Bud Widom

Leonard Marvin Widom stage name Bud Widom born 11/07/1918 in Los Angeles, California and passed away 04/18/1976 in Los Angeles. He worked in the broadcast industry for the Armed Forces Radio & Television Service, the American Broadcasting Company, and the Columbia Broadcasting System. His AFRTS shows included Jubilee, Command Performance, Show Business, Bud's Bandwagon, and Spotlight Album. Bud's Bandwagon was the longest running program for Widom with over six hundred shows produced in the mid 1950s. He was also dabbled in acting and had a significant role in the Japanese/American co-production The Green Slime (1968).