Alice Marble Broadcasting from WNEW

Alice Marble

ca. 1940s, New York, New York, USA — (original caption) Alice Marble, top ranking woman tennis player, who has just signed a contract with WNEW, New York radio station, for a series of weekend football forecasts and comment on college games during the fall season. She will be heard each Friday and Saturday at 7:45 PM. Heretofore, her radio experience has been limited to singing and guest appearances. — Image by © Underwood & Underwood/CORBIS