In addition to movies and stage (Broadway in 1928 at age 17), Robert Light also was one of the first U. S. Armed Forces Network Radio broadcasters, signing the network on the air during WWII in France and Germany after D-Day. His engineer was Loyd Sigmon, inventor of the SigAlert traffic alert system. He was also president of the Southern California Broadcasters Association between 1959 and 1989, Advertising executive during the early 1950s, director and producer of Television shows, producer and writer of radio shows, including live variety radio shows.