am trying to find information on Professor Quiz from old time radio.
can you help me. he was born Arthur E. Baird but might have gone under
the name of Craig Earl

In 1939, the "Mind Building Institute" produced a booklet, with Craig
Earl on the cover, entitled "The Original Professor Quiz Radio Game". 
A web page on radio game show home games describes it as follows:

"A large booklet featuring 600 questions and answers as well as
articles with background on the show and its key figures (Earl,
announcer Bob Trout, even Earl's wife 'Mrs. Quiz').  The booklet and a
spinner called the 'Duo-Dial Selector' were mailed to listeners as
part of a promotion, but do not appear to be tied to an advertiser. 
The pretentious sounding 'Institute' appears to be entirely the good
Professor's invention."

"Radio Games", by Matt Ottinger
The Game Show Home Game Home Page
http://userdata.acd.net/ottinger/radio/index.html

This booklet is available for $300 on the following web site:

"Book Detail" (scroll to # 1302, about 1/4 down the page)
Hamilton's Rare Books
http://www.goodbooks.com/booklist.html

I assume that this source will serve your purposes.  I would be happy
to compile a list of books or web sites on old-time radio game shows,
with any tidbits on Professor Quiz that might appear, as a supplement
to this answer.

I will be away for several days, but will check in occasionally; if
you need a clarification as an emergency, I will do the best I can.

- justaskscott-ga


Search terms used on Google and AllTheWeb:

"professor quiz"
"earl baird"
"original professor quiz"

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Clarification of Answer by justaskscott-ga on 19 Sep 2002 10:39 PDT

Thank you for the nice rating.

I noted in my answer that I would be happy to compile more information
when I get back home.  Would you like me to do this additional
research, or is what I provided enough?

Here is a photo of Professor Quiz, from the Philadelphia Historical
Digital Image Library:

http://jeffline.lib.tju.edu:8806/photo_archive/owas_photo/photo_archive_search_img2.search_results?db_id=V7:2792/.15