am ural ▁sports ▁and ▁performed ▁in ▁week ly ▁radio ▁dram as ▁for ▁the ▁campus ▁radio ▁station ▁W K AR . ▁Be als ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Michigan ▁State ▁cheer leading ▁squad . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁as ▁a ▁senior ▁at ▁MS U , ▁Be als ▁got ▁a ▁call ▁to ▁do ▁a ▁radio ▁commercial ▁for ▁W XY Z , ▁Detroit . ▁After ▁the ▁show , ▁the ▁director ▁asked ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁on ▁call ▁for ▁all ▁the ▁children ' s ▁voices ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁those ▁of ▁small , ▁talking ▁animals ▁on ▁all ▁three ▁network ▁radio ▁shows ▁produced ▁by ▁W XY Z ▁- ▁The ▁L one ▁R anger , ▁Green ▁Hor net ▁and ▁Challenge ▁of ▁the ▁Y uk on . ▁ ▁Be als ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁cast ▁of ▁The ▁Hudson ▁Sk etch book , ▁the ▁" first ▁regularly ▁scheduled ▁TV ▁program ▁to ▁go ▁on ▁the ▁air ▁in ▁Detroit ," ▁on ▁W W J - TV . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁after ▁performing ▁in ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁The ▁Green ▁Hor net , ▁W XY Z ▁station ▁manager ▁Jack ▁Mc Car thy ▁referred ▁Be als ▁to ▁For rest ▁O wen ▁of ▁W ade ▁Ad vert ising . ▁O wen ▁showed ▁Be als ▁a ▁rendering ▁of ▁a ▁proposed ▁product ▁sp okes man ▁for ▁their ▁client , ▁Al ka - S elt zer ▁and ▁had ▁him ▁record ▁a ▁voice ▁aud ition . ▁Four ▁months ▁later , ▁Be als ▁was ▁not ified ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁selected ▁as