Jack Lazare

Jack Lazare was primarily an East Coast radio personality during the heyday of the Big Bands and the early days of rock and roll; for a number of years, he was the host of the "Milkman's Matinee" on WNEW radio in New York City. After studying communications at Berkeley, Lazare served in the U.S. Navy as a fighter pilot during World War II, and served as executive director for programming for the Voice of America before entering on his radio career. He was also, for a time, the New England representative of the Screen Actors Guild.