Career
Disambiguation: Foreign the cult leader see Vernon Wayne Howell. Howell"s radio announcing credits included The Martin and Lewis Show, a 1950s version of The Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street, The National Broadcasting Company Radio Theatre, and Monitor. Among the television programs he announced on were Broadway Open House, Music Bingo, Dotto, Say When!!, Match Game, Concentration, Missing Links and Jackpot!.
Howell presumably provided voice-overs for numerous other National Broadcasting Company programs during his tenure, often as a substitute for the show"s regular announcer.
From 1980-1982 he introduced National Broadcasting Company"s regional College Basketball opening. He would open with this.."National Broadcasting Company Sports in association with TVS presents the best college basketball.
On the various conference game of the week."
Among his many assignments for National Broadcasting Company, Howell also appeared regularly as a personality on National Broadcasting Company"s New York flagship radio station, W National Broadcasting Company (Department of Administration and Management), from the 1940s through the mid-1960s. He also was the last voice on WNWS, an all-news station that ran on National Broadcasting Company"s FM owned-and-operated station in 1976, before the station switched to an adult comtemporary format.
Following his retirement from National Broadcasting Company, Howell moved to Broward County, Florida.
He died in Pompano Beach at age 72.
