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  1. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-1987/07/23-mnJack Lescoulie, 'Today' Show Pioneer, Dies - Los Angeles Times

    Jul 23, 1987 · From Times Wire Services. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Jack Lescoulie, a founding personality on NBC’s “Today” show, died Wednesday of cancer in a hospital here. He was 75. Lescoulie was second banana to...

  2. www.nytimes.com › 1987/07/23 › obituariesJACK LESCOULIE IS DEAD AT 75; LONGTIME CO-HOST OF 'TODAY'

    Jul 23, 1987 · Jack Lescoulie, one of the original stars of NBC's ''Today'' show, died of colon cancer yesterday at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis. He was 75 years old.

  3. www.upi.com › Archives › 1987/07/22Jack Lescoulie of 'Today' show dies at 75 - UPI

    Jul 22, 1987 · Lescoulie died at Memphis's St. Francis Hospital, where was admitted July 9, said hospital spokeswoman Marty Marbry.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jack_LescoulieJack Lescoulie - Wikipedia

    Jack Lescoulie (November 17, 1912 – July 22, 1987) was an American radio and television announcer and host, notably on NBC's Today during the 1950s and 1960s; a newspaper source lists his date of birth as May 17, 1912. [2] Lescoulie was also known for his voice impersonation of comedian Jack Benny. [citation needed]

  5. www.chicagotribune.com › 1987/07/23 › show-savingSHOW-SAVING `TODAY` HOST, JACK LESCOULIE – Chicago Tribune

    Aug 9, 2021 · Jack Lescoulie, who as the first announcer for NBC`s ”Today” show gained a reputation for stepping in and saving the show, died Wednesday of colon cancer.

  6. projects.latimes.com › star-walk › jack-lescoulieJack Lescoulie - Hollywood Star Walk - Los Angeles Times

    Died July 22, 1987 of cancer in Memphis, TN. J ack Lescoulie was a founding personality on NBC's "Today" show. Lescoulie was second banana to Dave Garroway on the original "Today" show in...

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  8. garrowayatlarge.com › index › 2018/07/07Remembering Jack Lescoulie (Part III) – Garroway at Large

    Jul 7, 2018 · On July 9, he was admitted to St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, where he died on July 22. Lescoulie on “Today at 35,” aired in January 1987 (NBC photo) In the 1950s, his friend Jackie Gleason had said to Lescoulie, “Do you know why you were never a big hit in radio?