Smiley Burnette, was a popular American country music performer and a comedic actor in Western films and on radio and TV, playing sidekick to Gene Autry and other B-movie cowboys. He was also a prolific singer-songwriter. His career, beginning in 1934, spanned four decades, including a regular role on CBS-TV’s Petticoat Junction in the 1960s. (Wikipedia)

His connection to KBOA was as a celebrity spokesperson for Hart’s Bread. The photo above is with Tommy Hartzog, the son of R. L. Hartzog, founder of the Hart’s Bread Company.

L-R: Cartoonist Bill Killebrew, Smiley Burnette, R. L. Hartzog, Joe Bankhead