alt in ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁started ▁at ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁station ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁where ▁his ▁respons ib ilities ▁included ▁answering ▁ph ones ▁and ▁swe eping ▁the ▁flo ors , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁on - air ▁roles ▁playing ▁piano ▁and ▁reading ▁poetry . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁at ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁the ▁radio ▁era , ▁Roberts ' ▁voice ▁appeared ▁widely ▁in ▁live ▁programming ▁to ▁introduce ▁programs , ▁moder ate ▁game ▁shows ▁and ▁do ▁live ▁reads ▁for ▁commer ci als . ▁Despite ▁his ▁Er rol ▁F lyn n - like ▁good ▁looks ▁and ▁the ▁frequent ▁broadcast s ▁featuring ▁his ▁voice , ▁as ▁often ▁as ▁several ▁times ▁each ▁day , ▁few ▁listen ers ▁knew ▁who ▁he ▁was ▁or ▁would ▁have ▁recognized ▁him ▁in ▁public . ▁ ▁Radio ▁cred its ▁include ▁The ▁Sh adow ▁( including ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 7 - 3 8 ▁season ▁on ▁the ▁Mut ual ▁Broadcast ing ▁System ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 2 - year - old ▁Or son ▁W elles ▁st arring ▁in ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Lam ont ▁C ran ston ), ▁the ▁comedy ▁E asy ▁A ces , ▁along ▁with ▁soap ▁oper as ▁Joy ce ▁Jordan , ▁M . D . ▁and ▁This ▁is ▁N ora ▁Dra ke . ▁He ▁also ▁announced ▁or ▁hosted ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁game ▁shows , ▁such ▁as ▁What ' s ▁My ▁Name ? ▁and ▁the ▁par ody ▁It ▁Pays ▁to ▁Be ▁Ign or ant , ▁in ▁which