Where was Foster Brooks born?

Foster Brooks

Where did Foster Brooks get his start?

Brooks dropped out of school after the 6th grade and did a variety of jobs before beginning a career in radio at the age of 21. He was a newscaster and disc jockey in Louisville, and Buffalo before switching to television newscasting. Brooks moved to L.A. in the 60s and began acting in television.

Did Foster Brooks live in Rochester NY?

Foster Brooks, a native of Kentucky, first moved in Rochester in the 1930s to work as a broadcaster on local radio stations. He left after several years but returned in the late 1950s, again working for local radio and television stations.

What did Foster Brooks do?

Born in Louisville, Ky., in 1912, Mr. Brooks performed as a child singer on local radio and moved as a young man to New York State, where he worked in Buffalo and Rochester as a newscaster and disc jockey.