March 1, 2010

Chester Lauck was one-half of the comedy duo Lum and Abner, along with Norris Goff. The two men created the radio personalities that made them famous just before going on the air for a 1931 flood relief broadcast on KTHS radio in Hot Springs (Garland County). From this humble beginning, they went on to become one of the most successful comedy teams in entertainment history. Their down-home humor radio program was on the air for almost twenty-five years and was the first to be broadcast from Radio City in New York. Their radio success also led to their starring in six movies before retiring in the mid-1950s.