A Voice from Radio’s Golden Years: Jim Beasley

In his vast career, Jim Beasley (left) starred in the Lone Ranger and Green Lantern radio plays.

Jim Beasley’s “Caught Roped & Tied.”

Meet the man who knew Captain Kangaroo, Casey Kasem and Minnie Pearle on a first name basis. Beginning as a child voice actor, Jim Beasley went on to immerse himself in the other exciting aspects of radio, including deejaying, recording music and station management. But not before working on such epic franchises as The Lone Ranger and The Green Hornet on Detroit Radio’s WXYZ. Beasley sat down for the In the Corner Back by the Woodpile podcast and shared a glimpse into his colorful sixty-something years in the entertainment industry.

“Car 54, where are you?” Jim Beasley emcees the 1960 WKZO Radio Kalamazoo scavenger hunt.

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