Emmy-nominated Donald Voorhees, noted conductor of the The Bell Telephone Hour and Cavalcade of America radio and television show orchestras, served as the music director of the Allentown Symphony for over thirty years (1951 to 1983).
In 1955, Merki's early life and struggle to defeat polio with the help of coach Cody was dramatized in an episode of the television anthology series Cavalcade of America entitled "A Time for Courage." The show starred Gloria Talbott as Merki and Hugh Beaumont as Jack Cody.
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It got him spots on radio programmes and in television work, such as Cavalcade of America, Gunsmoke and Pursuit.
He is also credited as a producer for other series such as Sky King, Steve Donovan, Western Marshal, Cavalcade of America on the DuMont Television Network, and The Lawless Years.
Grams, Martin Jr., The History of the Cavalcade of America (self-published, April 1, 1999); ISBN 0-7392-0138-7/ISBN 978-0739201381