shows in their distinctively deep voices." His other on-air activities in radio included being a newscaster for the Mutual Broadcasting System and a master of ceremonies for a Ringabuk, a local program in New York City. Sharbutt was an announcer for television programs, including Who Do You Trust?, The Jerry Colonna Show, Your Hit Parade The Betty White Show (1954 version), All Star Revue, and Kukla, Fran and Ollie. He also appeared as himself on the TV shows Of All Things, The Jerry Fielding Show, and The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter. In something of a reprise of one of his regular jobs, Sharbutt played an announcer in the movie Hit Parade of 1947. After doing commercials for Campbell's Soup on several shows that he announced, Sharbutt became more closely associated with Campbell's as a company spokesman. His obituary in the Los Angeles Times noted, "He voiced the commercials, touting the soups as 'Mmm-mm-good,'" a slogan that he created. Music Sharbutt's obituary in the LA Times noted, "A musician as well, Sharbutt played sax, clarinet, piano, and organ, and was a songwriter. Among his credits are the theme for the television comedy series The Bob Cummings Show and the early-1950s ditty ' "A Romantic Guy, I". He also wrote "The Kitten with the Big Green Eyes", "I'd Love To", "Silver and Gold,", "The Nickel Serenade", "I Can't Hold a Dream in My Arms", and "My Love" "Silver and Gold", which Sharbutt wrote with Bob Crosby and Henry Prichard, was part of the sound track of the 2013 movie 20 Feet from Stardom. Alcohol recovery efforts During the last 26 years of his life, after he retired, Sharbutt became "known for his untiring work in alcohol recovery programs." An Associated Press story in 1977 mentioned him as one of 24 prominent people who "came out of the closet" in an attempt to encourage other alcoholics to seek help. In a 1978 interview with his journalist son, Jay, Sharbutt said that his family physician diagnosed him as an alcoholic in 1955. Sharbutt recalled, "I said, 'That's an awful thing to say to a friend.' He said, 'That's a diagnosis, not a put-down. It is a killer disease.'" In the interview, Sharbutt said that before the diagnosis, "My drinking was getting out of control. I nearly drank myself to death trying to have fun. I knew it was not the real me.