Biography
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Ruth Lyons
Real name: Ruth Evelyn Reeves
Effective period / Period of releases: 1958 - 1963
Well-known American radio and television presenter based in Cincinnati, Ohio from the 1950's to the 1970's. She was also a composer, pianist, and organist.Born October 4, 1905 Cincinnati, Ohio
Died November 7, 1988 (aged 83) Cincinnati, Ohio.
It is said that she accidentally invented the daytime TV talk show with The 50/50 Club.
She began her career as a musician and continued to write music as a hobby after getting into television. She also was an author and media empire owner and philanthropist. The Ruth Lyons Christmas Fund began in 1939 and still provides Cincinnati-area hospitalized children with toys, Christmas decorations and hospital equipment.