Lew Childre

Born: April 29, 1901 - Died: December 3, 1961 Member of the KWTO Ozark Jubilee, WSM Grand Ole Opry , and the WWVA Original Jamboree. In 1939 and 1940 Lew formed a partnership with Floyd and Marge Tillman on WWVA in Wheeling, West Virginia. While with WWVA, Lew had the honors of handling the emcee chores for one of WWVA's tours, doing personal appearances in Pennsylvania and Ohio in April of 1941. By 1Lew Childre joined the WSM Grand Ole Opry in 1945 where he head lined the Warren Paint segment of the show. He was also heard Monday thru Friday 6:30 AM on an early morning program. In 1943 Lew had a nation wide show on the Blue Network airing Monday thru Saturday and he did 3 daily broadcasts over WAGA in Atlanta, Georgia. Recorded for Gannett in 1930, for ARC in 1934 and for Starday in the early 60s.