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Interview: Peggy King (Part 1)

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Marc Myers
Jan 13, 2015
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The name Peggy King may not be familiar to you, but in the early days of television, she was a singing sensation. Back in the early 1950s, in television's infancy, most shows were hosted by name singers and comedians. The TV and movie industries were rivals then, competing for America's spare time, and film actors weren't given host slots. Singers and c…

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