GI Jill was Martha Wilkerson , co-producer and wife of producer Robert M. Warner Mort Werner, who played the part of Jack. The series began in San Francisco and was called "Hi Neighbour". SSD took over production in May 1943 for 56 shows. It was revamped a few months later. It appears to have lasted until at least Nov 1949. This according to McKenzie, and that's how he spelled "Neighbour". With G.I.s overseas, the biggest attraction on radio is a pretty, breezy blonde with a high-school-fresh voice named Martha Wilkerson . Most U.S. civilians never heard of her-but from Kodiak to Canberra, Martha is a top G.I. favorite. Last week, with her 870th broadcast, Martha Wilkerson could boast of receiving one-fourth of all the fan mail inspired by the Armed Forces Radio Service's 122 air shows. Her husband, Mort Wener began his career in the mid-1930s as an entertainer, singing and accompanying himself on the piano on Radi...
Old Time Radio Shows from the Golden Age of Radio