Al Sheehan

Alvin Barrett Sheehan (October 8, 1899 – January 17, 1967) was an American entertainment businessman and radio host known as a producer of stage shows, night club acts, and water ballets. Announcing for WCCO radio in Minneapolis, he became the station's assistant general manager, director of production, program director, and established the WCCO Artist's Bureau to manage talent. At the same time, he was superintendent of attractions at the Minnesota State Fair, staged shows at Excelsior Amusement Park, and was master of ceremonies at the Minnesota and State Theaters.

Leaving the radio business when taking control of the artist's bureau in 1945, Sheehan privatized the agency as Al Sheehan Incorporated and produced shows across the United States. By 1949, Billboard magazine described him as "Mr. Show Business of Minnesota". He produced and directed the Aqua Follies as part of the Minneapolis Aquatennial, by signing former Olympians and competitive swimmers for the show which later expanded to Seafair festival in Seattle. His agency booked more than 1,000 shows per year by the 1960s, including Minneapolis night club acts the Edgewater Eight and the Golden Strings, and the annual Medora Musical spectacular in North Dakota.