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  1. John Cameron Swayze (April 4, 1906 – August 15, 1995) was an American news commentator and game show panelist during the 1940s and 1950s who later became best known as a product spokesman.

  2. John Cameron Swayze was an actor and TV newsman who became famous for his Timex commercials. He was born in 1906 in Kansas, married Beulah Mae, and died in 1995 in Florida.

    • April 4, 1906
    • August 15, 1995
  3. Learn about the life and career of John Cameron Swayze, a radio and television newscaster who became a popular announcer, panel-show host, and commercial spokesman. Find out how he hosted The Camel News Caravan, Timex commercials, and other programs with his distinctive style and wit.

  4. John Cameron Swayze was a TV newsman and actor who hosted Inside Detroit and The Boston Strangler. He was born in 1906 in Kansas, married Beulah Mae, and died in 1995 in Florida.

    • January 1, 1
    • Wichita, Kansas, USA
    • January 1, 1
    • Sarasota, Florida, USA
  5. Source: Wikimedia Commons. John Cameron Swayze, the first anchorman on network news, got his big break in Kansas City. He had a distinctive voice and won oratorical contests in his Atchison, Kansas, high school. Swayze left the University of Kansas in 1929 to try his luck as an actor on Broadway.

  6. Swayze kept ticking along in good health until a broken hip in April left him bedridden. Now, at age 89, the legendary John Cameron Swayze has passed away of natural causes at his home in...

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  8. Aug 17, 1995 · John Cameron Swayze, one of television's first evening news anchors and the man who introduced the line, "It takes a licking and keeps on ticking," into popular culture as the voice of Timex...

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