Ron Popeil famed inventor, pitchman, television star, and the creator of the television infomercial

May 9, 2020 · 57m 57s
Ron Popeil famed inventor, pitchman, television star, and the creator of the television infomercial
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Ron Popeil is a famed American inventor, pitchman, television star, and the creator of the television “infomercial”. Ron is the quintessential rags to riches tale. At sixteen, Ron began to...

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Ron Popeil is a famed American inventor, pitchman, television star, and the creator of the television “infomercial”. Ron is the quintessential rags to riches tale. At sixteen, Ron began to sell the very products his father’s factory produced in the flea markets on Maxwell street in Chicago. By age 17, Popeil had amassed enough of a savings to move out on his own and setup a stand at the flagship Woolworth store in Chicago. He hawked his gadgets six days a week, twelve hours each day. Popeil’s stand became an attraction with hundreds of people spending their lunch hours every day watching Ron’s pitch.
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Author Brian Fried
Organization Inventor Smart w/ Brian Fried
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