George Fisher

Stars

Columnist | Radio Host Born Dec. 18, 1909

Veteran Hollywood reporter George Fisher kept tabs on the industry's biggest stars for radio and television.

Fisher joined the San Francisco Examiner as a copy boy at 15, and within three years was broadcasting the paper's news stories over Hearst-owned KYA radio. His 33-year broadcasting career included stints at more than half a dozen Southern California radio stations, including KFI, KFWB, KNX and KCMJ.

Fisher chronicled the lives of Hollywood stars through a gossip column that was used by the Los Angeles Evening News, Radio Mirror and Modern Screen.

— Associated Press in the Los Angeles Times Dec. 11, 1987