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== Biography ==

George Jellinek (22 ~~December~~ 1919 – 16 ~~January~~ 2010) was a Hungarian-born ~~Ritchie Boy and later the~~ host of ''The Vocal Scene'', a weekly syndicated radio feature produced by WQXR in New York City. ~~In July 1943, he attended ASTP Student (Italian) as Pfc at Lafayette College~~ in ~~Easton~~, ~~PA. From 1969 to 2004~~ he ~~interviewed opera singers and other classical~~-~~music figures and presented comparative recordings~~ of ~~arias and excerpts with commentary that the ''~~New York ~~Times'' called "encyclopedic~~." Born in ~~Ujpest~~, Budapest, Hungary, ~~he became~~ a longtime resident of the New York City area. ~~George worked as translator. Worked as translator. He~~ served in the United States Army and trained in ~~military intelligence~~ at Camp Ritchie. He was also familiar to radio audiences for ~~intermission~~ appearances on the Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts~~. He retired from ''The Vocal Scene'' with the broadcast of 23 December 2004~~.

George Jellinek (December 22, 1919 – January 16, 2010) was the Hungarian-born host of The Vocal Scene, a weekly syndicated radio feature produced by WQXR radio of New York City. Born in Hungary on December 22 1919 and passed away January 16 2010, he was the Hungarian-born host of The Vocal Scene, a weekly syndicated radio feature produced by WQXR radio of New York City. George worked as translator. Born in Újpest, Budapest, Hungary, Jellinek was a longtime resident of the New York City area. Jellinek served in the United States Army and trained in Military Intelligence at Camp Ritchie in the mountains of Maryland, thus making him one of the Ritchie Boys. Over three decades, from 1969 to 2004, he steadily interviewed opera singers and other figures of classical music on his show, and presented comparative recordings of arias and excerpts with commentary which the New York Times deemed "encyclopedic". He was also familiar to radio audiences for his appearances during intermissions on the Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts.

== Research notes ==

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 == Biography ==
-George Jellinek (22 December 1919 – 16 January 2010) was a Hungarian-born Ritchie Boy and later the host of ''The Vocal Scene'', a weekly syndicated radio feature produced by WQXR in New York City. In July 1943, he attended ASTP Student (Italian) as Pfc at Lafayette College in Easton, PA. From 1969 to 2004 he interviewed opera singers and other classical-music figures and presented comparative recordings of arias and excerpts with commentary that the ''New York Times'' called "encyclopedic." Born in Ujpest, Budapest, Hungary, he became a longtime resident of the New York City area. George worked as translator. Worked as translator. He served in the United States Army and trained in military intelligence at Camp Ritchie. He was also familiar to radio audiences for intermission appearances on the Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts. He retired from ''The Vocal Scene'' with the broadcast of 23 December 2004.
+George Jellinek (December 22, 1919 – January 16, 2010) was the Hungarian-born host of The Vocal Scene, a weekly syndicated radio feature produced by WQXR radio of New York City. Born in Hungary on December 22 1919 and passed away January 16 2010, he was the Hungarian-born host of The Vocal Scene, a weekly syndicated radio feature produced by WQXR radio of New York City. George worked as translator. Born in Újpest, Budapest, Hungary, Jellinek was a longtime resident of the New York City area. Jellinek served in the United States Army and trained in Military Intelligence at Camp Ritchie in the mountains of Maryland, thus making him one of the Ritchie Boys. Over three decades, from 1969 to 2004, he steadily interviewed opera singers and other figures of classical music on his show, and presented comparative recordings of arias and excerpts with commentary which the New York Times deemed "encyclopedic". He was also familiar to radio audiences for his appearances during intermissions on the Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts.
 == Research notes ==