Andy Roberts (singer)
American jazz musician
Andrew Robert Pugh (born January 10, 1926 – May 24, 2017); known professionally as Andy Roberts, was an American jazz singer, active during the decade following World War II, known for his work with Skitch Henderson and the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra, and as one of the featured vocalists on the groundbreaking late-night comedy-variety television series, Broadway Open House. He was later the weatherman at WTKR-TV for more than 30 years, and, for almost as long, a much-employed and widely heard radio voice-over artist.
Early life and career
Born in Fort Monroe, Virginia on January 10, 1926, Roberts was the son of Rena Maud (née Cascadden) and career Army officer, Maj. Roy Pugh. He attended the Fort Monroe Post School, Phoebus Junior High School, and Hampton High School, graduating in 1943.
Ten years earlier (i.e. May 1933), in what, at age 7, may well have been the future crooner's first public performance, "little Andy Pugh sang two numbers" at the monthly business meeting of the Fort Monroe Community Club. The following February, Pugh portrayed one of the "Hurdy-Gurdy children" in two performances of the light operetta, Going to the Fair, featuring students of the post school.
After high school, a single term at VPI preceded Pugh's entry into the United States Navy. Stationed initially at Bainbridge, Maryland for basic training, and later at Daytona Beach, he was discharged in summer of 1946.
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