The Baby Boomer generation is generally defined as starting in 1946, so this young gentleman shown on the cover of the September 1946 issue of Radio Service Dealer is probably one of the first.

The magazine identifies the parents as orchestra leader Ray Herbeck, and wife Lorraine “Pokey” Benson, vocalist with the orchestra. The young Boomer is almost certainly Ray Herbeck, Jr., who went on to become a screenwriter and producer, with a specialty of historical re-enactment. He served as re-enactor coordinator in movies such as Back to the Future Part III and Rambo III, and the 1984-85 TV miniseries North and South.

He’s described on this site as “probably the only movie executive in Hollywood who knew anything about reenacting and living history.”

In the photo, the three are listening to Benson’s solo on the band’s rendition of Vitamin Pills. It’s being played back on this Zenith console, and the magazine points out that the set has a Cobra radionic tone arm. Here’s another recording of the song, although I bet it sounded even better on the Zenith:

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