ɪnðə mˈɪd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z, dʒˈiːn nˈoʊbəlz tˈʊk ɐ sˈɛvɹəljˈɪɹzlˈɔŋ lˈiːv ʌv ˈæbsəns fɹʌm hɪz nˈaɪtli pɹˈoʊɡɹæm æt dˈʌbəljˌuːlˈæk.
In the mid-1950s, Gene Nobles took a several-years-long leave of absence from his nightly program at WLAC.