Most Famous People On CB Radio

 

Betty Ford

Betty Ford, Wife To President Gerald Ford, Was One Of The Most Famous People On CB Radio. Her CB Radio Handle Was First Mama.

Due To Her Chronic Arthritis, Betty Ford Used CB Radio To Campaign For Her Husband. She Was Given A Temporary License By The Federal Communications Commission, Which She Used To Reach Their Supporters Through CB Radio.

Pat Harrington

In One Day At A Time, A Sitcom That Ran Through The 1970s And 80s, Pat Harrington’s Character, Dwayne Schneider Uses Cb Radio For Communication.

In His Role, Schneider Uses Cb Radio Communications To Talk To Truckers As He Tries To Find The Runaways.

Susan Davis

Charlie, Voiced By Susan Davis, Appears In A Show Called Cb Bears. The Character Helps Bear Detectives Disguised As Trash Collectors Solve Mysteries.

She Contacts The Bears On A Cb Radio To Give Them Mysteries To Solve And Tasks To Complete.

Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, And Jaclyn Smith

In The Tv Series Charlie’s Angels, The Characters Played By Farrah Fawcett, Jaclyn Smith, And Kate Jackson (Detectives Jill Munroe, Kelly Garrett, And Sabrina Duncan) Use Cb Radios To Communicate With Charlie Townsend, Their Handler.

Jimmy Carter

On 2^nd Of October 1978, President Jimmy Carter Declared October 4 The National Cb Radio Day.

The President Was A Cb Radio Enthusiast. He Even Used Cb Radio During His Campaigns.

Burt Reynolds

In The Film Smokey And The Bandit, Bandit Uses Cb Radio Communications To Narrowly Evade Capture By Smokey, A Police Officer. This Film Played An Instrumental Role In The Marketing Of Cb Radio To The General Public.

Mel Blanc

Mel Blanc, A Famous Voice Actor, Was An Avid CB Radio User. His Handles Were “Bugs” And “Daffy”.

He Was Featured In An Interview In The NBC Knowledge Television Episode On CB Radio.

Red Sovine

Red Sovine Was A Famous Singer And Songwriter. He Wrote Songs On Trucking And CB Radio Use In The Trucking Industry.

Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash Was The Writer Of A Hit Song On CB Radios Called One Piece At A Time.

Tom Wopat, John Schneider, Catherine Bach.

The Trio Was Part Of The Cast Of The Dukes Of Hazzard, A Tv Show That Relied Heavily On Using CB Radios To Build Up Its Storyline. They Played A Part In Endearing CB Radio Use To The General Public.

Before The Tv Show, CB Radios Were Mostly Used For Official Purposes. The Dukes Of Hazzard And Similar Tv Shows Gave The Public The Impression That CB Radio Could Be Used For More Creative And Naughty Things, Like Finding Creative Ways Of Breaking Some Laws.

Irving Gross

Irving Gross Created One Of The Earliest Versions Of Citizen’s Band Radio. He Established The Citizen’s Radio Corporation.