Glendora

Who is Glendora?

Glendora is a cable TV producer and judicial activist from New York. Her birth name was Glendora Vesta Folsom. She is the host of A Chat with Glendora, which has broadcast over 10,000 shows since 1972 on the Public-access television channels of cable systems all over the United States.

Glendora V. Folsom was born on May 1, 1928 in Presque Isle, Maine. Her father's name was Ralph, and he was a barber. Her mother was Edna. Glendora had three siblings—two brothers and a sister. When she was still a child, her parents moved to Springfield, MA, where she attended Classical High School and then went to American International College. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and English in 1950.

After graduation, Glendora was a research assistant at the University of California, Berkeley. In 1951, she worked at NBC in Hollywood, as a script girl; she also performed other behind the scenes duties, allowing her to became more familiar with how television programs were produced While working in Hollywood, she met numerous celebrities, including Jack Webb, Bob Hope, Jack Benny, Red Skelton, Jimmy Durante, Martin & Lewis, and Talula Bankhead. Years later, Bob Hope would let her tell jokes to his studio audience after his radio show was taped.