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Bob LeMond Jr., 94, a familiar voice in radio and television as the announcer for “Leave It to Beaver,” “Ozzie and Harriet,” “Our Miss Brooks” and Lucille Ball’s first radio sitcom, “My Favorite Husband,” died Jan. 6 at his home in Bonsall, Calif., according to his family. The cause of death was not announced.
Born in Hale Center, Texas, on April 11, 1913, LeMond grew up in Southern California and began his broadcasting career in the mid-1930s.
He would spend most of his career working for CBS. During World War II, he was a special services officer with Armed Forces Radio serving in the South Pacific.
Toward the end of the war, he met actress Barbara Brewster, one of the “The Brewster Twins” signed by 20th Century Fox, while she was on a USO tour. They married in 1946.
After the war, he returned to CBS, where he also announced such specials as the Rose Parade and the Academy Awards.
He was also the announcer on programs starring Spike Jones and Red Skelton.
His countless television commercials included spots for Oldsmobile, Dial soap, Johnson’s wax and Raid.
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