Broadcasting (Oct 1931-Dec 1932)

"MIKE AND HERMAN," one of radio's first comic strips, came back on the air as a sustaining program over WBBM, Chicago, and the CBS farm community network on Feb. 1. The feature is presented five times each week, Monday to Friday, 12:15 to 12:25 p.m., CST. INEZ EVANS, latest addition to the staff of announcers at WAAB, Boston, had never seen the inside of a broadcasting studio until she applied for an audition. She is now heard daily broadcasting the shopping news. LESTER SCHARFF, formerly an announcer with CBS, has joined the announcing staff of WOR, Newark. DAVID S. BALLOU, former western manager for Warner Brothers Industrial Films, Inc., and ex-newspaperman, has been added to the staff of KFAC, Los Angeles, and KFVD, Culver City. He is handling continuity, dramatic playlets and announcing. FRANK NELSON, young dramatic director, is now staging playlets at KFAC, Los Angeles, and is also a staff announcer. PAUL MYERS, former chief announcer at KFVD, Culver City, has been named commercial manager for both KFVD and KFAC, Los Angeles. For three years he conducted the original "Sunshine Breakfast Club" daily except Sunday over KFVD. JOHN REED TYSON, former announcer at WGN, Chicago, is a recent addition to the program department of WLS, Chicago. Tyson was also a member of the WENR, Chicago, staff commercially and as an announcer. EVERETT HOAGLAND and his orchestra, heard the last two years over KFWB, Hollywood, and KGER, Long Beach, Cal., has gone back on the air again. They will be heard over KTRH, Houston, Tex. MONROE UPTON, creator of "Lord Bilgewater" and a dozen other characters over KFRC, San Francisco, this month changed over to the NBC west coast studios in the same city and will be heard on several programs as well as serve in a continuity capacity. JEFFERSON GILL, baritone, heard over KHJ and KNX, Los Angeles, last year, this month returned from eastern study to become soloist at Warner's Hollywood theatre and over KFWB on Sundays for the FranceAmerican Baking Co. program. "THE BUCKAROOS" will be heard for a morning program each week from NBC's San Francisco studios to KGO. The team comprises Ted Maxwell, NBC production manager in the west, and Charles Marshall, of the NBC Hill Billy team. THE MURRAY SISTERS (Evangeline and Kathleen), vaudeville team, do a harmony program for NBC on the west coast mornings to KPO, KGA, KJR and KEX. They are the daughters of Tom Murray, who leads his Hollywood Hill Billy team for KFWB. ROGER BOWER, former announcer, has been transferred to the production department of WOR, Newark. He writes, produces and acts as master of ceremonies of the Men of WOR program at 8:30 o'clock each Tuesday night. Beth Challis, crooner, and Merle Johnston and his orchestra support him. BOB MITCHELL and Bill Elliott, organist and crooner at WBT, Charlotte, N. C, returned this month from Camden, where they performed for Victor Recording Artists. JEANNE DUNN, blues singer with KFI, Los Angeles, for four or five years, has gone to KMTR, Hollywood. DON THOMPSON, sports announcer over KPO and NBC, San Francisco, was reported to have married Celia Augusta Martinez of Mexico City, on Jan. 31, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. Paul Pitman, also heard on KPO regularly. WALTER JOHNSON, colored pianist, has started a two-shift program for KJBS, San Francisco. He was graduated from the New England Conservatory and played in recital throughout the east. EARLE SANDERSON has been elevated to the post of chief announcer and program manager at KFWI, San Francisco, taking the place of Dean Metcalf, now editor of Radio Guide in the same city. HAMILTON B. WILLIAMS, of the WHK, Cleveland, sales force, read an original poem on Lincoln's birthday over the station. He was formerly with WSMK and the Dayton Journal. CHAUNCEY PARSONS, distinguished tenor, has taken a position with the WBBM, Chicago, musical production department in the capacity of both an executive and an artist. He will aid in directing musical shows for WBBM and the CBS network. VELVA DARLING, former Stanford coed, syndicated columnist, has signed with KNX, Hollywood, for a thriceweekly morning talk on the talkies. Two years ago she was heard over the air in a similar broadcast from KHJ, KMTR and the now defunct American Broadcasting Company chain. LOUIS RELIEUX and his orchestra in the Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, will be heard over KOA nightly for four more months. Their contract was renewed earlier this month, according to NBC Artists' Service FIVE MEMBERS of the staff of WBBM, Chicago, have taken their marital vows before the same minister, the Rev. Henry Hepburn, of Buena Memorial Presbyterian Church, Chicago. Pat Flanagan, sports announcer, and J. Kelley Smith, commercial manager, were the first. Marigold Cassin, now Mrs. Chamberlin, was next. Vinton Haworth, the Jack Arnold of the "Myrt and Marge" series, was married Christmas eve, while the last on the list, Hugh Aspinwall, announcer and program director, was married Jan. 23. NATALIE GIDDINGS, editor of the Cincinnati Radio Dial, weekly radio news and program paper, has begun a series of 15-minute radio programs on Tuesday nights over WCKY, Covington, Ky., in behalf of the paper. Miss Giddings chats about radio events of the coming week as noted in Radio Dial, gives brief intimate bits about radio entertainers on local and network programs, and introduces a local radio celebrity every week. Miss Giddings was formerly Woman's Hour director at WLW, Cincinnati. SHERIFF LOYAL UNDERWOOD, whose "Arizona Wranglers" are a feature over KNX, in Hollywood, is the father of twin sons, "deputies," Frank and Fred. Their first birthday anniversary was recently celebrated with a special birthday party on the air over KNX. , SINCE securing the account of the late William Wrigley, Jr., for his "Ten O'clock Family," Eddie Albriarht, KNX announcer, has been spending his week-ends on Catalina Island. He flies to and fro by plane. CLARENCE MUSE, famous colored radio star, heard over KNX each day as "Jackson" in the Bill Sharpies' breakfast parties, has just been signed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for one of the important character roles in Upton Sinclair's sensational "The Wet Parade." The negro actor has completed nine talking pictures within the last year, among which are "Dirigible," "Huckelberry Finn," and "Secret Service." In addition to this, he has achieved nation-w-'de distinction for his song, "When It's Sleepy Time Down South," and a later composition, "Alley-Way of My Dreams." KENNETH ELLIS, the "Globetrotter" on WINS, New York, has sold "The Trial of Vivienne Ware," which he wrote for radio presentation, to Fox Films for $20,000 and it will become a mystery talkie. JACK DUNN, orchestra leader at KTM, Los Angeles, has just written "You're Making Me Fall in Love," which is published by Gene Johnson. Jean Gauthier, arranger with Dunn's orchestra, was cowriter of the melody. VANCE WALTER has opened a west coast series called "The Hobby Hunter" from KHJ, Los Angeles, to KGB, San Diego, and KDB, Santa Barbara. He had previously been heard over WOOD, Grand Rapids, in similar series. It is understood that the present series will be extended later to Don Lee-CBS outlets in the Pacific northwest. FRANCES GOLDSBORO, known as "the paradise blues girl," has become a studio performer for WRR, Dallas, Tex. HERBERT CONNER, who returned from KGER to KFOX, Long Beach, Cal., a year ago, has written ano'her series of "The Boy Detective" for the station. IN THE CONTROL ROOM GEORGE L. DONNETT has been transferred from the Cleveland offices of Graybar Electric Co. to the research production department in New York. Harry L. Grant, formerly manager of the Cleveland Graybar office, has been transferred to Washington to assist radio station owners in connection with broadcasting matters. "THE NEW MUSIC of Electrical Oscillations, is the general subject of a symposium to be conducted by the New York section of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Friday, Feb. 26. Speakers are Benjamin Miessner, Capt. Richard Ranger, Prof. Leon Theremin and Dr. Walter Damrosch. PAUL JORDON, of the technical staff of WLW, Cincinnati, has essayed the role of composer in writing "Margaret, You Know I Love You" in commemoration of his wife's birthday. It was sung from WLW by Jack Curren, Irish tenor. D. E. REPLOGLE, vice-president of DeForest Radio Co., on Feb. 10 delivered a paper on "Recent Developments in Radio Frequency Control Practice" before the Radio Club of America, meeting at Columbia University, New York. W. C. ETHERIDGE has become chief engineer of WIS, Columbia, S. C. He was formerly with WSPA, Spartanburg, S. C. JACK MONTGOMERY, chief engineer, WSM, Nashville, recently made an inspection trip to New York and Camden, N. J. J. C. RANDALL, plant manager, WTIC, Hartford, bagged a 185 pound deer in a recent hunting trip in the Adirondacks. JIMMY BROWN, who went from KGER, Long Beach, late in January to KFAC, Los Angeles, has started a code class for announcers. E. W. NOVY, formerly in the engineering staff of Crosley Radio Corp. and Electric Research Products Co., has been placed in charge of sound effects engineering at WLW, Cincinnati, succeeding Don Wignet, who recently resigned due to illness. Mr. Novy formerly was also with WRNY and WHN, New York. JACK POPE, former RCA sound technician, has recently joined the WLS, Chicago, engineering staff. F. R. BRICK, Jr., formerly with RCA, has joined the staff of the American Radio News Corp., New York, Hearst radio operating subsidiary of which William G. H. Finch is technical director. JIMMY BROWN, former "threestring" wireless operator, has moved from KGER, Long Beach, Cal., to KFCA, Los Angeles. MARVYN S. ADAMS, technical supervisor for KFVD and KFCA, recently installed a complete panel, microphone set-up, record turntable equipment and record library in a car used in advertising the Auburn, Cord and Duesenberg motor cars and the Century Pacific Air Lines, Ltd. The car is touring California with a combination driver-technician and announcer. FLOYD DONBAR, operator at KQV, Pittsburgh, never tires of radio. When he finishes work at the plant, he goes home and operates his own amateur stations, three of them — W8BTA, W8PA and W8WU. WILLIAM H. HAUSER, control supervisor at KDKA, Pittsburgh, has been promoted to plant manager of WBZA, Springfield, according to an announcement by Walter C. Evans, manager of radio operations of the Westinghouse Company. WILLIAM AMES, formerly control engineer at WNAC, Boston, now at WJAR, Providence, is the father of a baby girl. YANKEE NETWORK engineers go in for amateur radio in a big way. Jack Dodge, chief transmitter man for WNAC and WAAB, has been having unusual success in the 85-meter band lately. The newest to join the "ham" ranks is Al Fregeau, of WAAB. DEAN MOFFATT, for three years second operator at KHJ, Los Angeles, was recently made technical director. I. R. E. Elects Cady DR. WALTER G. CADY, professor of physics at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn., and widely known in technical radio circles, was elected president of the Institute of Radio Engineers for 1932 in the recent elections. Prof. E. V. Appleton, Kings College, London, England, was elected vice-president. O. H. Caldwell, editor of Radio Retailing and Electronics, and E. L. Nelson, radio development engineer of the Bell Laboratories, were elected directors. Both Dr. Cady and Prof. Appleton are holders of the Institute's Morris Liebmann memorial prize, the former receiving it in 1928 for his work in the piezo-electric field and the latter in 1929. "The Wave Trap" "THE WAVE TRAP" is the name of a new monthly house organ published for the staff of the Yankee Network at its Boston headquarters. The first issue made its appearance Feb. 1, featuring an article by Irving B. Robinson on synchronous clock motors in broadcasting stations. The edition is largely devoted to personal notes. It is edited by Carl W. Alexander, with George W. Steffy and Mark Staples as associate editors; Robert D. Wolfe, art editor; C. Willis Stone, circulation manager, and Irving B. Robinson and Linus Travers, advisory board. Page 18 BROADCASTING • February 15, 1932