Sandy, as listeners called him, spoke like a reassuring, relatable friend. "Sandy Macpherson's quiet voice is very reassuring at a time when our ears are on the alert for warning sirens," one family wrote in September 1939. At Christmas, fans showered him with "flowers, mufflers, handkerchiefs, cigarettes, fruit and pots of jam." " The Conversation
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:06PM on March 27, 2020