Oct 6, 2026 · 1 hr 10 min · 15 segments
On January 1, 1971, the final cigarette commercials aired on American television and radio. This episode of The Tom Gulley Show looks back at the last day of cigarette advertising in the United…
What's going on? What's hot? What's hip? What's happening? What is shaking? Let me tell you about the last day cigarettes were ever allowed to be advertised on American television.
Now, you gotta remember, cigarette companies were spending millions and millions and millions and millions and millions and millions of dollars.
They were an ever-present advertiser on television since its beginning, and of course, going back into radio.
And I'll tell you about the very last commercial that was ever broadcast for cigarettes in the US.
I'll even tell you who the star of the commercial was that later became pretty famous.
What's going on? What's hot? What's hip? What's happening? What is shaking? Let me tell you about the last day cigarettes were ever allowed to be advertised on American television.
Now, you gotta remember, cigarette companies were spending millions and millions and millions and millions and millions and millions of dollars.
They were an ever-present advertiser on television since its beginning, and of course, going back into radio.
And I'll tell you about the very last commercial that was ever broadcast for cigarettes in the US.
I'll even tell you who the star of the commercial was that later became pretty famous.
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