 Wallace had started his radio career in Chicago where he was the host of a popular children's radio show, "Uncle Walter's Dog House".He went on to produce other classic radio shows, including "Blind Date" with Arlene Francis, "Kukla, Fran, and Ollie" with Fran Allison, and "The Red Skelton Show".Because all the existing national radio networks already had affiliates in Tucson, KTKT became an independent station, and its programming was mostly music.