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First lady of radio Mary Margaret McBride still on air
Mary Margaret McBride, 75, the long celebrated radio host, continues three weekly shows from a Catskill home studio near Kingston. The veteran interviewer recalls her rise from Missouri writer to national figure, noting her control over guests and the intimacy of radio with housewives and big-name guests alike.
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Kay Bartlett
West Shokan
N.Y
Mary Margaret McBride
Arthur Godfrey
America
Mary Margaret
Suburbia
Eleanor Roosevelt
Harry Truman
White House
Catskill Mountains
Kingston
WGHQ
Miss McBride
Ashokan Reservoir
Cynthia Lowry
Josephine McTague
Josephine
Woodstock
Paris
Missouri
Cleveland
New York City
Evening Mail
Wall Street