Colbert, J. C. (Jeanne C.), 1920-

Jean Colbert was born in New York City and attended Hunter College, majoring in French. Early in her career, she worked as a commercial radio actress and interviewer on NBC, CBS, and WOR. In 1947, she joined WTIC-AM, a NBC affiliate, in Connecticut as director of women's activities. In her 29 year career at WTIC, she was a talk show host for "The Jean Colbert Show" which ran Monday through Saturday and featured live and taped interviews. Her annual trips abroad, 1948-1972, were a source of taped interviews and travel material used on air. She died in 1995.

From the description of Jean Colbert papers, 1949-1978. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 64388368