Was the first, and foremost, singing star of "Arthur Godfrey Time"
(1946-1957) and "Arthur Godfrey and His Friends" (1949-1957). She loved
to help new talent and, behind the scenes, had long coached many of the
performers who appeared on Godfrey's "Talent Scouts" program. Among the
performers who got their big break by appearing on this show were:
Vic Damone,
Eddie Fisher, Tony Bennett,
Rosemary Clooney,
Patsy Cline, The McGuire Sisters,
Pat Boone, Jonathan Winters and
Don Knotts. In 1956, in response to
declining ratings, Godfrey made Janette the producer of that program.
She immediately instituted a number of improvements for the benefit of
the performers, including a West Coast audition studio (in addition to
the one in New York and better production values. It helped, but not
enough. In 1958 CBS cancelled the show, and Janette retired to private
life.
