Ronald Reagan became a radio announcer in Iowa after graduating from college. In Des Moines, Iowa he became an announcer for Chicago Cubs baseball games. He took a screen test in 1937 while he was travelling in California with the Cubs. That resulted in Reagan moving to California and obtaining a seven-year contract with Warner Brothers studios.
He wanted to move on to a bigger position.
20 January 1981
Ronald Reagan moved the ceremony to the west side of the Capitol building so that he could face his home state of California during the inauguration.
Ronald Reagan became a radio announcer in Iowa after graduating from college. In Des Moines, Iowa he worked for radio station WHO recreating accounts of Chicago Cubs baseball games from the WHO studio utilizing information obtained via telegraph. An often-repeated tale of Reagan's radio days recounts how he delivered "play-by-play broadcasts" of Chicago Cubs baseball games he had never seen. His flawless recitations were based solely on telegraph accounts of games in progress. He took a screen test in 1937 while he was travelling in California with the Cubs. That resulted in Reagan moving to California and obtaining a seven-year contract with Warner Brothers studios.
Ronald Reagan's first wife was Jane Wyman. His second wife was Nancy Reagan.
Childish kid who is constantly on the move. Always full of energy and at times very crazy. but mainly has a big heart.
Reagan first married move star Jane Wyman. There were divorced after 8 years. His second wife was Nancy Davis. Their marriage ended with his death after more than 50 years .
Hidden from the US public was the fact that Reagan was already deep into his Alzheimers affliction at the end of his second term. He spent the rest of his life drooling by the seashore, cared for by Secret Service agents.
Ronald Reagan spent his childhood in Illinois. He was born in Illinois, raised in Illinois, and later went to college in Illinois.
Los Angeles
His family had a summer home in Sebastopol in the 1960s.
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