Education
Baird claimed to have a degree in theology from Tufts University (in fact, he attended the college for two years but left without a diploma), and did an early exercise and health program on Boston radio in the early 1920s under that name.
Baird claimed to have a degree in theology from Tufts University (in fact, he attended the college for two years but left without a diploma), and did an early exercise and health program on Boston radio in the early 1920s under that name.
Born in Medford, Massachusetts c. 1900, Baird hosted "Professor Quiz" from May 9, 1936, until the show concluded July 17, 1948. He claimed to be an orphan.
However, his 1918 draft card recorded him as "living at home in Medford with his folks and attending college".
By 1935, Baird was married, but during that year he suddenly vanished. He later made his way to New York and masqueraded as Doctor Craig Earl, scholar and world traveler, taking the job as "quizmaster" on "Professor Quiz" in 1936.
The identity of "Professor Quiz" was a closely guarded secret until a Radio Daily article revealed him to be "Doctor Craig Earl" in 1937. In spite of the fairly widespread bad publicity, Baird continued to use the Earl identity, and his radio career continued.
Sometime after leaving the air, Baird apparently legally changed his name to Craig Earl.
He died in 1985.
