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Je~nelle Vol. 2 . No.4. M'Donold WAVE-LENGTH GUIDE .,. d NATIOIIAL a: WHAT'S ON THE AIR COLUMBIA .,. z ...... BIAl RWIN8 ! 8ROABCASTIN8 8ROABCASTIN8 <.:> t:; (Registered in U . S. Patent Office) .. SYSTtl( COMpm t: =- 1 WKRO WGR-ltSD 660 645 .- Vol. II. MAGAZINE FOR THE RADIO USTENER No.4 2 KLZ·WQAM WFI-WmO 660 636 .- ffi 670 626 =r- 3 WWNC-WKBN .- r- J;'UBLISHED MONTHLY AT NINTH AND CUTTER STS., CINOINNATI, 0., 4 WIBW-WNAX WTAG 680 617 .- r----- BY WHAT'S ON THE AIR CO. PRINTED IN U. S. A. 6 WMT WOW-WEEI 690 608 I-- .- r- EDITORIAL AND OIROULATION OFI'IOES: Box 6, STATION N, CINOIN 6 WCAO-WREC 600 600 .- NATI, O. 7 WDAF 610 492 f---- WFAN .- ADVERTISING OFJ'IOES: 11 W. FORTY-SEOOND ST., NEW YORK CITY. 8 WLBZ WTMJ-WFLA 620 484 .- r- PRIOE, 150. 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VOLUME II. FEBRUARY, 1931 No.4
HAT used to be the favor T ite phrase of broadcasting spellbinders (generally with smug emphasis on "great") . But it has gone the way of all overworked phrases. These days the fashionable term is just "ra dio audience." ing to the Rock Of course there has to be a ies. Yet that may label of some sort to describe be more confus those of us who hearken to loud-speakers, ing than helpful. and maybe "radio audience" is as good as You can't look any. Still, "audience" implies a crowd of about and ap- people gathered in one place to hear something, praise your fel and that is not how radio is heard .. We do our low-listeners as you would your listening in our own homes, by twos and threes neighbor seat-holders in a theatre or half-dozens, which makes a mighty difference. or concert hall. You can't say, for But if you think of people and not just a crowd instance, that "this is a typical Damrosch audi when you think of "audience," our old friend the ence," or "I'm surprised to find people like this "great invisible audience" is the best bet after all; listening to Amos 'n' Andy." for certainly "great" and "invisible" are the right You m ay think you have a notion of who they adjectives for the job. are ,and something of what they are like from a To get even a faint inkling of what they mean, check-up of your acquaintances. But you are prob try this to-night: Tune in one of your favorite pro ably wrong, though your contacts are of the broad grams, then see if you can picture all the other est. people listening to it with you. If you T he radio audience (yes, the glib tag has to be have an irrepressible imagination, you used after all, for the lack of anything have, of course, done that already, and better) is the most variegated mass of only irrepressible imaginations need apply. human beings it is possible to imagine. When the program is a chain Check off all the recognizable types, feature carried on a coast-to strata and classes in a \V'orld coast hook-up, you know it Series crowd, from field box can be heard in every cO i-ner es to bleachers ~ watch them of the continent, from Hud pass on Fifth Avenue or State son Bay to the Everglades, and Street, where the world is said from Plymouth Rock to Cata to go by in the course of a lina. You know, too, it can be day; pick them out of the heard in all sorts of homes: stream of humanity that doggy Park A venue pent pours through the Grand houses, pasteboard bungalows Central Station, and you h:l\'e in commuter subdivisions, trim made simply an insignificant cornbelt far mho use sand beginning; for whole divi weather-beaten cabins cling- sions that comprise the shock Page 4 WHAT'S ON THE AIR
troops of the radio audience can not be seen at lonely lives in far-away places. They are, of course, these supposed vantage points. In fact, the only the classic examples, and there can be no question type, class, stratum, set, clique, or what have you, that. for them radio is something of inestimable which the listening army does not include is the human value. totally deaL That is the one sure clue to its in But isolation is not merely a matter of miles or credible diversity. insurmountable mountains or remote neighbors. To put the whole thing briefly, the radio audi Consider, for instance, this young mother. She ence is merely a cross-section of the nation. lives in a big apartment building in a city of more Radio audience, indeed! Radio audiences would than a million. As far as proximity is concerned, be far more accurate, for there is not one, there are she has neighbors by the hundreds. Moreover, she scores. There is an audience for grand opera, an is friendly. But she has three small children. other for jazz, another for old-time fiddling, The care of them (and she does not deem it an another for sermons, another for dialect humor, an irksome burden) leaves little of her time free for other for cooking chats, another for blues, another going out. Her husband's modest salary does not for sports, another for political talks, and "so on permit her to hire a nurse, and his business takes through the thousand and one sorts of material him out of town frequently, so he can not relieve that go to make up broadcast schedules. her often. Of course the line is actually never quite as A dozen years ago she would have been con sharp as that. The same person may enjoy Leopold fronted with the isolation that has been the lot of Stokowski and Paul Whiteman equally, or Dr. millions of mothers with small children and limited Harry Emerson Fosdick and the Nit Wits. Most funds. But to-day (thanks to radio) she has con of us demand as much variety from radio as we do tact with the life so near to her, yet so far away, from books or the theatre. Our tastes change from measured by her opportunity to be a part of it in day to day, even hour to hour, according to our person. mood or the circumstances of the moment. Consider, too, this elderly man. Breaking health Still, it can be taken as pretty certain that, has forced him to retire from business and make whenever one program ends and another begins, his home with his daughter in a strange city. It is part, at least, of the first's audience dials out and a comfortable home, and he has been given every another listening con- reason to feel himself tingent takes its place. welcome. But his old Differences in program friends have gone on or preferences are g re a t are hundreds of miles enough to make that away in the home town. reasonably sure. That, It is hard for him to go too, is why most broad out. Even ~n his good casters try to please days he is not sure where everybody some of the to find congenial spirits. time, instead of trying He does not want to' be to please some of their a burden on his daugh listeners all of the time. ter's family, ready as And if you think even they are to listen to his this huge target is com- stories of the old days paratively easy to hit, try recommending one of and play an occasional game of ·pinochle. So he your favorite features to some friend you are sure spends long, contented hours beside a handsome will like it. His reactions may give you consider cabinet in the living-room. Friendly voices, well able of a surprise, not to mention a glimpse of the remembered songs, rousing marches, come from it, problem the broadcasters face in catering to audi and he can manipulate its knobs himself. ence groups that seem quite well defined. And consider also this young couple. They live However, among all the groups and groups in a small town. His business brought him there within groups which together make up the "great and they like its peace, its cleanliness, its kindly invisible audience," it is easy-strange as it may intimacy. In most ways they would not exchange seem-to single out the one which gets the most their home here for the former home in the city. from radio, for that group comprises the isolated. Yet they would miss good music, addresses by No, its membership is not limited to trappers, the outstanding public figures of the day, the big
forest rangers, lighthouse"-keepers and others living [Contil1ued 011 page 43]
w WHAT'S ON THE AIR Page 5 Ko..mb!it(&Ut)f 'Ko.dAO!~~f Wa·h W~ndl7!! HuH - K~d H~nd~d . Music Mnker ELLO, Folks! How are you all thts eve- t , H nin'? Just thought I'd drop in and say Howdoo - Hello 'n' How's Every Buddy? Well, depression is still depressin' us - Folks are having GLENN to worry along some way with only one car and ROWELL (le/t) alld two radio sets - Annette Hanshaw sings the other GENE CARROLL night, "I Got Rhythm by Special Permission of (right) brillg the Copyright Owners." - What will these Pub "lake" alTd ttLelt o" w ith lishers do next? - Charlie Hamp says, "Go West, them to the Young Man," as he hops back to the coast, and NBC lIetwork mOrl/;'lgs at Gene and Glenn take his place on Quaker Oats - eight. Fellow wrote in to Columbia for suggestions the other day -. said he was figuring on sending his boy to college - wanted to know about Notre Dame - said, "What else do they teach besides football?" - Did you know that Clinton Keithley, Not only was this hour instrumental in the or the lead in the Chicagoans' Quartet, composed ganization of chain broadcasting, but it marked "Garland of Old-fashioned Roses" - and that the establishment of the continuity idea in pro Peter De Rose (of Breen and De Rose) composed gram-building, thanks to myoid " big boss" in "When You're Gone 1 Won't Forget" - just a those days, Paul F. Stacy. It was Paul who had couple 0' "good old" song-writers1 singin' away the foresight to put me on the road as the "Orig their time on the radio - Have you seen those inal Eveready Entertainer" jumping from station beautiful Coca Cola Billboards advertising their to station, paving the paths of the now famous net great Hour? - Radio Advertising without proper works. Paul (who is still with N. \V. Ayer Advt. publicity tie-up is going only half-way - here's Agency) gave the word "continuity" to radio, one firm that has always been mighty smart - and although now having been out of radio for Lately the Announcer boys been recoverin' from years, is still one of the smartest radio men in this the "And Now" pestilence, BUT they've again let old U. S. A. Do you remember his " Gallapagos themselves become exposed to a new and much Program"? Do you remember Eveready as the more severe malady. There's an epidemic of pioneer-sponsored feature with that first hook-up "GOOD OLD," and what 1 mean it's downright of three stations - \X!EAF, New York; \VJAR, serious! Heard one "Word-wrangler" the other Providence, and \VCAP, \X! ashington? D o you re day spout out with sumpin' like this: "Just re member the first radio wedding? (By the way, as ceived a Good Old telegram from Good Old Joe I remember it, my wife and 1 were there.) Do Zilch, a Good Old Phi Beta Whoopa, and, friends, you remember the Big Election Broadcast in the it surely brings back the Good Old times I spent fall of 1924? \Vell, Paul was to blame for that with this Good Old boy down in Good Oo-oo-o-ld and 11/ore! It's a shame radio lost his idels! Whoosis!" The Radio Business, like the Music Business, After seven years on the air, radio's pioneer like any other business - or. for that nutter, program, the Eveready Hour, recently retired like Life itsel f - may be likened to one big wagon- from broadcasting. Oh, it's tough to see it go! [Col/fil/urel 01/ page 43] Page 6 WHAT'S ON THE AIR
UR country is rapidly and staunchly forti Wednesday night, and to be broadcast over the O fying itself against the general accusation great majority of Columbia's subsidiaries. of Europeans and Americans alike that we have These negotiations consist of the amalgama grossly misused that great, potential power for tion of seven of the country's leading concert enlightenment of. the masses-RADIO. management bureaus into a central bureau, The palm is extended to the Columbia Broad known as the Columbia Concerts Corporation. casting System for its leadership in bringing These seven bureaus are: Concert Management (Ibout this new era in the history of American Arthur Judson, Inc.; Metropolitan Musical Bu radio broadcasting. It was only during the sea reau; Wolfsohn Musical Bureau of New York, son now nearing its dose that this broadcasting Inc.; Evans & Salter; Haensel & Jones; Com chain sent out to its subsidiaries throughout the munity Concerts Corporation and Judson Radio country that marvelous flow of perfection in Program Corporation. sound, the New York Philharmonic Symphony, Mme. G(l1Ii-Curci was so pleased by the news and on Friday night, January 2, sent an hour's of this forward step in improving the whole program out over its seventy-seven stations contert situation in America that she wirelessed which heralded the establishment of broadcast from the S. S. Mallrefania, saying, "Congratu ing upon as high or higher a plane than is en lations On progressive move which has possibili joyed by any country of the old or new worlds. ties of far-reaching benefit." And Lawrence On that night such leading figures of the con- Tibbett telegraphed from Cleveland: "It is an cert world as the soprano, Hulda Lashan organization of several vital factors which are ska; the contralto, Sophie Braslau; bari necessary in the success of any great enterprise tone, Nelson Eddy, and the Aguila Lute to-day; namely, capital, managerial experience Quartet, were presented in the inaugural and talent." "Artists' Concert" program. William S. Paley, president of the Columbia A joyous reception was accorded this Broadcasting System, will be chairman of the offering by that great body of Americans board of Columbia Concerts Corporation. Its who welcome the very best in music, and president will be Arthur Judson, manager of their joy was complete when the informa the New York Philharmonic Symphony and tion was spread abroad by the Columbia Philadelphia Symphony Orchestras. F. C. Cop Broadcasting System that this was picus, formerly secretary of the Metropolitan no temporary innovation, but that Opera Company and manager of Caruso, Scotti, the requisite negotiations had taken Chaliapin and Marion Talley, and now manager place culminating in the assurance of Jeritza, Ponselle, Argentina and Paul Robe of a similar program to be given be son and many other artists, will be executive tween 10: 3 0 and 11 o'clock every vice-president in charge of production. Law-
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rence Evans and Jack Salter, managers of Galli with advantages to the public, to artists and the manage Curci, Rethberg, Tibbett and Menuhin; Fitz ment alike. hugh W. Haensel, manager of the tenor Crooks The most interesting phase of these proceed and the boy violinist Riccl; and John Trevor ings, however, is vested in the artist persollnel Adams, head of the Judson Radio Program Cor whom this great merger enables radio to bring poration, and Edward Klauber, of the Columbia virtually into the homes of the people. Space Broadcasting System, will be vice-presidents. forbids our listing en toto the magnificent ar Ralph F. Colin will be treasurer and general ray of world-renowned representatives of th:! counsel. Howard L. Taylor, of the American best in music, but the follOWing incomplete list Opera Company; Frederick C. Schang, Jr., who of those who are brought into relationship with will be sales manager for the new company, radio through this all1ance will serve to give th~ and Horace Parmalee, all concert managers of reader a fair idea of the importance of the trans wide experience, complete the list of executives. action: General offices will be in the Steinway Building, Sopralli: Florence Austral, Claire Dux, Maria New York. Kurenko, Hulda Lashanska, Rosa Ponselle, The following, from the statement of Wil Marie Jeritza, Lily Pons, Amelita Galli-Curci, liam S. Paley, president of Columbia, proves Marie Sundelius, Jeannette Vreeland, Elizabeth particularly interesting: Rethberg. "In addition to plans for Columbia Concerts Con/ralti: Merle Alcock, Sophie Braslau, Corporation programs, we have found new in Sigrid Onegin, Kathryn Meisle, Maria Olszew terest on the part of some of the outstanding ska. advertisers in America in this great reservoir of Tellors: Mario Chamlee, Arthur Hackett, the finest talent, and we hope before long to Giovanni Martinelli, Dino Borgioli, Edward have closed some important arrangements for Johnson, Paul Althouse, Tito Schipa. sponsored programs which we know will win Baritones: Richard Bonelli, ' Nelson Eddy, public acclaim. Lawrence Tibbett, Herbert Gould. "As for the concert side of the new organ Bassi: Ezio Pinza, Chase Baromeo. ization, we are alI encouraged by the widespread Violillists: Jascha He i f e t z, Albert endorsement on the part of the public, and the Spalding, Jacques Thibaud, Efrem Zim quick and eager response of music lovers and balist, Mischa Elman, Yehudi Menuhin, leaders, and of the artists themselves." Ruggiero Ricci, Toscha Seidel. The new organization will project the fol Pianists: Ossip Gabrilowitsch, Vladimir lowing program: Horowitz, Jose Iturbi, Ernest Schelling, Discover both in America and abroad the musical tal Harold Bauer, Ernest Hutcheson. ent that will be necessary to meet the growing demand Filltists~ John Amadio, Georges Barrere. for fine music. SPeCial Attractio11S: American Opera Provide the requisite meanS for distributing thi~ talent so that it reaches the public in the widest and most effec Company, La Argentina, The En- tive manner possible. This has to do with the rOllting glish Singers, The Don Cossack Rus- details of arranging tours, concert appe~rances, as well as sian Male Chorus, The Aguila Lute radio broadcasts, and the new arrangement will enable these things to be done more economically and efficiently, Q uartet. Page 8 WHAT'S ON THE AIR
February CHAIN PROGRAMS February SUNDAY I , 8, 15, 22 1, 8, 15, 22 SUNDAY Red symbols denote NBC; black ALA.-MO. symbols denote CBS NEB.-WIS. (-Part Timr') Program by 15-minute periods Program by 15-minute periods (-Part Time) EASTERN TIME 6 15 30 45 7 115130 45 E. S. T. 6 to 7 P. M. 6 115 30 45 7 15 130 145 EASTERN TIME C. S, T. CENTRAL TIME 5 15 30 45 6 15 30 45 5 to 6 P. M. 5 15 30 45 6 15 30 45 CENTRAL TIME 690 TORONTO CKGW P P P P R R R R o Fox Fur Trappers M 0 9 M2 ~FAB UNCOLN 770 Witb Earle Nelson, crooning 960TORONTO CFRB MSIMS IMS MS- R R R R fur·trapper. 0 0 0 0 a la E) E) -wow OMAHA 590 1140 BIRM'CH'M *W API I I I a Howard .Dandies M3 I\1S M81M4 M91M91M9 !WPG AlL'TIC CITY 110 Freddie Rich's Orchestra; 93lJ BIRM'CH'M WBR( M5 M5 M5 M6 M61M9 P M6 Diane Howard, soprano ; I ;OR NEWARit 71< Ben Alley, tenor. 1040 HOT SP'CS *KTHS aa E)E) . BEN BUFFALO 90~ I I I ~~ I~ o Catholic Hour 1390 UnE R'CK *KLRA I Sermon by noted Catholic E)IE) E)IE) WGR. BUFF no 5SO c1ergyman ; soloists j mixed 831 DENVER KOA 0 0 10 0 0 10 1E) E) vocal ensemble. I I I I ~WKBW BUffALO 1480 561 DENVER Kll M8 M8 M6 M6 M2 M21M2 M2 o RaisiDg Junior ooa a E) E) E) €l !WABC NEWTOkK 860 Humorous domestic skit with 1060 HARTFORD *WTI( I I I Aline Berry nnd Pete Dixon. 000 0 a a E) E) IWEAF NEW YORK 660 I330HARTFORD WDR( I I I o Musical Moment 0 10 1° 1o @ 0 0 0 IW J2 NEW fORK760 Soloist with concert 'orcbes 630 WASH'erN WMAl I I €l,E) IE) IE) tra, TI T T IM9 0 R 0 0 IWHAM ROCH'TER 115~ 950 WASH'CT'N WRC 000 0 a aE)E) ° Cook's Travelogues I I ~WHEC ROCH'T£R 1440, 620 Clearwater WFLA St.Petenb'g WSUN 0 10 10 10 0 0 1E)E) 9 Northern Lights 0 10 10 0 I E)E) WGY SCHEN'O'Y 790 Astrid Fjelde, soprano; the 900 JACKS'NV'E WJAX o 0 10 0 M6 M6 R I R Tollefron trio, I la,a E).l.E) E) E) ~WFBL SYRACUSE 1360 1300 MIAMI B. WIOD O !O 0 0 M61M6 E) E) M91M91M61M6 'M91M91 RI R WBT CHARLOTTE 108~ 560 MIAMI WQAM I I 0 10 1 I IWPTF RALEICH 68 ~ 740 ATlANTA WSB E) E) R R R X X IM9 M91M9 WWNC ASHEVILLE570 0 10 10 10 E. S. T. 7 to 8 P. M. 10ZO CHICACO KYW M2 M21M2 M2 E) M8 M8 W M3 E)V M8 M8 WDAY FARCO 940 M31M31 E) - C, S. T, 6 to 7 P. M. 770 CHICACO "WBBM M I M M M V V M I RI R M61M6 M4 M4 RI R WADC AKRON 13Z0 a lodent Big Brother Club 870 CHI. WENR-WLS M3 M3 M4 M4 aa R R Dramatic sketch with Bob MIMI V 0 E)1E) I€l €l WKRC CINCI NNATI 550 Emery, 7Z0 CHICACO WGN I I 0 0 M3 M3 V V M3 VI0 0 560 CHICACO . "WIBO E) R. C. A, Victor Hour E) 0 0 10 0 I DJ'ama, February 1, Feb 0 0 10 10 aa lE) :~ c~~:~~::;11 I:~ 670 CHICACO WMAQ XX ruary 15; musical program, R WHK CLEVEL'O 1390: X X E) E)E) E) February 8, Feb ruary 22. 0 0 lMIIM6 RI R R 1160 fT. W'YNE*WOWO I I o Harbor Lights I I €l E) WTAM (LEVEL'O 1070 IZ3lJ IND'P'US *WFBM Tales of an old sea captain T T M9 1M9 M9 M91 X! X WAIU COLUMB'S 640 I I I witb Edwin M . Wbitney, IZ60 C'NCIL BL'FS KOIl M M M M T T IM3 M3 o Williams Oilomatics RI R IM91M9 RI R R R IWSPD TOLEDO 1340 Fred. Waldner, tenor ; or g':.O ~,~.~. WOC'WHO 0 0 0 0 a a chestra director, Josef Koest 0 M5 X X M6 M61M61M6 i"WKBN YO'NCST'N 570 600 WATERLOO WMT €l E) €l E) ner. M4 M41M5 M5 E)l €l €l €l KFJF OKLA CITY 1480 IZZO LA WRENCE·WREN X 0 9 1X 0 0 E) The Golden Hour of the I IE) €l WKY OILA.CITY 900 0 10 Little Flower 580 TOPEKA ·W1BV! M41M41M61M6 M9 M91M5 M5 Religiou s service in Detroit, 0 10 0 0 001E) E) KVOO TULSA 114 ~ Micb. (Catholic) , 1300 WICHIT A *KFIl R R I I M31M3 TI T M21M2 M6 M6 ·WHP HARRISB'C 14~~ 1490COVINCTON*WCKl M2 0 9 M9 0 0 M3 M3 RR V V RR R R WLBW OIL CITY IZW: E) E) WCAU PHlLAD. JJ71l 8Z0 LOUIS VI LLE WHA5 0 0 0 0 E) IE) AFTERNOON PROGRAMS olo l a l ~ €lIE) IZ50 N. ORL'NS . WDSl V M ·WFAN-WIP PHIL610 MIMIM9 M9 0 M M2 M9 CBS, 0 10 1 V M91M91M 13Z0 N. ORL'NS WSMB 000 0 E) E) E, S, T. 0 10 0 0 a a WLIT-WFI PHIL 560 I 12 :30 p, M., International Broad- I 6Z0 BANCOR WLB1 cast. VI X X M9 0 0 10 0 IKDKA pmSB'CH 980 I 1 :30 P. M., Conclave of Nations. 940 PORTlAND WCSIl o 0 10 0 a la E) E) 2 :00 P. M _, Cathed ral Hour, 0 10 10 0 E)E) [WCAE PITTSB'CH.1ZZ0 3: 00 P . M., New York Philhar 1060 BALTIMORE·WBAI M51M51M4 M4 M2 M21M2 M2 monic Orchestra, E) IE)I IE) !WJAS PlTTSB'CH IZ90 600 BALTIMORE WCA(] Rl RIM3 M3 E) €l E) I€l NlIC. I la . a I I ~N PROVlD'NCE 780 2 :00 P . M" Roxy Symphony Con 990 SPRINCAELD WBL OM2 M M M6 M6 00 cert (WJZ) , 0 00 0 a la E) €l IWJAR PROVID'NCE 890 3:00 P . M., National Youth Con' R !WDOD CHATTA, IZ80 590 BOSTON WEB 000 0 a a XX ference (WJZ) . RI R R E)E)IE) IE) 4 :00 P. M., Cat h e d r a I Hour @ O E)E) MEMPHIS 780 IZ3lJ BOSTON WNAC o l olala M51M5 M71M7 (WEAF) , 0 00 0 [WMC IZOO WORCEST RWORC RRR M6 M6 M6 4:15 P. M" Canadian Pa.cific i"WREC MEMPHIS 600 R M6 Musical Couriers I I 580 WORCESTERWTAG E) E) (WJZ) . Orchestra "'WLAC NASHV'LE 1470 0 10 10 0 a a director, AI f red I I 1410 BA Y CITY WBCM Heather. 0 10 10 10 M4 M4 M M [WSM NASHV'LE 650 4 :45 P . >I ., "Your Eyes" (WJZ). IZ40 DETROIT WXY2 M21 0lM3 M3 ~ r€)tE) ' E) 5:00 P . 'I., National Religious I I I ~KRLD DALLAS 1040 Sen'ice (WJZ) . ~rAA "'~I~~. 800 750 DETROIT WJR 5:00 P. M., Davey Tree Hour o 0 10 10 a la l x l V SAP Ft, Worth 800 10 1 I 0[0 (WEAF l. 9Z0 DETROIT WW 00100 a a€l€l 0 10 10 10 I E)E) ~RC HOUSTON 9Z0 810 MINNEAP WCC(] M41M41M21M2 E) €l1E)1E) I PI P M61M6 KTSA s. ANTONIO 1%90 1460 ST. PAUL KSTP 00 0 0 MIM51M8 TW KEY TO LOCAL PROGRAMS O IQ IOJ o, E) IE) IWOAI S, ANTONIO I190 N News S Sports IZ70 JACKSON WJDX 0 10 10 0 Q ! 9}_ E) I ~ o Educational T Dramatic M31M3 M31M3 N M6 I it'WTAR NORFOLK 780 P Children's V Variety 950 KAN. CITY KMB(; M4 M4 X X M61M61M61M6 fea.ture WComic 10 10 10 10 M9 M9 E) E) ~VA RICHM'D 1110 R Religious X On the air 610 KAN. CITY WDAF 0 000 a a E) R RM M4.M4 R I R R R !WDBJ ROANOKE 93lJ MUSICAL . E) E) WEBC SUP ERIOR 1Z90 1090 ST. LOUIS KMOX M7 M71M7 M7 E) IE) :E) IE) M 1, Band M 6, Popular 0 0 0 0 la a M 2, Classical M 7. SymphoniC "WISN MIL W'KEEIIZO 550 ST. LOUIS *KSD 0 000 M 3, Dance M 8, Organ I I a ~~€)T~ M 4. Rel1glous M 9, Semi-classical 1350 ST. LOUIS KWH M9 M9 M61M6 M6 w 0 0 M 5, Novelty M Va.riety aaE) E) WfMJ MILW'KEE 6~
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NBC networks each Sunday morn ing at eleven, E. S. T., direct from the gigantic stage of the Roxy ~Jie ~Io8Idm~PTJOLfnCemefJf5 Theatre.
ITH the addition "The Job, 'Security and Midwestern fans now have two oppor of WACO at the Government." Lis tunities to hear the "Camel Pleasure W r Hour." Following its presentation at Waco, Tex.; WTAQ at I teners wishing a copy of 9: 15 P. M ., Wednesdays, over stations in Ea u Claire, Wis., and a "Suggested Reading the Eastern Time belt, it is repeated at WOKO at Albany, N. List," prepared for each 10: 15 , C. S. T., for Central Time stations. Y., CBS now numbers of these programs by the :within its network sev American Library Asso enty - seven s t a tions in ciation, should mail a seventy-one cities. More self -addressed, s tam p e d Paul \'Vhiteman and his orchestra have returned to the NBC chain for an early over, NBC has added to r, envelope to the Radio its list nearly a dozen sta Commi ttee, National evening hour. Under the title " Allied tions since our schedules League of W omen Voters, Quality Paint Group," this popular en were adopted. To serve 347 E. Fiftieth St., New semble will be featured each Tuesday at MABEL 8 P. M ' l E. S. T., over the blue network. the listeners east of the WAYNE York City. Rockies fairly, we are al Composer of popular SOllgS, is ~ most compelled to add heard over W EAF alld associates these new stations, carry each TlIesd~y at 4 p. 111., E. S. T., All sports lovers, and "Adventures of Sherlock Holmes," ing programs nationally those who love to lis heard over \V"EAF and associates at 10 available, to our listings. With our ten to keen wit as well, will appreciate P. M., E. S. T., Mondays, may be heard present mechanical equipment, the only this tip; If you are in range of WLW, also at 10 P. M., M. T., or 9 P. :\1., P. T., possible way to add these stations is for Cincinnati, tune in Tuesday, Wednesday, over far Western stations. us to enlarge ou,r page. We are forced Thursday and Friday at 10:30 P. M., E. to choose between neglecting the best in S. T.,. to hear Col. Bob Newhall give his Gus Van, internationally known come terests of many of our readers by omit sports review. On Mondays Colonel New dian of song, has become the headliner of ting the programs of their near-by sta hall speaks at 5:30 P. M ., and on Satur the Howard Dandies program heard each tions or else temporarily.adopting a less days at 9: 15 P. M. In our opinion he is Sunday evening at, 6:30, E. S. T., over convenient page size. It is quite probable one of the most interesting personalities CBS. that we shall make the latter choice and now on the air. appear in March with a lengthened page and with a score of stations added to our "Carborundum Hour" will conclude its "Hank Simmons' Showboat" has chosen schedules. present series with the program of Feb some favorites of bygone days for its Feb ruary 28. ruary presentations: The sudden canceling of the "Majestic February 7-'''East Lynne." Curiosity Shop" program, Sunday, Janu February 14-"K at hie e n Mavour- ary 4, took all the makers of program neen. " service by surprise-in fact, the CBS list February 21-"The Celebrated Case." ings up through January 11 still carried February 28-"Ten Nights in a Bar- that feature, which has had a large and room." en thusiastic following. Of course, our Tune in on your nearest CBS station at January issue had already been mailed to 10 P . M., E. S. T. our readers long before this cancellation occurred. Probably a hundred of our "Barbasol Ben and His Barbers" are readers took the trouble to write us about now with us each Monday and Thursday it when "Around the Samovar" supplant at 8:15 P. M., E. S. T., O\'er CBS. Vernon ed the "Curiosity Shop," Sunday night, Dalhart, well-known singel' of b.lllads, January 4. Incidentally we had had a and Adelyn Hood are the co-stars, aided special painting of the "Curiosity Shop" and abetted by a "real for sure" barber in plate and ready for our Febrllary cover shop quartet. when the telegram announcing Majestic's ~ cancellation. arrived. ~ There will be fe w, if any. changes in the present line-up of stations before "The Voters' Service"-Tuesdays at 7 April 3 O. At that time the Federal Ra P. M., E. S. T., over \V"EAF and associates dio Commission will issue licenses to the -has announced the following themes broadcasters good until October 3 O. for its February programs: February 3, .\lORTON "Speculation or Investment?" February ~ DO\\7NEY 10, "The Voter: His Taxes and \V"hat He A Roxy Symphony O rches t ra of two S cr~r" J"J sIJ.~(" slJr, is h~JrJ in fillal/-",i"ltlc Gets for Them;" February 17, "Economic hundred pieces will broadcast for some r.... ilJls Ol"rr Ih.. Colllml,iJ .. hJi" Ihr(" .. n .. "",gs d ...... k: TII"sdJ)', \\7",I",',<,IJ\' d,d fri.l.\, ., 1tl00, Trends and the \V"orker;" February 24, weeks to come O\'er both the red and blue L ~ T.· ' - Page 10 W .HAT'S ON THE AIR
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This is Station FAN broadcasting! of our acquaintance, who offers some sug gentle breezes wafting sweet odors, and the ash canS as. a background, Pretty pictures t his Thomas Owned and operated in the world by the gestions that might prove "good for our man can paint, eh? Yours truly, Radio Public Corporation! souls": W ANNA LAUG H. To Jeff Sparks go the announcerial hon Now, if reception of the programs' would im Somebody off their assigned wave ors for this monthly broadcast, or such is prove, and interfer~nce by stations also, and some length? the opinion of Miss ,A. M., of Easton, Pa., of the programs themselves, what a really nice time we listeners would have! But that is asking who writes: a great deal, for no One can control the atmos Introducing Herr Ludwig Von StoS TO JEFF SPARKS phere and "old man static." Yet I must say, as far as the programs are concerned, that they are, koph, who IS 110t broadcasting from Here's an annOuncer on the whole, an improvement over those put on "Chermany": Who makes people rejoice, a Year asw. uAmos 'n' Andy" arc no better, And makes patients smile th~ugh, a-;'d could take a lengthy vacation as far IT'S ALL ABOUT GENE AND GLENN Through his most cheery voice. as a great many of uS arc concerned. The "jazz" MR. VAT'S IN AIR :-Mit combliments, might and some of the latest song "hits" ar~ not quit~ His voice is the clearest as bad as that "Singing in the Bathtub" stuff; yet, am behind, but better it iss I should said some ding late as not to said it at all. Of any you've heard, as I sit here writing, Some one is singing OVer And his diction is perfect WGY "I Wonder Who Is Kissing Her Now." (Although our "German friend" treats To each tiny word. Now, you know the radio itself represents won derful study on the part of man, and it is too on. a subject JUSt seven months old, his He's brim full of humor bad some of this weak-minded trash can't be reference to "Gene and Glenn" is timely, And mos~ clever wit eliminated. Doubtless some like it, but it would in view of their recent elevation to star Jeff Sparks, announcer be "good for their souls" if they thought of .some For the "popular bit"l thing else for awhile. Maybe we need some of dom on the NBC chain, where they are EASTON, Pa. -A. McC. it to teach uS to appreciate the better class of given the Quaker Oats period lately oc music when we hear it. cupied by Charlie Hamp.) WPG still broadcasts over more kilocycles than Next, we shall listen to a talk by a gen it should', and that is rather disgusting. But most Mit sudch a pootifull cover vat you got it, in tleman who has a message for the chains: of their programs arc rather good. Yet, as a front, on das July magitzine, it giffs sudch a rap whole, everything seems to have improved-your ture und a trill to all das Pumpernicle boys. Much has been said about better reception and magazine especially. Sincerely, Chust like Hester G rallstone's t win sister, Lena little has been done to make better reception pos SPRINGFIELD, Vt. MRS. E, B. looks it, only she got it , a shape ,'at iss bet ter. sible. I don't think that reception is as good as ~ I betcha mit gellus, green eyes, Hester vould have it was two years ago, before the Radio Commis it, ven on a shape, she looks it , like Lena s- und sion made wa,elength changes. "Rendering unto Ca:sar," etc.: sudch a coot liddle \'itsgers vat Jake got it, ehust If synchronization of the NBC and CBS sta like by Shmaltsis liddle goat. Upon reading over the January issue of your tions will improve reception, as Mr. Horn says it But I must tell you, it giffs a fe\\' fl rs in soup. magazine, which I believe to be the best radio will, and it can be done, why in the world don't Mr. Schpang, "him ,'at Jake und Lena \\'oiks for," magazine published, I note that on page 23 you they do it and clear up the air? There are many he iss sore like anyting und it giffs a look in his show a picture of the Lombardo brothers. other good stations on the air, just as good as the f ace li ke Babe Ruth got it, ven it giffs a shtrike . Under this picture it reads that these boys re chain station, that have fine programs, but how out. " 'Cause \'y are you sore, ).Ir. Schpang?" I ceived their musical education in the:r home town, many can be heard from the interference of the asked, u nd he said, "Veil, if it giffs crackers to sit Toronto, Ontario. powerful stations?' Independent stations broad on, for \Oy not a couple boxes up-to-date soda I would like to correct you in this matter, as, cast programs that many thousands like to hear. crackers like 0111)' Schpang makes 'em? Und for to the best of my knowledge, this family lived in If about one-half of the "dinky," "hay-wire" sta \O y should it giff a seat behind f or Gene und London untU the orchestra left to go to the United tions, as you spoke about in a recent issue, were Glenn, all d as Lak"'ood flappers like to know, States. taken off the air, reception would be very much mit two sudch up-to-daters, Chon B.r1ymore und I think that the majority of LOl)don radio fans improved. Moritz Shoffoleer should take it a back seat?" take pride in the fact that the Lombardo boys Some national programs are heard on as many Goot-by. HERR LUD"-IG Yo:-: STOSKOPH, came from London and do not like to sec credit as twelve different stations at the same time and Secrataire Pumpernicle Verein No. 13" given to another city when it is not due. on as many different wavelengths. These pro Lake,,'ood. O. grams wou Id be just as well heard on the same Yours sincerely, wavelength or synchronized stations, It makes no LONDON, Ont., Can. \V". A. W. particular difference on which station one hears a program, just so it is heard, and no doubt would "Turning the Dial" over 3t Cincin be heard by thousands more if better reception K-k-k-katy! was possible. nati, O.: After reading an entire page of praise·chanting Several stations which I listen to have installed Did you c,'er notice th.t three CBS announcers' fo r Lowell Thorn" in your Dece mber number, I. the new type transmitters, and it CJn be truth ,"('I iccs s February CHAIN PROGRAMS February SUNDAY I , 8, 15, 22 I , 8, 15, 22 SUNDAY Red symbols denote NBC; black ALA,-MO, symbols denote CBS NER.-WIS. (·Part Time) Program by 15·minute periods Program by 15·minute pertods (·Part Time) EASTERN TIME 10 IS 30 45 11 IS 30 45 E, S. T. 10 to 11 P. M. 10 IS 30 45 11 IS 30 45 EASTERN TIME C, S, T, CENTRAL TI ME 9 IS 30 45 10 J5 30 45 9 to 10 P. M. 9 15130 45 10 IS 30 45 CENTRAL TIME 690 TORO NTO CKG" 0 9 M 9 9 I o Royal's Poet of the Air 0 X A A ~FAB LINCOLN 770 Featuring Jesse Crawford 960 TORONTO CFRE M7 M71M7 M7 N M4 M41M4 and the Duotones.. O ' X X 9 9 10 10 0 ·WOW OMAHA 590 1140 BIRM'GH'M *W AP 0 9 M9 M9 M9 M9 M9 M3 a The Gauchos T T a a 010 0 0 WPG ATL'TIC CITY 1100 930 BIRM'GH'M WBf!(: M61M61M3 M3 M3 M8 M8 M8 Vincent Sorey and his or· M'OR NEWARK 710 chestra. 1040 HOT SP'GS *KTru MM M2 M2 0 X X I9 9 WBEN BUFFALO 900 1390 LITLE R'CK "KlRA 9 Be Square Motor Club i"WGR. BUFFALO 550 919 o l a 0 10 Program 830 DENVER KOA G IX X 9 9 10 100 Orchestra with script act: 0 o l a a 0 10 0 0 :'WKBW BUFFALO 1480 560 DENVER KL2 M2 M21M21 R R WABC NEW YORK 860 0 10 M2 o Atwater Kent Hour 0 oal a 0 10 0 10 1060 HARTFORD "'WTI( M2 XI X M5 M61M6 M61M6 Concert orchestra; director, o la l a 9 90 0 0 WEAF NEW YORK 660 Josef Pasternack; soloists. 1330 HA~TFORD WDR( I 01010 10 0 9 @ @ 0 1B A A WJZ NEW YORK 760 630 WASH"GTN WMAl 01 01 e t a ' 0 010 0 a To Be Announced 0 9 @ @ jWHAM ROCH'TER 1150 950 WASH'GTN WR( o XIX 9 9 0 10 0 9 Sunday at Seth Parker's l a a 000 0 iIoWHEC ROCH 'TER 144~ 620 <::Iearwater .~~ Down East hymn sing, St.Peterab'g WSU 0 19 V M5 0 X X I9 9 10 0 0 WGY SCHEN'D'Y 790 900 lACKS' NV'E WJ,u M9 9 X 9 9 1 I I o Evensong 0 10 :'WFBL SYRACUSE 1360 1300 MIAMI B. WIOD M 9 M61 9 9 X 0 0 Vocal and instrumental. 00 X X 0 0 10 0 WBT CH AR LOTTE 1080 560 MIAMI WQAM I 9 Pennzoil Pete WPTF RALEIGH 680 Andy Sannella and novelty 740 ATLANTA WSB 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 orchestra. I I I WWNC ASHEVILLE570 10ZO CHICAGO KYW M 9 1M 9 9 M N M3 G) Kaffee Hag Slumber 0 109 9 0 0 0 1 WDAY FARGO 940 770 CHICAGO *WBBM 010 919 I I Music 0 ola a M3 M3 M3 M3 WADC AKRON 13Z0 870 CHI. WENR·WLS M71M7 G) @ X BIWM String ensemble. 0 0lM9 M9 M3 M3 M6 M6 WKRC CI NCI NNATI 550 7Z0 CHICAGO WGN O IX X I 1 M3 9 1@ @ TVI TV M3 M3 WLW CINCINNATI 700 560 CHICAGO *WIBO I I 0 1 I I I WSAI CINCIN NATI 1330 670 CHICAGO WMAQ RMIX X M MMM T T M3 M3 M3 M3 WHK CLEVEL'D 1390 E. S. T, 11 to 12 P. M. 0 0 1160 FT. W'YNE*WOWO WfAM CLEVEL'D o 019 9 I I I C, S. T. 10 to 11 P. M. 0 X X 9 9 X 00 IQ7~ IZ30 IN D'P'L1S "WFBM I I 0 10 10 10 I WAIU COLUMB'S 640 IZ60 C'NCIL BL'FS KOIL M M M3 M3 9 Sunday at Seth Parker's WSPD TOLEDO 1340 o 0 1 9 9 Down East hymn sing. 0109 9 0 101010 ~~~ ~,'::;. WOC"WHO 0 9 M6 M619 iIoWKBN YO'NGST'N 570 I 9 1 I I o Sam Herman 9 0010 0 600 WATERLOO WMT 9 9 0 0 0 10 Xylophonist, assisted by M5 M5 M71M7 00 0 0 KFJF OKLA CITY 1480 IZZO LAWRENCE*WREN 0 9 @ @ 0 B A l A Frank Banta, pianist. 0 1 9 9 1x WKY oKLA, CITY 900 580 TOPEKA "WIBW M2 M2 9 9 N 0 00 o Russian Cathedral Choir I I ~KVOO TULSA 1140 Vocal SOloists, male quartet. I 300 WJCHITA . *KFH I I X X 010 010 1 I iIoWHP HARRISB'G 1430 Radio Luminaries 490COVINGTON*WCKY 1 o IWLBW OIL CITY IZ60 8Z0 LOUISVILLE WHAS 0 9 9 9 X 0 10 B Enna Jettick Melodies Srgtf> l£l ! I I WCAU PHILAD. 1170 IZ50 N, ORL'NS WDSU R R R R N M71M71M71M7 I I I iIoWFAN·WIP PHI1..610 . 3Z0 N. ORL'NS WSMB A Reminiscences WLIT·WFI PHIL 560 0 9 1 I I Erva Giles. soprano, God· o T'X I X 9 9 1 6Z0 BANGOR WLBZ frey Ludlow, violinist i male ~ DKA PITTSB'GH 980 r- I I quartet: Keith JlIcLeod, Or· V 9 @ @ 0BAA 940 PORTLAN D WCSH ganist; Alwyn E , 'V. Bach, ~CAE PITTSB'GH IZZO XX 9 ~ narrator. O ! X X 9 9 X I I 1060 BALTIMORE*WBAL ~ JAS PITTSB'GH IZ90 I I I Back Home Hour from o ola a I I I 600 BALTIMORE WCAO o ~ N PROVIO'NCE 780 010la1a I I I Buffalo o o l a a 0 10 10 10 990 SPRINGFIELD WBZ o B Religious service with sym I xlxl I _I WJAR PROVIO'NCE 890 I phony orchestra; quartet and 590 BOSTON WEEI S N soloists. Sermon, Rev. Clin· M MMM 0 10 0 10 WDOD CHATTA. IZ80 ~ ' ~ I ~ I ~ I ton H. Churchill. IZ30 BOSTON WNAC 0 Ola a N M8 M8 M8 0 9 1 I I ~ C MEMPHIS 780 IZOO WORCEST RWORC M8 M8 a a I 0 10 0 10 WREC MEMPHIS 600 580 WORCESTERWTAG X X X I N I I ~'WLAC NASHV'LE 1470 'Vbat do your favorite stations offer I 1410 BAY CITY WBCM I I I at this time 1 Note the symbols after 0 9 1M81M8 @ WSM NASHV'LE 650 them in the columns at left and 11~3 1 9 ,IZ40 DETROIT WXYZ 0 09 9 0 10 10 10 right, and find them described in 9rE) 0 10 10 10 ·KRLD DALLAS 1040 this middle column. 1Ilake your ~~~A Dallas 800 750 DETROIT WJR 0 9 1@ @ 0 B I choice and tune in. 0 x l xT x MM310 0 BAP Ft. Worth 800 9Z0 DETROIT WW 0 X X 9 9 100J0 0 1 9 9 X KPRC HOUSTON 9Z0 810 MINNEAP wcco M M I 9 9 0 .0 10 10 0 10 X I X tKTSAs. ANTONIO IZ90 460 ST. PAUL KSTP 0 xx 9 9 x I0 '€f KEY TO LOCAL PROGRAMS '0 19 MM M WOAI S. ANTONIO 1190 N News S Sports I I IZ70 lACKSO N WJD~ X 9 1 9 1 XI o Ed ucatlonal T Dramatic 0010 ! 0 tWT AR NORFOLK 780 ~9 P Chlldren's V Variety .M41M41a l a 950 KAN. CITY KMB( M4 M41M4 Mf feature WComic 9 0 1 I WRVA RICHM'D 1110 , O~l.~~ R ReligiOUS X On the air M! 61X l0 610 KAN. CITY WDAF o XI X 9 9 M5 ~J:~ "MTM a~a e l o f o l o WDBJ ROANOKE 930 MUSICAL WEBC SUPERIOR IZ90 1090 ST. LOUIS KMm .!.~ M31.M31M3 M 1. Band M 6, Popular .~!.1l X_ X~ e l o l 0 C0 M 2. Classical M 7. Symphonic WISN MILW'KEElIZO 550 ST. LOUIS *KSD ~t I 0J~ M 3. Dance M 8. Organ I 19 19 0 10 10 10 JaLI- M 4. Religious M 9. Semi-classical ~MJ MILW'KEE 6Z0 ,1350 ST. LOUIS KWI( 'ivI2 9 1@ / @ o BI AI A M 6. Novelty M Variety I x l xi ej 9 f T ' I w WHAT'S O~ THE Alit Page 13 HEN NBC built the world's finest the studios, explained them, saying: W broadcasting center at Chicago, "The radio studio is a workshop. It it did so largely because of the mass of serves one, and only one, purpose-the business piled up in the country's second setting for a program pick-up. If that city by a hustling young Georgian, Niles pick-up is to be perfect, mechanical req Trammell by name. uisites must come first, and decorative Mr. Trammell went to Chicago in 1928, niceties last. The ropes allow us to ad only a few months after he had joined the just to perfection a particularly sensitive National Broadcasting Company. He microphone. If log-chains would have had a dozen people working for him then. served better, we would have used log To-day he directs the efforts of a staff of chains." more than two hundred workers, in addi NILES TRAMMELL, mallager Chicago office, The microphones, incidentally, are so tion to the sixteen hundred artists who and vice-presidellt, NBC. delicate that, tuned to their full capacity, go on the air from the Chicago network they could pick up the ticking of a con center each month. He was made a vice When they go on the air nowadays, ductor's wrist-watch and put, it on the president of the company in March, 1929. new responsibilities are heaped on their air with the volume of a grandfather Born in Marietta, a little town in shoulders. On their music-stand is placed clock, the engineers assert. northwest Georgia, he was educated at a dial, a duplicate of the tone-control in The Columbia studios serve the double the University of the South at Sewanee, dicator which is before the eyes of the purpose of an originating-point for net Tenn. He entered the service during the operator in the studio's control booth. By work programs and of local studios for World War and emerged with the rank watching the indicator needle as it rises WBBM, the Columbia-owned station il) of lieutenant. Before joining NBC, he and falls, it is now up to the conductor Chicago. They were put into operation was for four years in various sales-execu to regulate the volume ,of his orchestra, shortly before the first of the year. tive positions with the Radio Corporation to keep it at the proper strength for ~ of America on the Pacific Coast. broadcasting. The operator, who for A. W. ("Sen") Kaney~ one of the vet He rules a radio network stretching merly did this electrically, now merely erans of radio broadcasting in Chicago, .from Canada to the Gulf, and from the checks up on the conductor's efforts. comes out of a recent shake-up of posi Alleghenies to the Rockies, yet his name The new tone-control system is typical tions in the Chicago offices of the Na is known to few of the millions who dial of the whole idea around which the Co tional Broadcasting Company ,,>ith added in nightly on the programs originated un lumbia engineers built the new studios honors and responsibilities. As the new der his direction at Chicago. He has a that of an entertainment workshop where program manager of the Chicago division, genuine distaste for personal publicity, or mechanical perfection is considered first; much of the " 'ork of arranging for the "trumpet-blowing," as he calls it, his as the appearance to the spectator who may transfer and new set-up of the many pro sociates say. visit the studio, second. grams which NBC is moving from New In the new studios, which are otherwise York to Chicago will fall on his shoul No longer do orchestral conductors, triumphs of modernistic design, the mi ders. Kaney, starting as an announcer on appearing in the new studios of the Co crophones are slung from the ceiling by KY\V, Chicago's fi rst broadcasting st3- lumbia Broadcasting System in Chicago, a complicated system of ropes and pul tion, was an early leader in, if not the teeter idly on the'ir heels, in movie master leys. Arthur M. Clarke, the sound engi originator of, t he extemporaneous school of -ceremonies fashion. neer who supervised the construction of [Co1lli1lurJ 011 pJg,' 43] COlllrol rOOIll, Chic~go NBC hr ~dqll~rlcrs. COlllrol bo~rJ ill lorrgro/Illd Ius l~c;I;I;rs l or IUI/Jlillg progrJ",s Iroll/ rigbl((II sllI)ios. w Page 14 WHAT'S ON THE AIR February CHAIN PROGRAMS F'ebruary MONDAY 2, 9, 16, 23 2, 9, 16, 23 MONDAY Red symbols denote NBC; black f.~tTr:!.'?i symbols denote CBS NEB. WIS. Program by 15-minute periods Progra.m by 15·mlllute periods (·Part Tim~) EASTERN TIME 6 15 30 45 7 15 30 45 E. S. T. 6 to 7 P. M. 6 15 30 45 7 15 30 45 EASTERN TIME C. S. T. CENTRAL TIME 5 15 30 45 6 15 30 45 5 to 6 P. M. 5 15 30 45 6 15 30 45 CENTRAL TIME 690TORONTO CKGYt M9 Q Q M9 A M9 1M9 M9 o Black and Gold Room M8 Q €) ~ D KFAB LINCOLN 770 960 TORONTO CFRE 0 P X X M 0 &1 W Orchestra N P 0 M X X *WOW OMAHA 590 Director, Lu\lwig Laurier. 0 0 1140 BIRM'CH'M ·WAP I X X X ~PG An'TICC/TY 1100 o Who's Behind the Name? 930BIRM'CH'MWBR ( 0 0 X X 0 @ & 1 X Biographical sketches. ~OR NEWARK 710 1040HOTSP'CS ·Krm I M3 M91 0 0 0 0 X X ~BEN BUFFALO 900 ;390 UTLE R'CK ·KLRA 0 0 0 0 @ & Q E) Black and Gold Room Orchestra I I I ·WGR. BUFFALO 550 830 DENVER KOA M6 Q Q M9 NOl 0 q TM- As above , 0 @ & ~WKBW BUFFALO 1480 560 DENVER KL2 0 0 X 0 W W M6 W £I Start and Stop 0 0 0 CD 0 @ & €) WABC NEW YO'RK860 1060HARTFORD ·WII( I I MS 0 M21M2 E) @ @ NEW YORK660 €) Mormon T abernade 0 0 0 e 0 :WEAF "~""ro,, WDK! 0 0 1 10 0'1e: D Choir and Organ & Q €) €) A B e D WJZ NEW YOR176O 630WASH'CrNWMAl 0100 0 i-0T @ XV From Salt Lake City, Utah. N M3 M3 €) A B e D WHAM ROCH'TER uso 950 WASH 'CrN WR( i) I Q X X Af B C €) Literary Digest Topics in 0 &1 "WHEC ROCH'TER 1440 620~t~p-:t"::.'b,rg:llit; N X X €) W' M9 M9 M9 Brief I XIX WGY SCHEN'D'Y7g0 Lowell Thomas. I I 900JACKS'NV'E WJ-U M61M6 M3 €) A B M31M3 010 X 0 & €) 'WFBL SYRACUSE 1360 l300 MIAMI B, WIOU M M M 0 A 0 C N o WSPD Commodores X X N@ WBr C!fARLOTTE 1080 Dance mu sic. 0 0 & 0 560 MIAMI WQAM I €) A 0 WPTF RALElCH 680 740 AnA NTA WSB I 0 D o Dance Music from New @ X WWNC ASHEVILLE 5711 York 0 0 0 0 0 & 1020CHICACO KYVI M61M6 P PPM M3 M 0 10 M M X @I&I X IWDAY FARCO 941 770CHICACO ·WBBM 010 M8 10 M M M E) My Bookhouse Story Time M3 M3 M N MS MS & IM6 WADC AKRON 1320 870CHI, WENR-WLS PPM M M MOW o Tony's Scrap-book M8 X M M 0 @ & IM WKRC CINCINNATI550 720 CHICACO WGN 0 A M6 WLW CINCINNATI 700 €) Semi-Hex Program M31 VI €) M3 M3 560CHlCACO ·WlBO I I I D Schutt and Cornell, piano IWSAl CINCIN NATI 1330 team. 0 0 1 I 67OCHlCACO WMAQ P P E) I M M MI M €) M3 Ml E) OS M3 M3 a€) WHK CLEVEL'D 1390 ll60n, W'YNE*WOWU I I WTAM CLEVEL'D1070 1230IND'P'L1S *WFBM 0 @ & 1€) E. S. T. 7 to 8 P. M. NSIM6 M6 e X X &IQ WAlU COL UMB'S 640 1260C'NCIL BL'FS KOIl M8 M8 P M 0 M &1 ~ C. S. T. 6 to 7 P. M. MO MIM M61M61 &1 €) WSPD TOLEDO 1340 ~".?\~,~;, WOC*WHC I I 0 o Current Events XINS W 0 I I*WKBN YO'NCST'N 510 600 WATERLOO WMl 0 0 1 0 0 €) H . V. K,,'tenborn. o 0 10 0 0@&Q KFJF OILA CITY 148( 1220LAWRENCE*WRE N M9 €) €) X MS B e X @ The Vagabonds I I I WKY · OItUITY 900 Emery Deutsch and his or· 580TOPEKA ·WIB Yt I PI P 0 @ N!M9 chestra. pMIMIM ° I OIOIW' "KVOO TULSA 1140 1300 WICHITA *KFIl XI NI xlo 0 @I X X 010 M3 0 0 !@ *WHP HARRISB'C 1430 ~ I-'::rl---'---I & Evangeline Adams 1490COVINCTON*WCKl 0 0 M3 M3 A B Astrologer, 010 0 01@ I WLBW OIL CITY 1260 820 LOUISVILLE Willi I €) Q Q Anheuser-Busch Program 00 WCAU PH/LAD. 1170 ~~~~~~~~~~=- I 1&1 1250N.ORL'NS WDSU NIM91 V W N M & €) Tony Cabooch. 0010 M3 PI P M6 M6 'WF AN· WIP PHIL.610 1320 N. ORL'NS WSMB £II €) I o A Musical Demi-tasse NI N 0 E) A 0 M3 M3 ·WUT·WFI PHIl. 560 John Ba l'C lay. baritone, and 620 BANCOR WLBZ I Dagma r Rybner, pia nist, M6 W W €) A B C M KDKA PITTSB'CH 980 9.0 PORTLAND WCSH 0 10 X X E) X M9 X WCAE PITTSB'CH lUO o The World To.day 0 0 0 0 1060 BALTIMOR[*WBAL M91 €) Q €) Ta lk by Ja mes G. McDonald, 0 0 @ €) WJAS PITTSB'CH 1290 600 BALTIMORE WCAO 0 0 10 M9 0 @i & IM3 o To Be Announced I 1& WEAN PROVID'NCE780 990SPRINCFlELD WBZ 0 M M3 €) A B q M6 0 0 E) 10 XIX WJAR PROVID'NCE 890 590 BOS TON WEEI M9 M9 X M8 M8 M8 I A The Pepsodent Program 1 Amos 'n' Andy. 0 olXle 01@ &IQ WDOD CHATTA. 1280 1230 BOSTON WNAl M M M M M7 @ & M WMC MEMPHIS 780 B Tastyeast Jesters r- .E) 1200WORCEST RWORC M M MI M 0@ M6 T Dwight Latham, Wamp a€) 'WREC MEMPlIlS 600 Carleson, Guy Bonham. 0 -0 S80WORCESTERWTAG M9 M9 N E) X M X X I &1 "WLAC NASHV'LE 1470 l4l0BAYCITY WBCM XI X M6 0 0 M6 M6,M6 C Phil. Cook €) WSM NASHV'LE 650 The Quaker man ; one·me.n & €) X D 1240 DETROIT WXYZ N X T T 0 1@ Tafe show. 0 0 0 I Q °KRLD DALLAS 1040 WFAA Dalla. 750 DETROIT WJ il A I I D Roxy's Gang 0 0 0 E) V @ V V WBAP F~6 Worth :~ From Roxy Theatre, New 920 DETROIT WW 0 0 0 0 1 I York City. I KPRC HOUSTON 920 810 MINNEAP wcco 010 E) X M3 M3 1-&-+=M-=-iS 0 0 1 *KTSA S. ANTONIO 1290 1460ST.PAUL KSn P Q Q ION M M M M KEY TO LOCAL PROGRAMS IP N M X X WOAI S. ANTONIO 1190 N News S Sports I 0 1270 JACKSO N WJm E) I o Educational T Dramatic 0@&IW 'WTAR NORFOLK 780 P Children's V Variety 0 1 0 N N 950 UN. CITY KMB( P PI N T T T & 1€) feature WCom!c M6IM6 M6 €) A BIM61M6 WRVA RICHM'D 1110 R Religious X On the alr 610 KAN . CITY WDAI P P 0 0 M21 M2 M2tM2 0 10 10 10 01@ &IMS WDBJ ROANOKE 930 1090ST,LOUIS KMO) - -P :M9~ rw M3fM3 €)- MUSICAL -MltM7 M61-M6 'WEBC SUP ERIOR lZ90 -at M 1. Band M 6. Popular M7M7 e M6 M 2. Classical M 7. Symphonic *W1SN MIL W'KEED20 550ST.LOUIS · KS~ 0 0 0 E) X 0 X I X M 3. Dance M 8, Organ I 0 0 1@ & 1 M 4. ReligiOUS M 9. Semi-classical WTMJ MIL W"KEE 6%0 1350 ST, LOU'S KW ~ M2 €) €) M6 X I WI q D M 6, Novelty M Va.rIety q er'ca o· torv.CO'ID-..~ ___ ...... ______...... WHAT'S ON THE AlIt Page 15 I:GUN at the time of the London B Naval Conference, when King George V. was followed to the micro phone by Secretary of State Stimson, Secretary of the Navy Ad ams and Ambassador Hugh Gibson, the regular broadcasts from .London over CBS have grown tOO big for their shocs. and the broadcasters are now striding abour Europe in sevon-Ieague boots. They are waiting in t he lobbies of Parliament Houses and Government residences in half the capitals of Eu rope, wherever statesmen and leaders of thought can be reached, getting them to tell the United States how their part of the world lives, and how it hopes to live in the near future. Each Sunday at 12:30 P. ~l., E. S. T., a speaker of especial prominence in some phase of English or European life, whether it be politics or the theatre, religion or ~cience, steps be fore the mic rophone. He addresses . n audience scattered over three mil lion square miles, and not one of whom is less than three thousand milos from the broadcaster, and tells them something of the matters that are uppermost in. the minds of people in the Old World to-day, and par ticularly of matters that affect the United States directly or indirectly. Already there h.,'e been the Presi MR. AUGUST A. BUSCH, 11Iilliollaire presidelll of A,dmlSer-Bllscb, Inc., SI. LOllis, signs, TONY dent of Austria, the German Foreign CABOOCH, Ibe original 01le-11Iall radio sbow, 10 a lIew cOlllracl !IIlder wbicb be is again appearillg Minister and an ex-Premier of Poland. as Ibe fealllre of Ibe Allbellser-Bllscb program. Origillalillg ill SI. LOllis, al Stalioll KMOX, Ibe With Governments changing so quick program is broadcasl over Ibe Columbia Broadcaslillg S),s lem 011 Mondays (ill stead of Tllesda)'s, as ly,. there is little danger of the sup berelofore) from 6:45 107 p. m., Cenlral Sialldard Tim e. ply of speakers being exhausted. HE meteoric rise of St. Louis' own Tony talkative parrot-sixteen characters; count Cabooch to the highest rank in radio them. They have heard the steamboat whis " I can't give you anything but T 10"e, baby," sang father, as he rocked land was accomplished in less than one year. tle, the Swiss yodler, the wild man of Borneo, the infant back to sleep.-Splh,t ~rs . The new contract for Tony to broadcast his the wild animals in Tony's circus, the side famous characters over the Columbia net show barker, the funny clown, the barking work places him up with the top-notchers dog, the meowing cat, the roaring lion, the Dick Grace, "crack-up c:'(pert ," and makes him one of the highest-salaried swish of the steamboat, the sound of the who docs stunt flying for the movies, i, under a speaker's cont ract to the radio stars in America. waves-and all from the mouth of one man, NBC Artists' Service. Radio fans throughout the land have heard Tony Cabooch, the "One-man Radio Show." Tony's unique entertainment on the air "Thank you too much," "You're wel have heard Casey ~ the Irishman; Cohzn, th:! come" and Tony's famous "Poosh 'em up" William Burke ~Iiller, ,,-ho directs Jew; Sing Hi, the Chinaman; Sam Gr:!~n, thz luve become the byword of thousands. spocial C\'ent bro,dcasts for :'\BC. is cotton-field darkey; Vittori, Tony's brothzr; Now that you have become acquainted writing t hent up for a tochnicli nllg a7ine. Mil k r is a fo rme r ne"" p'per Reginald Tweed, the Englishman; Ole Olsen, with this inimitable funny man, delineator nun an d graduated into progrlm di the Swede; Dick Lawton, the hard-boiled of quaint characters, you will be let in on a rection from the publ icit )' depart- mcnt. sailor; Haba-Haba, the tribesman head secret: Tony Cabooch, the sympathetic Ita\. hunter; Red, the newsboy; Miss Kajawhara, ian, is Tony's f avorite character, and nearly the Chinese op-era singer; Professor Schwob, Andy Sandia is the onl)' sa'tophon every mOment of the day br night you will in undcr contract to ~ BC Artists' the judge; the traffic policeman; Lena, the find him living his part. Scn·icc. Lew \\-7hitc, or].:3nist; GeorgiJ Prico, h.rpist; S.m Herm.n, ,,)·10- phonist, anJ Dol St.igers, cornetist, are equllI)' exclu,i"e. HE habit of collocting odd bit< of information, ,'ene and anec T J ote, starteJ ",ith Anthony \,700<, the nun who pre w Page 19 WHAT'S ON THE AIR February CHAIN PROGRAMS February lVIONDAY 2, 9, 16, 23 2, 9, 16, 23 MONDAY Red symbols denote NBC; black ALA.-MO. symbols denote CBS Program by 15,minute periods NER.-WIS. {·Part Time} Program by 15·minute periods (·Part Time) EASTERN TIME 8 15 30 45 9 15 30 45 E. S. T. 8 to 9 P. M. 8 1-5 30 45 9 15 30 45 EASTERN TIME C. S. T. 7 to 8 P. M. CENTRAL TI ME 7 15 30 45 8 15 30 45 7 15 30 45 8 15 30 45 CENTRAL TIME 690 TORONTO CKGW 0 ·0 X X M9 M9 m m o The New World Symphony 0 0 X X KFAB LINCOLN 770 Howard Barlow and his con' 960 TORONTO CFRS X €) 0 0 X X f M91M9 cert orchestra. Xl a E)IE) e E) 0 0 "WOW OMAHA 590 1140 BIRM'GH'M "WAP Literary Digest -Topics in M61O 0 0@<3 WPG ATL'TlC CITY 1100 I a j O 930 BIRM'GH'M WBRC X IM'3!M8IMS 0101M S Brief Ti I I [WOR NEWARK 710 Lowell Thomas. 1040 HOT SP'GS *KTHS 0 1MS fXrx - _ ~l a E) E) €)€)O 0 WBEN BUFFALO 900 @ Barbasol Program 1390 LITLE R'CK *KLRA 0 10 0 T0 a l ! o l o 001 *WGR. BUFFALO 550 ott €) Arabesque 830 DENVER KOA o a l X X - I €)! I 0 10 @ @ "'WKBW BUFFALO 14BO & l e l O 0 Desert story. 560 DENVER KU M61M6 0 0 0 -I' 0 1@1@ 0 ! €) .0 0 0 J0 1@ @ WARC NEW YORK 860 o "How's Business?" 1060 HARTFORD "WTI( T a l €) €) €)r'€) 10' 1a Merle Thorpe. ~BC , Wash oa €) €) €)I €) 0 0 [WEAF NEW YORK 660 ington studio. 1330 HARTFORD WDRC ~ ! , 10 J.0 0 10 1 1 00 @ @ ee m m WJl NEW YORK 760 630 WASH'GT'N WMAl 0 1€)10 10 -01-01@f@- a Fifteen Minutes in the 0 10 M71M7 a l e m [WHAM ROCH'TER 1150 Nation's Capital 0 950 WASH'GrN WR.~ o a €)I €) €)T€) oe NBC, from Washington. 010 -WHEC ROCH'TER 1440 620 s~~P~~';:8~.rg WS~a~ 0 a X X MS MS M9 M9 E) A. & P. Gypsies €)I E) E)I €) 0 0 WGY SCHEN'D'Y 790 900 JACKS' NV'E WJ,u X X Orchestra director, Harry ·WFBL SYRACUSE 1360 0 a M61M6 0 0 Horlick; vocalists. a €)I o 01@1@ 1300 MIAMI 8. WIOD X X N X MIl X WBT CHARLOTTE lOBO O IM o Roxy's Gang a!xol o 0 101@ <3 560 MIAMI WQAM I From Roxy Theatre, N. Y. I I I ~TF RALEIGH 680 740 ATLANTA WSB 1X1X ~ 1 0 : Q l e @ To Be Announced 0 M60 0 00M M ~NC ASHEVILLE 570 10ZO CHICAGO KYW MS a l X I X e l e l m l m X XX X o 01@ <3 WDAY FARGO 940 770 CHICAGO "WBBM €)IM6 M6 010 @ @ WADC AKRON 13Z0 ~~ ll the fealUres of a currmt pop. A ular magazine wr apped in a mu sical package arc presented elch Tues day at 6 1'. M. (E. S. T .), during the McKesson Musical Magazine broldcast t hrough an N BC network. The idea of t he program builders is to present, in musical form,. the COn tents of a magazine from co,'er to LA WRENCE TIBBETT deserted the cover. The opening signature is the operatic stage for the talkillg pictllres front cover, while the closing theme alld immediately rose to stardom. His melody corresponds to the back cover. 1/I0st recwt radio appearallce was on In between will be found musical edi tbe Atwater Kfllt Holtr. torials, feature articles and stories, if the listener can visualize his radio program as a popular magazine. Outstanding figures from the realm of music are paraded before the mi crophones each ,,'eek in the series >s guest artists on the program. Fred eric Fr adkin, a former conductor of t he Boston Symphony Orchestra, di rects the twenty-piece orches t ro heard PERCY GRAINGER, ;,ztematioll each week. ally famolls piallist alld composer, Plays for tbe radio alldimu several times each seaSOIl, /lSlIally as a gllest on the Mobiloil broadcast. Allti Tox- I've had so many opera t ions that my doctor sa)'s he ,,:ill in sert a zipper t he next t ime. MISS HELEN CHOATE, gralld dallgbter of tbe fa71l011S ambassador, IRVIN COBB recently told abOllt her "Pet SlIperstitioll s" completed a five-week se on a recellt "Polld's Afteruooll T ea" program. V incent Sorey, CBS violinist, COn ries of broad casts as gllest ducts three differen t .orchestras on the artist 011 the Armollr pro air and supervises six different bands gram. It is TIl mored he is MRS. AUGUST BELMONT, for on the ou tside. to retllTII to tbe air SOOI/ lIterly Elealtor RobsO/t, distillgllisbed .. , for allotber series of hll dramatic actress, bas preset/ ted the ><; morOllS story-Iellillg. w ork of tbe New York Emergency Emplo,,71Ifltl Commillee ot/ Ihe air. Despite the fact t hat her series on Enna Jettick ~Ielodies is concluded, Madame Ernestine Schum.nn-Heink wi ll continue to be heord occasionally MRS. FRANKLIN in NBC programs, she has intimated. ROOSEVELT,. wife The f.mous contralto is de,'oted to of New York Slale's broadcasting and likes t o face a mi chief execulive, is· crophone a few times each r ear. called 011 10 spollsor relief appeals over tbe air. Emily POSt, \\"inifred Carter, Mrs. John Reill)' . nd Helen H o,,'e "'ill be COntributors to }'Irs. Blake's R.dio Column, • new CBS progr.m from 11 t o 11:45 A. M., E. S. T., On Fri dars. This anim.ted r.dio column, ,,·hich "' sponsored b,' Procter s: Gamble }'hnufaclurin~ Compan)" ",ill be interspersed br liv~l r orcheslo l music und,,,.. the direction oi lou R.dcrm.n. Columbi. has rebuilt its entire n i n~ tcenth floor in the Columbia Bu i ld in~ .t 4S5 :'.tadison Avenue. ~e ,,' York, an d 1('mo\"cd sen.-ral J... 'pJrtml.·n ts to n ~'" ' p.ce On the ~i!\htccnth 1100 r. HIS is Alfred Heather, who directs the Canadia n Pacific ~ [us ic al A1t~rJti o ns Wen! nude in ionY-i.·isla T Crusaders, t he sparkling progran, of SOn I( .nd anecdote that you hours. Fift~· nlasons. plasterer, and hear through WJZ and .ssociate NBC st.tions e"ery Sunda)' a!ter l' lcctridJIlS. \\'orking in t\\'O shiit~ th~ nOOll . t 4: 15 o'c lock. first d.l)'. and a Continuous shiit oj Mr. Helther h as h, d • verr wide experience both ~s singer and t"'''nn'-four hours the s~~oud, de. ~ctor. Origin. lly. choir-boy ~t \'7,-stminster Abber, he luer ~ .ineJ n,olisl;,'d ,ud rebuilt ",.11<, p.lnitIOn' invllulble experience", • membcr of Gcor~e EdwuJc's Gaiet)' JnJ and ott1~cs. do i n ~ cnou,::h l\'luk in t"'o D.,l y's Comp.nies. He " 'J> .Iso princip ..! tenor in Sir Th"l1l.1j days to hHe torn dO"'n and rebuilt Bccchal1l's O per. Con'p.,nr It His ~Iljesq"s The~tre_ Roy . Opera .! ~n "er. l ~e-silCd cin' house. The al Home, Covent Garden .nJ The.are RO)'al, Drury l.1n'-. terni,,", - .:o e'c a Page 18 WHAT'S O~ THE AIR February CHAIN PROGRAMS February MONDAY 2, 9, 16, 23 2, 9, 16, 23 MONDAY Red symbols denote NBC; black symbols denote CBS NEB. WIS_ f,}!;;Tr"!C?i Program by I5-minute periods Program by I5-minute periods (·Part Time) EASTERN TIME 10 15130 45 11 15130 45 E, S, T, 10 to 11 P. M. 10 15 30 45 11 15 30 145 EASTERN TIME C. S. T. CENTRAL TIME 9 15 30 45 10 15 30 45 9 to 10 P. M. 9 15 30 45 10 15 30 45 CENTRAL TIME 690TORONTO CKG" M3 M3 M3 M3 M3 M3 M3 M3 o Adventures of Sherlock I 9 €)IM2 e ~F AB UNCOLN 770 960 TORONTO CFIU M6,M6M6jM6 NI €)I@I@ Holmes 0 0 a €)1€)l a v *WOW OMAHA 59C With Richard Gordon, Leigh a 140BIRM'GH'M "WAf €) €3 M91M9 M81M91 WIM9 Lovell and Joe Bell, narra- SW a €) M8 M8 ~PG ATL 'TIC CITY 110 930 BIRM'GH'M WBR( S SSM a €) @ @ 1 01'. o ~ O WOR NEWARK 710 a Symphonic Rhythm 040HOTSP'GS *KTHS I C) M3 M31M3 Makers 00 a a !WBEN BUFFALO 900 390LIT'LER'CK "' KL~ al €)I @I @ Director, Hugo Mariani, I I I WGR. BUFFALO 550 830 DENVER KOA €)I €)I 0 0 C>I Msj -mrx.- o Stromberg-Carlson 0 10 al€)l@ @ WKBW BUFFALO 1480 560 DENVER KU 010 €)I €) al €)J@I @ Program o l o l a:a al€)I@I@ ~ABC NEW YORK 860 Rochester civic orchestra.; 06OHARTFORD "'WTIC MSIMSIM21M2 M6 M61"MSrtv18 director. Guy Fraser Harri 0 10 a a €)€) a l a rNEAF NEW YORK 660 330 HARTFORD WDRe 0101 al a a€) 1 SOn. 0 1€) @ @ a l e e e !WJZ NEW YORK 760 @ Empire Builders @ @ 630WASH'GT'NWMAl 010 a a M31M3 @I@ Dramatic sketch with Har €)I €) v v V WHAM ROCH'TER mil 950WASH'GTN WRe fJ 0 E) a M31M31M31M3 vey Hays. WHEC ROCH'TER 144~ 20~I,p'::;::.'I:rg~;'{jf, 0 0 M7 M7 M31M31M3 M3 o Robert Burns Panatela €) €) 0 a ~GY SCHEN'D'Y 790 Program i"WFBL SYRACUSE 1360 900JACKS'NV'E WJAX €3 €) M61M6 M6 I Guy Lombardo's Orchestra; 0101 I I 1300MIAMIB. WIOD €3 0 M3 M3 M31M3 M31M3 male quartet. -oolala a €)I@I@ WBT ! CHARLOTTE 1080 560 MIAMI WQAM a The Columbians 1 I I rNPTF RALEIGH 680 Freddie Rich's orchestra with 1 T 740 ATLANTA WSB 0 4;l a a C>I €) male qua rtet. M41M41al a al€)l@ @ rNWNC ASHEVILLE 570 10ZOCHICAGO KYW 0 0 0 0 M IM31M31M3 €) Adventures of Don _O..lOL€) €) I I WDAY FARGO 940 770 CHICAGO *WBBM M61 M61 €) I€) 1 I Amaizo OIOIX X M3IM31@ !@ WADC AKRON 13Z0 870 CHI. WENR-WLS W W M M Q M W M ~ 0 101€) €) al€) @I@ WKRC CINCINNATI 550' 7Z0 CHICAGO WGN ~ 0 E, S, T. 11 to 12 P. M. M61M6 @ @ M M rM1M [WtW CINCINNATI 700 560 CHICAGO "WIBO C. S, T, 10 to 11 P_ M. 0 10 €) I rNSAI CINCIN NAT! 1330 670 CHICAGO WMAQ 0101 M M €l M M3 €) T TIM3 M3 WHK' CLEVEL'D 1390 VW a Musical Aviators o O l €) 1160 FT. W'YNE*WOWO 0 I 0 I I Orchestra. Dance music, ooa a I WlAM· CLEVEL'D 1070 IZjOIND'P'US "WFBM 0 10 a l €) I~ €) Columbia's Radio Column I WAIU COLUMB'S 640 Heywood Broun. IZ60 C'NCIL BL'FS KOIL o f €) €)I€) a 1€) @ 1@ 010 1 €)~€) al€)l@ @ WSPD TOLEDO 1340 €)I €)I a rw @ Dance Music It J w WHAT'S OX THE AIR Page 19 LEVELA:-:D radio listeners are C paccing themselves on the back these blustery February mornings. Above the whistle of the cold "'ind off the lake their "1 told you so's" may be heard any morning bet\\'een 8 and 8: 15 o'clock. For Cleveland discO\'ered Gene and Glenn. And Gene and Glenn ha"e conquered the net,,'orks just as they conquered Cleveland and just as pre viousl)' they had conquered Cincin nati. During 1930. Gene and Glenn's "Jake and Lena" were the most im p ortan~ program material in radio cir cles. And "'ith the beginning of 1931, Gene and Glenn took "Jake and Lena" and their humorous bur lesque situations and comic songs to the NBC net"'orks as the Quaker morning program. Net,,'ork lisceners were prepared ):0 believe Gene and Glenn ,,'ere good, But they were not prepared to beli"'e that Gene and Glenn were as good a~ t hey fo und the boys to be. Gene and Glenn-in real 1ife Gene C arroll and Glenn RO"'ell-are still broadcasting from the studios of WT A~I, Cle"c1and, but their antics are now carried to all sections of the U nited States "ia a wide net" 'ork of stations associated with NBC. T he)' face the microphone twice each morn ing, once for the benefit of an Easc ern network and again for a Southern and \\'Tescern audience. Dr. T hatcher Clark, who conduces weekly rhythmic lessons in French o,'er the Columbia net"'ork, de"otes himself assiduously to the correspond ence ,,·hich he recei,'es regularly from Betty ReYllolds, child actress of se"eral hundreds of his enthusiastic the Empire Bllilders, is fasci1lated "radio class." Letters come to him by the device used ill tbe stlldio from French teachers, students, entire to reprodllce tbe sOIl",1 of Great families ,,·ho study together, and one Nortbem traim. \Ve dOIl't believe correspo nd~nt is a ship's purser. allY Iistmer has forgollell Belly's work as the illvalid cbild ill the Elllpire Builders' Cbristmas story, "Altar of Roses." \Ve certaillly Pat Flanagan is going "into train bope tbat story will be repeated ins" again ov~r at \\"'BB~(. Chicago. lIext Cbristlllas Seas01l. He has again inaugurac~d ,,·hac he terms "radio's !:ift to fac people." and Tbe otber vieIVs sbolV first tbe ad"ises all \\'ho \\'ould re-escablish re ellsemble alld tbm tbe dra lI1alic olde "'aisdine to hearken to .his ad cast ill active rebearsal. Abollt vices c\'ery nlorning exccpt Slturdays, tIVellty bOIlTS of rebearsillg are required for eacb of tbe radio playlets presellted .by t be Great Nortberl1 at eight o'clock. E, S. T. Railway. Josef Karstller, tbe III lIS ical director, attelld~ tbese rebearsals to Katber ideas for tbe mllsical sellillg. ~ Mr. Karstller lvrites 1I111cb of tbe Il1l1Sic blll1Self. 111 tbe 10IVer picture, tbe director, DOli Bemard (seated ), is Seeu "sellillg" tbe idea bebilll/ tbe script to Balladiue F/YIIII, ol/e of tbe prillcipals. At t be ex t rellle left is The six-month (ontract of \'au~hn "Dad" Pickard, falllolls for bis railIVay sOllgs. Next to bill1 is Han'e)' Hays, kllOZVII to all ra dio fails as tIlt' de Leath. contralto. \\·ho is c,lIeJ ':the "Old Timer." ori~inal raJio girl," is about due to «pire "'ith \~'T A;\I, in Cle,·c1.nd. Ie is g~n w Page 20 WHAT'S ON THE AIR February CHAIN PROGRAMS February TUESDAY 3, 10, 17, 24 3, 10, 17, 24 TUESDAY Red symbols denote NBC ; black ALA.-MO. symbols denote CBS NEB.-WIS. (-Part Time) Program by 15-mlnute periods Program by 15-minute periods ( -Part T im.) EASTERN TIME 6 15 30 45 7 15 30 45 E . S. T. 6 to 7 P. M. 6 15 30 45 7 1 15 30 45 EAsTERN TIME C. S. T. CENTRAL TIME 5 15 30 45 6 15 30 45 5 to 6 P. M. 5 15 30 45 6 15 30 45 CENTRAL TIME (; 690 TORONTO CKG\1 ~ !O N M9 P M9 M9 o Black and Gold Room I ~ H KFAB LINCOLN 770 960TORONTO CFRI M M M M M M 0 Orchestra M2 M ·WOW OMAHA 590 rw Dire ctor, Ludwig Laurier. 10 10 16 10 10 IV 1140 BIRM'GH'M *WAP I I IWPG AlL'TIC CITY 1100 Who's Behind the Name? 930 BIRM :GIfM WBR( 0 a la €) e 0 €) 0 a Biogra phica l sketches. IWOR NEWARK 710 1040HOTSP'GS ·KTm WBEN BUFFALO 900 I I IM9 IV €) Black and Gold :u-ro 10 10 10 10 1390 LITLE R'CK *KLRJ 0 aa €) 0 €) 0 a e €) toWGR. BUFFALO 550 e (!) Raising Junior 830 DENVER KOJ 0 0 16 0 0 X F H Domestic skit with Aline I ,,"WKBW BUFfALO 1481 Berry and Peter Dixon. ~J ~ 560 DENVER KU o~ a l a€) w~w M~f* -0 a a€) e 01€) G WABC NEW YORK 860 1060 HARTFORD ·WIlI P - I'i"MJj"M6 o George Simons 16) e ' e l0 NEW YORK 660 T enor. 10 10 la 10 iWEAF 1330 HARTFORD WDR( l 10 A A -s c D I t - G WJZ NEW YORK 760 O la la l €) e 0 1 ~ A To Be Announced 630 WASH'GrN WMA! 'o ra le l€) e IMs j-@ v NIM3 M3 B C M61 F M9 IWHAM ROCH'TER 1lS0 B Literary Digest Topics in 950WASH'GrN WR( 0 10 16 til ~) ~ ) 1--1 H 0 a €) l*WHEC ROCIfTER 1440 620 cE' earwa tel' _!!!~l:! Brief 5t.P eterab' g WS@ M9 M9 M·9 €) \:1 XI VIM2 Lowell Thomas. 10 10 10 10 IWGY SCHEN'D'Y 790 900 JACKS'NV'E will MM 0 is c M6r M~I M o National Security League 0 a a IIoWFBL SYRACUSE 1360 300 MIAMI B. WlOD M IM M6 is (,,: X 1-- MS Broadcast series. X X a €) M6 M6 €)I O IWBT f CHAR LOTTE 1081 560 MIAMI WQAM a Concert Orchestra B C X ~TF RALEIGH 680 CB S. 740 ATLANTA WSE IV 0 a a €) e 0 €) G ~NC ASHEVILLE570 €) Tony's Scrap.book 10ZO CHIC AGO KY~ M21M2 P P M M3 M3 1M3 M 0 0 G WDAY FARGO 940 770 CHICAGO *WBBM NOla M8 €) X X M l!! o la M N XI0 1M61M6 IWADC AKRON 13ZO 870 C/D. WENR· WLS P P M M8 M M 0 1 0 E. S. T. 7 to 8 P. M. M8 X M M e001x ~KRC ONONNAn550 7Z0 C/DCAGO WG N c. S. T. 6 to 7 P. M. M3 0 V B C M 1'- 0 jWLW CINONNATI 700 560 C/DCAGO ·WIBO t -I ~AI ClNONNATl1330 I I I e Morton Downey \ 10 670 C/DCAGO WMAQ P P M . P M Tenor; Freddie Rich's orches M31MI 0 M6 M3 TM NS M3 ~K CLEVEL'D1390 e 0 0 tra. 1160 FT. W'YNE*WOWO 16) I I ~AM cLEVEL'D 1070 IZ30 IND'P'US · WFBM €) o Political Situation in X X X M31M3 IWAIU COL UMB'S 640 Washington To-night o la a IZ60 C'NaL BL'FS KOIl M81M8 e l €)IO Frederic William Wile. V 0 M M M6 M61 V V WSPD TOLEDO 1340 1000 Dav. WOC.WHO XX X NS W "WKBN YO'NGST'N 570 De. Mines 0 10 0 0 o Musical Aviators 0 €)G 600 WATERLOO WMT (lla I€) €)I Orchestra o la a €) e l 0 €)IG KFJF OKLACITT 1480 IZZO LAWRENCE·WREN ~ 1'-1 H Dance music. ~KY OlLA.on 900 0 M2 M2 NT M 10 10 I X fxte 580 'TOPEKA ·WlBW P P o The Early Book Worm P M M M ~KVOO TULSA 1140 XI X I NIM9 Alexander Woollcott. M2MI~ 1300 WICHIT A *KFH X Na €) e e €)X 0 a a €) e0 €) I il www.americanradi~s,IOl'ILC(1ID...~~ ______...... ______...... WHAT'S ON THE AIR Page 2I 7fobbe NBC PACIFIC COAST CHAIN J)eane FAVORITES Bobbe Deane was a Iloted' stock actress be/ore she joilled NBC. NOlll she ' is bappy ill her LTERNATING programs of clas opportullity to portray I/lIl11erOUS character sical or semi-classical music with izatiolls cOla'illcillgly be/ore tbe lIIicropholle. A standard one-act plays, in which out She WaS playillg the part 0/ an Irish maid OIl standing figures of the stage arc the lvif>ress-stalld ill "The 'Trial Vivie>llle 0/ heard, the 19H RCA-Victor pro Ware" wbell this picture was take>l. grams, inaugurated early in January, are receiving the acclaim of those whose taste runs to the higher forms of music and drama. The musical and dramatic programs are presented on alternate weeks, with Nathaniel Shilkret conducting the concert orchestra in the musical pro grams, and C. L. Menser directing the dramatic shows, The new series was inaugurated Sunday night, January 4, with a mu sical program that ran the gamut of music forms from comic operetta numbers ~o gran d opera selections. Lewis James, tenor of the Revelers, appeared as guest soloist. Since the inaugural, l number of vocalists of note have faced the microphone, A week after the inaugural broad cast, Otis Skinner and Elsie Ferguson led the parade of RCA-Victor stars to open the dramatic series. The famed stage personalities appeared in "The Camberley Triangle," by A. A. l\lilne. T he RCA-Victor broadcast is pre sented from the New York studios of N BC through a wide net\\'ork of sta tions aSSOCiated "'ith that organiza tion, each Sundar night at 7 :30, E. S, T, Hans Hanke, concert pianist whose offerings are l feature of "Paramount III additioll to her lIlork as cOlllilwity favorite Pacific on Parade," a CBS noonday broadcast, editor, Madolllla Todd cOllducts A Coast chail, soprallo. can phy over 350 classical selections "Meefillg tbe Folks"-illtimate i>lter without aid of printed music, views witb radio stars over the NBC Pacific Coast chaill eacb 1II0mi>lg. Morton DO"'ney, ,,·ho sings o,'er W ABC from the Club Delmonico, is remembered as the young man ,,·ho sang ,,·ith Pa ul \\7hiteman's Or,hestr., some ten years ago. CJ7Jadonna Phil Cook is appearing ""cJsionally on other ;\fBC programs as l guest 70dd artist since he ceased being the Quaker anrJ]odii' 1\Ian morning.. The entertainer now has to "'rit<' and play all the parts in only one broadc.lSt e.a-h wcck·JJY. Percy Hemus. known for his roles TENACITY of purpose has marked the career of Marion Mc in The Jameses: is preparing t,,·o ne,,' A Afee, lyric soprano, who joined the artists' staff of the Colum lll.lnuscripts since that progr.1nl' ,,"cnt bia Broadcasting System after several rears of concert and opera off the air, work here and abroad. Although born in Quincy, III., Miss McAfee looks upon Chicago as her home town, hH'ing lived there most of her life. At school UThe tru,,· \·31u(' of hone 5(ns(':" and Northwestern Uni,'ersity she studied singing unJer Mrs. Florence says the Loui"'ilie T;mf'S, "i. sho"'n Magnus. She Idt college in her Sophomore Y"lr, finJing it neas h)' th,' fact th.lt the h,'rSl! ,,'J, airaiJ sary .to be self-supporting. For four }"Cars Miss l\kAf« de" oted of the automobil,' during the peri"J herself to business during the Jay and music at night, but, once in which the peJcHri.lI1 l.\UghcJ at hunched on a musical carccr, she dropped evcrything c!.e. ito" During her first scason she tour"d the ~Iidwe>t, filling six ty en glgements. Early in 1926 sh,' ,,'ent to Paris. European clchet came with her appearance as 1 soloist with thc Orchcstu Phill13rmonique in Paris. Mi ss McAfee ncxt went to London for " scries of concerts witb Cyril Scott. She W1S engageJ for six performances wit h the Royal Opera, Co"ent Garden, w Page 22 WHAT'S ON THE AIR February CHAIN PROGRAMS February TUESDAY 3, 10, 17, 24 3, 10, 17, 24 TUESDAY Red symbols denote NBC: black ALA.-MO. symbols denote CBS NEB.-WIS. (·Part Time) Program by 15·mlnute periods Program by 15·minute periods ( ·Part Time) EASTERN TIME 8 15 130 45 9 15 30 45 E. S, T, 8 to 9 P. M. 8 115 130 45 9 115 130 45 EASTERN TIME C, S, T, CENTRAL TIME 7 15 30 145 8 15 30 45 7 to 8 P. M. 7 15 30 45 8 15 30 451 CENTRAL TIME 690TORONTO CKGW X X 0 0 M9 M9 M9 M9 . 0 Rhythm Choristers 0 o M7 M7 KFAB LINCOLN 770 Freddie Rich and his orches· 960 TORONTO CFRE W MIM M T M310 0 tra. 0 O l E) E)6) 6) 0 10 "'WOW OMAHA 590 1140 BIRM'GH"M *W API I E) Kaltenborn Edits the News 0 0 V V V V 00 WPG ATL'TIC CITY 1100 930 BIRM'GH"M WBRC o 0 M51M5 M3 M310 0 I 1 I I ~OR NEWARK 710 M M I E) E) €) Premier Salad Dressers E)E) 1040 HOT SP'GS *KIHS Orthestra; Freddie Rich, 0 0 I 100 ~BEN BUFFALO 900 direetor; Al Llewelyn and ~ WGR. BUFFALO 5SO 1390 UrLE R'CK "KLRA 0 \ 01 llmd Brown. 0 101E)1 00 I 830 DENVER KOA 0~1 6 1 E) 6)6) 0 a I I€) 0 0 ·WKBW BUFFALO 1480 o Blackstone Plantation I 560 DENVER KLZ M61M6 M516) XIX M6 M8 ]l[usical program with Julia 0 ; 0 1E) 1€) 0 10 10 0 WABC NEW YORK 860 1060HARTFORD "WTIC San d e r son and Frank 0 0 E) E) €) 6)10 0 WEAF NEW YORK 660 ~_ I Crumit. 1330HARTFORD WDRC 0 O--'-l E) aal 0 0 0 0 0 10 €)I €)I €> €> WJZ NEW YORK 760 €f 6) Florsheim Frolic 630 WASH"GT"N WMAL 0 E) a 0 Coon·Sanders Dance Orches 0 0 M6 0 €) €) €> 0 WHAM ROCH'T~ -~ f-~- al0 ha. 950 WASH'GT"N WRC 0 0 E) E) 6) 6)0 a 0 0 ·WHEC ROCH'TER 1440 620 c learwater WFU St,Peterab'g WSUN 0 0 E)I E) €) €) X X o Allied Quality Pai~t Group 0 0 E) E) 0 0 WGY SCHEN'D'Y 790 Featuring Paul iYhiteman. 900 JAC KS' NV'E WJAX X X E) E) €) 6) M6 M6 E) €) 0 0 0 0 ·WFBL SYRACUSE 1360 1300 MIAM! B. WlOD VM TI @ @ €) €)IM5 M5 o Moon Magic €) M61M610 WBT CHARLOTTE 10811 Paula Hernrninghaus, con 0 O l E) 0 560 MIAMI WQAM €) I tralto: instrumental trio, 0 0 6) 6) WPTF RALEIGH 680 740 ATLA NTA WSB X X @ @ ~ ~ o Aunt Lulu's Adventures 0 0 X X M M M M WWNC ASHEVILLE 570 10ZO CHICAGO KYW 0 0 M 0 M6 M6 M M6 Humorous ski . M IM E) €) 0 0 0 0 WDAY FARGO 940 770 CHICAGO "WBBM I a a XIX !l£ 0 O l E) €) 0 0 10 0 WADC AKRON IlZO 870 CHI. WENR-WLS 0 0 M9 M9 M M €) 0 E, S, T. 9 to 10 P. M. X X E) €) 000 0 WKRC CINCI NNATI 550 no CHICAGO WGN E) E) G) G) C, S. T. 8 to 9 P. M. 0 0 1MI M VI V V V WLW CINCINNATI 700 560 CHICAGO "WIBO 0 0 0 a 6) McKesson Musical 0 0 1E) 1@ 6)16)10 10 WSAI CINCINNATI 1330 670 CHICAGO WMAQ X X I E) €) X X 00 Magazine X X E) €) 0 10 / 0 10 WHK CLEVEL'D 1390 1160 fT. W'YNE"WOWO I af€) Concert orchestra; director, 6)16) 0 0 WTAM CLEVEL'D 1070 a ~+0l0 Frederick Fradkin; g u est IZ30 IND'P'L1S "WFBM I . I_E)I aTa 0 10- artist , 0 0 X X I WAIU COL UMB'S 640 IZ60 C'NCIL BL'FS KOIL OIOIE)I6) a a l 0 10 o Happy Wonder Bakers 0 0 E) €) 0 10 0 0 WSPD TOLEDO 1340 :Male trio i singing violins; ~:.O J,~~. WOC"WHO ~o l \ ~ ~ I e l e orchestra direction, Frank M61M6 X X X I X X M9 WKBN YO'NGST'N 570 600 WATERLOO WMT 0 0 10 10 Black. 0 10 M5 €) 0 0 1010 KFJF oKLA CITY 1480 IZZO LAWRENCE*WREN 0 0 0 16 €) €)I €>I 0 €) Household Evening @I E) 6) €)I O I O WKY OKLHITY 900 580 TOPEKA *WlBW M M T I T T I T X X Program M M6 E)I E) xXl e l 0 KVOO TULSA 1140 Large symphony orchestra: 1300 WICHITA *KFH X X direction; Adolphe Dumont: M6 M6 M7 M7 WHP HARRISB'G 1430 0 0 0 0 10 0 guest artists. I 1490COVINGTON*WCKY I M2 M9 €) 0 00 a V VI VI V V JWLBW OIL CITY IZ60 8Z0 LOUISVILLE WHAS @ @ €> Death Valley Days JWCAU PHILAD. 1170 ~ ~ I I Dl'amatic sketch with Vir· 0 101E)1€) 000 0 IZ50 N, ORL'NS WDSU €) ginia Gardner, William Shel· ~WFAN-WIP PHIL.610 M M M7 T 'M9 1 ~ 1 0 ley, Jack !-fcBride; John M9 M9 M91M9 ~ !. Ol M31 V IlZO N, ORL'NS WSMB @ @ €) "'hite, novelty vocalist; or' *WLIT·WFI PHIL 560 ~ 1 0 ~ I chestra. 0 10 1all'} ~I ~ e l e 6Z0 BANGOR WLBZ I I I 0 10 1 P O G) G)J 0 10 ~DKA P1TTSB'GH 980 -O E)I E) o Henry-George 9CO PORTLAND WCSH ~ €)1€)l e e Events in the lives of two o l o l a l a X x l e l 0 ~CAE PITTSB'GH 1ZZ~ transcontinental travelers, JW JAS P1TTSB'GH IZ90 i060 BALTiMORE"WBAL ~ 0 M5 "l'i ~~!-{;)~ and also "Pete" and his or· 0 10 1E) €) 0 , OJ 0 10 600 BALTIMORE WCAO 0 0 E)€) chestra. 0 10 !ai6 oTof010 WEAN PROVID'NCE 7811 990 SPRINGFIELD WBZ 0 0 x 9 ~~~ I ~ o The Philco Symphony -oroiarEf ~r€jfere WJAR PROVID'NCE 890 590 BOSTON WEEI t9 U M9 M9 Concert OOMM V MI0L0 WDOD C~ATTA. IZ80 ~ Ell ~ e Howard Barlow, director. IZ30 BOSTON WNAC 0 0 E)€) o f oi010 ~ 1 01@ 1 @ 6) 1 ~ 1 L WMC MEMPHIS 780 IZOO WORCEST RWORC 0 0 E) IM5 M8jM8!M3!M3 Ol O 10 10 ·WREC MEMPHIS 600 TUESDAY-DA YTIME I 58~ WORCESTERWTAG 0 0 @I @ €) ·WLAC NASHV'LE 1470 ~~~a A. & P. Program, 9 :45 A. M., over oTo 10 10 1410 BAY CITY WBCM M3 M3 M3 M9 M91M9 1M6 1M6 \\,EAF and associates. (Daily.) 0 10 1@ fJ 6) €) I WSM NASHV'LE 650 IZ40 DETROIT WXYZ X X E) €) 00010 Your Child, 11 A. 111., over WEAF I 00 ·KRLD DALLAS 1040 and associates. WFAA Dah.. 800 750 DETROIT WJR 0 0 LI I 0 10 1@l fJ X X e l 0 WBAP Ft. Worth 800 t} t} Edna Wallace Hopper, 2: 30 P. 111., 9Z0 DETROIT WWJ t9 0 - I 10 1-0- 0\' ''' 'YE .. \ 1". -L 1t} 1t} ~ . ~e l e KPRC HOUSTON 9Z0 810 MINNEAP WCCO 0 0 E) €) O rO I-0 i 0 M31M3' E) I €) - o ~ 0 , 0 1 0 ·KTSA S. A'NTONIO IZ90 I460ST.PAUL KSTP X X t} t} M M e l e KEY TO LOCAL PROGRAMS 0 1 0 1 ~ 6)T~tX : 0 WOAI S. ANTONIQ 1190 @ €) N News S Sports ~WTAR IZ70 JACKSON WJDX X X a 6)1 I o EducationaJ T Dramatic 0 10 lM9 M9 R1R010 NORFOLK 7811 P Children's V Variety -X X @ fJ 1110 950·KAN, CITY KMBC 0 0 E) €) 0 0 00 feature W Comic ~ I ~ I OTO" WRVA RICHM'D 610 KAN, CITY WDAF U iOl-a l-a M6 M6 Co)IU R Religious X On the air M5[M51 VI V WDBJ ROANOKE 930 O OM5 1090 ST. LOUIS KMOX X I X E) €) MUSICAL °X IX [ @I @ IoWEBC SUPERIOR IZ90 010 0 10 M L Band M 6. Popular ~rIDTol--a 550 ST. LOUIS *KSD U I U I t} t} M 2. ClassicaJ M 7. Symphonic 0 10 !OWISN MIL W'KEE1IZO ~~ I ~e M 3. Dance M 8. Organ 1350 SUO; KWK 6 : mj - 0 M 4. Religious M 9. Semi, classlcal 6)r 91--a e WTMJ MILW'KEE 6Z0 ~ 0 1 X M 6. Novelty M Variety x l x l I w WHAT'S OX THE A lIt Page 23 ER~O~ "BUD" GRAY, former V Boston radio entcrt3iner, acts as master of ceremonies for "Paramount on Parade," ,,'hich is broadc.st over NBC broadcasts "The Station W' ABC, Mondays, Wednesd.ys Trial of Viviel/lle Ware" and Fridays at 12 noon. Although -0 tt der trial" serial. 11l1lr Groy is comparati,'e1y unkno,,'n to Left to rigbt: (seated) New York radio audiences, he is pop George Gar don Battle, ular with Boston dial-t,,'isters for the Blythe Daly, Rosamolld daily broadcasts he conducted for sev Pi/lchot, Jolm Golde,,; (stall ding) Robert Bur eral years from the stages of various theatres. uParamount on Parade" is ton, Kate McC01llb, Jack Cmmel/y, Dallas Welford, broadcast direct from the organ stu Jack McBryde, Matty dios of the Paramount Theatre Build KeC/le, John McGovem, ing in Xew York City, and has as its Joseph Grallby, Kelllleth regular artists Hans Hanke, concert Ellis (author) alld Jack pianist, and Fred Feibel, organist. Camey. From time to time prominent stage and screen players appear on this pro gram, which is already a favorite with noonday listeners. Cookie, t he Sunshine Girl, who makes her bow over KFWB, has the distinction of being the first girl to broadcast from Los Angeles some eight }'ears ago. On that occasion she sang "Are You Playing Fair," from the Kinema Theatre. Her rich. resonant voice and incomparable diction, un usual to find in a "crooner," led her East, and she made a considerable name for herself in radio circles. tak ing her place very soon on the XBC roster of star entertainers. She was a member of ~Iaj. Edward Bo,,'e's Capitol Theatre Family, one of the fe'" radio personalities to be accorded that opportunit}·, and also belonged to Roxy's Gang. ,"~ Undoubtedly, a reaSon for the ",ide and grO"'ing popularity of "Hank Simmons' Showboat" is th.t the great American citizen is an aCCurate judse of masterful acting. The " Showboat" cast takes pride in the theatrical ac complishments of its members. For ex ample, J.mes F. Ayres, ,,·ho portrays "hcJ\'ies," hJS phred in rcrcrtoir~ The BROX S1STERS are ,,·ith the late Richard ~lansficld. and close bar mOllY specialists 10llg was Cast in a number of first-class kllown to "talkie" fails alld productions of a fe,,' reus back. followers of Ziegfrld shollJs. Sillce tbey /i rst appeared over radio as gllest artists all tbe Flriscbmall1l HOllr, tbey bave Oddities of speech and semi-non benl "op"lar witb tbe radio sensical Olelodie. punctuate [he ne,,' Q"Jie1lce. Left to rigbt: morning progranl of ent ,.:;;," HE son of a world-famous Ital ia n composer, Giuseppe di Bene T detto, lyric tenor heard in National Broll.kasting Compan}' pro Morton Dow ne}", tenor. and Jack grams, bas become equally famous through the medium of radio. Petti, orchestra, heard fronl the Club H e was the first opera singer to sec the possibilities oi opaa "on tbe Delmonico e"efl' Thu"d,,' at mid lir." nij:ht, E. S. T.,· 0'.... CBS, will ha,',' Di Benedetto v.. as born in Italy. By the time he WlS seven rcars t,,·o additional brold.:.lSts ,,·eckly. Be old he w as studying music under his f.thers guidlna. At eight he sides the current Thursday program. WaS a soloist in church oratorios. Later he studied law at the Uni these PllPular cnt w Page 24 WHAT'S ON THE AIR February CHAIN PROGRAMS February TUESDAY 3, 10, 17, 24 3, 10, 17, 24 TUESDAY Red symbolS' denote NBC; black ALA.-MO. symbols denote CBS NEB.-WIS. (-P.l't Time) Program by 15-minute periods Program by IS-minute periods (·P.rt Time) EASTERN TIME 10 15 30 45 11 15 30 45 E. S. T. 10 to 11 P. M. 10 15 30 45 11 15 30 45 EASTERN TIME I C. S. T. 9 to 10 P. M. CENTRAL TIME 9 15 30 45 10 15 30 45 9 15 30 45 10 15 30 45 CENTRAL TIME 690 TORONTO CKG~ M9 M9 X X €l El ~ M3 o The Gypsy Trail o e M6 e KFAB LINCOLN m Emery Delltsch and his br 960 TORONTO CFRI 0 0 a a NE) 0 0 chestra. XX 10 1e ·WOW OMAHA m 1140 BIRM'GH'M *WAP ~ €f61 a o M31W M9 a Paramount Publix Radio T Toe WPG ATL'TICCITY 1l0~ 930 BIRM'GH'M WBR( XXaa M M X X Playhouse' I WOR NEWARK m Screen stars as guest artists; 104G HOT SP'GS *KrH~ I I I € M3 M3 M3 orchestra. e e e e WBEN BUFFALO 900 1390 LIT'LE R'CK *KLIU o l a E) E) 0 0 E) E) 0 e ·WGR. BUFFALO 55~ 0 a o Graybar's-Mr. and Mrs. 830 DENVER KO~ El €l ~ a € M9 e 0 "Joe and Vi." o 0 al a ~WKBW BUFFALO 14811 560 DENVER KIl E) -0 0 a a E) e 0 e WABC NEW YORK 860 0 0 a a E)10 10 a B. A. Rolfe and His 1060HARTFORD *WTIl Lucky Strike Orchestra a a a a E) l E)O e WEAF NEW 'ORK66~ 1330 HARTFOR 0 WDR( 0 0 a a E) E) 0 0 Dance music. o 0 0 X e a l e e WJl NEW'ORK76~ 630 WASH'GT'N WMAI 0 0 a a M3 M3 0 0 o Westinghouse Pioneers o 0 10 X WHAM ROCH'TER IIS~ Symphony orchestra; direc 950 WASH'GT'N WR( EJ a ~ a €lEl _~O tor, Zoel Parenteau and T. o 0 a I a E) E) 0 e -WHEC ROCH'TER 144! 620 s'tl. p"e~,:;.~,rg ~l/JA J. Vastine. NBC, from X X WGY SCHEN'D" 79~ ~ ~ ~ a M3 M3 M3'M3 Pittsburgh. I 900 JACKS'NV'E wID €l ~ ~ a M I I a a -WFBL SYRACUSE 1m Palmolive Program o a a 1-E)::::+E)=+-:::o4-:::::-h';;;r=-=-1C-HA-RL-OT-TE-IO-8(1 1300 MIAMI B. WIOD M3 M M M o e WB ~ ~~ a l¥ 560 MIAMI WQAM aa I WPTF RALEIGH 68l 740 ATLANTA WSB €l ~ ~ a f1l ~ E. S. T. 11 to 12 P. M. o 0 a a E) E) 0 0 WWNC ASHEVIllE570 10ZO CHICAGO KYW €l ~ M6 M6 SN M M3 M3 C. S, T. 10 to 11 P. M. x 0 a a 1 WDAY fARGO 940 770 CHICAGO "'WBBM 0 M a a I E) Paul Tremaine and His o 0 a a E) E) 0 e WADC AKRON 13Z! 870 CHI. WENR- WLS M9 M9 M9 M9 f1l M W M Orchestra o 0 a a E) E) 0 0 WKRC CINONNATl5S1 7Z0 CHICAGO WGN I I Dance music from New York. T T 5 M3 M MI M M WLW CINCINNATI 700 560 CHICAGO "'WIBO aa~ a I o Mickey Alpert and His a a °a a E)I e I WSAI CINONNATI 133! 670 CHICAGO WMAQ XXM M €l MIVW M3 Orchestra X X a a M3 M3 M3 M3 WHK CL~VEL'D 139! Dance music from Boston. 160 FT. W'YNE*WOW~ I I a a a a I a a 0 e flAM CLEVU'D 1070 IZ30 IND'P'US *WFBM E) Duke Ellington and His 1 • WAIU COLUMB'S 64~ o afEi E)1E)10 0 Cotton Club Orchestra Z60 C'NCIL BL'FS KOII 00 a l a 01 0 0 0 NBC, from New York. 0 10 a a E) E) 0 0 WSPD TOLEDO 134~ 1000 0 ••. WOC*WH~ o X a l a E) E) I 0 0 -WKBN YO'NGSTN 57~ Dee M'nes ~ EJ ~ a jl €l e 0 e Vincent Lopez and His 600 WATERLOO WM "I o o l a l a E) E) 0 0 Hotel St. Regis Orchestra o 0 a a E) E) 0 0 KFJF OKUCITY14811 zzo LAWRENCE*WW (gj NBC, from New York; dance a a a a Q 1 1 WKY OKLA.CITY 901 Q Q 0 0 X M51 e music. . 580 TOPEKA "WIBW 01 Tla a I I 1 'KVOO TULSA 1141 e Slumber Music 1300 WICHITA *KFH 00a a E) E) 00 String ensemble; director, _~J..o. a a E)~E) 0 e -WHP HARRISB'G 1430 1490COVINGTON·WCK~ Q Q M61M9 Ludwig Laurier. 0To VI V E) E) 0 0 IVLBW OIL CITY IZ60 8Z0 LOUISVILLE W~ Q ef~ a (! ~ I Q Pepsodent Program efol a l e E) E) I .WCAU PHILAD.1I70 IZ50 N. ORL'NS WDSl M6 M6 al a M6 M6 M6 M6 Amos 'n' Andy. V 0 M3 M3 M3 M3 0 0 -WFAN·WIP rHIL61a 13Z0 N. ORL'NS WSME Q € £ a (! a l a a l a E) E) I O e -WLIT-WFI PHIL 560 6Z0 BANGOR WLB1 I a a TUESDAY-DAYTIME o 0 0 X N e M61M6 KDKA PITTSB'GH 980 U. S. Service Band, 10 A. M., 910 PORTLAND WCSIl a 1 WEAF. a a a a M3 WCAE PITTSB'GH IZZO 1060 BALTIMORE*WBAI M6 M3 M3 M3 M3 Josephine B. Gibson-Food Talk. J~~ !-o_a a WJAS PITTSB'GH IZ90 ~~~ 10:45 A. M., Tuesday a,nd Fri· E) day. WJZ, WBZ, WHAM, o 0 1a a E) E)IO 0 WEAN PROVID'NCE 78! 600 BALTIMORE WCMl 0 oa a E) 0 0 WCKY, KDKA, KWK, WSM, 990 SPRINGFIELD WB2 WMC, WSB, WAPI, WSMB, a l ~l a a WJAR PROVID'NC[89( €l Q M M 0 l M3 M3 \\' R E N, K S T P, WEB C, 590 BOSTON WEE! WRVA, WIBO, WIOD, KTHS, €jl 0 a E) E) 0 0 WDOD CHATTA. IZ8l EJ a ~ a gg N KYOO, WBAP, KPRC, WOAI, rEi! IZ30 BOSTON WNA( KFAB, WKY, WTMJ, WHAS, €f0Fa1-a Q WMC MEMPHIS 78! 010 a a E)l E) 0 0 WPTF. IZOO WORCEST RWOR( O'Cedar Time, 10:30 A. M. WABC, a I a E) E) 0 0 -WREC MEMPHIS 600 010 M3 M3 E) [ E) I 0 10 W2XE, WEAN, WNAC, WCAU, I---+-+ 580 WORCESTERWTAC a~ a a NI I W3XAU, WCAO, WMAL, o a 1a -WUC NASHV'LE 14~ W J A~ ... W L B W, VI' F B L, 1410 BAY CITY WBCM M610 W K B YV , WAD C, W H K, o 0 a l a Q e WSM NASHV'LE 65~ a a I E) I E) I O ! 0 WKRC, WOW 0 , WBBM, IZ40 DETROIT WXYi 0 a l a E) IM3 M3 KMOX, KOIL, KMBC, WISN, 0 10 a a 1 -KRLD DALLAS 1040 ~ W CC9, WBCM, WSPD, WGST, XI X r.'Ii. WFAA b.iI.. ~'" 750 DETROIT WB Q WLA", WDSU, KRLD, KLRA, r.:.~ 1r.:.~ 1 '"' ~BAP Ft. Worth 80 €l ~ ~ KFJF, KTSA, WXYZ, KTRH, 9Z0 DETROIT WW E) ~ EJ a €l g WPG, WBT. o 0 X X Q I [(PRC HOUSTON 9Z0 ·KTSAs. ANTONIO 1Z90 810 MINNEAP wccc 0 10 ~ f--;;~ E)IOI O 00aa 1460 Sf. PAUL KSTf M M ; ~' eo KEY TO LOCAL PROGRAMS o 0 a a QIM 6 1M 6 WOAI S. ANTONIO 119! ~ ' € ~ N News S Sports IZ70 JACKSON WJm _€l ~ e 0 o Educational T Dramatic o 0 a a E)J E) 0 10 -WTAR NORFOLK 780 - E) P ChUdren's V Variety 950 UN, CITY KMB( 0tOl ~ ~ ~ 0 0 feature W Comic o 0 a a M-jjM31M3 M3 WRVA RICHM'D Ill~ R Religio~s X On the air 610 UN .. CITY WDAI MWX ~ a €l €l e '0 0 101 a a E) E) 0 0 WDBJ ROANOKE 93! 1090 ST. LOUIS KMm E) M3 M3 MUSICAL 0 1~ a_ a _ ~~ -WEB"C SUPERIOR IZ90 ~- '-"'.. M 1. Band M 6. Popular ~~ M 2. Classical M 7. Symphonic 0 10le.La E) E) 0 10 'WISN r,1ILW'KEEIIZO 5SO ST. LOUIS *KSE 1-~ - ~ a g e 0 M 3. Dance M 8. Organ (ll M 4. Religious M 9. Semi-classical 0 10 1ala Q e WTMJ MILW'KEE 6Z0 1350 ST. LOUIS KWJ ~~@ x T M3 e M 5. Novelty M Variety www.americanradiobistonf-com,~ ______...... _____-"", ,,, WIIA'l"S OX '1'111<; AlI: Page 2'; Audience mail received by NBC's New York audience mail department has increased nearly 100 per cent'. during 1930. A sun'ey reveals that t here has developed a strong demand for the better type of music, special C\'ents and drama, particularly of the 30.3 -LSN, Buenos Aires, Arg., 6 P. M.- I0 P . M. HORT-WAVE fans in the U. S. A. will serial type. Jazz, in general, either is 30.6 -GBW, Rugby, England, 5 P. M.-I0 P. M. fosing favor or the jazz fans do not S have to become linguists if they are to 30.SS-NRH, Her w Page 26 WHAT'S ON · THE AIR February CHAIN PROGRAMS February WEDNESDAY 4_, 11, 18, 25 4, 11, 18, 25 WEDNESDAY Red symbols denote NBC; black ALA.-MO. P b 15 . t . d symbols denote CBS NEB.-WIS. (-Part Time) I rogram y ·mlnu e peno s Program by 15·minute periods (*Part Time) EASTERN TIME 6 115 130 451 7 115 130 145 E. S. T. 6 to 7 P. M. ti 15 130 45 7 15 130 45 EASTERN TIME CENTRAL TIME 5 15 30 45 6 15 30 45 C. S. T. 5 to 6 P. M. 5 15 30 45 6 15 30 45 CENTRAL TIME 690 TORONTO CKGW 00 M9 M9 (; M9 M9 M9 o Black and Gold Room 10 0 X N F KF AB LI NCOLN 770 960 TORONTO CFRB M ia 0 0 0 MIC) W Orchestra N PM a M2 M3 M3 0 ' *WOW OMAHA 590 Ludwig Laurier, director. 1140 BIRM'GH'M ·WAPI I I I WPG ATLTIC CITY 1100 930 BIRM'GH'M WBRC x eC) a Uncle Abe and David WOR NEWARK 710 0 a 0 0 0 Rural sketch with Phillips I 1040 HOT SP'GS *KTH~ 10 lM9 LO"d and Arthur Allen. a 9 0 6) WBEN BUFFALO 90( 1390 LInE R'CK *KLRA oa 0 0 e Raising Junior I C) _ ·WGR. BUFFALO 55f KOA 0 I e~ ~ Domestic skit with Aline *WKBW BUFFALO U8( 830 DENVER CDI0 1 X INO 01 0 ~ Berry and Peter Dixon; 0 0 560 DENVER ~U 0 alMlo WIWIMI0 dance music. o ' ala 0 0 0 C)10 WARC NEW YORK 86! 1060 HARTFORD *WTI( 1 I M51M5 1M9 1M9 o Dance Music O IO IO la 9 0 0 10 WEAF NEW YORK66( 1330 HARTFORD WDR( A B C D E F WJZ . NEW YORK 7~ 0 a 10 0 e lc)0 A Gloria Gay's Affairs e0 630 WASH'GT'N WMAL O la la lo 0 XIMI0 N M3 1M3 : B c, M71M6 M6 WHAM ROCH'TER JIS( 950 WASH'UN WR( o l o lo la c XI 0 10 8 Literary Digest Topics in I 0 C) 0 ·WHEC ROCH'TER l44f 620 ~ l.arwater . '!J!.~ Brief St.Peterab'g WSUN NI X X B CJ M9 VI O Lowell Thomas. I I a I I 6) WGY SCHEN'D'Y 790 900 JACKS' NV'E WJAX PIM M B q M IM3 1M3 C) X ·WFBL SYRACUSE 1360 o Bill Schudt's Going to oa 0 1300 MIAMIB. WIOD 0 0 lM9 B C M61 ElM Press X Xlalo N 01C)10 WBT I CHARLOTTE 1080 560 MIAMI WQAM Talk by prominent news· C WPTF RALEIGH 680 paper man. I I I B 740 ATLA NTA WSB la I o ;a a 0 0 eC) 0 WWNC ASHEVILLE570 Dance Music 10ZO CHICAGO KYW M2 M21 PI P PIM M3 M3 a OOX 0 X eC) 0 WDAY FARGO 9'40 770 CHICAGO *WBBM 0 0 M8 0 MM C) I 9 My Bookhouse Story-time o la lM N M6 M61(DI X WADC AKRON 13Z0 870 CHI. WENR-WLS PI P M a M I O X IW o Tony's Scrap-book M81 XIMIM 0 eC) 0 WKRC CINCINNATI 550 F 7Z0 CHICAGO WGN I I l¥ V M3 WI B C MI E WLW CINCINNATI 700 560 CHICAGO *WIBO EI F a 0 0 WSAI CINCINNATI 1330 E. S. T. 670 CHICAGO WMAQ P P9 0 M M XI0 7 to 8 P. M. X MI 9X M81M8 C) 0 WHK CLEVEL'D 1390 C. S. T. 6 to 7 P. M. 1160 FT. W'YNE*WOWO 0 10 xla 10 WTAM CLEVEL'D 107f IZ30 IND'P'US *WFBM eC)10 o Morton Downey M9 0el C) WAIU COLUMB'S 640 I Tenor with Freddie Rich's o a l 0 0 IZ60 C'NCIL BL'FS KOIL M8 M81 P M3 M9 M9IiD Mf orche stra. - VI OM M M61M61C) V WSPD TOLEDO 1340 ~:.o J,';.v~. WOC*WHO 0 0 0 a X 0 o Central Savings XNS X 0 'WKBN YO'NGST'N 570 600 WATERLOO WMl 0 Serenaders ola M7[ 0 01e (D KFJF oKLA CITY 148( o la Ie Harry Salter's orchestra with 0 IZZO LAWRENCE·WREN X X X NT M5 D EI F Sam Loyd, puzzle·maker. I I 0 WKY oKLA.CITY 90( 580 TOPEKA *WIBW P P X e N M9 e Musical Aviators P X XIX X M9 M9 M9 'KVOO TULSA 1I4( 1300 WICHITA *KFH X N X 0 I Orchestra 0lalM310 0e 'WHP HARRISB'G 143C Tom Truesdale, director. 1490COVINGTON*WCK1 0 0 0 lM3 q DI 0 a Vlo 0 1e l V N WLRW OIL CITY IZ60 C) Evangeline Adams 8Z0 LOUISVILLE WHAl! a I Astrologer. 0 a l 9 10 o e l C) 0 WCAU PHILAD. 1170 IZSO N.ORL'NS WDSl M6 M6 V M6 N M3 'WFAN-WIP PHIL6IO M6 C) IM o The Vagabonds 0 a l 1M3 PI PIM31M3 J3Z0 N.ORL'NS WSMB I la I Emery Deutsch, director. NI O a 9 10 10 X 'WLIT -WFI PHIL 560 6Z0 BANGOR WLBZ I 9 Rodeheaver Sing X M6 M6 B CJ M51 E F KDKA PITTSB'GH 981 WCAE PITTSB'GH IZZ( 940 PORTLAND WCSH 0 0 a I I o Science 0 0 0 a 9 1M510 0 1060 BAL T1MORE*WBAL C)10 M6 B I I A talk. 0 0 e 0 WJAS PITTSB'GII IZ9( 600 BALTIMORE WCAO M3 M3 M5iM9 0 Te l C) 0 o Wm. S. Scull Co. Program I IC) WEAN PROVID'NCE 78( 990 SPRI NGFIELD WBZ 0 MIMI B CJ M61 E M o Back of the News in 0 10 oa WJAR PROVID'NCE891 Washington WDOD - CHATTA, IZ81 590 BOSTON WEEI M9 XN a M81M8 X X William Hard. o la 0 10 0 e l C) 0 IZ30 BOSTON WNAC M M3 M C) WMC MEMPHIS 78( MMIM 0 C The Pepsodent Program I I IZOO WORCEST RWORC M71M51M7 M5 0 1e M9 0 Amos 'n' Andy. oa I 1C) I 'WREC MEMPHIS 60( 580 WORCESTERWTAG 0 o O l a M31M3 M3 M3 D The Three Mustachios I I IC) 'WLAC NASHV'LE H7( 1410 BAY CITY WBCM X X M9 0 X le lM910 E Phil Cook, the Quaker G) 10 a I WSM NASHV'LE 65f IZ40 DETROIT WXYZ N M3 1M3 M3 0el C)10 Man 0 a 0 0 "KRLD DALLAS 104( WFAA DaUa. 801 7SO DETROIT WJR ----er r-TV F Smith Brothers Program M MI X X XI X M3 M3 WBAP Ft. Worth 80( Bprt Lown's Californians, KPRe • HOUSTON 9Z( 9Z0 DETROIT WW a 0 1 assisted by Trade and Mark. I I 810 MINNEAP WCCO 0 a 9 , X M3 M3 C) 10 o la l *KTSA s. ANTONIO IZ9( 1460 ST. PAUL KSn G) P ON ON M X TVi x - KEY TO LOCAL PROGRAMS RI N MMI ~ I M WOAI S. ANTONIO 1190 N News S Sports *WTAR NORFOLK 780 IZ70 JACKSON WJDX a f I o Educational T Dramatic NI N x le lC) 10 P Children's V Variety ~-l~ 1 950 KAN. CITY KMBl P P P T T T C) 10 feature WComic M61M6 M61 B q XIM71 0 - WRVA RICHM'D 1111 R Religious X air 610 KAN. CITY WDAf PI PI 0 a M2 M2 MT 0 On the o l ala,o 0 :e C) IM WDBJ ROANOKE 9JjJ 1090 ST. LOUIS KMOX 0 ' M6' 9 1W MUSICAL M61MGrM6 1a M71M7 EIM6 *WEBC SUPERIOR 1%90 M31M3 1C) 10 M 1. Band M 6. Popular M 2. Classical M 7. Symphonic *WISN MILW'KEEJIZO 550 ST. LOUIS _ *KS~ 0 1 0 1 0 1a X 0 X I0 M 3. Dance M 8. Organ 0 0e C) 10 1350 ST. LOUIS KWK M21 OIM I M M2 q I:J t- M 4. Religious M 9. Semi-classical a EI WTMJ MILW'KEE 6Z0 M 5. Novelty M Valiety I J w WHAT'S ON THE Alit Page 27 . ' A trying situation arose recently ",ith ,,·hich Georgia Backus, director of WABC's dramatic department, had .to cope. It required that she use her great fund of intelligence to make her "mob" in a radio drama sound unin telligible. These "extras" are paid three dollars a program, and on this occasion they gne OUt of words and became mute, when they should be . - mUllering. Miss Backus immediately tossed the daily new ~ to them, and in the studio one might han heard repe titions of "Coal· mine disaster," " Con gress debates issue"- but the mike condensed it all into the desired bab blel It seemS an Irishman, a Scotchman and J Jew "'ere hJving lunch. ~"'hen ther finished, the Irishman said; "Be jabbers! \\"ho'll pay th' check?" "Hoot, mon! I "'ill," says the Scotchman. \~ell, the next day the Irishman "'as reading his ne"'spaper and his ere lighted on this headline: "je"'ish ventriloquist found mur CHARLES FINAN (S 1/ooPJ dered ... atld PAUL WINKOPP (Peep) , jerry j o),ce, able violinist of KF\\"B, Delllol1 Dee-tec-tives 0/ NBC, are hea,.d Satllrday at 7;30 p. 111 ., E. S. T., O~'eT WEAF alld associates. Los Angeles, to put it mildly, has had s<'me harro"'ing experiences. He was HEY may eventually find out how high Peep are Charles Finan and Paul Winkopp, a a roung lad !i"ing in London during T is up, or who shot Billy Patterson, or couple of fun-loving young collegiates, who the "'ar, and remembers "i"idly the a"'ful air raids on the gren English where the light goes when it goes out. On didn't find Wall Street or theatrical troup metropolis. Later, during a "'orld the other hand, they are equally as apt to ing to their liking. Each also had tried his tour, he pia red "Robinson Crusoe" in burst into song before any mystery is dis hand at writing in \'arious fields before the a ship"'reck that ,,'as all tOO reJI. He started four night clubs in Shanghai cussed, but the result is always entertain microphone lured him, and Finan sandwiched (not Jjst'ng these among the " harro"" ment for the Snoop and Peep audience. in several months as a sailor. ing" experiences, ho,,"e,'e r). Arriycd in the States, he conducted orchestrJs Snoop and Peep are a couple of burlesque Finan and Winkopp visited the NBC stu in Yello"'stone Park Jnd in Pasadena. detectives who parade their interpretations dios in the summer of 1930 with their idea of various noted incidents before an NBC of radio comedy. For a year they had tried microphone each week. To date, among to evolve something they thought might other famous cases, they have solved the click on Broadway or in the movies without ' 'I'''e gotta heJr rou, somehow! " is the kind of "'ord thJt comes to ~Ia mystery of the "Missing Galstone Crown,'" hitting on anything suit.lble to them. Snoop donnJ Todd, of the XBC "~Ieet the "The Shooting of Dan McGooz," and an and Peep, they thought, would be jus t t he Folks" progrJm. The gentiemJn fur swered the question, "\X1ho Stole Dardenel thing for radio listeners. So did NBC pro ther explained tiut th~ Jrri"JI of a train enrr morning dro"'ned Out la?" In the later case, Mohammed Moonlit gram builders, and they were put on the air. ~Iiss Todd's \'oi~e. "I hH'e a,ked the Bey played an important. role. So did radio listeners, w hose praise raised t he railroad comp.1OY if they would mo,'e Away from the microphone, Snoop and act to the pe.lk of popularity. their tra.:ks sO I .:ouid he.r rou, but so far ther ha\'en't done it. Xo\\', I wond"r if rou .:ould chJnge the hour of ) our progrJm." OR yurs Art KJssd )us Slri"en to perfect a brJnd of d~nsJpa F tion outstanding in hs originJlity Jnd scintillating strle. \\"ell, he suc,'eeded, for "KJ'scl's in th,' Air" "'.lS re.:endr added to the NationJI BroadcJSting CompJny's group of sustaining ie.lIures Did ~ ou know tiut announcers and Jnd picked one of the plums off tl,,' radio tree, the Shell Oil program. artists Jre forbidden c,'cn to touch Unlike many celebrities, Art is loath to talk about himself. He the micr""hol1<" in the CBS "udios? begJn li fe lS In orphJn Jnd IllS climbed the wcll·know-n l"dder Onl)' control cn~inc<'rs Jnd "r"du.:. through h is o,\'n \urd work and p,·rseveranc,·. ti"ln nH'11 lllJ" d" .. so. BC~JUH' thC\· Up until the war, Art carned his living lS a comm February CHAIN PROGRAMS February WEDNESDAY 4, 11, 18, 25 4, 11, 18, 25 WEDNESDAY Red symbols denote NBC; black ALA.-MO. symbols denote CBS NEB.-WIS. (·Part Time) Program by 15·minute periods Program by 15-minute periods (·Part Tint.) EASTERN TIME 8 / 15 / 30 45 9 / 15 / 30 / 45 E, S. T. 8 to 9 P. M. 8 115 30 / 45 9 15 30 45 EASTERN TIME CENTRAL TIME 7 15 30 45 8 15 30 45 C. S, T. 7 to SP. M. 7 15130 45 8 15 30 45 CENTRAIL TIME 690TORONTO CKG" M9 M919 19 10 0 10 10 o Listerine Program @ 1@99 KF AB LINCOLN 770 Bobbie Jones, golf chat. 960TORONTO CFRI M I 6>TO 0 M MIM31M3 o l fl l ~ l ~ 0 0 I ~ ~ *WOW OMAHA 590 a Radiotron Varieties 1140 BIRM'CH'M "W AP T "Bugs" Baer. master of cere· MMO 0 V V WPG AlL'TIC CITY 11 00 monies; Welcome Lewis, con 930 BIRM'CH'M WBR( a6>T T M3 M31M31M3 tralto; Sam Herman, xylo· WOR NEWARK 710 phonist; orchestra director, 1040 HOT SP'GS ·KTH.: I I I William Daly. o la l 6> 6> 0 0 10 0 WBEN BUFFALO 900 1390 LITLE R'CK "'KLIU 16>1010 0 0 I 6> Mobiloil Concert a 010 ·WGR. BUFFALO 5~ 830 DENVER KO~ Orchestra director, ·Nat. X ·WKBW BUFFALO 1480 O l fl ~ I ~ 0 0 0 10 Shilkret. X /0 10 560 DENVER KI1 WABC NEW YORK 860 M6/M6100 0 01MIM o The Yeast Foamers o 6> 10 10 01010 0 1060 HARTFOR D ·WTI( VI VI 0 10 Male quartet: orchestra WEAF NEW YORK66C O l fl ~ 1 6> director, Harry Kogen. . O l fl l ~ ~ 0 100 0 1330 HARTFORD WDR( 0 0 0 0 0 Q (;) A A WJZ NEW YORK 760 e Luden's Novelty Orchestra 0 0 a e 630 WASH'CT'N WMAI 0 6> 0 o · 0 0 Director, Alexander Kirilloff. m 0 €) 9 @ . w WH AT' S OX THE AlI: Page 29 A new edition of the Radio Follies. popular musical re,'ue "'hich clostd its first series Decembrr 19, ".i!I be inaugurated Over CBS during the "'«k of :\larch 8, This announcement comes from :\ I ilton Bio,,', presiden t of Bio .... & Company, and director of the progr>ms. "The second edition of the Radio Follies "'ill be biggrr and better ,h.n ever," :\Ir. Bio,,' s.id. "\~'e anticipate having many of the leading suge and screen stars as Our guests of honor, with. differen, stor holding fonh a' each "'eel-'s bro.d cast. The prt\'ious method of local sponsorship probably ".i11 be contin utd." T he R TI Hour, broadcJSt at eight o'clock Tuesd.y nights from KY\l.~ . Chicago, has pulled do"'n a " plum." ::-':0 less th.n Evans E. Plummer, f. mous feature " 'riter, S'),S th.t thi. hour of march tuneS by the RTI Or chestra, directed by Jules Hrrbu,·t3ux. and sung by the Chicago.ns male qUlrttt. "is stcond to no net'9.·ork pro ~r3m. ,. The quartet's roster embraces Stars of tb~ RaJiotroll Vari~ti~s bearJ ~lIery Wednrsday alld Satllrday at 8: 15 p. 111. , E. S. T., at'" Jo! " '" The ::-':.tion.1 Bro.d"stin..: Com p.ny's C.lifornia studio!. KGO. ar< proud of their contralto ,in!:er, ~Ir,. [ ... G run !: in~cr Atkinson. She "'a. recently enga!:ed for a con,ert in Piedmont. one at a "ri...... hi,h in .:I uded such noted .ni,t. a< C1ain' Du:\. :\Ii,ch. Elmln and \\~ .lter G..: sel king. F"ery mem!>« of F.allk \\'ine!=ar" Pcnn,,,I,,an,,n,. heard o,'cr CBS. " a ~ ..du~te of the L'ni"eni,,' oi P"nn ; yl ..ni.. Thc mu,i"ians' rlayed ''' gether ,ina their undcc!:radune da"" .nd h3\'e ador,ed .. their ",usi,.1 'ig ruture ;l fo:\trot 3rr.3n~cmc:nt of Pcnn'! stirrin~ football sons, "Fi,ht On. Pcnnsy I" ~nil. u It\h' \\'itr ki~~(s m!"· c"cr)" timc .,:,lmc 'into the hou~r!" T II"rI, 'r lOll!: yrars aflrr Ibr ar",isticr. all d ,'rl Ibrrr arr Iboll •• " ds of ' rt,·' . II ' ill ""'I"'J!' '''rollg/; ....\flection' .. 10 1/. '/;0111 1101 tllll Ibr COlllliry Ibr war is , 'rl o,u. Tbal facl b.s 1I0t b.·,·11 for.~ol h ll b.\ SloItiOIl ··~o. in'·c,ti!o!~tion:"' W' KRC, Gillchll/ali, all d rrglliarly racb lI'uk, for I/IOrr Iball six .Wol". ,b., .• ,.lioll b.s IlIrllr./ ,Is facililirs ol'rr 10 mr",brrs of Ibr A lllerica ll Lrgioll, .'0 Ibal Ibr IIIrll. Ibrir f.lllili.·s ""./ fri'· II.ls CO I//.I srlld (II lrrlailllllrlll all d mrssa.~rs of cbrer 10 Ibrir Ir" forlllllalr bIlJ,/irs ill Ibr [,o' Pi l<1l s. IItrr fl " IN/'r a gro"p of l'rlrrallS ali(I Ibrir kid.!irs Il'bo b.,'r bro.'!c.sl III.")' lilllrs a ll Il'rsr I'r o.~ r."/S . Rr(/'/ill .~ from Irfl 10 rigbl Ibry arr: R .lpb Gall, Irllor; f.",rs Li$!. bl fir 1.1. JIIII O,I/Urr ; fosrl'b .\\r"rr ublllidl, dirrcl or; Ellllrr Fisbrr, Irllor; Adri. Mrs ,.trscbllli.!l. Bo"'" W' r ;.~bl all.! SMrlr) .\(rurr ublll;,/I. A I/r '" srri" k llo'.·11 .s Ibr Vrlrr'/I/s' Ci,i.' fiollr. /I JS br.~I1;' a" ,.IIII'oIr, 4. frolll 10 In 11 •• 111.. orrr \\"KRG. www.americanradiohistorv.com Page 30 WIIAT'S ON TIlE AIR February CHAIN PROGRAMS February WEDNESDAY 4, II, 18, 25 4, II, 18, 25 WEDNESDAY Red symbols denote NBC; black ALA.-MO. symbols denote CBS NEB.-WIS. (·P.rt Time) Program by 15'minute periods Program by 16-111inute periods (·Part Time) EASTERN TIME 101 151 301 45 11 151 30 45 E. S. T. 10 to 11 P. M. 101 15 30 45 11 1 151 301 4 5 EASTERN TIME C. S. T. to 10 CENTRAL TIME 9 15 30145 101 15 130 45 9 P. M. 9 15 30 45 10 1 5 3 0 45 CENTRAL TIME 690 TORO NTO CKG\\ 00 M3 M3 ee a a o Script Act ED 10 T ie KFAB LINCOLN 770 960 TORONTO CFRI o l o l a a E)E) a a Direction, Ge'orgia Backus. 10-ro fi) 19 I ~ I ~ T T ·WOW OMAHA 590 1140 BIRM'CH'M ·WAP M21M21 a a TI 0 0 10 a Columbia Concerts 0 0 a ra E) E) a a WPG ATL'TlC CITY 1100 930 BIRM'CH'M WBR( ooa a E) E) a a Corporation Program WOR NEWARK 710 1040 HOT SP'CS *KTHS MMla la 0 0 10 0 o Palmolive Hour 10 10 rA I ~ WBEN BUFFALO 900 1390 LITLE R'CK *KW 010 a a E) E)la a See preceding schedule for E) E) a a WGR BUFFALO 550 description. 830 DENVER KOA 0 0 a a 0 0 10 10 0 0 ~WKBW BUFFALO 1480 560 DENVER KIl M M a a M6 M6 a a a 'Coca Cola Program 0 0 a f) E) E) ala WABC NEW YORK 860 Sports interview by Grant WEAF NEW YORK 660 1060 HARTFORD ·WTI( 0 0 a a MS MS M6 M6 land Rice ; strin~ orchestra; 10 10 Ie la ~ ~ ro 10 director, Leonard J'oy. 1330HARTFORD WDR( 010 a l a E) E) a a 1m 1m 1m x 19 19 19 19 fWJZ NEW YORK 760 630 WASH'crN WMAI 0 10 ala M3 M3 M3 M3 o Camel Pleasure Hour 1m 1m @ x WHAM ROCH'TER IlSO See preceding schedule page 950 WASH'crN WR( 0 0 a a E) E) 0 10 for description. 0 0 a a E) E) a a ·WHEC ROCH'TER 1440 620 _l.:learwater :~!.!aL:~ E) E) M3 M3 WGY SCH EN' 0 'Y 790 St.Petenb'g WSUN X X ON M9 o Palmolive Program 0 10 la a I ~ I ~ 900 JACKS' NV'E WJ'o 0 0 a a x x M I "WFBL SYRACUSE 1360 1300 MIAMf B. WIOD 0 0 a a M M MIM 51£ 0 0 a a x xx x WBT I CHARLOTTE 1080 560 MIAMI WQAM I I E. S. T. 11 to 12 P. M. I I I WPTF RALEICH 680 740 A'rLANTA WSB 0 0 a a 0 0 0 0 c. S. T. 10 to 11 P. M. 0 10 a a E)1E)lala WWNC ASHEVIUE570 10ZO CHICACO KYW SN M3 M3 M3 WDAY FARCO 940 0 0 a a 9 Vincent Lopez and St. o : olala I I 770 CHICACO ·WBBM 0 0 M M I Regis Orchestra 00 ala E)I E) MS' MS WADC AKRON 132~ 870 CHI. WENR-WLS W W W W 0 M WIM Dance music from New 010 a l a E)IE) aa ~KRC CINCINNATlS50 YOl'k. 7Z0 CHICACO WGN 0 10 1m 1m s v M3 M3 TI T WLW CINCINNAn 700 560 CHICACO "'W1BO I o Jack Albin and His Hotel 0 10 I WSAI CINCIN NAT! \330 Pennsylvania Orchestra aJa 670 CHICACO WMAQ M vw M3 TM TM TM TM E) E) aa WHK CLEVEL'D 1390 010 a a 0 Dance music from New 1160 FT. W'YNE*WOWO I a a I York. 0 10 la la [ ~ I rolo WTAM CLEVEL'D 1070 IZ30 IND'P'US *WFBM I a a E) E)la a e Slumber Music I I WAIU COLUMB'S 640 IZ60 CNaL BL'FS KOIL o O I X I X Oa,a String ensemble; director, ololala E)E) aa WSPD TOLEDO 1340 o Ludwig Laurier. ~.o.o J.~~. WOC"'WHO o l o l a a IE) 0 10 I a a E) E) I X I X 'WKBN YO'NCSTN 570 P,epsodent Program 600 WATERLOO WMI E) E)lala o 0 ola a E)I E)IM6IM6 KFJF OKLA CITY 1480 00 Amos 'n' Andy. IZZO LAWRENCE*WREN 0010 0 1x x e ia a m 1m €l Im WKY oKLHITY 900 580 TOPEKA *WIBW x l xlx x Xlxl x x o Camel Pleasure Hour 1m C!l 1C!l "KVOO TULSA 1140 Repeated for Western sta' 1300 WICHITA ·KFH E)IE) a a tions. I ·WHP HAR RISB'C 1430 1490COVINCTON*WCKY M31M3 X x I E) Guy Lombardo and His ~ I olala E)1E) l alo WLBW OIL CITY IZ60 Royal Canadians WCAU PHILAD. 1\70 8Z0 LOUISVILLE WHM 00 a a o 0 1 0 10 o 0 a l a E)E)aa IZ50 N. ORL'NS WDSU T T T T M61M6 M6 M6 Dance music, M3 M3 M3 M3 M3M3MSIMS "WFAN·WIP PHIL6IO \3Z0 N. ORL'NS WSMB 0 10 a a 0 0 0 10 a Musical Aviators l o l o la le ~ ~ xx ·WLIT·WFI PHIL. 560 6Z0 BANCOR WLBZ Orch·estra 10 10 1 v I V Nle l9 19 KDKA PlTTSB'CH 980 I Tom Truesdale, director. 940PORTLAND WCSH o o l a a 10 10 l a Ie I ~ I ~ X I X WCAE PITTSB'CH IZZO 1060 BALTIMORE*WBAl I I I 0 0 a a I WJAS PlTTSB'CH IZ90 600 BALTIMORE WCAO o l oa a E) E) School of the Air, 2 :30 P . M., E . 0 0 a a E)]E)l ala WEAN PROVID'NCE 780 S . T . Monday-American his· 990 SPRINCFIELD WBZ 0 10 1M6'M6 0 M's MS M6 torv dramatizations, alternate· I ] I JWJAR PROVID'NCE 890 ~ ly 'for fifth and sixt h grades 590 BOSTON WEEI o l o l a l a x MS I and high school. Tuesday 00 ala E) E) ala ~DOD CHATTA. IZ80 Music appreciation for Junior IZ30 BOSTON WNAt o l olal a E)E) aa and Senior high gchool. Wed Im lm lm lm WMC MEMPHIS 780 nesday- Literature dramatiza I:I!II:I I'I'WREC MEMPHIS 600 IZOO WORCEST RWOR( o l ola a E)IE) aa tions alternately for fifth and I 1 I E)E)laa sixth grad es and high school. ~WLAC NASHV'LE 1470 580 WORCESTERWTAC 0 0 a a NI I I Thursday- St<>ry.telling and olola a I music appreciation f<>r the NASHV'LE 650 1410 BAY CITY WBCM X X X X X xx X first. second and third grades. o o le la m I(;} 1m 1C!l WSM Friday-Current events, fif KRLD DALLAS 1040 U40 DETROIT WXYZ 0 0 a a E) E)a a teen minutes for fifth and I sixth gr8 www.americanradiobisiorv.com W II A 'I' ' S O X T II E A I H Page 31 "r tried 'e3\t, Doc. but it didn't do me .ny good," complained the chronic growler. " Well, then t ry West," sn.pped the weary Doc. Fletcher Henderson , whose orches tra is heard over C BS 6everal times 7l1rf.6dna weekly, is the recipient of • f.n let ter from the town of Fletcher. Hen Woolman derson Co., S. C. Fletcher (th.t is. the orchestra le.der) should take (!hafe this matter to Einstein to get the "Iol\pdo~·nn on its ...rebt ivit),. : n :.<: . ' /," Al though both h.ve en joyed strik .' in ~ly similar careers, both h.il from Chic.!;o. .nd they h.d known each otl,er for • yeJr, it did not "d''''n Editor-il/-cbie/ 0/ "Vogue." on" the two Columbi. soloists, H.r riet Lee (HJrrict Dotr) and ~brion OUR gown is perfectly charming." ~!c Afee. until within the month just p.st, th.t they were second cousins. Y "Yes, my dear; you know1 it's a French import." to-coast network of the Columbia System. With such words the eternal woman es This will be the first time fashions have Here would seem to be the suPreme tablishes herself as a very special person! been broadcast from Paris to America. Mrs. "intelligence test"- to learn ' tap whose function in this world is to be decora Edna Woolman Chase, editor-in-chief of dancing through r.dio instruction! But Station WXYZ thinks it can be tive and who will not be outdone. This Vogue, will introduce Captain Molyneux, done, and Joseph ~L Gri/li.n, promi primitive urge to be attractive manifests it who will be followed in the broadcast by nent dancing master of Detroit. thinks self in the modern woman by her appearance Michel de Brunhoff, editor of Frellch V ogue. it C.1n be done; so "listen in" at 9:30 of a morning to ~!r. Griffin's nimble in clothes that are chic and distinctive. And .A French orchestr.a will contribute to the steps o,'er the .ir! "Paris" is the fashion cry. But the cost of program with music suggestive of the boule Paris clothes has limited the "last word in vards and cafes. style" to the elite rich; and, though the pulse This will be the first commercial broad Once a listener wrote to ~BC St. of the average woman has also beaten fast cast from Paris to America, and is sponsored t ion KGO .nd s.id: "For hca"cn's sake, get off the air! I'm fed up on at the sight of a Paris creation, the cost of by the Peter: Pan fabrics. It will be the firs t r.dio hoss, steers, hay .nd Penns)'l it has made it prohibitive to her. Now, this of a series of Peter Pan Forecasts to be heard, '".1ni.1 Fours:' But In the S.1 me m3il problem is as old-fashioned as a home with after February 6, from this country, every t he re "'.s .nother lencr: " Your re ports on the li" e-stoc k market. ~Ir. out a radio. And it is radio that has done Thursday morning at 11:45, E. S. T ., over 'J. P.,' SJ"cd mc the price of • dandy the trick. For fashion broadcasts are brought the Columbia network. r.dio set .nd then some. Th.nks. old direct from Paris, the heart of the fashion CBS has assembled its features for wom.:n bug. " Jennings Pierce. chief annOunCe r of world, and you, dear lady, may sit back to under the general heading " Radio Home the P Jcilic Di"ision of the ~ nion.1 listen and smile. Makers' Club," and presents them in fifteen Bro.dclsting Comp.DY. is the recip ient of both le([ers. On Friday, February 6, at 10 P. M., E. S. minute periods from t en to noon, E. S. T ., T., Capt. Edward Molyneux, one of France's each week-day morning. The Paris Fashion leading couturiers, will be introduced to the Broadcast forms another link in a morning radio audience of America, direct from his program which co,'ers every concei,·abl.: A prettI' girl who c.me to Gunnar Joh.nsen, gifted rOUn!! D.ni,h pi.n atelier in Paris, o,'er \'<1 ABC and the coast· home interest, both practic:ll :l nd culturll. ist in Copenh.!;cn, .nd .. ked him to te.ch pi.no. is responsible for the ut i.t·s presence .t ~BC. She w.s ~Iis. Anita Ji.litpnJ. oi s he.d of the continuity departn"nt oi the Columbi. Bro.J<.st· S.n Fr.ncis,·o.• nJ, bcfdre her lirst A ing System. Don Cbrk designs the f r.mework ",hidl cnd,," Icsson ,,'lS o\"c:r. her tC.1"hc:r .1nd she: your im.gin ation .nd holJs you. li.tener to .11 sOrts of subjects .nJ both rc.lized tlut lo\"e l! first sisht .11 kinds of music. ~'lS nlore..' tllln thc poc:t's JrcJm, so "' [o w C3n 3 nun lel rn to. (telt 011 50 nun)" subjC'c:u so Su,,-(,C'!Os i Jr .s thcy werc cnn.: w Page 32 WHAT'S ON THE AIR Februa.ry Februa.ry THURSDAY 5, 12, 19, 26 CHAIN PROGRAMS 5, 12, 19, 26 THURSDAY Red symbols denote NBC; bla.ck ALA.-MO. Progra.m by 15'minute periods symbols denote CBS NEB.-WIS. (-Part Time) Program by 15·minute periods (·Part Time) E, S. T. EASTERN TIME 6 115 130 145 7 15 30 45 6 to 7 P. M. 6 15130 45 7 115 130145 EASTERN TIME c. S. T. to CENTRAL TIME S 115 30 45 6 15 30 45 5 6 P. M. S 15 30 45 6 15 130 45 CENTRAL TIME 690 TORO NTO CKGW 0 0 M9 M9 0 P M9 M9 o Black and Gold Room @ f) IS N e KFAB LINCOLN 770 960 TORONTO CFRE P P M 0 M M ° IW Orchestra N P P a M2 MM 0 *WOW OMAHA ,590 Director, Ludwig Laurier. 1140 BIRM'CH'M *W APl 0 0 Nl a M31W M c I I WPG ATL 'TIC CITY 1100 930 BIRM'CH'M WBR( o l o la l €) M8 M8 @@ a Uncle Abe and David I I I WOR NEWARK 710 Rura.l sketch with Phillips 1040 HOT SP'CS ·KTHS IM91M5 Lord and Arthur Allen, LO D la ID ~ LaIO WBEN BUFFALO 900 1390 UrLE R'CK *KLRA o l o la l €) I I~ @ a 0 0 I WGR. BUFFALO 0550 830 DENVER KOA 0 1 0 1 O INO €)1€) e o Raising Junior I€) ·WKBW BUFFALO 1480 Domestic skit with Aline I 560 DENVER Kll O IOlal €) W WM6 W Berry and Peter Dixon. 010 a _0101@1@ WABC NEW YORK 860 1060 HARTFORD ·WTI( S N M6 M6 ~ I o Susan Steell -.nLo _6 la 1@@loo WEAF NEW YORK 660 1330 HARTfORD WDR( 0 0 , €) I@I@ Mezzo soprano. ~ Jll -€)I A B e WJZ NEW YORK 760 630 WASH'CrN WMAI M M IMI€) M61M I v V ~ I-~ P P €) M6 B MI WHAM ROCH'TER 1150 e Dance Music 95OWASH'CTN WR( XXX a €) _A B! X _J 0 0 1 I WHEC ROCH'TER 1440 620 Ciearwater wFU St.Petenb'c WSUl'\ M91M91M9 1 ID €) A M9 1 e ID Literary Digest Topics in I LO La -.0 10 ~GY SCHEN'D'Y 790 900 JACKS'NV'E WJAJ( M91M9 M31 ID €) _A X C Brief _O l O a X 0 X X WFBL SYRACUSE 1360 Lowell Thomas. 0 1300 MIAMI B. WIOD 0 0 O I ID €) A E C _Q10 M €) N X X X ~T I CHARLOTTE 1080 560 MIAMI WQAM o Paul Tremaine and His I Jtl ~ AI e ~PTF RALEIGH 680 740 ATLANTA WSE a e Orchestra 0 0 a €) 0101@1@ ~WNC ASHEVILLE 570 Dance music. 1020 CHICACO KYW M2 M21 P P M31 S M3 iM3 X X X X X0MM WDAY fARGO 940 770 CHICACO *WBBM X o la €) MIM M a Pancho and His Orchestra 00 M N X XM ~ X ~ADC AKRON 13Z0 870 CHI. WENR-WLS P PM a M 0 OW ~81 X M M 0 101@IOM ~KRC ONCINNATl550 no CHICAGO €) Tony's Scrap-book WGN I I X M3 O Jtl ~ AI B M ~W CINONNATI 700 560 CHICACO *WIBO €) €) E e ~ a ~SAI CINCINNATI 1330 670 CHICAGO WMAQ P PM P X X X X M61M6 R R R R XIX ~HK CLEVEL'D 1390 E, S, T. '7 to 8 P. M. it60 FT. W'YNE*WOWO WTAM CLEVEL'D 1070 I C, S. T, 6 to 7 P. M. l o~@ I IZ30 IND'P'L1S *WFBM €) @I@ 0 o a l M9 X X X X WAIU co LUMB'S 640 IZ60 C'N CIL BL'fS KOIL 001 P M3 OM M IM Voice of Columbia M o M61M6 V V M6 M6 ~SPD TOLEDO 1340 ° Vocal soloists, :,o.~rv\',~v:.WOC*WHO I I e a EJ €) X NS X€) X X @ @ WKBN YO'NGST'N 570 600 WATERLOO WMl 0 10 I€) -H!@. o Fro-Joy Novelty Dance 0 10 X I€) M6IM61@1@ ~FJF OKLA OTT 1480 1ZZ0 LAWRENCE'WREN 0191 O NT O._l:!!. e Program I IWKY OKLA.CITY 900 580TOPEKA *WIBW MS M5 1a l €) M61M61 NI X @ Voice of Columbia "'KVOO TULSA 1140 1300 WICHIT A *KFH X N X€) XXX X Vocal soloists, 0 0 a €) M3 1M3 WHP HARRISB'G 1430 1490COVINGTON*WCKY M IM3 M3 1M ~AI 0 0 a €) 0 0 1@ I @ IWLBW OIL CITY IZ60 8Z0 LOUISVILLE WHAS €) Midweek Federation -M3 @ @ IWCAU PHILAD. 1170 a €)I EJ e Hymn Sing NS M3 M3 0 o IZ50 N, ORL'NS WDSU M M M IM N 0 M9 V Mixed qua r t e t; George M3 M3 P P rWF AN-WIP PHIL610 13Z0 N, ORL'NS WSME a €) EJ e Vause, accompanist. N O a M M M I X ItWLlT-WA PHIL 560 6Z0 BANGOR WlBZ I I 0 10 1 Niagara-Hudson Program X IM61MSI ID e>1 AI BI e KDKA PIT TSB'GH 980 ° Dramatic sketch; orchestra 940 PORTLAN 0 WCSH oe a I director, William Merrigan 1) 1) 1) M3 M3 1M9 M9 ~CAE PITTSB'CH IZZO Daly. -.& 1060 BALTIMORE*WBAL I €) A B e a €) I I@ @ WJAS PlTTSB'GH IZ90 600 BALTIMORE WCAO M6 M6 M6 M6 X X X X €) Pepsodent Program 0 10 1 WEAN PROVID'NCE 780 Amos 'n' Andy. 990 SPRINGFIELD WBZ I OlM61M31 ID 0 A B e I I ~ I ~ I L WJAR PROVID'NCE 890 590 BOSTON WEEI P I P X a v VI T I T A Tastyeast Jesters 00 a l €) OO@@ WDOD CHATTA. IZ80 IZ30 BOSTON WNAC MM M M Male trio ; mandolute aeeOm· . WMC MEMPHIS 7l!0 0 o M3 M3 'paniment; stories in Swedish A ~ D e IZOO WORCEST RWORC M7~5 M7 MS 0~0 1 @ 1 @ dialect, 0 0 @ I@ WREC MEMPHIS 600 580 WORCESTERWTAG M91M9 Nl a X X IM3 M3 B Phil Cook, the Quaker @I@ ItWLAC NASHV'LE 1470 1410 BAY CITY Man WBCM X Xla €) M3 M3 M3 M3 ~ I I e ~SM NASHV'LE 650 IZ40 DETROIT WXYZ N MS -M3 M3 M M @ @ _OLOI I€) KRLD DALLAS 1040 ~ rAA DaU •• 800 750 DETROIT WJR I ~ C Friendly Five Footnotes P PX X RAP Ft, Worth 800 Orchestra director, Del 920 DETROIT WWJ a €l €l Lampe, ~RC HOUSTON no 810 MINNEAP WCCO 00 M3 X M9 0 M31M3 0 0 "KTSA S. ANTONIO IZ90 1460 ST. PAUL KSTP MIMION ON €l €l MM KEY TO LOCAL PROGRAMS I P N M MI BIM6 WOAI S, ANTONIO 1190 IZ70 JACKSON WJD.X N News S Sports WTAR NORFOLK 780 I I a I I I e o Educational T Dramatic 0 o NI N 00@@ 950 KAN. CITY KMB( P Chtldren's V Variety WRVA RICHM'D 1110 P I P P T T ' T@I@ feature W Comic 'M& MGfM6 C) €) AI BI e 610 UN, CITY WDAF PI P 0 a M2 M2 M2 M2 R Religious X On the air 0 Oa€) XT@@ WDBJ ROANOKE 930 1090 ST LOUIS KMOX OM6 M6 W M3 'M3 XX MUSICAL M7 M7 B M6 WEBC SUP ERIOR IZ90 M 1. Band M 6, Popular 550 ST. LOUIS *KSD (! (! a X X X I X M 2, Classical M 7. Symphonic @ ~ "'WISN MIL W'KEEIlZO e M 3, Dance M 8, Organ Mrn~ 1350 ST, LOUIS KWK M6 M61M3 1M3 M3 W ~ e M 4, Religious M 9, Semi·classical B [WTMJ MILW'KEE 6Z0 M 5, Novelty M Variety er'c '0 . WHAT ' S O~ 'ril E A ll{ Page 33 Amos 'n' Andy, who have already broken all existing radio records for popularity and public affection, arc out to add another mark to their im posing lis t of lC hie"ements. T hey be lieve that they probably hold the rec ord for having broadcast programs f rom more different places in the country In the brief space of l reant t,,'ent)' minutes. Bobbe Delne, popu lar actress of th< P,cinc ColS! ~BC studios. assumed three distinct and "ariod roles in two sep'r>!O radio pro· ductions. This bit oi "doublin!!" rt quirrd th.t sh~ a,sume lir" ~ Huosi{r di .• I ILL SCHUDT, Jr., ori~in a tor lild conductor of the "Going to B Press" pro~rlms heud e"ery week owr • COlSt-to- www.americanradiohistorv.com Page 34 WHAT'S ON TIlE AIR February February THURSDAY 5; 12, 19, 26 CHAIN PROGRAMS 5, 12, 19, 26 THURSDAY Red symbols denote NBC; bla.ck ALA, MO, symbols denote CBS NEB.-WIS. ( ·Part Time) Program by 15-minute periods Program by 15-minute periods t ·Part Time) EASTERN TIME 8 115130 45 9 115 30 145 E, S. T. 8 to 9 P. M. 8115 30 45 9 115130 45 EASTERN TI ME C. S, T, CENTRAL TIME 7 15 30 45 8 115 30 45 7 to 8 P. M. 7 15 30 45 8 15 130 45 CENTRAL TIME 690 TORO NTO CKGW 00 0 0 M3 M3 o Ebony Twins M9 M9 1m m KFAB LINCOLN 770 960 TORONTO CFRB M M M M With Freddie Rich and his *wow MIM -R~ orchestra. 0 10 10 10.. a la VI V OMAHA 590 1140 BIRM'CH'M *WAP) 0 10 10 10 a a le e M91M9 V M6 @ 10 M9 M9 WPG ATL'TlC CITY 1100 930 BIRM'CH'M WBR( alX v 0 @ @ M61M6 a Literary Digest WOR NEWARK 710 Topics in brief. I I I 1040 HOT SP'CS ·KTHS 0 10 I ,0 0 10 _ 0 a la €) €) WBEN BUFFALO 900 1390 L1rLE R'CK" *KLRA I @ I@I I €) Barbosol Program a 0 0 *WGR, BUFFALO 550 830 DENVER KOA @ I@ "'WKBW BUFFALO 1480 0 10 10 0 aa e le o Kaltenborn Edits the News _ i €)1 & & 560 DENVER KU M6 M6 T T @ I@ MM O I€)lo 0 @ 101&1& WABC NEWYORK860 1060 HARTFORD ·WIl( I I o Hamilton Watchman @ I@ I€) I€) WEAF NEW YORK 660 1330 HARTFORD WDR( I 10 @ I@ 0 1Q WJZ NEW YORK 760 @ I ~~I & o Fleischmann Hour 630 WASH'crN WMAI o €)IO 0 @10 ere Rudy Vallee and his orches XX _~10 I m l m WHAM ROCH'TER IISO 950 WASH'crN WR( 000 0 a la €)€) tra. I I @0 ~WHEC ROCH"TER 1440 520 Clearwater WFU St,Peterab'l WSUI' M61 V M M aa XX o The First Nighter 00100.. _a _l a €) I€) WGY SCHEN'D'Y 790 900 JACKS' NV'E WJ~ 0 0 10 10 a la e l e A playlet. •a l €) lo 0 & & ~WFBL SYRACUSE 1360 1300 MIAMI B. - WIOD MI 0 0lM2 X I X I TI T IWBT CHARLOTTE 1080 0 000 aa ee o The Salada Tea Program 560 MIAMI WQAM IWPTF RALEICH ~O 740 ATlA NTA WSB 0 0 10 0 a a QQ ~ o XIX X @@MM IWWNC ASHEYIUE 570 10ZO CHICAGO . KYW XIXMIM a a l Q I Q XIXjM M M21M21& 1& WDAY FARGO 940 E. S. T. 770 CHICAGO "WBBM I I I M M & & 9 to 10 P. M. a l €)' a l 0 @10&& WADC AKRON IlZO C, S, T. 8 to 9 P. M. 870 CHI. WENR-WLS MS V MIM M2 M2 M M 01€)la10 X @ && WKRC CINCINNATlS50 7Z0 CHICAGO WGN 0000 a Arco Birthday Party M M MVIMV MI MI Q IQ WLW CINCINNATI 700 560 CHICAGO *W1BO Male qua rtet ; string en.em 0 10 10 10 X X I €) €) ble; direction, Ludwig Lau .oloL J la la l€) l€) WSAI CINCINNATI 1330 670 CHICAGO WMAQ rier; simulated reincarna. CLEV [l' D1390 a MOlolM M M MIM tion of famous people. a lMTTa l0 @ @ & Ie WHK 1160 FT. W'YNE*WOWO _ ! 1010 I Qj:L I@ @ I€) I€) WTAM CLEYEL'D 1070 €) Jack Frost's Melody IZ30 ~ND'P'US "WFBM @ I@ M2 X I I WAIU COLUMB'S 640 IZ60 C'NCIL BL'FS KOIL ~tf l I Moments IWSPD TOLEDO 1340 a€)00 @@ & IQ Vocali sts; Eugene Ormandy, Ca~€) a 0 @10 & () I 1:J':,\~,:;~s WOC*WHO violin ist and director of or -X I XI x l X @@ T MS ~WKBN TO'NcsrN 570 00 0 0 a a l I chestra . 600 WATERLOO WMl @ @ a €) M7 M6 @ @ & & ~FJF OK LA CITY 1480 @ Blackstone Program IZZO LAWRENCE*WREN a l a l 0 10 X X Q e 0 0 Q IQ IWKY OKLA.cITY 900 580 TOPEKA *WIBW MIMI T T X XI V V e Maxwell House Ensemble ~KVOO TULSA 1140 1300 WICHITA *KFH XIXIX X @ I@ X X Vocal soloists; male quartet ; M3 M3 VI V WHP HARRISB'G 1430 orchestra director, Willard I I 1490COVI NGTON*WCKY I 0 10 1M61M4 Robi son. VI€) a 0 @ ~f-& IWLBW OIL CITY IZ60 8Z0 LOUIS VI LLE WHAS 00 01.0 a€) a 0 @ @&& IWCAU PHILAD. 1170 M e @ Savino Tone Pictures IZ50 N. ORL'NS WDSU M6 M91 V R R IM9M9 Domenico Savino, director; It www.americanradiobistonL.CQJ1L ______W II A '1' ) s o:. '1' II E A I R Page 35 RTURO TOSCANINI, the dynamic ing for his famous bout wjth Jack Dempsey. A taskmaster of New York's Philhar Firpo is a distant cousin of Bolognini. Both Ed East and Ralph Dumke, the Chicago comedy team, have moved monic Orchestra,. was conducting opera in are the children of Italian parents. out of Chicago to vJrious points on Rio de Janeiro in the 90's. Annually h:! Bolognini came to the United States as a the Pacific Coast via NBC's Western took 'his company on tour to Buenos Aires, sparring partner with the "Wild Bull of the hook-up. These boys are so funny they are obliged to laugh at them and there his good friend Egidio Bolognini, Pampas." Dempsey knocked Firpo out in selves. Their latest is a showing of a wholesale druggist, dropped his business af the hectic fight at the Polo Grounds in New their new "talkies." "Of course," fairs to play the 'cello in Toscanini's orches York,. and Bolognini still has a scar on the they explain, "the audience Can not see the pictures, but they can he ar tra. back of his head inflicted by a policeman's them. Often we get to laughing so One year the two friends went to church club when he ;\ttempted to climb into the hard in the shov.. ing of the talkies that "'e h"'e lO take time out. We together, where Toscanini stood godfather ring and stop the fight, be1.ieving that his explain thH the film is broken and to the howling young Ennio Bolognini, son favorite was being discriminated against. there wi )) be a brief delay for re- of his friend. That early influence had an He had bet every penny he had on the fight. pairs." important effect on the Too proud to ask for aid, career of the son-a ro he walked the streets \\"'alter Beban, ~BC band conduc bust, madcap career without food in New tcr, and Bennie Walker, ~BC enter tainer, were lately honored br the S,n which at the moment has York for two days. Then Francisco di"ision of the American brought him to the stu a fellow-musician learned Legion. These two ,,'ere ea ch the dios of the National of his plight, pawned a recipient of a gold pin, signifring the Leg ion's commendation for Ume rito Broadcasting Company at diamond ring and gave rious service since the w3r ~ " the first Chicago, where he plays Bolognini $ 50 so that he awards of t heir kind gi"en by t he his 'cello on several pro might join the musicians' American Legion. grams. union and take a job play Father Bolognini want ing in a movie thearce. ed to make a surgeon of He became first 'cellist T,,'o visitors ,,'ere being shown onr the Columbia S)'stem studios the his son. A t the same under Roxy. Then he other night, shortl}' before Tosch, time he trained him on jumped to the Philhar Seidel's "'eeklr concert \"as to st1rt. the violin cello and other monic, to play under his There was only one other person in the room, a short, curlr-h1ired man instruments. Young En godfather, Toscanini. Bur \\'ith a smiling, pink f lce. nio got as far as the he had an "itching foot." "This is where Tosch, Seidel is gO ing to broadcast, isn't it?" one of t he dissecting-room in his The next season found guests inquired. medical studies, then let him playing jn Seattle's . The short m1n looked up and ld medicine go for music. symphony orchestra. dreSled the visitor. "Ye1h, this is the joi nt," he sa id . As a Y0uth, he was a From there he went to "But u ke 1 tip f rom me. budd)'; b,' leader in half a dozen Hollywood, passed screen off of thJt progrlm; it's a lot of fields of amateur sport in tests and had an engage dizzy cbssical stuff !" T he speaker \\' J< Seidel himself. \\ ho his native Argentine. Be ment to play in the talk c In not resist 1 joke. fore the World War, he ie s. He was on his way ... and a friend, Virgilio through Chicago to get Xl: Mira, built the first air w some belongings h i c h CJrt. J. J. Glgnier. ,,"h(l directs the plane ever constructed in he had left in New York H. ~1. CJn1diln GrcnJdicr GUHd, their country. The motor when he met Dr. Fred B,nd from Montrell (l,'er CBS. llso w ,"CS the b,ton O\'er the ~Iontr February February THURSDAY 5, 12, 19, 26 CHAIN PROGRAMS 5, 12, 19, 26 THURSDAY Red symbols denote NBC; black ALA. MO. symbols denote CBS (·Part Time) Program by 1.5-mlnute periOdS Program by 15-minute pe riods ~~a~tT~~~' EASTERN TIME 10 115 30 45 11 115 30 45 E. S. T. 10 to 11 P.M. 1015301451111530145 EASTERNTIME CENTRAL TIME 9 15 30 45 10 15 30 45 C. S. T. 9 to 10 P.M. 9 115 30 45 10 115 30 45 CENTRAL TIME 690 TORONTO CKGW X X X X 00 M3 M3 o B. A. Rolfe and His Lucky @ 0 MV MV KFAB LINCOLN 770 960 TORONTO CFRE M M M M NI €) a 0 Strike Orchestra o 0 0 0 0 a €) €) ·WOW OMAHA 590 1J40BIRM'GlfM *WAP M5 W M8 M8 €)I €) al 0 WPG ATL'ncCITT 1100 I I o Echoes of the Opera 930BIRM'GIfM WBR( M91M91 M M €)€) ao I I I I WOR NEWARK 710 1040 HOT SP'GS *KTHS 0 0 o M31M31M3 o Palmolive Program o 10 0 0 1 WBEN BUFFALO 900 1390 L1rLE R'CK *KLRA a l a €)1€)l alo a a WGR. BUFFALO 550 o The Lutheran Hour I WKBW BUFFALO 1480 830 DENVER KOA O I ~ I OJ o- _0 J 0 1M61M6 Dr. Walter A. Maier; large 560 DENVER Kll 01 o rat a €)€)ao choir and organist. 0101 al a €)I €) 0 a WABC NEWYORK860 1060 HARTFORD *WTIC I I I a Poet's Gold 0 10 10 10 a la €) €) WEAF NEW YORK 660 1330 HARTFORD WDR( €)€) Da vid Ross assisted by o 0 0 I X 0 0 0 10 ~JZ NEW YORK 760 Emery Deutsch's ensemble. 630 WASH'G rN WMAI otoo o lLa~ t a €)I€) a 0 X XI X X 0 1M8 M81M8 ~HAM ROCIfTERJJ50 950 WASIfGrN WR( 0 10 10 0 M81M8 M8 M8 a I a €) €) a a WHEC ROCIfTER 1440 620 ~1.p~~::8~'~ ~~~ 0 0 0 10 00 M9 M9 0 10 0 10 1 ~GY SCHEN'D'Y 790 900 JACKS'NV'E WJ.o 0 0 0 0 M21M2 M2 M2 E. S. T. 11 to 12 P. M. o 01 a a I ~WFBL SYRACUSE 1360 1300 MIAMI B. WIOD 0 0 0 0 M M M M C. S. T. 10 to 11 P. M. M9 M9 a a XI X XI X ~T CHARLOTTEI0811 560 MIAMI WQAM I~ ~TF RALEIGH 680 €) Dance Music I ~~ 740 ATLANTA WSE 0 _f! 0 0 0 CBS. M M a ~ ~ . ~~ a I 0 WWNC ASHEVILLE 570 10ZO CHICAGO KYVI 0 0 0 1J SN M M3 M3 M9M9a a., _~I=~~41~. ~6~~.D~AY~FA_RG~0__ ~94a a Dance Music 1--::::+--::::+-':::: -1-' - , 770 CHICAGO *WBBM 0 0 M M CBS , o 0 a a €) €) a a ~ADC AKRON J3Z0 870 CHt WENR.WTI T T M M @ M W M o 0 a a M3 M31 a a ~KRC CINONNATI550 no CHICAGO WGN a Dance Music MI M I S M3 M2 M2 M2 ~W CINCINNATI 700 NBC, v 560 CHI CAGO *WIB() 0 10 I0 0 a WSAI CINCINNATI 1330 670 CHICAGO WMAQ MIMIM M @ M VW M3 €) Duke Ellington and His o 0 MW MW M31M3 M3 M3 WHK ClEVEL'D 1390 1J60FT. W'YNE*WOWU Cotton Club Orchestra o 0 0 0 I I WTAM CLEVEL'D 1070 0 0 1 Dance music from New mo IND'P'US *WFBM a 0 York. I WAIU COLUMB'S 640 IZ60 C'NCIL BL'FS KOIl 0 0 a 0 Slumber' Music _01.0 al a €) €) a a WSPD TOLEDO 1340 1000 Da •• WOC.WH() o Des M'nes ° I .o.I~I _~ 6 String ensemble; director, X XI al a €) €) a a 'WKBN YO'NGSrN 570 600 WATERLOO WM €) Ludwig Laurier, o 0 a a €) €) a a KFJF OKLACITY1480 0 oaa I:ao IUO LAWRENCE*WREI'1 e a l €)I X @ xrtf o Pepsodent Program o 0 0 0 1 WKY OKLA.CITY 900 580 TOPEKA *WIB\\ M9 M91 XI X €) €) N X Amos 'n' Andy. o 0 0 0 M6 M6 M6 M6 :'KVOO TULSA 1140 1300 WICHITA *KFIl I I €) €) a 0 I I I 'WHP HARRISB'G 1430 1490COVINGTON*WCKl M4 M5 M6 M6 o 01 a a €) €) a a WLBW OIL CITY IZ60 8Z0 LOUISVIlLE WHM 0 10 0 0 0 THURSDAY-DAYTIME o 01 a a M5 M3 M3 M3 WCAU PHILAD, 1170 IZ50 N. ORL'NS WDSl M6 M6 George-the Lava Man. 1 :30 p, a a ,I ~WFAN-WIP PHIL610 0 0 M6 M6 M6 M6 M., over WJZ, WHAM, KDKA, WLW, KWK, WREN, KFAB, mo N. ORL'NS WSMB 0 0 10 10 0 6 1 WTMJ, KSTP, WEBC, WBAP, o 0 0 0 a a €) €) ~WLIT-WFI PHIL 560 6Z0 BANGOR WLBZ KPRC, WOAl, WKY, WOC, I I WHO, WOW, KFKX. a Ia I €) X 0 0 M6 M6 ~DKA PITTSB'GH 980 940 PORTLAND WCSH 0 0 0 0 Rinso Talkie. 5 :30 P. M., over 0 10 10 10 a a X X WCAE PITTSB'GHIZZO WEAF, WEE I, WTIC, WTAG, 1060 BALTIMORE*WBAL t1 X M M WJAR, WLlT, WRC, WGY, o 0 I a a I ~ JAS P1TTSB'GH IZ90 e e 0 10 WBEN, WCAE, WTA1I, 600 BALTIMORE WCAO €) €) WWJ, KSD, WOO, WHO, o 0 a a €) €)I a a WEAN PROVID'NCE780 o l olal a alo WSAl, KYW, 990 SPRINGFIELD WBZ M MI t1IM2 M3 M31M31M3 Ceresota Program-Dr, Royal S. o 0 0 0 WJAR PROVID'NCE890 Copeland, 10 A. M., over 590 BOSTON WEE 0 U I.O I O X IM3 WEAF, WJAR, WTAG, M M a a €)I €)I al a ~DOD CHATTA,1Z80 WCSH, WFl, WRC, WGR; IZ30 BOSTON WNAC R R a J a €) €) M3 M3 \\'GY, WCAE, WWJ, WSAl, o 0 0 10 @ I ~C MEMPHIS 780 IZOO WORCEST RWORC MMaia €)€)a KYW, KSTP, WRY A. €) €) a a 'WREC MEMPHIS 600 0 The Crockett Mountaineers. 4 :30 580 WORCESTERWTAG N P. lIf., over WABC, WEAN, a a I ' WI.AC NASHV'LE 1470 o 0 0f1J" WDRC, WNAC'wWORC, WPG, 1410 BAY CITY WBCM WFAN, WHP, CAO, WTAR, 0 10 10 0 1@ 16 WSM NASHV'LE 650 M31M31 X I X €) €)l q. 0 WADC, WKRC, WWNC, IZ40 DETR OIT WXYZ o olala €)€)a e WSPD, W DOD, WLAC, o 0 a a KRLD DALlAS 1040 WBRC, WlSN, WCCO, KSCJ', I r:t l M3 S M ~ !:AA Dall.. BOO 750 DETROIT WJR K1IOX, KLRA, WDAY, KOIL, O 0 M3 M3 I - w BAP Ft. Worth BOO tJl KF'JF, KRLD, KTSA, KLZ, no DETROIT WWJ I ~ ~ €l KVl. o 0 0 0 1@ KPRC HOUSTON 9Z0 810 MINNEAP WCC() 0 ara M7 M7 a 0 010 a a €)I €) a a KTSA S, ANTONIO IZ90 1460 ST. PAUL KSTF TW 00 (:) M ~ ~ KEY TO LOCAL PROGRAMS l)TO- Ol€r ~ 6 M6 M6 WOAI S, ANTONIO 1190 ~ N News S Sports IZ70 JACKSON WJD;< I 0 1 1€lI o Educational T Dramatic M3 M3 a a €) €) a a WTAR NORFOLK 780 P Children's V Variety 950 KAN, CITY KMB( 0 0 aa €) €) ao feature WComic o 0 I0 0 M31 M3 M31 M3 ~VA RICHM'D 1110 R ReligiOUS X On the air 610 KAN, CITY WDAf 0 0 U I U (;) M3 €lIM3 M5 V a a €)I €)I a a ~DBJ ROANOKE 930 1090 ST.LOUIS KMO;< M3 M3 €) €) M3 M3 MUSICAL 0 0 M 1. Band M 6, Popular ~ : 10 10 I \OJ M7 M71M7 WEBC "'''''".. 550 ST. LO UlS *KSD X X X X X t} M 2. Classical M 7 . Symphonic al €)I €)LaLa WISN MILW'KEEIIZO ~ I ~ M 3, Dance M 8, Organ g M 4. ReligiOUS M 9. Semi-.classical 1350 ST. LOUIS KWK X X X X 0 T M31 0 M 5, Novelty M Variety I 0 1 ~ I I I WTMJ MILW'KEE 6Z0 w WHAT'S ON TilE AIR Page 37 When Ruth Nichols spoke from W ABC over the Columbia network 3 short time after she had broken the By JOSEPH R. ATOR pO"'der-puff transcontinental air rec ord, a host of newspaper photog ..- phers were On hand. Flashlights NTO the ordinarily dull (for radio-sport match, and can endorsc it, now that the popped as the cameramen exposed cavalry has gone out of fashion in wartime, plate after plate. I enthusiasts) winter season, rushes the Co "Make it as quick as possible, won't lumbia chain with annOUj1cements that it is as one of the more glorious forms of suicidc. l'ou?" ~liss :>:ichols asked, after she working on arrangements to put half a dozen They are playing for the national indoor had been posing patiently for ten minutes. interesting sports events on the air this tide at New York, and Columbia promises "Quick as we can," one of the month and next. to add that to .its winter sports schedule. photographers replied. "Getting a lit The National Broadcasting Company, too, tle hungry, are you?" Track fans get the first cali, with nego .. A little," ~liss Nichols confessed. tiations under way to broadcast four big promises some sports thrillers on the air this '"All I had time to eat to-day waS a Eastern meets. These are the National A. A. month, notably the fcature races at the sandwicb somebody On the field in \X'ichit3 gave me." U. indoor meet at New York, the Eastern Miami and New Orleans tracks. The Coff Intercollegiates, the Knights of Columbus roth Handicap, unfortunately, takes ' place invitation meet and the Melrose A. C. meet, down in Lower California, in Mexico, and it seems that it requires all the blandishments \\;'ayne King, not yet thirty, is the both of the latter in New York too. idol among orchestra leaders of scores Dates for some of these affairs, which an of an Ambassador Morrow to arrange a pick who demand perfection in popular nually attract not only the cream of Amer up across the. Mexican border under the cur da nce music, T his young NBC maes rent international radio agreements. tro was graduated five years ago from ican track athletes, but a quota of foreign \' alparaiso University as a certified stars as well, are yet to be fixed at this writ NBC also promises an account of the na public accountant, and, strangely ing, but Columbia officials give assurance tional intercollegiate swimming champion enough, he counts this instruction of tremendous value in his musical career. that they will be there with a microphone. ships next month. This is no small achievement, since the ~ ' broadcasting of any athletic event in the BOBBY JONES ON THE AIR evening, rearrangement of com Ruth Betz, a recent acquISItion to necessit~ting WBBM's continuity staff, has brought mercial programs, is a difficult task at best. F the best dub professional available can't to her new work extraordinary quali Track meets, whiie the events are actually I tell what's the matter with your golf fications which she has gained as a new.paper woman and through her running, make a thrilling story in the hands swing, just turn on the family speaker \V'ed residence in practically ",'ery leading of a good announcer. The trouble has been, nesday night. And if Bobby Jones doesn't European city. in the past, that the long wa'it between give the hints to correct any and all faults, events has killed the Intere ~st of the listener it won't be because he couldn't. and made the expenditure of time on the air Since January 14 the famous A danta "The Earll' Birds" of \\"XYZ hal'e excessive. The solution, it would seem, would golfer has faced an NBC microphone each soared from that early morning broad cast period. Fred Miller and Georgie be to sandwich in some other program, mu Wednesday night, devoting some time to Ray, who so early sought fame and sic preferably, between events. The radio actual instruction, but going far beyond that fortu ne, were t hemselves sought Out by sponsors of conlmerci.1 programs, impressarios may have the suggestion for point. Incidents he has seen and many in and are no\\' much il) dem.nd for evc what it is worth. which he played a part during his fifteen ning programs. The middle West has two outstanding in years of amateur competition all over thl! door track events: the Illinois relays, which world provide an inexhaustible supply of .\frs. lImT)' Prck-Let's s.e, ,,·hat also draw a heavy entry from the East, the broadcast material. is thc name ' oi that place where so Missouri Valley (and frequently the Pacific Bobby Jones, the greatest golf player the much w.s done toward~ prom"ting Coast), and the Big Ten indoor champion world has ever seen, winner of the four ma p e,l~e in the world? IImrJ-Reno, mr dOlr. ships. Both come next month, and by that jor amateur golf championships in 1930, and time some announcement of broadcasting voted the most popular anu teur in the world arrangements may be forthcoming for them. after he had ceased to be an amateur, was There are also two indoor tennis cham "scared stiff " the night of his first broadcast. [,'en' time Ted Hu w Page 38 WHAT'S ON THE AIR February CHAIN PROGRAMS February FRIDAY 6 , 13, 20, 27 6, 13, 20, 27 FRIDAY Red symbols denote NBC; black symbols denote CBS NEB.-W1S. ~~;Tr!~i Program by 15-minute periods Prog);am by 15-mi)lute periods (·Part Time) EASTERN TIME 6 115 130 45 7 15 30 45 E, S. T. 6 to 7 P. M. 6115 30 45 7 15 30 45 EASTERN TIME c. S. T. CENTRAL TIME 5 15 30 45 6 15 30 45 5 to 6 P. M. 5 115 30 45 6 15 30 45 CENTRAL TIME 690TORONTO CKG" X X M9 M9 A M9 @ @ o Dance Music X 0 0 N D ~FAB LINCOLN 770 960TORONTO CFRI MOM M 0 M a l W CBS. N P M2 €) a X M 0 *WOW OMAHA 590 1l40BIRM'CH'M *WAP M8 M8 N €) W 0 M3fD a Dance Music ~PG ATL'TICCITY 1100 New York. 930BIRM'CH'M WBR( 0 0 X a 0 1@ la l 0 I ~OR NEWARK 710 1040 HOT SP'CS *KTm 1 0 M9 €) My Bookhouse Story-time €) ~BEN BUFFALO 900 a a 1° 1@ 1@ 1390UrLER'CK *KLlU 0 0 a 0 @ al0 a Tony's Scrapbook. I @ a l0 ~ WGR. BUFFALO 550 8300ENVER KO} 0 a X INO a 0 c i D a ,,"WKBW BUFFALO 1480 o "The World in Music" I I 5600ENVER KU 010 X I a W W M W Pierre Key. oloala 0 1@la Q ~ABC NEW YORK 860 1060HARTFORO *WTI( M6 1M6 @ @ 0 aa €) a 0 1@ @ ~EAF NEW YORK 660 a Black and Gold Room NEW YORK 760 1330 HARTFORO WDR( 0 0 a 0 @ a l Orchestra a 0 1Q €) A l B I c. D ~JZ 630WASH'CT'N WMAIO- x i X a x l@ X X Director, Ludwig Laurier. N X X €) A, M3 M M ~HAM ROCH'TER 1150 95OWASH'CT'N WR( X X X €) A 0 @ @ €) Uncle Abe and David lal ""WHEC ROCH'TER 1440 .20 ;;'1.'P·e~'::.'br& ~~~ N X X €) A M91M6 D a a €) I@@ ~GY SCHEN'O'Y 790 a Raising Junior 900JACKS'NV'E WJJU M M 0 €) A M4 M4 D Domestic skit by Aline Ber· 0 10 a X xial ,,"WFBL SYRACUSE 1360 1300 MIAMI B, WlOD PPM €) A N e D ry and Peter Dixon, 0 X M6 M6 N @ a lQ J\\!T I CHARLOTTE 1080 560 MIAMI WQAM o Dance MusIc €) A D WPTFRALEICH 680 740 ATLA NTA WS~ €) 0 D NBC. 00 a a 0@ a 0 WWNC ASHEVILLE 570 1020CHICACO KYW M2 1M2 PI P P M3 M3 M €) Literary Digest Topics in }>fp N N 0 10 T s WDAY FARCO 940 770CHICACO *WBBM P P M8 a M M a Brief 00 M N X X a X WADC AKRON 1320 Lowell Thomas. 870 CHI. WENR·WLS PPM e M 0 01 W M8 X M M 0 M a M IWKRC CINC( NNATI 550 720 CHICACO WGN I X IM31M3 €) A M3 C D WLW CINCINNATI 700 560 CHICACO *WlB{] 0 C P €) a WSAI CINCIN NATI 1330 E. S. T. I 670 CHICACO WMA~ P P €) X X M M 0 7 to 8 P. M. X IMI I €) M 0 @ aQ WHK CLEVEL'O 1390 c. S. T. 6 to 7 P. M. ~n~~W~ a I €) a 0 WTAM CLEVEL'O 1070 1230lNOTUS *WFBM a 0 1 a l 0 a Spotlights in Drama and 00 X a M M al0 WAIU COLUMB'S 640 126OC'NCILBL'FS KOIl M8 M81 PIM3 M7 M7 a l X Literature rNSPD TOLEOO 1340 Montrose J. Moses, M6 0 M M M6 M6 6 M6 g'.o.o,,?,~v~.WOC*WH{] €) a 0 X INS X a I I I>WKBN YO'NCST'N 570 600WATERLOO WMl 0 0 1 a @ 0 o College Memories OKU CITY 1480 Male quartet. 00 X a 0 1@ a 0 ~JF 1220UWRENCE*WREN XO 0 NT M61 X C U 0 [WKY OKLHITY 900 580 TOPEKA *WIB~ P P X @ M91 M9 @ Old Company's Program I KVOO TULSA 1140 American singers' quartet. I I I 1300 WICHITA *KFIi X NI xl a O IO IM3' a 0 @M6 0 IoWHP HAR RISB'C 1430 l490COVINCTON*WCKY M5 M31M3 M3 A P A The Pepsodent Program @ v V WLBW OIL CITY 1260 Amos 'n' Andy. 00 v ia 0 820 LOUISVILLE WHAS €) 0 D W NS IM3 M3 01@ a 0 rwCAU PHILAO. 1170 125ON.ORL'NS WDSU M6 V V M6 N M2 a M B Wm. S. Scull CO. Program 010lM31M3 P PIM3 M3 ·WFAN-WIP PHlWi10 1320 N. ORL'NS WSMB €) 0 U @ @ WUT-WFlpHIL. 560 C Phil Cook, the Quaker I N X €) a X 620 BANCOR WLBZ Man M81M6 1M6 1€) A IM9 C D ~DKA PITTSB'CH 980 940PORTLANO WCSH €) 0 @ @ One·man show. la la l€) M9 M9 V X WCAE PITTSB'CH 1220 1060 BALTIMORE*WBAL M6 0 0 €) I @ WJAS PITTSB'CH 1290 D Brownbilt Footlights I a 0 600 Male vocal trio; orchestra WEAN PROVlO'NCE 780 BALTIMORE WCAO M5 M91a a 0 @Ia director, Jules Herbuveaux. @ a 0 990SPRINCFlELO WBZ 0 M6 X €) A M61 C D €) 0 @ ,@ WJAR PROVID'NCE 890 590 BOSTON WEEI P PI X €) X X PI P o Morton Downey 0 WDOD CHATTA, 1280 With Freddie Rich's orches 0 10 a 0 1@ a!0 1230 BOSTON WNAC M M:JM M M MJO ! 0 h a. €) 0 _. ! . WMC MEMPHIS 780 - ! WREC MEMPHIS 600 1200WORCESTRWORC i\nTM51"Mt'M51f;@r X \0 @ Dance Music 0 10 1 l alQ 580WORCESTERWTAG M9 1M9 a €) X M X X CBS, a 0 WLAC NASHV'LE 147 1410BAYCITY WBCM X X IM6 a M31M31M310 D WSM NASHV'LE 650 a Evangeline Adams - I€) 0 12400ETROIT WXYZ N X M3 M3 0 @ a l6 Astrologer. 0 _0 1 a I* KRLD OALLAS 1040 - p WFAA DalJa. 800 7500ETROIT WJR A PMIM X X D IWSAP Ft. Worth 800 o The Vagabonds 0 9200ETROIT WW €) I€) Emery Deut ~ ch's Orchestra, KPRC . HOUSTON 920 810MINNEAP WCCO P P I €) X 0 @ a l0 i"KTSA S. ANTONIO 1290 1460 ST. PAUL KSTP P 6 ON ON X ~ xTU" KEY TO LOCAL PROGRAMS M6 0 C D [WOAI S. ANTO NIO 1190 N News S Sports t PI N 1270 JACKSON WJDX 0 ~ 10 U o Educational T Dramatic O ~O -NN 0@a 0 WTAR NORFOLK 780 P Children's V Variety 950KAN.CITY KMBC P P X T T T a l v feature WComic M~: M6 M6 €) A M9 M9 D WRVA RICHM'O mo R Religious X On the air 610 KAN. CITY WDAF P 0 M ~ iVi2 ~ M21M2 o lola a xl@a 0 WDBJ ItOANOKE 93 1090 ST. LOUIS KMOX P M6 €) W M3 M3 a W MUSICAL D *WEBC SUP ERIOR 1290 M 1. Band M 6, Popular 1Vi6jM61 M61 €) M7 M71 C 550 ST. LOUIS *KSD 0 6 16 ~ X X x'"X M 2. Classical M 7. Symphonic ·WlSN MIL W'KEEll2C M 3, Dance M 8. Organ @la lQ M 4. Religious M 9. Semi-classical 1350 ST.LOUIS KWK M2 0 M3 M3 M3 w e D M 5. Novelty M Variety I e C I D WTMJ MILW'KEE 62! w WHAT'S ON THE AIR Page 39 For a week more than half of the State of North Dakota ,,'as "irtuallr isolated by storms recently, and thc only quick method of communication was by radio broadcasting. Station WDA Y, CBS link at Fargo, and Station KFYR, Bismarck, handled messages including "ital orders for Northern Pacific Railroad train dis patchers, death messages and other urgent nutter. Regular program broadcasting was suspended and a two-way communication maintained cont inuously bet"'een KFYR and BOBBY JONES to teach golf to radio's millions. Bobby Jones, world's greatest golfer, WilllteT of \X' DAY. These stations were on the the fOllr major golf championships for 1930, alld recently voted the most popi w Page 40 WHAT'S ON THE AIR February CHAIN PROGRAMS February FRIDAY 6, 13, 20, 27 6, 13, 20, 27 FRIDAY Red symbols denote NBC; black ALA.-MO. symbols denote CBS NEB.-'WIS. (·Part Time) Program by 15·minute periods Program by 15-minute periods , "Part Time) EASTERN TIME 8 15 30 145 9 115 30 45 E , S, T. 8 to 9 P. M. 8 115 130 145 9 115130 145 EASTERN TIME C, S. T, CENTRAL TIME 7 15 30 45 8 15 30 45 7 to 8 P. M. 7 15 30 45 8 15 30 45 CENTRAL TIME 690TORONTO CKGW 0 0 0 0 M9 M9 €) €) o Cities Service Concert 0 a M3 M3 KFAB LINCOLN 770 960 TORONTO CFRE M M M M M IM M M Orchestra €) €) *WOW OMAHA 590 Director, Rosario Bourdon; 0 0 0 0 a a 1140 BIRM'GH'M *WAP M61M6 M M aa CD ICD Jessica Dragonette, soprano; a l €) M6 M5 M2 M2 M2 M2 WPG ATl'TIC CITY 1100 the Cavaliers, male quartet; 930 BIRM'GH'M WBR( a l €)I V V M81M8 M31M3 Leo O'Rourke, tenor ; John WOR NEWARK 710 Seagle. baritone. I 1040 HOT SP'GS ·KTHS ~ I I I 0 0 0 0 a a €) €) WBEN BUFF ALO 900 I I o Nestle's Program 1390 L1T"LE R'CK "'KLRA €) Orchestra director, Nat. Bru a €)Io a I *WGR. BUFFALO 550 830 DENVER KOA 0 0 0 0 a a CD CD siloff; guest artists_ 0 0 0 0 'WKBW BUFFAlO 1480 560 DENVER KU M6 M6 M9 M9 M9 M9 o Le Trio Morgan . WABC NEW YORK 860 a a Fra nces, violinist; Marguer 0 €)o a 010 0 0 1060 HARTFORD "'WTI( ite, pianist; Virginia, harp €) WEAF NEW YORK 660 00 0 0 a la i€) €) ist. 0 10 10 10 a la i€) 1330 HARTFORD WDR( (D (D WJZ NEW YORK 760 0 1 a a 00010 o Natural Bridge Review a 0 10 0 a 9 630 WASH"GT"N WMAI o€) a a 0 0 0 0 Male- trio ; orchestra direc 0 a T 0 a a (D (D !WHAM ROCH'TER IISO tOf, Lewis Graeme., 950 WASH'GrN WR( 00 10 0 a l a €) €) I 'WHEC ROCH'UR 1440 620 s~I.P~~::8~,rg w~~ o Grand Opera Miniatures M21M21M810 0 M5 M M Excerpts from operas with I a a l€) E) WGY SCHEN'D'Y 790 900 JACKS' NV'E WJAJI M M M (D (D Adele Vasa, soprano; Bar ·WFBL SYRACUSE 1360 0 a a bara Maurel, contralto ; Theo. a 010 0 0 0 0 1300 MIAMI B. WIOD M T MV (D (D Ka rle, tenor; Kenyon Congo X V V V WBT CHARLOTTE 1080 0 a la don, baritone. XIM61M6 V 560 MIAMI WQAM WPTF RAlEIGH 680 a Literary Digest Topics in I I I 740 ATlANTA WSE a a (D (D Brief OI€)l X X 0 0 0 X WWNC ASHEVILlE 570 10ZO CHICAGO KYW 0 0 0 0 a a (D (D Lowell Thomas. M51M5 M W 0 0 0 0 WDAY FARGO 940 770 CHICAGO "'WBBM I VI V MIM €) Grand Opera Miniature a€) a a 0 0 0 0 WADC AKRON 13Z0 870 CHI. WENR·WLS M5 M6 M2 M2 T T M M a Weed Tire Chain Program M I X 0 a 010 010 WKRC CINCINNATI550 7Z0 CHICAGO, WGN Incidents in history of auto (D(D I mobiles; Harriet Lee, con· a a OWIM3 MIM WLW CINCINNATI 700 560CHICAGO *WIBO 00 0 a a l X tralto ; William Hain, tenor. 00 o 0 a ta €) €) WSAI CINCIN NATI 1330 670 CHICAGO WMAQ $JNoIO I ~ ~ a MW M M 010010 WHK CLEVEl'D 1390 ~ 1 _~I~L0_ o 10 --r--~ I 1160 FT. W'YNE"'WOWO a l 0 10 00010 E. S, T. 9 to 10 P. M. 0 10 WTAM CLEVEl'D 1070 C. S. T, IZ30 IND'P'US *WFBM 1 I I I 8 to 9 P. M. WMI X X WAIU COLUMB'S 640 IZ60 C'NCIL BL'FS KOIL a l €) l olO 0101010 o True Story Hour a€) a 0 0 0 0 0 WSPD TOLEDO 1340 ~o~.o J,a..v~. WOC*WHO - Dramatized stories of real 'WKBN YO'NGST'N 570 0 10 10 10 a la I €) I ~ life. I I I 600 WATERLOO WMI M7 M7 KFJF oKLA CITY 1480 €)I I I E) Clicquot Club Eskimos a €) 010 M71M7 IZZO LAWRENCE"'WREN 0 10 10 10 a a lCD ICD Orchestra director, Harry 0 o 0 10 a la (D (D WKY OKLA.ClTY 900 580 TOPEKA *WIBW MM T T x X I V V Reser. 'KVOO TULSA 1140 €) Careless Love I 1300 WI CH IT A "'KFH XX XX X X X X Negro s k etc h, incidental M3 €) M5 M5 'WHP HARRISB'G 1430 1490COVINGTON"'WCKY I I a a M6 T music. V €) V V VI V M61M6 WLBW OIL CIn lZ60 8Z0 LOUISVILLE WHAS a Interwoven Pair WCAU PHILAD. 1170 a a CD CD Billy ,Jones and Ernie Hare; 0 €)1010 00 0 0 IZ50 N. ORL'NS WDSU M M2 V M21M2 0 0 orchestra director, Will C. M6 M6 M M MI MI M5 M5 'WUN·WlP PHIL6IO a Perry. 13ZO N. ORL'NS WSMB (D I(D €) €) ' WLlT·WFI PHIL 560 a a CD Armour Program 0 0 0 0 a la 6Z0 BANGOR WLB2 Mixed chorus, twenty voices; M 0 a la (D (D KDKA PITTSB'GH 980 orchestra director, Josef a a i 940 PORTlAND WCSH I I I a a €) €) Koestner. 0 0 !0 0 aal€) l€) WCAE PITTSB'GH IZZO 1060 BAlTIMORE*WBAL I a €)Iolo 0 WJAS PITTSB'GH 1290 600 BALTIMORE WCAO X€) FRIDAY-DAYTIME WEAN PROVID'NCE 780 a a 0 0 0 0 Music Appreciation Hour. 11 A. €)Ioo 0'01~r100' 0 990 SPRINGFiElD WBZ 00 X 0 M., 'Valter Damrosch in "Mu· €) €) WJAR PROVID'NCE 890 a la €.10 sical University of the Air," 000 0 a a 590 BOSTON WEEI €) I€) WJZ, WEAF, WEEI, WJAR, MIVIM M X X WDOD CHATTA. IZ80 0 10 10 10 a la WTAG, WCSH, WLIT WRC, x i x h30 BOSTON WNAC M 0 WGY.. WGR, WCAE, \VTAM, (D WMC MEMPHIS 780 00 0 01010 WWJ, WSAI, WGN, KYW, I CD IZOO WORCEST"R WORC €) M51M6 M3 M3 M81M8 WENR, WIBO, KSD, WOC, €) 'WREC MEMPHIS 600 0 WHO, WOW, WDAF, CKGW, a 580 WORCESURWTAC 0 0 00 a a l€) l€) W T M J, K S T P, WEB C, €) 'WLAC NASHV'LE 1470 W R V A, W P T F, W J A X, 410 BAY CITY WBCM M9 M9 M9 M9 M3 M3 M3 M3 W I 0 D, W F L A, W SUN, a a CD (D WSM NASHV'LE 650 WHAS, WSM, WMC, WSB, I Z40 DETROIT WXYZ al€) 010 0 01010 WAPI, WJDX, WSMB, KVOO, a €) I o a 'KRLD DAlLAS 1040 WFAA, KPRC, WKY, WOAI, ~ rAA Oall,ao 800 750 DETROIT WJB a a(D (D KOA, KSL, WBZ, WBZA. 0 X X a fJ M M BAP Ft. Worth 800 alo WBAL, WHAM. KDKA. WJR, 0 9Z0 DETROIT WW 0 10 100 a a l€) €) WLW, KWK, WREN, KFAB. 0 0 a a l KPRC HOUSTON 9Z0 810 MINNEAP weco M31€) l o l o M31M31M31 T a w M3 W M3 M3 X X 'KTSA S. ANTONIO IZ90 ~ 460 ST. PAUL KSTF 00100 aaT0 (D KEY TO LOCAL PROGRAMS 0 0 0 0 a a (D (D WOAI S. ANTONIO 1190 N News S Sports IZ70 JACKSON WJD~ 0 I(D (D o EdUcational T Dramatic 01 €) M6 M6 M9 M9 M M WTAR NORFOLK 780 P Chl'ldren's V Variety 950 KAN. CITY KMB( al Tlolo 0000 feature W Comic T MOIMOl0 a a (D (D WRVA RICHM'D 1110 R Religious X On the air 610 KAN. CITY WDAI 0 1000 a 1a l€)€) 0 €) N M X X X X WDBJ ROANOKE 930 1090 ST ~ LOUIS KMOX MUSICAL 'WEBC SUP [RIO RIZ9 a l €)oo 0~010 M 1. Band M 6. Popular 0 0 0 0 a e (D I(D 550 ST. LOUIS M 2. Classical M 7. Symphonic WISN MILW'KEElIZO "'KSD 0000 a la l€) l€) M 3. Dance M 8. Organ €) ,1350 ST. LOUIS KWK M 4. ReligiOUS M 9. Semi-classical 19 (D(D WTMJ MILW"KEE 6Z0 00 M31 0 a l a (D l (D M 5. Novelty M Variety 0 0 0 a a WHAT'S ON TIlE Alit Page 41 W. Clark Harrington, of the mu sic dep.rtment of Columbia, speaks interestingly of himself. "I grew up .s • good or b.d young ster, .ccording .s the opportunity of fered," Mr. Hlrrington beg.n. "My mother Sent me in the drizzling " in every Tuesd.y afternoon for my pi.no lesson. After a yelr I could n3\'igate the C m.jor scale .I1d drum out " The H.ppy Farmer" with , m.ximum of seven errors. "All of • sudden T wrote. dinky little pi.no piece which w. , entirely innocent of .11 ru les of composition. I c.lled it 'StJr Drops' because r had to call it something. Some f. mil ), guest dubbed me a 'composer,' .nd I set to work on • new pIece. Presently I h.d three songs published .nd sung on the radio. "I attended the New England Con servatory of Music long enough lO win :1 prize in composition and :1 srholarship, .nd played Bach .nd ~ !JcDowell On J four-octa"e folding pump organ. Like everybody else, I 'm working on J novel and an oper etta. I 3m nOt 3 woman hater, but my most consistent .ffection is for Adelaide, my little, old-f.shioned harpsichord. " G. W. Johnstone .nd D. S. Tuthill, m.nager of press relnions .nd s.les manager, respectively, of the N.tional Broadcasting Comp.ny, have been promoted. Johnstone has been .p pointed to the office of ]\1. H. Ayles worth, NBC president, and Tuthill becomes assistJnt to Mr. McClelland. Tuthill is One of t he first· salesmen ever to sell time for bro,dcas ting, and Johnstone, a former ne\\"spaperman, radio engineer and musician, became affiliated with WEAF in 1923 as • control-room operator. It w,s further announced that Tuthill's former posi t ion will .be filled by R. C. \\" it mer • • ssistant slles m.nager, .nd \\7ahtr C. Stone, assistant manager of press re lations, is appointed acting manJ~er of the department. CITIES SERVICE PROGRAM .. . NBC . . . FRIDAY, 8 P. M. Ted HJrris s'y' he has h.d 1 so plays on Broadw.y so far this year. Ted writes pl.)'s for COlumbi.'s R.· TTESTING to the reciprocal power or stage, not to mention the highly remu dio Home-Makers' Club, with • $(U dio . t 1 S 19 BroJdway. A lhat takes a hand in governing things nerative aspect of the transaction. ~ terrestrial is the career of ~ he radiant young Much can be said about the high qUollity soprano, Miss Jessica Dragonette. of Miss Dragonette's performance every fri BEDTIME STOR Y Some time in '27, Miss Dragonctte. sidc dolY evening over the coast-to-coast NBC And now. my children. I shJII tell Vt)U of tilt nlJrlllllJ skunk 3nd two stepping the protests of admiring friends, hook-up maintained by the Cities Service b.b)' skunks who were w.lkinll Cast in hcr lot with radio, bestowing on that Corporation, but it will suffice to say tlut through the forest. All of a sudden infant industry a voice of which the great her radio audience is becoming clamorous for the little skunki.s were f rishll'ned b,' a sr,',., big be.r! Bllt th,' brJ\'e Chaliapin had said: "It is beautiful; it is more frequent bro.ldcasts by Miss Drag m.mm ....kun k w Page 42 WHAT'S ON THE AIR February CHAIN PROGRAMS February FRIDAY 6, 13, 20, 27 6, 13, 20, 27 FRIDAY Red symbols denote NBC; black ALA.-MO. Program by 15·minute periods symbols denote CBS (-Part Time) Program by 15·minute periods I (·PartNEB.-WIS. Tune) EASTERN TIl.\1E 10 15 130 45 11 115130 145 E. S. T. 10 to 11 P .. M. 10 15 30 145 11 15 130 45 EASTERN TIME C. S. T. CENTRAL TIME 9 115 30 45 10 15 30 45 9 to 10 P. M. 9 15 30 45 10 15 30 45 CENTRAL TIME 690 TORONTO CKG\\ M9 M9 M3 M3 €)€) €)€) o Columbia Male Chorus 9 o M3 M3 KFAB UNCOLN 770 The Strollers; the Round· 960 TORONTO CFRE M31M3 M3 M3 NI €) ala towners; directed by Andre V V a a M3 M31M I N *WOW OMAHA 590 1140 BIRM'GH'M *WAP I I Kostelanetz. M M a l a M81M81M3 M3 WPG ATL 'TIC CITY 1100 M3 €)€) 930 BIRM'GH'M WBR( M3 a a a a a The Nit Wit Hour WOR-.. NEWARK 7\0 1040 HOT SP'GS *KTm a a la E) 9 1M31M5 M5 0 o la le I I I WBEN BUFFALO 900 1390 UrLE R'CK *KLRA 0 0 a a €)€)a a o Crime Prev~ntion Program 'WGR. BUFFALO 550 Dramatic sketch with Wil· 830 DENVER KOA a l a a a 9 10 IM6!€) liam Shelley and T. Daniel o l olal a €) €)I a l a ·WKBW BUFFALO 1480 560 DENVER KL2 ooaa €)I €) a l a Frawley. 0 0 a l a €) €) aa WABC NEW YORK 860 1060 HARTFORD *WTI( €) €) €) I€) €) €) €)€) WEAF NEW YORK 660 M~ I !1~ l a la a RKO Theatre of the Air 0 0 a la 1330 HARTFORD WDR( o l oala €)€)aa Orchestra director, Milton a a 0 X 0 0 0 10 WJZ NEW YORK 760 Schwarzwald; film, vaude 630 WASH'GT'N WMAl o l ofala €) €) ,a l a ville and radio stars. a a l 0 1x I I WHAM ROCH'TER 1150 950 WASH'GrN WR( 00 a la €) 10 1@ 0 0 0 aa €) €) aa ·WHEC ROCH'TER 1440 620 ~.P~~'::8t,rg ~!,~ XIX a a M5 M5 M5 M5 a Armstrong Quakers aa €)€) €) I€) WGY SCHEN'D'Y 790 Lois Bennett. soprano; Mary 900 JACKS' NV'E WJAJI MM a a X X Hopple, con tl'alto ; ma I e I I ;WFBL SYRACUSE 1360 quartet; orchestra director, 1300 MIAMI B. WIOD MV M a a M M M I M Don Voorhees. o l o l a l a €) €) a a WBT CHARLOTTE 1080 560 MIAMI WQAM I I I I I WPTF RALEIGH 680 Palmolive Program 740 ATLANTA WSB a a a la 9 1 I I o 9 10la a €) €)I a a WWNC ASHEVILLE 570 1020 CHICAGO KYW a a M6 M6 SN M31M31M3 WDAY FARGO 940 ~tfla a 770 CHICAGO *WBBM M M M3 M3 I 9 o r a, a M31M3 a l a WADC AKRON 1320 870 CHI. WENR·WU 0 0 M M 9 M W M E. S. T. 11 to 12 P. M. o l oal a M21M21a a WKRC 0 NCI NNATI 550 720 CHICAGO WG~ I I C. S. T. 10 to 11 P. M. MM S V MMM M WLW CINONNATI 700 560 CHICAGO "WlBC WSAI CINCIN NATI 1330 I a la €) Vincent Lopez and His St. o o la la . I , 670 CHICAGO WMM 0 O I X X 9 M VW M3 Regis Orchestra olol ala M3 M31M31M3 WHK CLEVEL'D 1390 1160 FT. W'YNE*WOWC Dance music from New WTAM CLEVEL'D 1070 I I I I I York. I ,a la I I I 1230lND'P'US *WFBM I I I I WAIU COLUMB'S 640 1260 C'NCIL BL'FS KOn 0 10 a a €) €) a l a o Slumber Music Q ~! ~ €)l €) ala WSPD TOLEDO 1340 1000 Dav. WOC+WHC String ensemble; director, Des M'nes la la €) I €) I €) I ~ Ludwig Laurier. l a l a M31M3 aa 'WKBN YO'NGSrN 570 ' 600WATERLOO WM~ 00 aa €)€)I aa 0 0 a l a €)I€) a a KFJF OKLA cln 1480 1220 LAWRENCE*WREN a l a 0 1X 9 X x 0 9 Pepsodent Program a a aa 9 WKY OKLA.on 900 . 580 TOPEKA *WIBW XX T T XINal a Amos 'n' Andy. a a xx M6 M6 ~6 M6 ·KVOO TUlSA 1140 boo WICHITA *KFH I €) €)I a l a €) California Melodies I I I ·WHP HARRISB'G 1430 1490COVINGTON*WCKY a l a M61M9 I I o l olal a €)I €) aa WLBW OIL CITY 1260 .820 LOUISVILLE WHAS aa . a Romanelli and His King -o r oTal a €)I €) M3 M3 WCAU PHILAD. 1170 1250 N.ORL'NS WDSU M61M61M61M6 Edward Orchestra M3 M3 M3 M3 M31M3 M31M3 ·WFAN·WIP PHIL6IO :S I M6 I M6~ CBS. Dance music from 1320 N. ORL'NS WSMB a l a l a l a 9 I I Toronto, Can. M2 M2 a a €) I€) M31M3 ·WUT·Wf)oPHIL 560 620 BANGOR WLBZ I I a l a l 0 1x NI0 1M61M6 KDKA PITTSB'GH 980 940 PORTLAND WCSH 0 10 a a 00 a la !\131 I I WCAE PlTTSB'GH 1220 1060 BALTIMORE*WBAL I I L I I 00 aa I WJAS PlTTSB'GH 1291 600 BALTIMORE WCAO ooaa €)I €) a a FRIDAY-DAYTIME 0 10 aa €) €) a a WEAN PROVID'NCE 78 Libby, McNeill and Libby Pro 990 SPRINGFIELD WBZ 0 0 T I T M3 M3 W W gram. 10 A. M., Over WJZ, 0 10 a la WJAR PROVID'NCE 890 WBAL, WHAM, KDKA, WLW, 590 BOSTON WEEI M M aa NIM61 I KWK, WREN, KFAB, WRVA, 00 aa €) €) a a WDOD CHATTA. 128 WPTF, WJAX, WIOD, WFLA, 1230 BOSTON WNAC o o l a a WSUN, WHAS, WSB, WJDX, a l a l a la 91 1 WMC MEMPHIS 780 W S M B, K V 0 0, W B A P , 1200 WORCEST RWORe o l o l a l a El€)€)aatEl[OIO KPRC, WOAl, KOA. . €)1€)l a l a ·WREC MEMPHIS 600 --N j I 580 WORCESTERWTAG x l X a a Radio GUild. 4 P. M. Famous play I I I 'WLAC NASHV'LE 147( ~ 410 BAYCITY WBCM with guest star. WJZ, WBAL, ololala WSM NASHV'U 65( I X I X X X Xxaa WHAM, WRC, CKGW, WPTF, a l a i 9 1 I WJAX, KGO, KFI, KOMO, 1240 DETROIT WXYZ ~l ~ l a a KFSD KTAR, KFAB, KSTP, I I I I I I 'KRLD DALLAS 1040 O I O-L~tfL WEBe, WSM, WMC, KOA, WFAA Dan.. 800 750 DETROIT WJR a l a0 I KYW, KWK, WREN, WBZ, a i a l M IM2 9 1M I M M2 WBAP Ft. Worth 800 WBZA, KSL. 920 DETROIT WW o~aa ~ . - a l a i 9 I KPRC HOUSTON 920 810 MIN NEAP WCCO 0 oaa €)l€)l a l a olol a l a €)I €) ·KTSA S. ANTONIO 1290 1460 ST. PAUL KSTP a a lMIM elM 3lM~ KEY TO LOCAL PROGRAMS a l a l a l a 9 M MM WOAI S. ANTONIO 119 N News S Sports 1270 JACKSO N WJD~ a l a ~ I o Educational T Dramatic olol a a 'WTAR NORFOLK 78 P Children's V Variety €)l €)lal a 950 KAN. CITY KMB( l a €)€) aa feature WComlc WIW l a a M31M3 M3 M3 WRVA RICHM'D 1110 R ReligiOUS X On the aJr 610 KAN. CITY WDAI o°rr- 80+ :a l a e M3 ~ ooaa €)I €) WDBJ ROANOKE 93! 1090 ST. LOUIS KMOi €)I €) M31M3 MUSICAL 9 M6 M6 M6 'WEBC SUPERIOR 129(1 o~ l a a M 1. Band M 6. Popular o l a lM71M7 Ist-~ 550 ST. LOUIS *KSIl XX Xx M 2. Classical M 7 . Symphonic €) €) 'WISN MIL W'KEEI1Z0 o l a a M 3. Dance M 8. Organ 00 ata ala M 4. Religious M 9. Seml·classical 1350 ST. LOUIS KWI CJ I 0 1 8 1T M3 0 M 5. Novelty M Variety a l a i . 9 1 WTMJ MILW'KEE 620 w WHAT'S ON T HE AlB Page 43 RAMBLIN' 'ROUN' RADioLAN' WINDY CITY HIGHLIGHTS (Continued from page 5) (Con t in ued from page I3) wheel going slowly round :md round. of announcing. Half a dozen other The spoke t h at was once " up " an dlta er changes in persollllel were made when "down" comes finally again "on top Kaney was promoted. Don Bernard, In the Song Business, for instance, call whom he succeeds as program manager, these spokes the popularity vogues and is now program adviser, devoting himself you'll see what I mean. About ten years to the purely artistic details of programs. ago we find the Ernest R. Ball and the ~ Carrie Jacob Bond style of song on top Richey Craig, Jr., stage, vaudeville and - call this the Home-Ballad Spoke. screen comedian of the suave wisecracker Then the Blues Spoke came to the top type,goes on the air February 3 as a one and the Ballad Spoke started downgrade. man show over the Columbia chain, at Then came the Novelty Spoke, the Ha 10: 15 to 10:30, E. S. T. When the Co waiian Spoke and the Jazz Spoke to take lumbia press department inquired as to the popular fancy. (Radio Spoke, but his last movie engagement, Richey as when Movies Spoke we called 'em Talk serted that he was the fellow found dead ies.) The old wheel nearly stopped en in a bathtub on Wednesday in a mystery tirely on the Jazz Spoke - as a result BELLA BAKER, who bas always refused 10 lr a ~'e hrr vaudeville audie11 ces for mO~'ies play. T hat, he explained, was the m ys we've had more years of Jazz popularity or "legil," likes tbe radio alld is occasioll tery- finding him In a bathtub on a than of most any other song type. But ally beard as gllest artist 011 gala programs. Wednesday. what I'm driving at is that the old Home l!! Ballad Spoke (we call 'em Hokum Bal knockin' 'em for a row 0' ovens. Funny? lads) has once more come back up "on Back in the days before Amos 'n' Andy Boy, they're wows - watch 'em click if " went chain," they were rivaled in popu top." Your most popular songs to-day they don't get too well done or burn! arc "When Your Hair Has Turned to larity over WMAQ at Chicago by the Great boys at 250 apiece, in pounds! Three Radio Doctors, Pratt, Sherman and Silver," "Springtime in the Rockies," "Wally" Butterworth, too, has a lot ahead "Moonlight on the Colorado," "Some R udolph. Now the Three Doctors have of him. He's all announcer, that boy! changed their name to the Three Bakers, where in Old Wyoming," "Old New En Gettin' a great kick out of doin' the gland Moon," "When the Organ Played and arc on the Columbia chai n every three fifteen~minute "one-man shows." Monday night f rom 9 to 9:30, E. S. T., at Twilight," and a thousand and one per week as the Libby "Pineapple Pica other sentimental waltz ballads. What's for Standard Brands (Fleischmann Yeast). dor." Got a funny letter to-day ad The burlesque "drammers" and ta.ke -offs the answer? After a financial crush such dressed to the "Libby Pineapple Troup as we've just gone through, people react Orl established programs which the)' orig ers," c/o Wendell Hall Building, Chicago, inated at WMAQ will continue on the two ways: They either want the real and it said in part: "I like that Red giddy, where it don't cost roo much chain. Their broadcast will go to sixty headed fella in your troupe, but I don't seven stations, which the Columbia people (that's why Humor has come in so strong like the other little cuss with the high on Radio now, and why "Games" have say is the largest network e,'er used for a voice. In all seriousness, this's the first commercial program. "come back"), or folks want the sobby, time in ten years that I've had to change :¥ sentimental, tear-wipin' stuff such as the my "Hello, Folks! How arc you all this Hokum Ballads that arc now ridin' so {,Vl'l/ill'?" to "How are you this 1I10rll THE GREAT INVISIBLE AUDIENCE high. One popular music publisher told ill'?" - NITE OWL. (Continued from page 4) me the other day that he's even puttin' WENDELL H ALL. out a stack of new religious songs and sports events, sermonS by nation ali ), hymns. Well, long [h'{' the Ballads, for known clergymen, a scorE' of things they they've always been the backbone of the were accustomed to in the city. And it is song industry. a two-hundred-mile drive to reach them. ACROSS THE BORDERS Did you hear the Special Dedication Radio, however, spans the gap; lets them Program from NBC, Chicago, awhile In response to requests for 'more pow enjoy most of the audi ble good things the erful stations' ncar our borders, we list ago for Cleveland's new station, WGAR? those 1la"ing .t le.st 1,000 w.tts: cit)' has to offer, in the peace and frienJ Chicago presented them with an im liness of thei r bcl o \'\~ d sm;IIl toWIl. KYC. CALL LOCATION promptu, high-spot midnight program 590 XFI, ;"Iexico City, Mex. Of such as these, it seems to me, is th.: (thanks to "Sen" Kaney, now Western 588 Cl\I\V. Hanna. Cub •. backbone of the het..:ro~en ... ous mJSS we Program Manager), which included, as 640 XFG, ;"Iexico City, ?lex. call the radio auJ;ence. In Llstes. back 670 XEB, ;"Iexico City, Mex. ,yell as the Sparkle of Showmanship, such 685 VAS, Louisburg, N. S. "round outlook. they Jiffer as much a~ names as W'allace Butterworth announc 690 CjSE, CKGW, CPR Y ~ldi\'id~als C;ln. But on one thin~ the~' ing, Victor Young a nd his Orchestra, T oronto. C. n. :1 " rec-the lo\'al .InJ cnthu,iJstic use of 720 XEN, ;\Iexi<-o City, !\Iex. ~ . . 1 Han'ey Hays ("the Old-timer of the 730 CKAC, CHYC, CNR}'I rJJio as a \'alu ... d means of l'ontJct WILl Empire Builders"), East and Dumke, Mont re al . Can. oth... r 1i,· ... s alld otho.'r interests; Ilut silllpl~' 730 C;"IK, Havana, Cub •. sO lllethin):: to I ~ Page 44 WHAT'S ON THE AIR Februa.ry CHAIN PROGRAMS February SATURDAY 7, 14, 21, 28 7, 14, 21, 28 SATURDAY Red symbols denote NBC; black I ALA.-MO. Program by 15-minute periods symbols denote CBS Program by 16-minute periods NEB.-WIS. (·Part Time) (*Part Time) EASTJ;:RN TIME 6 / 15 30 45 7 15 30 45 E, S, T, 6 to 7 P. M. 6 15 30 45 7 15 30 45 EASTERN TIME C, S, T, 5 to 6 P. M. CENTRAL TIME 5 15 30 45 6 15 30 45 5 15 30 45 6 15 30 45 CENTRAL TIME 690TORONTO CKGW 10 10 10 M9 A M9 M9 M9 o Black and Gold Room X I€) €l N M9 M9 M6 M6 KFAB LINCOLN 770 960 TORONTO CFRE 0 0,0 €) 0 0 M W Orchestra 0 0 0 E) A B C *WOW OMAHA 590 1140 BIRM'GH'M *WAP NI pi P a- X W X X Director, Ludwig Laurier. WPG ATL'TIC CITY 1100 930 BIRM'GH'M WBR( 0 10 0 €) 0 10 M5 M5 E) Uncle Abe and David I WOR NEWARK 710 M5 M9 Rural sketch with Phillips E) A M3 M @ WBEN BUFFALO 900 1040 HOT SP'GS ·KTm Lord and Arthur Allen. 0 0 0 1390 L1T'LE R'CK ·KL~ 010 O€) 0 10 1 I X @@ 'WGR. BUFFALO 550 9 Raising Junior 830 DENV ER KO~ 10 l X ~Tx i NO R €) 0 'WKBW BUFFALO 1480 llTO Domestic skit with Aline Ber· 0 I 560 DENVER KL2 00 0 €) WIWM6 W ry and Peter Dixon. 0 0 0 €) 0 0 @@ WABC NEW YORK 860 E) €) WEAF NEW YORK 664 1060 HARTFORD "WTI( P N M9 M9 C) Saltzman's Restaurant 00 r0- 0 10@ 1330 HARTFORD WDR( 00 0 €) 0 10 Orchestra 9 €l ,€l 10 A B q"U WJZ NEW YORK 76 630 WASH'GrN WMAI XR E) 0 XI0MMtt; Direction by Smith Ballew. N X X 0 A B I C , D WHAM ROCIfTER lIS 950 WASH'GrN WR( \0 ' 10 10 IE) A H XX €) Literary Digest Topics in X €) 0 @ @ 'WHEC ROCH'TER 1440 620 ~~p~,;:.~,re :~~ M91M9 M9 (D A B M81M8 Brief 0 0 0 E) WGY SCHEN'D'Y 79U 900 JACKS' NV'E WJAX 0 0 X (D A H M3 M3 Lowell Thomas. @ 'WFBL SYRACUSE 1360 1-00 0 0 0 1@ 1300 MIAMI B. WIOD N iO 10 €) "Ai H IM2 M o Paul Tremaine and His 0 10 0 €) N o VI V WRT ! CHARLOTTE lOBO 560 MIAMI WQAM I Orchestra I 0 A B WPTF RALEIGH 680 740 ATLANTA WSB i@ CBS. 0 0 0 €) 0 0 M6 M6 WWNC ASHEVIUES70 10ZO CHIC AGO KYW M2 M2 P P M6 M3 M6 M6 €) Tony's Scrap.book P P N N 0 0 T X WDAY FARGO 940 770 CHICAGO "WBBM 0 0 0 €) 0 0 M N 0 0 M M WAD~ AKRON IlZO 870 CHI. WENR.WLS P P M IE) M M 0 0 M8 X M M 0 0 M M WKRC CINONNATl5SO 7Z0 CHICAGO WGN V T T 0 A B M I M wtw ONONNATI 700 E. S. T. 7 to 8 P. M. C U E) WSAI CINCIN NUl 1330 560 CHICAGO "WIBO C. S. T. 6 to 7 P. M. 670 CHICAGO WMAQ P P 0 0 X Ml M3 M3 X X , X X WHK CLEVEL'D 1390 M I0W Morton Downey 1160 FT. W'YNE*WOWO o 0 lJlE) €) WI AM CLEVEL'D 1070 Tenor, with Freddie Rich and ~ IZ30 IND'P'US "WFBM f---,-- €) 'O! his orchestra. 0 0 0 €) M M MM WAIU COLUMS'S 640 IZ60 C'NCIL BL'FS KOIl 0 0 O€) o Romance of American M M V V 0 0 M6 M6 WSPD TOLEDO 1340 ~ r.?,~v~.WOC*WH(] I@ ~ I M I M Industry X NS X €) 0 0 X I X 'WKBN YO'NGSrN 570 UJF OKLA CITY 1480 600 WATERLOO WMT 0 0 O€) 1 0 ! @ Necco Candy Party 0 0 0 €) 0 0 @ @ H U IZZO LAWRENCE*WREN XIX X NT M6 c Henry Bur b i g-; Audrey I WKY OKLA.OTY 900 Ma rsh, soprano; Larry lfur· 580 TOPEKA *WIBW X X PI P X X M9 M9 phy. tenor; Freddie Rich's "KVOO TULSA 1140 orchestra. . 1300 WICHITA *KfH 0 0 0 €) 0 0 X X 0 0 0 €) 0 0 V 'WHP HARRISB'G 1430 1490COVINGTON·WCKY M M3 M3 M3 A H €) Rodeheaver Sing 0 0 O l €) 0 01 WLBW OIL CITY IZ60 WCAU PHILAD. 1170 8Z0 LOUISVILLE WHM I@ , o Laws that Safeguard M51NS X €) 0 10 1w i w IZ50 N. ORL'NS WDSl S 0 M M N M9 M6 M6 Society 0 0 0 M6 P .P "WFAN·WIP PHI1..610 13Z0 N, ORl'NS WSMB I@ 0 0 I€) XX X 'WLlT.WFIrHIL 560 I o Snoop and Peep IlJ ra 6Z0 BANGOR WLBZ @I@ Ml Ml MlI €) A B, x X KDKA PITTSB'GH 98 940 PORTLAND WCSH I@ I @ The High Road of 10 10 10 IE) M9 X IM51@ WCAE PlTTSB'GH IUO Adventure 1060 BAL TIMORE*WBAL I A H M M X €) 0 0 , WJAS PITTSB'GH IZ90 600 BALTIMORE WCAO M6iM6iM6 M6 0 0X X A Pep so dent Program 1 0 @I @ WEAN PROVID'NCE780 990 SPRINGFIELD WBZ 0 M6 M3 I€> A H IM51M5 Amos 'n' Andy. 0 10 10 IE) f€) WJAR PROVID'NC£894 I@ iYDOD CHArTA: IZ84 590 BOSTON WEEI 10 10 10 M9 M9 M9 M9 B Tastyeast Jesters 00 E) €) 0 0 X X IZ30 BOSTON WNAC M M M M M IM @ @ Male trio; mandolute accom· 10 10 10 1E) WMC MEMPHIS 780 paniments; Swedish dialect IZOO WORCEST RWOR( M5 M7 M5 M7 0 0 @ @ stories. 0 0 X 'WREC MEMPHIS 604 580 WORCESTERWTAC M9 M9 NIE) X X X 'WLAC NASHV'LE 1470 10 C Rise of the Goldbergs I 1410 BA YCITY WBCM IE) WSM NASHV'LE 6~( 00 X o M3M3 Hum'orous sketch. IZ40 DETROIT WXYl NTx M3O- h$€) 0 1M51M5 O I X €) 'KRLD DALLAS 1040 0 0 WFAA Da.JI.. 800 I 750 DETROIT WJR A D The Pickard Family P PM M M9 M9 M9 M9 WBAP Ft. Worth 800 l' Southern folk songs. I no DETROIT WWJ 10 10 10 I@ I I !(PRC HOUSTON 9Z0 810 MINNEAP WCCO X X E) M3 M3 M3lM3 M3 0 0 0 X P P M6 M6 'KTSA s. ANTONIO 1Z90 1460 ST. PAUL KSTP 10 10 10 ON M M X I X KEY TO LOCAL PROGRAMS M M M6 M6 WOAI S. ANTONIO 1190 N News S Sports IZ70 JACKSON WJm I@ o Educational T Dramatic 0 101..0 N 0 0 M5 M5 'WTAR NORFOLK 78 P Children's V Variety A WRVA RICHM'D 1110 950 KAN. CITY KMB( P PX T T T T S feature W Comic M6 M6 M6 I ~ B I R Religious X On the air 610 KAN. CITY WDAI P P 0 I@ M2 M2 M21M2 0 0 0 €) 00 M M WDBJ ROANOKE 930 P M6 M6 W MUSICAL "WEBC SUP ERIOR 1290 1090 ST. LOUIS KMOO M31M3 M6 M6 M 1. Band M 6. Popular M6 M6 M6 rtJ ¥6IM6 ~ 10 0 10 1@ M 2. Classical M 7. Symphonic 'WISN MIL W'KEEIIZO 550 ST. LOUIS "KSD 10 XX X X M 3. Dance M 8. Organ 0 0 0 €) 0 10 C) c IJ M 4. Religious M 9. Semi-classical WTMJ MILW'KEE 6Z0 1350 ST. LOUIS KWK M2 (i)TM6 M3 W M. 5. Novelty M Variety I@ -r www.ameri can radioh istorv.com WHAT'S OX THE AlB Page 45 HERE'S not a cough during a T whole concert ,,·hen the Luden Bal alaik a Orchestra is playing, if t he audience reaction to NBC's Wednes day n ight (8 :30, E. S. T.) program is any criterion. Led by Alexander Kirillotf, a nati\'. of Russia, and with every member also a RussiJn, this orchestra is re garded by fans and program builders ISTINCTLY of Detroit, by Detroit and the thirteenth un alike as unique among musical en D from Detroit is the new Graham-Paige der the conduc sembles on the air. In the Luden torship of Ossip broadcasts the orchestra is assisted by program on the Columbia network between Lew Conrad, novelty vocalist, who 9:30 and 10 P. M. (E. S. T.) every Sunday. Gabrilowitsch - came into radio prominence last sum Those three genial citizens of "the city on and in this short mer when he substituted for the In tcrwc\'en Pair. wheels," the brothers Graham, would never time it has won deny that Detroit is most famous for the its place among EDGAR A. GUEST automobiles that it produces. They produce the best orchestras He (with hands o"er her eyes) of the world. No effort has been spared in If you can't guess who it is in three quite a considerable number of them them guesses, I'm going to kiss you. selves. But they would deny that it is nec assembling the excellent persol1l1el of play She-Jack Frost, Da,'y Jones, Santa essary to look to the East or the West for ers, including many of international fame, Claus.- SllliI!J's Weekly (Sydney) . and to-day the orchestra is known not only better talent than can be found right on ~ their own home ground. Their proof, to the for its technical mastery, but for its ex great satisfaction and delight of a country quisite purity of tone. Mitya Stillman, ,,·ho is t he fim \'io13 player in the Philco Symphony wide radio audience, lies in offering listeners Out in Detroit very few of the citizer.ry Orchestra heard o,'er the WABC net the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Edgar knows the full name of Edgar A. Guest. To work, has a " Dr. Jekyl and ~lr. all he is Eddie GlJest. Although not a native Hyde" career. He used to scare m A. Guest. This half-hour program of the with his, "illainous acting in many very finest music, lightened and brightened of Detroit, nor even of th:s country, he is an movie, of the past. by Mr. Guest's human and humorous dis integral part of the motor capital. course in the middle of the period, presents Guest was born in England, but came to a rare combination of musical and "talk" this country at the age of ten. He worked Mabel \\7 ayne sings and play s at program finding for the Detroit Free Press as an office-boy, least One of her o,,'n compositions in each Mabel \'{'ayne program th rough favor with an in became a reporter and finally a columnist. N BC networ ks. T he author of "Ra creasingl y I a r g e It was when he took over this last position mona," " In 3 Little Spanish Town," that he discovered his flair for writing verse. and other song hits, has signed a COn number of radiQ tract " 'ith the NBC Artists' Ser'·ice. fans. Although he still retains his connection This is the De with the Free Press, Guest's fame has spread rapidly. He has attained the proportions of troit Symphony Peter Dixon, kno"'n to r Jdio listen Orchestra's sev a national institution, and it is said that his ers for his NBC roles in the Cub Re enteenth season- books of verse are read in more than a mil porter and Raising Junior, is doing J radio gossip column for J New York lion American homes, Now, with his weekly newspJper, in addition to h is micro appearance on the Graham-Paige Hour, his phone activities. VICTOR KOLAR, associale cOlldlle/or following is tremendously enhanced. R,·po,.lrr-Do you belie\'e in club. for women? V isilillg Cricbril),-Y es , if kind ness f Jils.-Higb TcmiOl' Nclt's. "The Three l.ittle Sach." of CBS. who "'on the 1930 populJrity .:nntest conducted b~' J ;-';e,,' York ne,,·sp.lpcr, Jre J II more than si" feet tJll. ~la,' be the title h~s reference to somo p;rt of their ~ppHel. A littl< bit of B"bb,' Brn"'n is r< THE DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA quired In ju February CHAIN PROGRAMS Februa.ry SATURDAY 7, 14, 21, 28 7, 14, 21, 28 SATURDAY Red symbols denote NBC; black ALA,-MO, Program by 15-minute periods symbols denote CBS NEB,-WIS, (-Part Time) Program by 15-minute periods I ( ·Part Time) EASTERN TIME 8 15 / 30 / 45 9 / 15 130 / 45 E, S, T, 8 to 9 P. M, 8 15 30 45 9 15 30 45 EASTERN TIME C, S, T, 7 to 8 p, M. 1 1 CENTRAL TIME 7 15 130 45 8 15 30 45 7 15 30145 8 15 30 45 CENTRAL TIME 690TORONTO CKGW~ M9 ~ IiJ M9 M9 M3 M3 o Dixie Echoes M6 KFAB LINCOLN m ~egro spirituals, directed by 0 a a 960 TORONTO CFRI TI€>l VI V M31M3 M31M3 Rosamund Johnson. 0 1 I O ~ ~ ~ "'wow OMAHA 591 1140 BIRM'GH'M "'W AP 0 1 b~ IiJ pp~p a Literary Digest Topics in O€>O 0 M31M310 10 WPG ATL'TIC CITY JlOI 930 BIRM'GH'M WBR( a €> I olo M3 M31 V v Brief I I I I WOR NEWARK 710 Lowell Thomas. 1040 HOT SP'GS "'KTH. I I I M4 o XIM3 o a V V P eo 0 WBEN BUFFALO 900 €> Dixie Echoes 1390 L1rLER'CK "'KLIU 1€> l o 0 100 a€> I I .- *WGR, BUFFALO 550 830 DENVER KOJ R1! ~ ~ p p , ~p o Dance Music I 0 10 0 0 10 10 "'WKBW BUFFALO 1480 560 DENVER KU M"GfM610 10 M9 M910 10 CBS, o €>loTo 0 0 1010 WABC NEW YORK 860 1060 HARTfORD "'WTI( 1 J I I o Webster Eisenlohr 0 a €) ~ p 0 pp WEAF NEW YORK 660 Weber and Fields, famous G) (i) 1330 HARTfORD WDRC I €> I O 0 10 10 comedians. 0 0 a ~ ~ ~ WJl NEW YORK 760 630 WASH'GT'N WMAl G) (i) WHAM ROCH'TER IISO O I €> l oIO M31M31010 E) Radiotron Varieties 0 a a ~ 0 ~ 950 WASH'Grll WR( ~ -$-~ pppp "Bugs" Baer, master of cere I I I .WHEC ROCH'TER 1440 20 Clearwater wFtl monies; Sam Herman, xylO St.Petersb'g WSU~ M6 ~ 1M2 M2 M9 M9 M M phonist; orchestra dh'ector, 0 ~ ~ p , p ,p P WGY SCHEN'D'Y 790 William Daly. 900 JACKS' NV'E WJAX M3 ~ 1M3 M3 ~ P P P a *WFBL SYRACUSE 1360 1300 MIAMI B_ WIOIl V ~ IM7,M7 T T I VIM €> The Silver Flute M MI010 WBT I CHARLOTTE 1080 Legends of a wandering ~T~ I~ r-O 560 MIAMI WQAM I I I I gypsy. WPTF RALEIGH 680 740 ATLA NTA WSB ~~~ P ppp o Dixies Circus 0 €>o 0 X X 010 WWNC ASHEVILLE 570 10ZO CHIC AGO KYW~ ~ IM31M3 0 M6 ~ ~ Circus life; clown band. X €> IM S MSIMSI M W WDAY FARGO 940 770 CHICAGO "'WBBM I I I M M 0 10 o Rin-Tin-Tin Thriller a €>o 0 MIIMl10 0 ~ADC AKRON IlZO Dog stories in drama form; 870 CHt WENR-WLS M6!M61M I M M M VI V incidental music, M €> I o l o 010 0 0 ~KRC CINCINNATl5S0 7Z0 CHICAGO WGN M V ~W CINCINNATI 700 I I ! e Fuller Man M~ ~ s ~ 0 560 CHI CAGO "'WIBO Earle Spicer, baritone; male 0 0 1e p [WSAI CINCINNATI 1330 1 0~~~ P e ~"P quartet; orchestra. director, ~ ~ ~ ~ 670 CHICAGO WMAQ alNOl oo 0 10 1XIX Don Voorhees. a l €>lo 0 0 0 s S ~HK CLEVEL'D 1390 li60 H- W'YNE"'WOWO a l I , 0 a I 0 0 p ~AM CLEVEL'D 1070 I .~ ~ 1Z30IND'P'US "'WFBM a -I €>I I 0 0 M M IM ~AIU COLUMB'S .640 IZ60 C'NCIL BL'FS KOIl M M M ~SPD TOLEDO 1340 a l xlo 0 0 0 E, S, T, 9 to 10 p, M, a €> I o 0 MI010 ~:.o r.?::,";. WOC"'WHO I ~ I 10 P P P C, S, T, 8 to 9 p, M, X €>Io 0 M6 M6010 IOWKBN YO'NGSrN 570 600 WATERLOO WMl 1€> l o l o I @ 0 a l €>lol o 0101010 KFJF OKLA CITY 1480 IZZO LAWRENCE"'WREN o General Electric Hour oKLA.CITY 900 M2!0 ~ ~ Walter Damrosch, conduct 0 ~ ~~ PP P P WKY 580 TOPEKA *W1BVI X I X~ ~ ing; adventures in science j 1140 M IM I XIX x ' x 010 Floyd Gibbons. *KVOO TULSA 1300 WICHITA "'KFH XX00 M21M2 WHP HAR RISB'G 1430 , t X €> I O 0 C) The Campus VI€> 010 00 1490COVINGTON"'WCKY I I, M3 M31MSIMS Adventures of "Dick Trav l €>lol O I 010 WLBW OIL CITY IZ60 , ers, Freshman," 8Z0 LOUIS VILLE WHAS I 16 16 10 ~ elO MOl MOl 01 0 0 10 M91M9 WCAU PHILAD, 1170 j IZ50 N, ORL'NS WDSU a VIM2 M T T TI T CD Vapex Musical Doctors €> I 0 10 *WFAN·WIP PHIL610 13Z0 N, ORL'NS WSME - ~~ 16 Ie Ie e lO o Carborundum Hour o IM4 €>~ O P o ~ *WLlT-WFI PHIL 560 6Z0 BANGOR WLBl Indian legends with Carbo· KDKA PITTSB'GH 981 1- I I rundum band; directed by 0~ e le (D I(D ICD ~ 940 PORTLAND WCSH O l a i €> €> 0000 Edward d'Anna, o ~ I€> ~ 0 O loP WCAE PITTSB'GH IZZO 1060 BALTIMORE"'WBAL W)AS PITTSB'GH IZ90 0 10l9li1 M9 I W ~ I~ o National Radio Forum a l €> l olo 10 10 I I 600 BALTIMORE WCAO O I€)l 0 10 M91M91M21M2 from Washington 00 00 WEAN PROVlD'NCE 781 Prominent speakers, 990 SPRINGFIELD WBl 0(1) 16 ;6 O~ 0 00 Q. WJAR PROVID'NCE 890 ' 590 BOSTO N WEEI o~ j€> I€> aM t:~~' . IGr RI Riol O X X I 0 0 WDOD CHATTA_ IZSO 5 IZ30 BOSTON WNAC 0 10 10 10 ~ ' e l e I I I WMC MEMPHIS 780 IZOO WORCEST RWORC -M~o l~ ~€> oro~ O M31M310 10 SATURDAY--DAYTDME a€>oo 00 ·WREC MEMPHIS 6G~ 1 Talks--Helen Chase, Winifred S. 580 WORCESTERWTAG o la I€> I€>_ 0 10 10 10 Carter, Helen Howe, Beatrice 1€> l o l O I 00 ·WLAC NASHV'LE 1470 1410 BAY CITY WBCM Herford and Mrs. RellIey. WSM NASHV'LE m s M3f€) l o I O M3 M31010 10: 15 A. III., over WEAF, /a I I / I I WEEI, WJAR, WTAG, WCSH, l IZ40 DETR OIT WXYl 'a T €> I 0 10 - 0 10 0 10 WFI, WRC, WGY, WGR, al 100 I I KRLD DALLAS 1040 WCAE, WFJC, WWJ, WSAI, ~rAA ~~1I •• :gg 150 DETROIT WJR 'r - ~ j ~ KYW, KSD, WOC, WHO, MIMI MIM 000 0 BAP Ft_ Worth no DETROIT WW WOW, ~RC HOUSTON 9Z! 0 1 6 ! ~ ! ~ 0 10 10 10 o a e le 0 10 10 10 tl 810 MIN NEAP wcco M I M l o i o VV00 axoo I 10 10 ~KTSA S, ANTONIO 1Z90 1460 ST. PAUL KSTI' ,0 M I6 1ir 0 /0 0 ,10 KEY TO LOCAL PROGRAMS 0 1a I X I X 000 10 ~OAI S, ANTONIO 1191 I N News S Sports IZ70 JACKSON WJDX la l6 !e o Educational T Dramatic O I €>lolo x I x 0 10 WTAR NORFOLK 18~ k P Children's V Variety 950 KAN, CITY KMB( a l €> l o l o w l VI0 10 feature WComlc 0 10 ~RVA RICHM'D III~ I R Religious X On the air 0 [0 1 , 610 KAN, CITY WDAF O Tal€)~ I O I OO~ ~ I ~ I ~ I ~ NI N010 IWDBJ ROANOKE 930 e 1090 ST. LOUIS KMOX MUSICAL it-WEBC SUP ERIOR 1Z90 a [€)j X X 0 0 M3 M3 M 1. Band M 6. Popular M M e le 0 0 0 10 550 ST. LOUIS *KSD ~ 0 M 2. Classical M 7. Symphonic it-WISN MIL W'KEEIlZO if ~a I€> 10 10 Ie M 3. Dance M 8. Organ €> 00 00 1350 ST. LOUIS KWK M3 C§) 16 MS MS ~ M 4. Religious M 9. Semi-classical WTMJ Mn.W'KEE m 6 I ~ M 5, Novelty M Variety .0 ee 0 0 00 I 1'1 w WHAT'S ON TilE AIR Page 47 impersonation in a "Mammy" song. The WEBER alld FIELDS second impersonation, to Willie's think are 011 the air Saturdays ing, called for the applause-producing at 8 p. III., E. S. T., Over WEAF alld associateS'. walk of Cantor, so he quit the mike "cold" and capered down the length of the studio. But Willie has seemingly abandoned his earlier ambition to make himself a subject for " remote control" broadcasting, and he and Eugene are proving highly amus ing when they engage in such droll hu mor as the following, taken from Willie's first glimpse of a football game. The announcer, Stan Lee Broza, says: "There's your seat, sir-right next to the man in the gray hat." Who proves to be Eugene, and who says: "Hello, Willie! You're just the man I'm looking for. Where's that hundred dollars you owe me on the World Series, N this day of constant discard, it is an "Big Amy! Big Amy! You numb- when the Athletics won?" I enjoyable thing to look over the long skull!" "Oi . , . fifty thousand people in this career of those prime comedians, Weber " Who is Big Amy?" stadium." and Fields, and to find them even now at "Big Amy ain't a who--she's a what!" "What do you mean, fifty thousand the peak of their popularity. With them, "A what? What what?'~ people in this stadium? I asked you for the act is the thing, whether on stage or "Big Amy is when a man has two a hundred dollars." . " in the studio. wIves. "That's it. Fifty thousand people in One of the cleverest things that has "That ain't Big Amy-that'S a lot of this stadium and they have to seat me yet gone out over the air is their classic foolishness." next to you. But please don't bother me skit delivered over WOR way back at "How about Mrs. Pratt? don't un- about baseball. I'm here to see a football election-time. In this, Weber takes derstood where she stands." game." the part of "Mike" and Fields that of "Well, she's a woman, and a woman "You don't say. Well, if you don't "I\1eyer. " never wants to make herself plain." pay me that hundred dollars, I'll make "Meyer, there is someding I must dis "Well, how about Al Schmidt? What's trouble for you." gust with you. To-morrow is election he running for?" "You'll make trouble for me? Listen day." "AI ain't runnin.g; he's sitting-sitting . . . my wife Becky's gOt appendicitis. "Dot's all right with me." pretty. When the stocks go down ten Little Izzie got thrown out of school. "Did I say it wasn't? To-morrow's points he laughs in his right sleeve, and The day after my insurance ran OUt my election and I must got to disgust with when it goes down twenty points he store burned down. Last night I ,,'as you about the candidoots." laughs in his left sleeve." robbed by burglars-and you're going to "Why must you chew your language "By golly, I just remembered-I forgot make trouble for me." so! It ain't candidoots-it's can-did-its," to registra te." "They're starting to play. See, the cen "All right! Candidoots-can-did-its "By golly, too--so did I!" ter is about to snap the ball." ,,·hat's the difference?" "Can I help it?" "They call 'em can-did-its because you " There he goes. Look .at that boy should vote for the one what can did it WO of Broadway's favorites, who are run!" best. " T "making good" in radio are the "Yeah, look at him. Why don't he Meyer decides at last that he will vote Howard brothers. come back and fight like a man?" for either Rosenfeld or Toodes this elec Willie, however, during his earlier "No, no. He's running with the ball. tion, and big-hearted Mike says: broadcasts, had the program director That's the end. " "Ach gut! I'll vote for both of 'em." "tearing his hair" over \'\'illie's antics, "\X'hat! So soon? I just gOt here." "You can't vote for both. Don't you which were more fitting to the stage than "No. no. That's his position on the know that's bigamy?" the stiJdio. Willie was to impersonate Al team. " "Sure, it's big 0' me to vote for two of Jolson and Eddie Cantor all in one eve "By the way, you ha\'e a brother going 'em." ning. Irrespecti\'e of the fact that Ein to college, ha\'en't you?" "J didn't said it was big of you. I said stein has had nothing in particular to do tf'Yes .'" if you vote twice, it's bigamy!" with microphones, so they do not yet ex "\X'illt is he going to be when he comes "Why is it big of you when I vote tend to the "fifth dimension," down out ?" twice?" flopped Willie on one knee for the first "An old nun." Page 48 WHAT'S ON TIlE AIR February CHAIN PROGRAMS Februuy SATURDAY 7, 14, 21, 28 7, 14, 21, 28 SATURDAY Red symbols denote NBC; black ALA.-MO. symbols denote CBS NES.-WIS. ( -Part Time) Program by IS·minute periods Program by 15.mlnute periods (·Part T ime) E , S. T. EASTERN TIME 10 15 130145 11 115 30 45 10 to 11 P. M. 10 115130145 11 115 130145 EASTERN TIME C, S. T , 9 to 10 P.M. CENTRAL TIME 9 15 30 45 10 15 30 45 9 15 30 45 10 15 130145 CENTRAL TIME 690 TORONTO CKGW M3 M3 M3 M3 ~ ~ o B. A. Rolfe and His Lucky ~ 0 M3 M3 KFAB LINCOLN m 960TORONTO CFRB N €) €) Strike Orchestra €) g) N ·WOW 5~ 0 0 0 0 a Dance musi c. 0 0 0 0 ~ OMAHA 1140 BIRM 'CIfM ·W API 0 0 O~ _0 0 0 0 a a €) €) WPG AlL'TlC CITY I UK 930 BIRM'CH'M WBRC 0 0 00 a a €) €) o Chicago Civic Opera WOR NEWARK m X 1040 HOT SP'CS ·KTHS I ~ M3 1M3!M3 o Palmolive Program 0000 WBEN BUffALO 90( 1390 LlrLER'CK *KOO 0101010 a a€)€) ·WGR. BUffALO 55( 830 DENVER KOA o~~~ ~ TMIM ~ o Hank Simmons" Show 0 10 10 10 I *WKBW BUffALO 146~ 5600ENVEK KU 000 0 a a €)i€) Boat 0 101010 a al€)l€) WABC NEW fORK 8611 1060 HARTfORD "WTI( 0 0 0 1 0 a €) g) 0 WEAF NEW YORK 6611 mo HARTfORD WDRC 0 a la l€)l€) 0 0 x 0 ~ ~ WJZ NEW fORK 7611 - o l o~ o E. S. T. ~ 0 630 WASH'crN WMAI 0000 aa €)€) 11 to 12 P. M. 0 (!) I X M3.M3M3.M3 WHAM ROCH'TER lISC C. S. T, 10 to 11 P. M. P 950 WASH'erN WRC~~~ 0 M3 M3 M3 M3 0 0 0 10 a a €) €) ~WHEC ROCH'TER 1440 62u .!-:I~ ..w.t.r _~!.~ St.Peterllb' g WSUN ~f)J) 0 M61M61M61M6 a Jack Denny and His Hotel 0 0 00 WGY SCHEN'O'Y 790 900 JACKS'NV'E WJAX M31M3 M3 M3 Mount Royal Orchestra 'WFBL SYRACUSE 13611 ~~~~ CBS. Music from Montreal. 1300 MIAMI B. WIOD ~Q~ ~ ~ M M M 0 0 0 10 a a l€) €) WBT -CHARLOTTE 1080 560 MIAMI WQAM €) Guy Lombardo and His I I I I WPTF RALDCH 680 Royal Canadians 740 ATLANTA WSB ~~~ 0 ~ CB S. Dance Music from 0 o 0 10 aa €)I€) WWNC ASHEVILLE 570 1020 CHICACO KYW MSIM31M31M3 SN M M31M3 New York. 0 10 10 10 WDA Y fARCO 940 770 CHICACO "WBBM M31M3 1M3 M3 a Troubadour of the Moon M51MS M5 W WADE" AKRON Il2C Lannie Ross, tenor, with ~ I O I OlQ 870 CHI. WENR-WLS M3 M3 M3 M3 G) M3 1M31M3 string trio, 00010 a a €)I€) WKRC CINCINNATl5SO 720 CHICACO WGN O~~ 0 €) Dance Music M2 M2 1M21M2 WLW CINCINNATI 700 560 CHICACO "WIBO ~ 19 1 x x .. ' .' NBC, from New York • ~SbX~ fl l I WSAI CINCI NNATI IllC 670 CHICACO WMAQ 0 00 0 ~ M M M3 o Little Jack Little 51 5 1Mw IMW M3 M3 M3 M3 WHK CLEVEL'O139C 1160 fT. W'YNE*WOWO () WTAM CL&VEL'O Ion I @ Slumber Music ~ 00 ~~ 1230lNO'P'US "WFBM 0 010 0 a a €)I€) String en semble; director. I I WAiU ' COLUMB'S 641: Ludwig Lau rier. 1260 c'Ncil BL'fS Kon 0 1010 0 a a €)I€) 0 00 a a €)I€) WSPD TOLEDO ' U4I: 1000 Dev. WOC*WHO 9- De. M'n •• ~ ~ @ Pepsodent Program 0 0 /0 caraT€>f €) 'WKBN YO 'NCST'N 57! ~~~ 0 ~~ Amos 'n' Andy, 0 600 WATERLOO WMT 0!01010 a a €)€) 0 010 0 ala €)I€) KFJF OKLA CITY 148! 1220 LAWRENCE"WREN e~p x ~ x X~ 0 00 0 @ I I WKY OKLA.CITY 90( 1J4[ 580 TOPEKA ·WIBW o 0 10 10 a l NI€) €) SATURDAY--DAYTUME 0 00 0 XIX x x 'KVOO TULSA 1300 WICHITA "KFH 0 10 10 10 New York Philharmonic Over CBS 0 10 10 /0 alal €) l€) 'WHP HARRISB'C 14~ Network. 1490COVINCTON*WCKY M31M3 M5 M5 _0 1 000 afal€)l€5 iVLBW OIL CITY 1260 Children's Concerts. 11 A. M ., .an 820 LOUISVILLE WHAS O~~~ ~ February 7 and 28. M9 /M8 M3 M3 alE)lM3rM3 WCAU PHILAO. 117( 1250 N. ORL'NS WDSU M6 M6 M61M6 M61M6 M61M6 0 0 0 10 €)I€) 'WFAN-WIP PHI~.6J( 1320 N. ORL'NS WSMB 00 P D ~ ~ 0 tJ 00 a~ €) ~ 'WUT-WFI PHIL 560 (!) 620BANCOR WLBZ Th e An-Canada Symphony Hour 0 0 X N 0 X X KDKA PITTSB'CH 9841 940PORTLANO WCSH continues each Sunday afternoon €) €) €) WCAE PITTSB'CH 122C ~~ ~ D I at 5 P. M ., E . S. ·T., over the thir 0 0 0 0 a 1060 BALTIMORE"WBAL g) teen Canadian Nation al Rail way WJAS PITTSB'CH 'I29C ~19 ID IX ~ ~~ Sta tions a n d s ix associates, includ· 0 0 0 . 0 I 600 BALTIMORE WCAO 0 10 00 a a €)€) ing WWJ, of Detroit. 0 0 10 /0 a la €)I€) WEAN PROVIO'NCE 7841 Arturo Toscanini w ill personally 990 SPRINCflELD WBZ ~~ 0 X M3 M3 M31 conduct the February recitals oi the ~ I OOO I WJAR PROVIO'NCE 89( 590 BOSTON WEE N New Yo rk Philharmonic Symphony €)€) jWDOD CHAlTA. 128C ~O o~ ; Orchestra. whi ch are broadcast over o 0 10 10 aa 1230 BOSTON WNA( 01 €) the CBS chain eac h Sunday after ~ I O 0 @ I I WMC MEMPHIS 78C 9 -9r-9- _~Ia l €) noon in }'ebrua ry at 3 o'clock 0 1200 WORCEST RWORC 0 10 00 a ,a €) €) E. I:l. T . a la i€) €) 'WREC MEMPHIS 60( 580 WORCESTERWTAC Dr. Thatcher Clark's French Les 'WLAC NASHV'LE 1470 ~J!~O N I I sons. 5 :45 P. M".... over WDRC, 0 10 /0 0 I 1410 BAY CITY WBCM WPG, WFAN , wHP, WJAS, WSM NASHV'LE 65( 0 10 0 10 a a TE)[€): WCAO , WTAR, WKBN, I I ~ I I 1240 DETROIT WX¥2 01010 0 a la€)€) W W NC . WXYZ. WSPD, 0 10 0 0 aa €)I€) 'KRLD DALLAS 1040 WDOD. WLAC, WI S N, WFAA D~II.. 80( 750 DETROIT WJE I WCCO, KSCJ, KLRA, WDAY, M31 X WBAP Ft. Worth sO( I P I I KOIL, KFH. KFJF. KRLD, x l X IO 10 ~ 1M3 920 DETROIT WW. ~~~ ~ ~ KTSA, KLZ, KHJ. 00 00 ~. KPRC HOUSTON 92C 810 MIN NEAP wcco O l OIO 0 M3 M3 €) €) 00 0 10 ~KTSA s. ANTONIO 129C 1460ST,PA UL KSIP ~~~ 0 ~ MIM ~ KEY TO LOCAL PROGRAMS (l 10 0 10 @ M61M61M6 WOAI s. ANTONIO II~ 1270 JACKSON N News S Sports WJDX ~~ ~ D# ~ ~ . ~ ~ o Educational T Dramatic J) 0 10 0 a a l€)l€) 'WTAR NORfOLK 78tJ P ChUdren's V Variety 950 KAN. CITY KMBC Et ~J~ ",Et feature , WComlc 0 /00 0 MSIM51M51MS WRVA RICHM'O 1I1C 9- R Religious X 610 KAN. CITY WDAF3- '3-30 ~ IM31M3 M3 On the air o 0 0 0 a l a€) €) WDBJ ROANOKE 93C 1090 ST, LOUIS KMOX V] V M31M3 MUSICAL "WEBe SUPERIORI~ 010 0 0 M 1. Band M 6. Popular ~O 10 0 CE)TM ~ 550 ST, LO UIS "KSD 0 x~~~- M 2. Classical M 7. Symphonic 'WISN MILW'KEElIZO ~~ ~ M 3. Dance M 8. Organ 0 1O! O !O a ~T~€f 1350 ST, LO UlS KWK X X X IM3W- M 4. Religious M 9. Semi-ela.ssleal WTMJ MILW'KEE 62U ~~ ~ M 5. Novelty M Variety 0 10 10 10 @ I I WHA'I"S ON TilE AIR Page 49 The reason most people quiet down as t hey grow older is they have more to keep quiet about t hen. Ahrater-Kent. ~BC. Sun. 9: 15. General Electric Hour. NBC. S"at. 9. Paramount Pub lIs Hour. CBS, Tues. Wh.t is nicer, these chilly morn Around the S'amo\'ar. CBS. Slm. 9. Golden I10ur at the Little F1olVer. CBS. 10 ; 30. A. & P . Gypsies, NBC. Mon. 8 :30. Slffi . 7. PremIer Salad Dressers, CBS, Tues, 8 :45. ings, t han to d ial in a station broad A rnlOur Program. XBC, Fri. 9:3 O. Gloria Gay's AlTa Irs, NBC. Wed. 6 :30. Puiltical Situation In " 'ashington. CllS, cast ing setting-up exercises .nd t hen ArlustrOng (!ualtt:rs. XBC. Frl. 10. Grand Opera Miniature. CBS. Frl. 8. Tue •. 7 ; 15. An E\'ening in Paris. CBS. lIon. 9 :30. GUY Lombardo and Orch('stra. CBS. Wed. Pennzoi I Pete, ~B(" Sun. 10 : I :i... crawl back in bed?' Arco BirthdaY Party. NBC. Thur. 9. II and Sat. 11;30. Paul \Vhltcman. NB C. Tues. '8 . Arahesllue. CBS. )10n. 8 :30. Gauchos . . CBS". Sun. 10 ;30. Pancho and Orchestra. CBS. Thur. 6 :30. Amos 'n' Andy. :\BC. dally. 7. II and Gypsy Trail. CUS". Tues. 10; 15. II ;30. George Simons • .NBC, Tues. 6. Quaker Oats. XBC. dallY, J :30, except American Maize Program. CBS', Mon. Graham-Paige Hour. CBS. Sun. 9 ;30. Sat. 10 ;30. AdVentures ot Polly Preston. NBC. Tues. llar\>Or Lights. ~BC. Sun. 7. Roxy Symphony Orchest ra. ~"'BC . Sun . 2. Humpert/;lIek-You're f rom Bos Uenry-("..eorge, CBS. Tues. 9. Hussian Ca thedral Choi r. X:BC , Sun. A(h't'~t~~:i 'ot Sherl()ck H ol mes, NBC. Mon. iJappy Wonder Bakers, NBC, Tues. 9:30. II ;3 0 .. ton, aren't rou? 10. Itemlniscences. ~BC. Sun. 11 : 30. Picklrsimmer-No. have an in- Anllell~er - BuSdl. ("llS. lIon. 7 :45. H:~1~0~tu,~~tc~~0~~~: ~~~: ~V:~d5. 9. Roxy and HI. Gang. ~BC. )/on. 7; 4 5. Aunt Lulu's Ad\"entures. :"\BC. Tues. 8 : 45. ilanlc Simmons' Showboat. CBS. Sat. lO. Hohert Bums Panatela. CBS. :\lon. 10. grown tonsil! Ann J-eat. ("BS. \\"ed. 9. Howard Dandles. CBS. Sun. 6 ;30. Rudy Vallee. NBC. Thur. 8. How ' s Business.X:BC. 1\Ion. 8. R· K-O Hour. NBC. Fri. 10 ;30. Bac\{ I·l ome Hour. ( · B~ . Sun. 11. lhghroad of Adventure. NBC. Sat.. 7 : 45. Uhe or the Goldbergs. XBC. Sat. 7 :30. HlacltSlOne I'rogram. NBC. Tues. 8. lIousehold Finance, ;'\'BC, Tues. 9. RaISing Junior. NBC, dailY (excep t :\Ion.). 8aclt or the :\'ews in ,,'ashington. NBC. Heywood Broun. CBS. 1\1011. 11 : IS. 6. Book A gelll-~ ow t hat your boy Wcd. 7 ; 45 . Hadio Luminaries, NBC, Sun. 11. U. A. Holte anu Lucky Strll<8 Orchestra, Interwo\"en PaIr. NBC, Fri. 9. Huy al Huurs. fBS. Sun. 10. is going to school, you ought to buy ~BC. Tue •.. Thur .. Set. 10. lodent Big Brother Club, NBC. Sun. 7. Rhythm Choristers. CBS, Tues. 8. him an encyclopedia. Ulaclt anu Gold Room Orchestra. I\'BC. International Broadcast. CBS, Sun. 12 :30. Radiotron Yarieties, XBC, "'ed. and Sat. dailY 6 ;05. 8 ;Ia. Silas- Not on your life! Let him Ilrownbllt Footlight s. XBC. Fri. 7 ;45. Jack Frost's MelodY llomen ts, I\'SC, Thur. Radio Guild. ~BC. Frl. 4. Benrus Orchestra, XUC, Tues. 7: 15. 9 :30. RCA Victor, NBC, SUn. 7' :30 .. walk, the same as I did! Ue S(luare Motor Club. CB~ . Sun. 10:3 O. Tack Denny and Orchestra, CBS, Sa t. 11. HoLleheaver Sing. XBC, Wed. and Sat. 7. Uilliken PiCkard!. ~'BC, Tul's. and Sat. Itomanelll and Orohest ra. CBS. Fri. 11 ;30. 7 ; l5. Kat!ee lIag Program. NBC. Sun. 10:30. Bill Sohudt's Going to Press. CBS. Wed. 6. h":altenborn News. CBS, Sun., Tues. and Uarbasol. CBS, :\Ion. and Tliur. 8: 15. Thur. 8 ;30. ~~~darleartm~~~h ~llC~er~S~n~ BI~'; f~.n. 10: 4 5. Stromberg-Carlson, NIH', Mon. 10 . Cbarlie-W hy, Sadie ! I thought ('otholic Hour. ~llC. Sun. fJ. La Pallna. CBS. Wed. 9;3 O. Soconyland Sit etches. ~·BC . Tuf's. 7 :3 O. you were a good girl! ("olonlal Bea('on Lights. XBC, :\lon. 7 :30. Literary D,igest, XBC, daily, 6 :45, and ~lumber Music. NBC, daily II . Camel Pleasure Hour, NBC, \Ved. 9 :30 CBS. daily. 8. Sliver Flute. NBC. Sat. 8;3 O. Sadie- Well, and when is a good and II ; 15. Le Trio II/organ. NBC. Frl. 8 ;30. Symphonic Rhythm i\lakers, ~BC, Mon. California Melodies. CBS. Frl. 11. Lutheran Layman's Program, CBS, Thur. 10 ;30. . girl a bad girl ? ('jtles Serdce Orchestrll. X:BC. Fri. 8. 10. South S"ea Islanders. ;O(BC. Sun. 9; 15. Cbarlie- Nine times out of ten. ( 'liquot Club Esltimos, ~Be . Frl. 9. Laws that Sareguard Society, NBC, Sat. Seience. NBC. Wed. 7; 15. Collier', 1I0ur. :\BC. Slffi. 8 ; 15. 7:1:>. Spotlights in Drama and Literature, NBC, ('rillie Pre\'entlun ('rogram . XBC. FrI. 10. Luden Balalailta Orchestra, NBC, Wed. Frl. 7. ('arborundum Program. CBS". Sat. 9. 8 ;30. SemI-Hex Program, CBS. lion. 6:45. Chase and Sanborn t'horal Orchestra, NBC, Listerine-Bobby Jones. NBC, Wed. 8. Savino Tone Pictures, CBS, Thur. 9. SUII. 8 ; ~O . 'Little Jack Little. NBC. Sat. 11:45. Susan Stcell, NBC, Thur. 6. Chesebrough Real Folks. NBC. ilion. 9 ;30. School at the Air. CBS". 2 ;30 Srhool Days. "I-er. T hat is, I-er. I would ("oca Cola Ton ;o(otchers. :-IBC. Wed. 10 ;30. Major Bowes' Family, ~'"BC. Sun. 8. Start and Stop, NBC. :'tlon. 6. Canadian Pacific ~rusical Crusaders, NBC, :\Iormon Tabernacle, XBC, lion. 6 :15. Sih'er Mask Tenor, :\BC, Tues. 7:45. like to-I mean, I h3\'e--well, sir, Sun. 4 :l ri. :\laytag Orchestra. NBC, Mon. 9. Smith Bros. , NBC, Wed. 7 : 4;J. (·adman. Dr. S. Parl(es, XBC, Sun. 4. lloblloll Concert. NBC. Wed. 8 ;30. Salada Te. Co .. :\BC. Thur. 8 ;30. I','e been going about with your ('ollege llemoriE"s. X:BC. Frl. 7 :15. llId-week Federation lIymn Sing. !\'BC, SnooP and Peep. NBC. Sat. 7 ;3 O. daughter for fi"e years now. " <:arele" 1.0\"0. ~BC. Frl. 9;~0. Thur. 7: Smith Ballew and Orchestra. XBC. Sat. Cllirago Civic Opera. )l;BC. Sat. 10. :\Iaxwell House Melodies. NBC, Thur. 6 ;15. "I know," snapped the father, .n Columbia Male Chorus. Frl. 10. 9 ;30. Script Act by Georgia Backus. CBS. Wed. ('urrent Events. (·BS. :\Ion. 7. My Bookhouse Story Time. CBS. Mon .• 10. grily, "but what do you want- a ('entral Savings Serenaders, CBS', Wed. "·ed. and Fri. 6:3 O. pension ?" 7 ; 15. Margaret Olsen, NBC, Sun. 6. TastYeast Jesters, XBC, )Ion., Thur. and ,-"ook's Travel Series, XBC, Sun. 6 :30. ~lurlel and Vee. NBC. Wed. 9. Sat. 7 ;15. (·ampuR . X:BC. Sat. 9. .\Iusical A\,Iators Orchestra. CBS. Mon. II, True Story Hour.CBS. Fri. 9. (·olumblans. CBS. Mon. 10 ;30. Tues. 7 ;30. Wed. 7 , 15 and 11 ;30. Troubadour or the ~Ioon, NBC, Sat. 11. ('ohnllbia Concerts Corp., Wcd. 10:30. :\Ioon Magic, NBC, Tues. 8 :3 O. Three 1\Iustachios, NBC, "·ed. 7: 15. lluslc APpreclation Hour. XBC, Frl. 11 Three Baiters. CBS, Mon. 9. A hunter was showing off h is c ol Dhles Circus. XBC. Sat. 8. A . M . Toscht Seidel. CBS. Wed. 8 ;3 O. lection of trophies t o a group of vis l)pterti\'e Story 1'lagazinc, CBS, Thur. Musical lloment. NBC. Sun. 6 ; 15. '1\\'0 Troupers. :\'BC. Wed. 9 : 15. 9 ;30. Musical Deml-tasse. NBC, 1\Ion . 7. Tony's ScraPbook, CBS. daily, 6: 4 5. itors. He ,,'as ropturously explaining Death "olley Dar'. )l;IlC. Tue •. 9 :30. \lcKesson Musical llagazine. NBC. Tues. 9. how he acquired the " >rious exhibits. Dixie Echoes. CBS. S"at. 8. Morton Downey. CBS, Tues., \Ved., Fri. Uncle abe and Da.id. ~BC. Wed .. Tbur .• Davey Tree. :\·nc. SUII . 5. and Sat. 7. Fri. and Sat. 6 : 45 . "See that elephant," he said, "I shot DUI(e Ellington and Orchestra, NBC, Tues. Mickey Alpert and Orchestra, CBS, Tues. U. S. Marine Band. CBS. Wed. 8 ; 15. 11. Thur. ]];30. 11 :30. U. S. School at Music. CBS. Sun. 8 ; 15. it in my pajamas. II Empire Builders. :"\BC. Mon. 10 :30. "~ Iy dear!" murmured t he f1.ppa. E1"angeline Adllms. CBS, lIon .• Wed. and !"\Iagara Rudson. NBC. Thur. 7 ;30. ,'inrent r.opez. XBC\ T u(' ~. II :30. Wed. Frl. 7 ;30. Nit·Wlt Hour. CIIS. Frl. 10 ;30. and Frl. II. " how did it get t here?" Early Hool(worm. CB~. Tues. 7:45. ~atural Bridge Program. :\'BC. Frl. 8 :45. '\' agahonds. CBS. lIon. 7. 15. Wed. 7 :45, Enna Jettlck. ~BC . Sun. 8. ~e\V York Philhannonle Orchestra. CBS'. rrl. 7 :45. J·;vensonl:. XHC. F;'uu. 10. Sun. 3. \'olee of Columb Ia. CBS, Thur. 7 and Echoes of the Opera. XBC, Thur. 10. :Xeslle Chocolat ..". NIlC. Fri. 8. t ;30 . !.:bony Twins. CBS. Thur. 8. /':('cco Surprise Party, CBS. ~at. 7 :30. r oters' ~ e n' lee Program, :"BC. Tues. 7. Katlonal Religious Sen-ice. XBC, Stm. 5. \'apeX' Musical Doctors, :"BC . Sat. 9 :30. FoX' Fur Trallliers. (·B~. 8ulI. 6. ~al1onal Youth Conrerence. NBC, Sun. 3. Once on :J time • fello,,' died .nd Fro -. 'o~· Players. (,B~. Thur. 7. ~ ational Serurity I..eague. CBS, Tues. 6. Will iams Ollomatlos. ~B('. Sun. 7 ;30. went to the lower regions. Arrh'ed !'Ioyd Gibbons. ~Il('. Sun. 9 :30. ~ational Radio Forum. CBS'. Sat. 9 :30. We stlnghouse 1)loneers. XBC, Tues. 10. Florshelm Frolic. NIlC. Tuc. . 8;3 O. Northern Lights. NBC . Sun. 6 ;30. Wond "" r Dog. :\,Br. Sat. ~ : l :i. there, he stroight\\".)" began to boss Fullor Alan. ="IIC. Sat. 8;3 O. ~e\V World SYmphony. CBS, SUn. 8 : 45. Wr·rld To- dar, NBr. lIon. 7 : 15. f renrh Trio, CB~. ~un. :; :30. )Ion. 8. ,,'orld's BU'S iness. CBS, Sun. 8. the imps >round. The}' protested. b ut I"lor:o>helm's Sunday Feature. XBC, 4. Who 's Behlnd the Xame. :"\BC, 1'10 11 . an d the fellow w.s incorrigible • • nd they Friendly Five Footnotes, XBC. Thur. Our Go\'ernment. NBC, Sun. 9J Tues. 6 ; ~ O. - 7 : 45. Old Company Program, NBC, Frl. 7 :30. World In MusiC. ;O(BC. Frl. 6. fin.lI}" .ppe.led to his S.t.nie ~!Jj FlfleE"n llinutes ln :"atlon's CapItal. NBC. \\'S"PD Commodores. CBS. Mon. 6. :\lon. 8: I;') . Paul Tremaine and Orchestra. CBS. Mon. IYeed Tire Chain. (,BS. Fri. ~ : 30 . est}", \\"ho summoned the iello,,' into First Nlghter. NBC. Thur. 8. G;3 O. Tues. II. Thur. 6. S"at. 6. Wm. S. Scull Co. Program. :\BC. " ·ed. h is presence .nd dem.ndod th" he ,· ... t·s Gold. CIIS. Thur. 10;30. . 7 ;30 and Frl. i ; 15. fieneral :Uotors. :"HC, lIon. 9 ::\0. I'almol h'e lIour. NIlC . Wed. 9;30 dally Wtbrr and Fields. :mc. Sat. 8. mend his w.}"S. \\"'hereupon the un Graybar's, "Mr. and 1\Irs .... CBS, Tues. eX'rept Mon., 10 :30. 10. Phllro Symphony . CBS. Tues. 9 ;30. Yt'ast Foamers. :"\Br, ',"ed. 8. ruly one bopn to boss S.tan, " ' ho "ked him; "\~'hat's the matter with "ou? Don't ,·ou kno,,· I o,,'n this place?" To "'I; i,-h the culprit r 550 KC., 545.1 Meters 760 KC., 394.5 Meters 990 KC., 302.8 Meters :~~~=~:o~!~~;o. 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