\ Qladys ^Brittain c b s s^mnantic j^mc of a inQw J)t<ir George Olsen • Letters to the Colonel and Buck! • In in Cobb Heroes in Overalls! WLS CHICAGO It's seven o'clock and all is well By the clock upon the wall Good morning folks—how do you do; We're the Boys in Overalls! The Lee Overall Boys That's the way the Lee Overall Boys greet listeners every Saturday morning at 7 o'clock from WLS, Chicago, for the H. D. Lee Company, makers of Lee Overalls. They are assisted by Ralph Waldo Emerson, organist; and John Brown, pianist; who add sparkle to the programs with their brilliant organ-piano duets. The feature of the program is a tribute to the unknown thousands of heroes in overalls—men who carry the job through. Each week, William Vickland, reader, dramatizes a true story of a man in over- alls who has stepped from his role among the workers who carry on while dreamers dream and plan, to the pinnacle of honor in some heroic act toward his fellowmen. This program is sponsored by the H. 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Paulina St., Dept. 4z-°h, Chicago, 111. I City State ^CIB 14 9807 -8 1332 APR THE NATIONAL BROADCAST AUTHORITY Harold P. Brown, Charles R. Tighe, Managing Editor Associate Editor Henry J. Wright, Nellie Revell, Advisory Editor Associate Editor Printed in U. S. A. Including RADIO REVUE and RADIO BROADCAST Raymond Bill, Editor April9 1932 CONTENTS COVER PORTRAIT, Gladys Brittain, youthful Sheldon pri?na donna, joins CBS. Charles LEO REISMAN makes startling revelation that Carl M. Baumhart Jazz and the Classics are brothers under the skin. MISTUH BONES doffs his kinky wig, takes the charcoal off his face and presto! We meet Paul B. Lazar 10 Dumont—NBC announcer ex officio. Anne ROMANTIC RISE OF A NEW STAR—Gladys rHEY call her lit- Mark Quest 14 T>ARBARA MAU- tle Organ Annie Brittain tells the inside story of her life to *-* REL shuns sen- —she' s only jour feet THE PERFECT SONG has endured through sational publicity and eleven and is one of 4,000 presentations during Amos '»' Andy pro- of course is always the best organists on James H. Cook 18 gram and has not yet groivn old. sure to get it—made the ah— member of of whole cloth to be the House of CBS. GEORGE OLSEN turns the Montmartre Night sure. One of Colum- Ann Leaf, of course. Club into a veritable hearthside. Drops his bia' s contraltos—alive her yet on 20 Heard baton and comes for a chat with you. larshal Taylor with personality but Wednesdays at 3:15? apt to be retiring. Also FRANK PARKER, the P Gypsy Tenor, once A & televises via W2XAB played opposite Hope Hampton. Ted Degl'tn 23 ART JARRETT, comparative network newcomer, 24 has already created palpitation of feminine hearts. AUTHOR TELLS origin of "the hand-out." How a starving war correspondent succeeded in get- ting an unexpected ration of food. lrvln Cobb 26 STOOPNAGLE and BUDD. Colonel and his pal make life worth living for listener on edge of suicide. Letters to this pair reveal beneficial and. 28 effect of their humor. Colonel Budd LAWS THAT SAFEGUARD MARRIAGE interpreted in intelligible terms by Dean of /"i t Archera t ,LL.D.t t t\ Suffolk Law School. GleasonL. 30 WINNERS of Radio Digest's Beauty Contest. 34 RADIO GUILD has developed into one the of Neagle 38 finest airstage features in existence. John GABALOGUE—Voice of Radio Digest object of envy as she entertains is (or entertained) by Nellie Revell 43 five NBC orchestra leaders. TUNEFUL TOPICS—The ten melody hits of the month. 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