If you were happy every day of your life you wouldn't be a human being, you'd be a game show host.

"There's good news tonight!"
Then during World War II during a particularly bleak period American forces sank a Japanese destroyer and prodded Heatter to take the air for his nightly commentary by opening accordingly: "Good evening everyone---there is good news tonight. In December 1932 he was invited by Donald Flamm owner of New York's WMCA to debate a Socialist on radio and when the Socialist was unable to make the date Heatter had the program almost to himself.

A. Gabriel Heatter (September 17 1890 New York City – March 30 1972 Miami Florida) was an American radio commentator whose World War II-era sign-on ("There's good news tonight") became both his catchphrase and his caricature. S.