World War II Honoree
Civilian on the Home Front
Beverly Jean Hay
Hometown
Boulder, Colorado
Honored By
John Hay
Relationship
Husband
THE REVEILLE GIRL, BEVERLY, BEAMED MUSIC AROUND THE WORLD TO OUR ARMED FORCES IN WWII. AS THE FIRST EVER FEMALE DISC JOCKEY, SHE FILLED LISTENERS’ REQUESTS FOR ROMANTIC BALLADS AND LIVELY WAKE-UP MUSIC. ARMED FORCES RADIO CARRIED BEVERLY’S AND OTHER POPULAR SHOWS TO 54 NATIONS WITH A LISTENING AUDIENCE OF UP TO 11 MILLION MEN AND WOMEN. NATIONAL MAGAZINES FEATURED THE 'REVEILLE WITH BEVERLY' PROGRAM WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF ITS RADIO DEBUT; IT FIRST AIRED SIX WEEKS BEFORE THE BOMBING OF PEARL HARBOR. ONE G.I.’S LETTER SAID HER SENSE OF HUMOR WAS SHARP AS JAILHOUSE COFFEE AND HER GLAMOROUS PINUP PHOTOS ENLIVENED MANY A BARRACKS WALL. IN 1943, HOLLYWOOD PRODUCED A HUGELY SUCCESSFUL REVEILLE WITH BEVERLY MUSICAL. THAT MOVIE WAS FIRST PRE-RELEASED TO OUR TROOPS HERE AND ABROAD.