This episode includes a segment of music chosen for the Autumn season. John Doremus was born on August 3, 1931 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma nd passed away on July 6, 1995 in Naperville, Illinois. Doremus was an American radio personality, best known for his radio syndication of The Passing Parade, a series of short stories of remarkable but relatively unknown episodes throughout history. His easy listening radio series was distributed to many stations including the AFRTS military radio network.