I-435 West KC-KS in Kansas City in Wyandotte County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

John Cameron Swayze

Journalist & Television Personality

— April 4, 1906 • Wichita, Kansas —

John Cameron Swayze Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 25, 2022

1. John Cameron Swayze Marker

Inscription. A once aspiring actor, John Cameron Swayze abandoned his dreams of Broadway when the stock market crashed in October, 1929. He moved to Kansas City, took a job with The Kansas City Journal-Post as a reporter and broadcasted news bulletins on KMBC radio. Years later, NBC made Swayze the first TV network news anchor on the "Camel News Caravan." Most people remember Swayze as the pitchman for Timex Watches who made famous the expression "Takes a licking and Keeps on Ticking."

Erected by Legends Outlets.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Communications • Entertainment. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1929.

Location. 39° 7.602′ N, 94° 49.415′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Kansas, in Wyandotte County. It is in I-435 West KC-KS. It can be reached from Village West Parkway. Marker is on the grounds of Kansas Legends Outlets shopping/entertainment complex. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1867 Village West Pkwy, Kansas City KS 66109, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas. It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

on the Southern Plains,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Frank Marshall Davis (a few steps from this marker); William Inge (a few steps from this marker); Susanna Madora Salter (a few steps from this marker); William C. Menninger, MD

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Damon Runyon (within shouting distance of this marker); Dwight D. Eisenhower (within shouting distance of this marker); Robert Merrell Gage (within shouting distance of this marker); John Steuart Curry (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kansas City.

Regarding John Cameron Swayze. This is one of several sidewalk plaques placed on the grounds of Kansas Legends Outlets shopping/entertainment complex, which highlight notable people and inventions that came from the state of Kansas.

Also see . . . John Cameron Swayze on Wikipedia. (Submitted on July 6, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 25, 2022

2. John Cameron Swayze Marker

Marker is on the grounds of Kansas Legends Outlets.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 236 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 6, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.