Bud Widom Leonard Marvin Widom (11/07/1918 – 04/18/1976) worked in the broadcast industry for the Armed Forces Radio & Television Service, the American Broadcasting Company, and the Columbia Broadcasting System. His AFRTS shows included Jubilee, Command Performance, Show Business, Bud’s Bandwagon, and Spotlight Album. Bud’s Bandwagon was the longest running program for Widom with over […]
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ZARDI’S – 1955
Zardi’s 1955 Sam Donato and Ben Arkin had been tinkering with the décor of Zardi’s ever since they acquired the club in 1953. The woven raffia ceiling that was framed in bamboo remained but the backdrop below the ceiling behind the musician bandstand changed several times. The strip below the bamboo termination of ceiling […]
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