2 Quotes & Sayings By Olley White
Olley White was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on January 23, 1932. After graduating from high school, Olley joined the U.S. Navy and served his country for two years during the Korean War. Upon his discharge, Olley returned to Philadelphia and enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature
Olley then moved to New York City where he pursued a career in radio broadcasting with the ABC Radio Network. He worked at ABC Radio for eighteen years until he retired in 1978. His radio career included working with major personalities including Jack Paar, Harry Reasoner, Mike Wallace, Dick Cavett and Bill Cosby.
He also did radio commercials for Coca-Cola, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), and many others. Olley was also involved in television commercials for Coca-Cola, KFC and Lever Brothers Chewing Gum (Chewing Gum). Olley has done several movies including The Blues Brothers (1980), which starred Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi.
He also did commercials for Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) in 1979 and 1980. Sometime around 2000 he began working on a book about his days in broadcasting.