Ruth Lyons, born in Cincinnati’s East End, was a broadcaster and businesswoman known for her radio and television show, The 50-50 Club, and for her charity, The Ruth Lyons Children’s Fund. Considered a creator of talk television, she was one of the first to turn the camera on her audience, a practice that later became common on TV talk shows. She is credited with influencing generations of broadcasters, including Nick Clooney, Bob Braun, David Letterman, and Jane Pauley. In 1958, she was invited to join NBC’s Today Show for a week. Lyons lived at 332 Tusculum Avenue and 3614 Morris Place. Her first husband, John, lived at 420 and 427 Tusculum Avenue, and they were married at the Morris Place residence.