Background
Breneman was born in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania. His father worked in a sand mine, and Breneman was one of six children.
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Tom Breneman
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Breneman graduated from the public schools in Waynesboro and attended Columbia University.
Career
Breneman began broadcasting in 1927. In 1930, he was program director at KFVD in Culver City, California. In 1931-1932 he had a program, Laugh Club in New York City.
In 1937, Breneman was host of Secret Ambition, which originated at KNX radio in Los Angeles, California, and was carried on Columbia Broadcasting System" Pacific Coast network.
Breneman was host of the show Breakfast in Hollywood which aired on the Blue Network, American Broadcasting Company, National Broadcasting Company and Mutual at various times from 1941 to 1948. Breneman"s program went through numerous title changes but was best known as Breakfast in Hollywood (1948-1949).
By the mid-1940s, Breneman had ten million listeners. The popularity of the radio program was such that he created his own magazine, and in 1945 he opened his own establishment, Tom Breneman"s Restaurant, located on Vine Street off Sunset Boulevard.
Breneman"s wife was former actress Billie Dunn.
They had two children, Gloria Anne, and Tom Junior.
Breneman died April 28, 1948, in Encino, California in 1948. His funeral was held May 1, 1948, in Hollywood, California. Breneman has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Membership
The opening on March 26, 1945, had "a gala crowd of Hollywoodites in attendance, including distinguished members of the radio industry, a number of famed screen and air personalities, and representatives of the press".
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