High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Jack Lescoulie (November 17, 1912—July 22, 1987) was a radio and television announcer and host, notably on NBC`s Today during the 1950s and 1960s. His parents were both in vaudeville along with their children; Lescoulie`s first public performance was at age seven. His first media job was with KGFJ, Los Angeles, when he was still in high school. The young Lescoulie helped the radio station cover the 1933 Long Beach earthquake. Lescoulie has a star for his work in television on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.