Ruth Lyons
TV Show Host
American pioneer of daytime television talk shows. She is particularly remembered for her work on such radio and television programs as Your Sunday Matinee and The 50/50 Club.
She began her career as a broadcaster with the WSAI AM radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio.
She established the Ruth Lyons Christmas Fund, a foundation that provided toys and supplies to hospitalized children.
After divorcing John D. Lyons, she married University of Cincinnati English professor Herman Newman, with whom she raised a daughter named Candy.
A young David Letterman appeared on her show, as did many other future celebrities.