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March 29 to February 4 MARCH 29, 1942 PAGE 2 RA DI O LIF E The Ear Inspires The Pen Cal Tinney, Ritz Carlton, Philadelphia, Pa. clients, "reveille" will. If they are still undisturbed, Al •Poska's s 1 a p-happy Sirs: I liked that line, "The World's com ments will surely "get them", up, Slowest Newscaster." I don't talk as if only to turn him off, if they're that slow now as I used to—mixing in with kind of people. C OUM IONG city people has kinda upped my blood pressure. Why, when / first talked on Poska is the first early-bird an- O T O F nouncer we have ever heard who the the radio back in 1932 I talked so slow that lots of times I got home in really sounds as though he were hav- time to hear my own broadcasts. ing a grand time and didn't espe- cially care if no one were listening; That article in Iliadic. Life about me and that is an accomplishment at that just suited the folks around the farm. With BERNIE SMITH awful hour, in our opinion. I say "farm"—I've. got 58 acres, or (Yes, Al Poska is one of those rare per- .E.THER what you would call a ranch in Cali- sons who gels up in the ,agent smiling fornia. I don't exactly farm,it; I just and singing unit whivtliog') keep it for the three boys to fall on IYou never know what'll happen whenever they can't stay on the horse. next in this dizzy world. Ask Bob Which is often, but no fractures yet. Mrs. V. C. McGowan, 4628 La Mirada, Hollywood. Hawk about it. Seems like Bob de- Yessir, folks, the article is appre- cided the other day to invest in a dated and well done and we live just Sirs: Our family have been reading restaurant. He picked out the location, outside Dublin, in Bucks County, Pa., Radio Life for quite some time. We enjoy it very much and would be signed a lease and hired a sign SQ if you want to take potluck with painter to draw up a shingle that us, drop in. I could give you more to lost without it. We have been listen- said, "The Griddle." The sign painter eat in Oklahoma—I know more people ing to the Samuels Fa mily over made a mistake, which often happens, to borrow from there—but we are get- KGFJ on Monday nights for a long and Hawk wound up in the girdle ting acquainted here. time. Who is the young lady who business! plays the role of Patsy Samuels and who plays Chuck Doolittle? We enjoy But that's liable to happen to any- H. S. Kitzmiller, 1205 Prospect Street, La them so very much. Thank you and one. I've wound up behind the eight Jolla, Calif. here's hoping for continued success ball with some comedians because Sirs: KECA has a program, 6:30-7 of Radio Life. I've spanked 'em several times for a. m., that makes good listening at (Palsy iv played by Belly Nieman and off-color gags. With persons like Miss that hour, but probably not many peo- Harold Sprankle does Chock.) A. S. G., of North Hollywood, how- ple outside of Los Angeles hear it, * * • ever, I rate pretty high. She's a gov- unless they are dial-chasers, and who erness, and for her radio is both a is at that time of day! Doggy Hobby joy and a pain. Fortunately most of "Poor Poska's Almanac" starts with her charges discard questionable ma- Kathleen, lovely saxophonist with a whimsical little tune on the chimes. Phil Spitalny's all-girl Hour of Charm terial on their own judgment. She had If that does not serve to wake his some trouble with one young lady, orchestra, breeds English bulldogs, however, whose viewpoint wasn't so one of which won a second-place rib- good, mostly due to poor radio selec- bon at a recent Westminster Kennel Club show. tion. NFL p.m. * * Sue. On the other hand, W. C. A., of Glen- EARCURRENTLY: INSPIRES PEN This Page Cab Calloway is working so hard dale, has no trouble at all selecting COMING OUT OF ETHER This Page selling defense bonds that they've good programs. He's pretty definite tabbed him the No. 1 bandleader. in his likes and dislikes. One of the RADIO WEST, NATIONAL 3 KIND, 5:30 p.m. latter seems to be Mitkey Rooney, * * Wed. who is "a terrible flop on radio." "I've. NEW SHO WS, TIME CHANGES..4, 5 heard parrots do better imitations," SHIRLEY TEMPLE GRO WS UP 6 observes W. A., "and you can get more By John Whitehead melody out of a boiler factory." JOHNNY ON THE SPOT 7 On Our Cover I agree, sir. Mickey is fine in front Ity Johnnu Whitehead Miss Shirley Temple of a camera. But unfortunately a microphone won't broadcast funny RADIO LIFE SALUTE Introductions in the case of the young lady smiling at you faces. GO OD TASTE from the cover of this week's HY Edtbord G. Robinson Then there's Mr. E. H. B., of Pasa- Radio Life are probably unnec- dena, who has taken exception to the IF I WERE A HOUSE WIFE 9 essary inasmuch as the smile is oral antics of some of our better By Ono Munson that of the fabulous Shirley known serial announcers. Says Mr. B.: Temple. The star of the Sally GAGS OF THE WEEK 10 Benson's "Junior Miss" series "To my notion, there's one lot of RADIO LIFELINES 10 over CBS each Wednesday, Miss radiolarians who might profitably Shirley is shown in her latest spend some time improving their style FUN FOR SERVICEMEN 11 pose. If you want to be brought ... the boys and girls who have sum- By Evelyn BigAby up to date on the charming mat to sell . particularly those young lady turn to page 6 of who offer edibles and who wax ora- CONSU MER'S CLUB 13 By Chef Haan! this issue for John Whitehead's torical and dramatic over their mer- story on the million-dollar baby chandise. I heard one of 'em who PRE-CASTS AND PRE-VIE WS 14 of films who is now one of ra- seemed to be trying to embarrass the dio's rising younr• stars. "diction'ry" by ,using up all the syno- DAILY LOGS 16-28 Cover: Photo by Hurrell. nyms in Mr. Roget's Thesaurus telling 'Continued on Puge 2(I) PROGRA M FINDER 30 01 RAOI0 LIFE published weekly by Cutout...it Printing 111.14) Wrdl VssltlI,Ct,fl I1hd . Los Angelem. Phone RI. 5252. Publisher. t:to-1 Rigsby I.:ditto. .lehn Whitehead. Itnelnues Manager, %loam' Vativitate. Les Edit 1. Hal tonne; Edit. Werner'''. and Children's After's. Evrly t• ttiorhy, Art flirretor. Wove i.tkiltot. Earl Ile linter' Ad'. Eel', ..seeeletive. Coln' ell' Sudler. FEderal 31:ot Postpaid Subscrip- tions pet year of 52 IPPiliefi Ads en rates Ire 'tad on epplicait' n to tlwr Eno , 'tees Manage' glturit .opirs are 2". ',,51n1 Ml synt at senders 'tab Radio Life ess ttttt Pp lin PPP!, n.iloility ter enter. All rooti ',Ince, shenid he by Postal Money order. Express Me "tee' Ch.r.lt ii favor of Radio 1.11.. t'I.Irtmey Is seta at sender's risk. ThIP bix e is !tunneled Volume 5, No. 3. Entire liemtents of this sn, , e pyriy: t. d. 1942 Reprinting in whole of ik with 'et eeentispoon strictly pr'3111'ited Edt,,,isl Offices. 1559 North Vine street Hollywood. Telephone HEintesteed 2.125, Bipiussa and Adverilsind Weet Washinston Boulevard, Los Angeles. Telephone RIchmond 5203. "NEWS MAGAZINE NO OTHER OF THE MAGAZINE LIKE IT AIRLANES" 11111k0 LIPth IN AMERICA MARCH 29. 1942 PAGE 3 RADIO: West * National * International Tooth-Comb Axis News Exercising precautions in the hand- ling of Axis-inspired com muniques from the war fronts that are over and above even those restrictions ordered by the government, KHJ's director of program operations for the Don Lee network, Van C. Newkirk, last week issued an order to all of his news writers and com mentators that be- comes a pattern for all radio news rooms throughout the nation. Van Newkirk, who started at KHJ as a schoolboy answering telephones in the days of the carbon microphones 117 years ago), ordered the following points to be adhered to in the hand- ling of all foreign newstories: 1. No story originating from an Axis point to be used unless it is done in connection with an Allied story on the same subject. (Basis for this dis- crimination is the information re- ceived here that Tokyo-originated news is controlled and Issued through Japanese bureau of propaganda.) 2. No newstory originating at an Axis point is to be used following its counterpart issued from Allied head- quarters. (General belief is that the last information given over the air is the information most often retained by listener, and for this reason if an Axis story warrants mention, the Al- lied story is to follow it rather than precede it. 3. Alter figures slightly in all Axis stories in order to destroy any pos- sible code message being relayed to agents of foreign powers in this country. Last week on the 30th anniversary of the organizing of the Girl Scouts of 4. No newstory originating at an America, members of Hollywood Troop 29 paid a visit to Charlie McCarthy's Axis controlled point is to be used on broadcast at Radio City.