"By May 16, the role had been filled by Earle Graser, a slender young man who had joined the station in the summer of 1931. Graser's voice soon became as well known as the president's, though his name remained unknown. Trendle wanted the actor to remain anonymous, to further the idea of the "man of mystery" he was portraying. Even Graser's neighbors had no idea what he did for a living until the morning of April 8, 1941, when he fell asleep at the wheel of his car and was killed instantly in the resulting wreck." --