December 4, 1957 Garrick Theater, Chicago, IL

The Howard Miller Show

Wednesday, December 4, 1957

Howard Miller, the host of the morning show on WIND-AM in Chicago, was one of the biggest disc jockeys in the country in 1957. According to an article featured in Time magazine in April of that year, Miller had the nation's biggest local audience and was earning over $350,000 per year. In addition to his radio duties, Miller hosted this show, also known as Club 60, based from the WNBQ studios (the local NBC affiliate). It was then syndicated to other areas of the country. Sam was a guest on this particular show to promote his appearance at Miller's live musical revue at the Chicago Opera House on Friday, December 6, 1957. Headlining this live show along with Sam were Mike Douglas, Barbara Becker, and the Melle Larks. According to NBC Master Books, Sam sang "You Send Me" and "For Sentimental Reasons." No film is known to exist of this performance.