in april 1945, kollmar and columnist wife dorothy kilgallen (whom he married in april 1940) began hosting a 45-minute breakfast radio show called "breakfast with dorothy and dick". the program aired monday through friday on wor and was broadcast from the couple's 16-room apartment at 630 park avenue in manhattan. over breakfast, served by their butler julius who eventually was replaced by an african-american named james clement, the couple talked about new york city entertainment, celebrity gossip and the city's nightclub scene. the couple sometimes chatted on the radio airwaves with sports figures; friday morning, may 9, 1947 was one such occasion. the couple's two children, richard, jr. ("dickie") and jill, often made appearances.