At some event dinner. No date, no location. Don't recognize anyone else here, but some old radio aficionados are sure to know.
Hal Bates (Born Harold Simon Joseph Braitman, 26 Aug 1929-14 Jan 2008) was an active member of the entertainment media in Los Angeles for many years. At various times he was an editor and writer for publications including the Hollywood Reporter, Daily News, National Enquirer, Hollywood Now, and others. He was also president of the Hollywood Press Club. [See more Intro on this blog's First Page/John Wayne: http://halbates.blogspot.com/2013/11/introduction-hal-bates-and-john-wayne.html]
I'm fairly sure that the balding gent with the black-rimmed glasses at 7:00 is Gene Moss (of Shrimpenstein fame). A couple other suited gents look really familiar, but names don't pop to mind.
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