Albert Grobe: Albert Grobe. Self: Funeral Pyres of Nazidom. As the "Voice of the New York Times" and a fixture in NY radio for over 30 years, Albert A. Grobe retired in 1973. He was Chief Announcer and Production Manager of The New York Times-owned WQXR-AM and WQXR-FM. Al Grobe (pronounced GROW bee), a native of Youngstown, Ohio, sold shoes by day after his high-school graduation in 1929 and attended Youngstown College...
Known For: Funeral Pyres of Nazidom (Narrator), Universal Newsreel (Narrator - 2nd and 4th Segments(voice)), Universal Newsreel (Narrator - 2nd Segment(voice))