petch announces the agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom with the Norwegian government in exile. She also comments on the 'arch traitor' Vidkun Quisling and his visit with Hitler and delivers an obituary for the painter Edvard Munch, who died that week. The Norwegian collection includes at least a dozen of these WNYC broadcasts.
Petch, a native of Norway, came to the United States in 1928 after broadcasting in Europe, including a stint teaching English over the air in Oslo. She reportedly was also the first English language speaker to broadcast from Rome and Prague. Described as a "radio consultant" to the Royal Norwegian Information Services, Petch had signed up with the Chicago-based Redpath Bureau, an agency for speakers and lecturers. In their promotional literature in the 1940s they described her as "the woman with the perfect radio voice." They went on to say:
"Though naturally and decidedly feminine, Mrs. Petch's voice is possessed of a clearness rarely associated with female radio artists. Her delightful speaking accents are transmitted without distortion, leaving with the listener an impression of extraordinary vocal quality. Her descriptions of the land of the Vikings are vivid and life-like. Her views and depictions of the works of Sigrid Undset and Ibsen, of the triumphs of Amundsen, are exceedingly entertaining and educational..."
Writing in the January-February, 1946 WNYC Masterwork Bulletin, outgoing Station Director Morris Novik commented: "Mrs. Petch brings you many interesting human interest stories of the people of Norway including some she just picked up on her recent trip to Oslo where she had an audience with King Haakon who commended her on the fine work she did during the war for the Norwegian people."
For a look at Petch's Redpath Bureau brochures check out the University of Iowa library collections. Many thanks to retired broadcaster and public relations man, Walt Santner for bringing Gladys M. Petch to our attention and providing a load of information.
Gladys was born in London, England to Robert H. Salisbury and Edna Brighten
She married Charles Petch and they had Colin Charles Petch in Norway around 1916.
Gladys was a radio broadcaster and was made famous during WWII with her broadcasts.
She married William Shugrue in NYC
Here is her short bio:
From May, 1934 to April, 1948 Gladys M. Petch was heard regularly over WNYC talking about Norway. The programs Sunlit Norway Calls, Spirit of the Vikings, and News of Norway were underwritten by the Royal Norwegian Information Service. While most of these broadcasts were aired via transcription disc, it appears that during WWII, Petch was in the WNYC studios, as evidenced by these two 1944 News of Norway broadcasts we found at the National Library of Norway site.
In this WNYC broadcast Petch talks about sabotage against the German labor service office in Oslo, the execution of Norwegian patriots, and factories controlled by the Nazis. In a second WNYC broadcast Petch announces the agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom with the Norwegian government in exile. She also comments on the 'arch traitor' Vidkun Quisling and his visit with Hitler and delivers an obituary for the painter Edvard Munch, who died that week. The Norwegian collection includes at least a dozen of these WNYC broadcasts.
Petch, a native of Norway, came to the United States in 1928 after broadcasting in Europe, including a stint teaching English over the air in Oslo. She reportedly was also the first English language speaker to broadcast from Rome and Prague. Described as a "radio consultant" to the Royal Norwegian Information Services, Petch had signed up with the Chicago-based Redpath Bureau, an agency for speakers and lecturers. In their promotional literature in the 1940s they described her as "the woman with the perfect radio voice." They went on to say:
"Though naturally and decidedly feminine, Mrs. Petch's voice is possessed of a clearness rarely associated with female radio artists. Her delightful speaking accents are transmitted without distortion, leaving with the listener an impression of extraordinary vocal quality. Her descriptions of the land of the Vikings are vivid and life-like. Her views and depictions of the works of Sigrid Undset and Ibsen, of the triumphs of Amundsen, are exceedingly entertaining and educational..."
Writing in the January-February, 1946 WNYC Masterwork Bulletin, outgoing Station Director Morris Novik commented: "Mrs. Petch brings you many interesting human interest stories of the people of Norway including some she just picked up on her recent trip to Oslo where she had an audience with King Haakon who commended her on the fine work she did during the war for the Norwegian people."
For a look at Petch's Redpath Bureau brochures check out the University of Iowa library collections. Many thanks to retired broadcaster and public relations man, Walt Santner for bringing Gladys M. Petch to our attention and providing a load of information.
She married Charles Petch and they had Colin Charles Petch in Norway around 1916.
Gladys was a radio broadcaster and was made famous during WWII with her broadcasts.
She married William Shugrue in NYC
Here is her short bio:
From May, 1934 to April, 1948 Gladys M. Petch was heard regularly over WNYC talking about Norway. The programs Sunlit Norway Calls, Spirit of the Vikings, and News of Norway were underwritten by the Royal Norwegian Information Service. While most of these broadcasts were aired via transcription disc, it appears that during WWII, Petch was in the WNYC studios, as evidenced by these two 1944 News of Norway broadcasts we found at the National Library of Norway site.
In this WNYC broadcast Petch talks about sabotage against the German labor service office in Oslo, the execution of Norwegian patriots, and factories controlled by the Nazis. In a second WNYC broadcast Petch announces the agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom with the Norwegian government in exile. She also comments on the 'arch traitor' Vidkun Quisling and his visit with Hitler and delivers an obituary for the painter Edvard Munch, who died that week. The Norwegian collection includes at least a dozen of these WNYC broadcasts.
Petch, a native of Norway, came to the United States in 1928 after broadcasting in Europe, including a stint teaching English over the air in Oslo. She reportedly was also the first English language speaker to broadcast from Rome and Prague. Described as a "radio consultant" to the Royal Norwegian Information Services, Petch had signed up with the Chicago-based Redpath Bureau, an agency for speakers and lecturers. In their promotional literature in the 1940s they described her as "the woman with the perfect radio voice." They went on to say:
"Though naturally and decidedly feminine, Mrs. Petch's voice is possessed of a clearness rarely associated with female radio artists. Her delightful speaking accents are transmitted without distortion, leaving with the listener an impression of extraordinary vocal quality. Her descriptions of the land of the Vikings are vivid and life-like. Her views and depictions of the works of Sigrid Undset and Ibsen, of the triumphs of Amundsen, are exceedingly entertaining and educational..."
Writing in the January-February, 1946 WNYC Masterwork Bulletin, outgoing Station Director Morris Novik commented: "Mrs. Petch brings you many interesting human interest stories of the people of Norway including some she just picked up on her recent trip to Oslo where she had an audience with King Haakon who commended her on the fine work she did during the war for the Norwegian people."
For a look at Petch's Redpath Bureau brochures check out the University of Iowa library collections. Many thanks to retired broadcaster and public relations man, Walt Santner for bringing Gladys M. Petch to our attention and providing a load of information.
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