Steen-Frost Family Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameGeorge Voutsas 
Birth16 Jan 1911, Cyzikus-Artake, Asia Minor
Death2 Jan 2003, Carmel, California
OccupationNBC Audio Director; Glenn Miller Radio Engineer; Retired.
EducationManhattan Conservatory Of Music
MiscellanyBrothers: Peter, Diamond; Moved To NYC, 1914
Flags%InLaws, Linked, Thumbnail, [FamLabel], [Gen09], [GenYes]
FatherSimos Voutsas
MotherPhotini Mavromati
Spouses
Birth29 Mar 1918, Chicago, Illinois
Baptism2 Jul 1918, St. Pauls Church, N. Orchard St. & Kemper Pl., Chicago, Illinois
Lived1920, 1924 Orchard St., Chicago, Illinois
Lived1950, 8 Starlight Road, Staten Island, NY
Lived1980, 116 Yankee Pt. Drive, Carmel, California
Death12 May 2014, Cupertino, California
Burial13 Sep 2014, Pacific Ocean, Yankee Pt, California
OccupationOpera Singer; Voice Teacher
EducationDiploma, 1935, Nichoas Senn High School, Chicago; American Conservatory of Music, Chicago
MiscellanyAlso Called "Mimi.” See http://margerymayer.net for recordings of her singing and additional biographical details.
FatherGottlieb Mayer (1885-1964)
MotherLillian Margaret Greiner (1889-1938)
Marriage11 Oct 1974
Death21 Jul 2010, Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Biography notes for George Voutsas
Mr. Voutsas was born January 16, 1911 in Cyzikus-Artake, Asia Minor of Greek parents. He came to the U.S. in 1914, sailing from the Sea of Marmara through the Dardanelles to the port of Athens the day before the British closed the Dardanelles during WW I.
He is survived by his wife Margery Mayer Voutsas, his first wife Jean Voutsas, three children, Christopher, Gregory, and Alexandria, six grandchildren and one brother. He was preceded in death by his parents, and one brother.
Mr. Voutsas was educated entirely in New York City. A high school graduate, he studied at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox School, Manhattan Conservatory of Music and private music teachers, and won the Manhattan conservatory medal for excellence in violin playing.
In 1928 he joined the staff of NBC as music librarian, receiving training in program building, music research and radio. By 1933 he had been appointed general assistant to Frank Black, General Music Director of NBC, supervising his music library, copyists, and arrangers; doing research, building programs, hiring talent, and assisting producers in carrying out programs from Jack Benny to NBC Symphony.
From 1937 until 1942 Mr. Voutsas was an NBC producer in Chicago, where he produced The Breakfast Club, This Amazing America, Chicago Civic Opera and others.
Mr. Voutsas entered the Army Air Corps in 1942, and was assigned to work with Captain Glenn Miller to create an outstanding radio unit for the Air Corps. The Glenn Miller Army Air Corps Unit was ordered overseas in 1944 by General Eisenhower, where they were assigned to Eisenhower’s Supreme Headquarters. Mr. Voutsas directed twelve programs a week which were broadcast to allied troops in the European theatre and shortwaved to the Pacific by the BBC and military forces networks. Guests on these programs were the finest English stars as well as Americans like Bing Crosby, Dinah Shore and Morton Downey. From the end of 1944 until his discharge a year later, Mr. Voutsas worked from Paris, producing weekly concerts for combat troops on leave and to units all over Europe.
For the rest of his career, Mr. Voutsas worked as a producer for NBC radio. He produced and directed music programs including RCA-Victor’s Music America Loves Best, Promenade, the NBC Concert Orchestra, Golden Voices, the Boston Symphony series, the Berkshire Festival, and the Eastman Rochester Symphony Series. He also produced and directed Words in the Night, chosen by Radio Critics as the outstanding new radio program of 1952, Faith in Action, the Catholic Hour, Biographies in Sound, and various other special productions and documentaries. Towards the end of his career he served as audio director for the NBC Television Opera Company.
Mr. Voutsas retired to Carmel, California in 1977.
He is survived by his wife Margery Mayer Voutsas, his first wife Jean Voutsas, three children, Christopher, Gregory, and Alexandria, six grandchildren and one brother. He was preceded in death by his parents, and one brother.
Mr. Voutsas was educated entirely in New York City. A high school graduate, he studied at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox School, Manhattan Conservatory of Music and private music teachers, and won the Manhattan conservatory medal for excellence in violin playing.
In 1928 he joined the staff of NBC as music librarian, receiving training in program building, music research and radio. By 1933 he had been appointed general assistant to Frank Black, General Music Director of NBC, supervising his music library, copyists, and arrangers; doing research, building programs, hiring talent, and assisting producers in carrying out programs from Jack Benny to NBC Symphony.
From 1937 until 1942 Mr. Voutsas was an NBC producer in Chicago, where he produced The Breakfast Club, This Amazing America, Chicago Civic Opera and others.
Mr. Voutsas entered the Army Air Corps in 1942, and was assigned to work with Captain Glenn Miller to create an outstanding radio unit for the Air Corps. The Glenn Miller Army Air Corps Unit was ordered overseas in 1944 by General Eisenhower, where they were assigned to Eisenhower’s Supreme Headquarters. Mr. Voutsas directed twelve programs a week which were broadcast to allied troops in the European theatre and shortwaved to the Pacific by the BBC and military forces networks. Guests on these programs were the finest English stars as well as Americans like Bing Crosby, Dinah Shore and Morton Downey. From the end of 1944 until his discharge a year later, Mr. Voutsas worked from Paris, producing weekly concerts for combat troops on leave and to units all over Europe.
For the rest of his career, Mr. Voutsas worked as a producer for NBC radio. He produced and directed music programs including RCA-Victor’s Music America Loves Best, Promenade, the NBC Concert Orchestra, Golden Voices, the Boston Symphony series, the Berkshire Festival, and the Eastman Rochester Symphony Series. He also produced and directed Words in the Night, chosen by Radio Critics as the outstanding new radio program of 1952, Faith in Action, the Catholic Hour, Biographies in Sound, and various other special productions and documentaries. Towards the end of his career he served as audio director for the NBC Television Opera Company.
Mr. Voutsas retired to Carmel, California in 1977.
Obituary notes for George Voutsas
George Voutsas, 91, a retired music producer, died Thursday January 2, 2003 at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. He was born Jan. 16, 1911, in Cyzikus-Artake, Asia Minor, and lived in Carmel since his retirement in 1976.
Mr. Voutsas' family immigrated to New York City in 1914. He was educated in New York City at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox School and Manhattan Conservatory of Music, where he won the Manhattan Conservatory medal for excellence in violin playing.
In 1928 he joined the staff of the National Broadcast Corporation as music librarian. Five years later, he was appointed general assistant to Frank Black, general music director of NBC. His next stint at NBC was as a producer in Chicago. Some of his ventures there included the Breakfast Club, This Amazing America and the Chicago Civic Opera.
In 1942, he entered the Army Air Corps and was assigned to work with Capt. Glenn Miller to create a radio unit. In 1944, the unit was ordered overseas by Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, where it was assigned to Eisenhower's Supreme Headquarters.
Mr. Voutsas directed 12 programs a week that were broadcast to Allied troops in the European theater and shortwaved to the Pacific by the BBC and military forces networks. From 1944 until his discharge in 1945, he worked in Paris, producing weekly concerts for combat troops on leave and taking shows to units all over Europe.
When he returned to the states, Mr. Voutsas worked as a producer for NBC radio, producing and directing music programs that included RCA-Victor's Music America Loves Best, Promenade, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Golden Voices and the Berkshire Festival. Toward the end of his career, he served as audio director for NBC Television Opera Company and NBC Monitor Broadcast Program.
He is survived by his wife, Margery; two sons, Christopher Voutsas of Tucson, Ariz., and Gregory Voutsas of Rocky Mount, N.C.; a daughter, Alexandra Kornreich of Los Alamos, N.M.; a brother, Diamond Cooper of Seattle; and six grandchildren.
-- Monterey County Herald, Jan. 4, 2003.
Mr. Voutsas' family immigrated to New York City in 1914. He was educated in New York City at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox School and Manhattan Conservatory of Music, where he won the Manhattan Conservatory medal for excellence in violin playing.
In 1928 he joined the staff of the National Broadcast Corporation as music librarian. Five years later, he was appointed general assistant to Frank Black, general music director of NBC. His next stint at NBC was as a producer in Chicago. Some of his ventures there included the Breakfast Club, This Amazing America and the Chicago Civic Opera.
In 1942, he entered the Army Air Corps and was assigned to work with Capt. Glenn Miller to create a radio unit. In 1944, the unit was ordered overseas by Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, where it was assigned to Eisenhower's Supreme Headquarters.
Mr. Voutsas directed 12 programs a week that were broadcast to Allied troops in the European theater and shortwaved to the Pacific by the BBC and military forces networks. From 1944 until his discharge in 1945, he worked in Paris, producing weekly concerts for combat troops on leave and taking shows to units all over Europe.
When he returned to the states, Mr. Voutsas worked as a producer for NBC radio, producing and directing music programs that included RCA-Victor's Music America Loves Best, Promenade, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Golden Voices and the Berkshire Festival. Toward the end of his career, he served as audio director for NBC Television Opera Company and NBC Monitor Broadcast Program.
He is survived by his wife, Margery; two sons, Christopher Voutsas of Tucson, Ariz., and Gregory Voutsas of Rocky Mount, N.C.; a daughter, Alexandra Kornreich of Los Alamos, N.M.; a brother, Diamond Cooper of Seattle; and six grandchildren.
-- Monterey County Herald, Jan. 4, 2003.
Notes for George Voutsas
See: http://www.steen-frost.org/Pub/Docs/Mayer_files/1990_GV_Autobio.pdf for a longer autobiography of George Voutsas written some years after his retirement.