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Picture, 1916 Grace Viall Gray at the Illinois Farmer’s Institute
A 1926 McCall’s magazine ad listed Gray as “Director of Home Economics for radio station WIBO, Chicago.” In Radio Digest she’s listed as having a radio show named “Home Economics.” She authored the recipe booklet Staley’s Approved Recipes circa late 1926. She is described in the booklet as “Home Economics Specialist for WIBO,” meaning she hosts a show, but may not be director yet.
Grace Viall Gray is a character. From reading a few of her speeches from the Illinois Farmer’s Institute, her speaking style was humorously forthright.