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The Maine Broadcaster Local History Collections Portland Public Library Portland Public Library Digital Commons The Maine Broadcaster Local History Collections 2-1949 The Maine Broadcaster : February 1949 (Vol. 5, No. 2) Maine Broadcasting System (WCSH Portland, ME) Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/mainebroadcaster Recommended Citation Maine Broadcasting System (WCSH Portland, ME), "The Maine Broadcaster : February 1949 (Vol. 5, No. 2)" (1949). The Maine Broadcaster. 38. https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/mainebroadcaster/38 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Local History Collections at Portland Public Library Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Maine Broadcaster by an authorized administrator of Portland Public Library Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 1 Portland Public Li .;r.. y TBB . ~f-~~ BROADCASTING MAINE BROADCASTER:;f SYSTEM~ Aftlllak PUBLISHED AS AN AID TO BETTER RADIO LISTENING VOL. V, No. 2 Portland, Maine, February, 1949 Price Five Cents PORTLAND BOY TOPS ON HEIDT SHOW Lambert Again Nine-Year-Ol Presented By Maine Central Norman Fickett The flying fingers of Norman Lam­ bert will continue to create Console In Quick Climb and Keyboard melodics for WLBZ The story of how oine-yea.r-old listeners under Maine Central TrJns­ Norman Fickett of Portland became p or ca ti o n Company sponsorship one of H orace H eidt's topflight through 1949, under terms of renewal Y omh Opportunity contenders is recently agreed upon between spon­ simple and direct. 11iere is no sor and station. Cinderella aura ~ttached to his quest Playing che electric organ with his for fame and honors. Norman is hand and the pieno with his right, the younger of tWu sons of Mr. anci the \,VLBZ musical director enter­ i\lrs. Kennerh 1\ I. Fickett, .residing tains an ever-increasing audience with at 92 Re,·erc Street, Portland. his interpretations of old and new The calenred voungster, at this tunes. Norman answers many re­ writing, had been with the Horace quests sent in by listeners to be aired Heidt Youch Opportunity Show on on this daily musicale. the 1 BC network Sunday evenings Console and Keyboard has proved for three weeks, having won top co be one of the most popular pro­ honors :1t Schenectady,. N. Y., and grams presented by Maine Central Teaneck, N. J. over WLBZ for the past 15 yea.rs. H e first gained the privilege of During this rime the company has competing in Hcidt's radio show by sponsored quiz programs, auditions, auditioning for a local pecforplance musical groups and various audience in Portland by the· Heidt organiza­ participation shows over the Bangor tion, given in late December under ~-cation. The current series of Con­ auspices of Portland Lodge of Elks. sole and Keyboard programs is heard Pitted against experienced vocalists over \VLBZ Monday, Wednesday and musicians, he nevertheless won and Friday at 6:30 p. m. and Tues­ cop acclaim on the applause-meter <lay and Thursday mornings at 11 :45 nnd was selected by H orace H eidt a. m. to compete again \m his band's week­ ly NBC program Sunday, Jan. 9, at C/Jar)ie (Firmegtm) Ctmtor: 'Why Schenectady. is it guys is always wantin' to get N onnan, who has been srotlying -nr.irrit>d) HITTING THE HEIGijTS WITH H EID..T.:.-:-Here is f1ow .!!_ine>year-ol!!_ Norman Ficltett of Pordi nd lookled when he marim~p~ely onlz two _)id (4.rcbie) Gardner: TI1e first faced the microphones dwing the Horace ff"ef<!t Youth Opportuntfy-~how und~fngs Juring the past montli, o ~oo-nali-yearii;-saTJ'is so sm:ilifu :-----faw of nature - the desire to quit talemb d Maine youngstl!r, up to the time this issue of The Broadcaster was' published, had successfully met competition stature that he has co work on ,a workin'. -NBC's Duffy's Tavern at S,chenectaady, N. Y . and Teaneck, N. J. and competed at Baltimore, Md. platform especially con~i:ructed b'y his father for che purpose, and which extends the length of the Bangor Junior C. of C. Offers marimba. H e is a pupil of Mrs. Jesters Martin And Lewis Laura Ross of Portland. He had performed in public but little prior Scheduled Soon On NBC Net Forum Discussions On WLBZ co his audition for the H eidt show, Panel discussions dealing with is­ ready presented for discussion such according to his mother. As she Gained Fame In Two Years sues affecting the people of Bangor di\'erse subjects as Problems and In­ recalls it, his first performance be­ and the State of Maine feature the tl11e11ccs on City H ealth, Infantile fore a group of any considerable Radio Forum presented weeJjly over Paralvsis Drive, and Source of \Yater size was for the , voodfords Club in \VLBZ by the Bangor Junior Cham­ Supply For the City of Bangor. November, 1947. ber of Commerce in its second yea.r of On furure Friday evenings from 8 1\ilrs. Fickett says that Norman is broadcasting. recently inaugurated. co 8:30, che Junior Chamber of Com­ an average boy in all respects. He Each succeeding program brings co merce Radio Forum will view the is a member of the Cub Scouts pack the Forum round table a variety of pros and cons of the City Pla1ming of tl1e ,voodfords Congregational participants selected from Bangor citi­ Boards, Traffic and Parking Control, Church and likes the same things all zens, and local and state official~. the Bangor School Situation, the Fu­ boys like. He attends the Saunders During last year's series many vital ture of Business and Industry, on a School in Ponland. and controversial issues appeared on local and statewide basis, the Ken­ His potential ralent for music was the agenda. duskea~ Stream question and the Ju- ti.est suspected by his parents when, The Jaycee moderators have al- 1·enile Delinquency problem. i1s a very young child sitting on the livingroom floor playing witl1 toys, ~hey gave him a small and inexpens­ recent T hanksgiving Day edition of ,,~e xylophone that had belonged to Two Hours of Stars, and even with Record - Breakers his older brother. At once I orman competition from some of the top \1/hen Jc;rry Martin and Dean showed his intuition for rhythm. comedians of stage, screen and radio, \Vhenever tl1c radio was rumed co were responsible for one of the pro­ Lewis, NBC's new comedy team, a musical program, he would beat appeared at New York's Capitol gram's high spots. out tl1e correct tempo, even if not Dean Martin is ostensibly the Theater last summer, they were the rune, on the toy xylophone. This given 26 111inuces for their act­ straight man, but he has a subtle aptitude in one so young seemed to the longest spot the theater has drollery chat has his audiences rolling i\llr. and Mrs. Fickett a cue co h.is with laughter. Coupled with his de­ ever allowed a comedy team. fotul'e musical interest, and when he lightful comedy style is a rich bari­ The management apparently was deemed old enough, they pur­ tone voice which always provides a knew what it was doing, because chased the marimba and had him attendance and gross revenue restful contrast to the team's imper­ ~,a rt his lessons. records were broken during the His recent successes, say Mc. and T H E UNSUSPECI'ED-lt's Jerry Lewis (right) who has his mouth 0P,1en, sonations, skits and general hilarity. ream's stay there. but it's 1a safe bet that it's his pal, Dean Martin who's singing . This zany Jerry Lewis's particular approach Mrs. Fickett, have given the boy de­ termination co follow music as a new NBC comedy team usually can be counwd on to do the opposite of co comedy almost defies definition. One could best appraise the young vocation. He hopes now to take up normal. comedian by borrowing one of his drums and percussion instruments Two years ago Dean Martin and ccss story in show business during the own eKprcssions when he meets some­ Maine Sports Moves in due time, and perhaps to attend Jerry Lewis appeared together for past IO years. body: "Mister, ace you for real?" T o New WLBZ Spot the New England Conservatory of the first time, playing in an Atlantic Statistics show that after the boys After hearing Jerry in his act, one Music. City night club. During the first left Atlantic City they played in the wonders if he, too, is "for real." On 1\londay, January 31, Maine Norman's brother Arnold, 14, has week, few laughed at their gags and country's leading theaters and night Martin and Lewis are both married. Sports with john McKernan moved lide interest in music, his mother re­ ports. He is :1 freshman at Deering antics, but soon after their style of clubs, including ew York's Roxy 1\llarrin was born June 7, 1917, in imo a new time spot and is now aired and Capitol, where audiences showed Steubenville, Ohio. H e is the proud over \VLBZ each J\fonday evening High School and his main interest humor caught on - and now they're is athletics. Hl)a excels iu swimming. rated as one of the freshest and zani­ their appreciation by applauding even father of four children. from 7:30 to 7:45. Since its incep­ after the stage show had ended and Lewis was born March 10, 1926 in est comedy teams in the entertain­ tion, /\•Jaine Spores has widened its the fe~ture film was on the screen.
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