Norman Brokenshire

Norman Brokenshire

Norman Ernest Brokenshire (June 10, 1898 – May 4, 1965), nicknamed "Sir Silken Speech", was a familiar radio voice in the 1940s, heard as an announcer on such programs as Theatre Guild on the Air. He was the first radio announcer to break from anonymity and use his name on the air. His autobiography This Is Norman Brokenshire: An Unvarnished Self-Portrait was published in 1954.

Birth and Death Data: Born Kingston (city in Ontario, Canada), Died May 4, 1965

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1932

Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker, vocalist

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-75 of 76 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	XE34782	12-in.	Oct. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program N, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE34783	12-in.	Oct. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program N, [part unknown]	Artists vary	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE34784	12-in.	Oct. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program M, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE34784	12-in.	Oct. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program N, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE34785	12-in.	Oct. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program N, pt. 5	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE34786	12-in.	Oct. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program N, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE34787	12-in.	Oct. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program N, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE35015	12-in.	Oct. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program P, pt. 1	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE35016	12-in.	Oct. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program P, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE35017	12-in.	Oct. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program P, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE35018	12-in.	Oct. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program P, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE35019	12-in.	Oct. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program P, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE35020	12-in.	Oct. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program P, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE35374	12-in.	Nov. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program Q, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE35375	12-in.	Nov. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program Q, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE35376	12-in.	Nov. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program Q, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE35377	12-in.	Nov. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program Q, pt. 4	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE35378	12-in.	Nov. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program Q, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE35379	12-in.	Nov. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program Q, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE35553	12-in.	Dec. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program W, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE35554	12-in.	Dec. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program W, pt. 3	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy ; Charles Magnante	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra and accordion solo	speaker
Brunswick	XE35555	12-in.	Dec. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program W, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE35556	12-in.	Dec. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program W, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE35557	12-in.	Dec. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program W, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE35558	12-in.	Dec. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program W, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker

(Results 51-75 of 76 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brokenshire, Norman," accessed January 7, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100753.

Brokenshire, Norman. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 7, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100753.

"Brokenshire, Norman." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 7 January 2026.

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