Gadabout Gaddis

These days few anglers have heard the name Gadabout Gaddis, but it’s worth remembering that Roscoe Vernon Gaddis spawned an entire industry: the TV fisherman. His uniqueness was highlighted by the fact that he steered clear of expensive resorts and gear. Rob Streeter offers a short biography ijn Albany, New York’s Times Union

. “He even got his start before there was any such thing as television, on WGY radio in Schenectady in 1938. The General Electric owned the radio station. A year after his radio debut, GE asked Gaddis to do an experimental show for a new medium called television

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