Title: 	
Benay Venuta

Type:
Singer from the Nightclub Circuit

Broadcast History:
Mar 1935-Jun 1935	CBS. 15m, Fridays at 3:00, also, 30m with the Freddie Rich Orchestra, Thursdays
 at 7:30
June 23, 1935-Apr 26, 1936	CBS. 30m, Sundays at 7:00. Freddie Rich's Penthouse Party
Jan 1938-Apr 1938	Mutual. 60m, Saturdays at 2:00. 
1938-1940		Mutual. Various brief timeslots, often on Sundays. lasted noted in a regular 30m 
singing seires Oct 9, 1938-Feb 9, 1940

Network performer first appearing with Al Jolson show Shell Chateau in 1935 .
After retiring from singing she returned to radio in 1948 hosting a Satudray Mutual quiz show, Keep Up
with the Kids. The game pitted children against their parents for a prize that was donated to charity.

Source:	On the Air - John Dunning