alt z ▁by ▁P atti ▁Page ▁on ▁his ▁radio ▁show . ▁Roberts ▁showed ▁good ▁judgment ▁as ▁“ T ennessee ▁W alt z ” ▁sold ▁ten ▁million ▁copies ▁world wide . ▁ ▁Korean ▁War ▁ ▁Roberts ▁was ▁draft ed ▁for ▁the ▁Korean ▁War ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁a ▁mobile ▁radio ▁station ▁tr uck ▁located ▁in ▁South ▁Korea . ▁There ▁he ▁produced ▁“ On ▁Stage ▁Korea ,” ▁a ▁show ▁featuring ▁stars ▁of ▁stage ▁and ▁screen ▁such ▁as ▁singer ▁Edd ie ▁Fish er ▁and ▁actors ▁Mic key ▁Ro oney ▁and ▁William ▁Hold en . ▁Roberts ▁also ▁formed ▁the ▁" K ore an ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁Radio ▁Network ", ▁with ▁ ▁long - range ▁signals ▁reaching ▁ ▁Japan , ▁The ▁Philippines , ▁and ▁Gu am . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁in ▁sports ▁broadcast ing ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁he ▁came ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁US ▁with ▁a ▁comm end ation ▁for ▁his ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁war ▁effort , ▁returning ▁to ▁W C AM . ▁He ▁started ▁a ▁show ▁called ▁Jazz ▁at ▁ 1 1 ▁that ▁show c ased ▁the ▁jazz ▁gre ats ▁of ▁the ▁era . ▁He ▁then ▁formed ▁the ▁“ J azz ▁Work shop .” ▁There , ▁jazz ▁artists ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁performed ▁and ▁invited ▁participation ▁from ▁tal ented ▁local ▁te en agers . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁he ▁was ▁offered ▁a ▁political ▁patron age ▁job ▁with ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁State ▁Racing ▁Commission ▁at ▁Garden