Broadcasting (Oct 1931-Dec 1932)

BEHIND THE MICROPHONE BENAY VENUTA, blues singer long on KPO, San Francisco, is making personal appearances in theatres of that city and is holding over for a second week at the Fox El Capitan. FREDERICK SHIELDS, once program manager of KTM, Los Angeles, but lately on the announcing staff of KFI, has joined announcing staff of KNX, Hollywood. MILT SAMUELS is back at his desk in the press department of NBC in San Francisco, after an attack of flu that confined him to his home for three weeks. THE DANCE BAND of Ted Fio-Rito has shifted from KGO and NBC in San Francisco to KFRC and the Don Lee-CBS chain, leaving Tom Gerum and Anson Weeks bands to NBC. PAUL CONLAN has joined the staff of KFOX, Long Beach, Cal., in continuity capacity. He will do the "George and Rufus" skit as a nightly feature. At one time he did part of the series over WMCA, New York. FREDERICK STOCK, assistant conductor at KHJ, Los Angeles, resigned early in September to take a long vacation and rest. COL. RHYS DAVIES is author of "The House of Doom," new mystery serial at KROW, Oakland, Cal. He served in the Boer War, commanded the 44th Canadian regiment during the World War, and recently turned to radio drama as a hobby. BOB BENCH, formerly with KPO, San Francisco, has been added to the announcing staff of KFRC, San Francisco, succeeding Linn Church. Bench is conducting a number of night programs, and, in addition, announces for Dobbsie's morning hour. ELLIS LEVY, onetime head of RKO booking office in San Francisco, has taken charge of the private entertainments division of KFRC, San Francisco. CHARLIE WELLMAN, with NBC in the east the past year, has returned to Los Angeles as a KTM artist. Known as the "Prince of Pep" he made his California radio debut eight years ago in charge of the KHJ Saturday afternoon frolic. BLANCHE WOOD, who conducted her shopping hour daily over KGB, San Diego, Cal., has returned to the air after a two months vacation. BURR McINTOSH, "cheerful philosopher" at KFWB, Hollywood, observed his 70th birthday late in August and was honored by the Los Angeles Breakfast Club. PEAK TIME Peak time is now available over Southern Wisconsin's most popular station. First survey of its kind in industry proves you must use WCLO if you are to cover Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois exclusively. Here are peak audience periods: 7:30-8:30 A.M. "Morning Newsboy" — Latest popular recordings interspersed with preceding night's news and time every five minutes. Participating. 9:15-11:00 A.M. "Woman's Hour" — Fifteen and thirty minute units. News period, (Morning Shopper, participating) organ request program participating, fashion talk and menus and recipes. 12:00-12:30 P.M. "Popular Muleskinners." Announcements only, except five minute News Flashes 12:15. and three minute Market Report 12:25. These Old Timers may be had for fifteen minute units between 12:30 and 1:00 P.M. 1:30-2:00 P.M. — Most popular Story Hour on air. listened to by Southern Wisconsin, Northern Illinois audience. 5:00-6:00 P.M.— "Uncle Sid's ABC Club"— Four fifteen-minute units. Largest children's membership in Wisconsin exclusive of Milwaukee. 8:00-9:00 P.M. Mondays— "WCLO Frolic" 8:00-8:30 P.M. Tuesdays WCLO Mystery Players. 8:00-8:30 P.M. Fridays. WCLO Dixie Minstrels (most popular on the air in Southern Wisconsin). 8:00-9:00 P.M. Saturdays, WCLO Barn Dance. 6:30-7:00 P.M. Daily Organ Recital. All these programs competing successfully with chain programs. Ask for new WCLO Market Survey, first of its kind in industry. Endorsed by Edgar H. Felix, June 9th issue "Advertising & Selling". WCLO Latest Western Electric Transmitter 1 200 Kc. J ANESVILLE,WISCONSIN 'THE NATIONAL ADVERTISERS' PROVING GROUND" Serving 240,000 Peopled Area as the Voice of Southern Wiscorsin and Northern Illinois J ACK ROGERS, on the sales staff of KELW, Burbank, Cal., five years ago, has returned to radio but in different capacity. His announcing and singing voice has been heard lately over KFAC, Los Angeles, on pro'gram for the Legion Ascot Speedway (weekly auto races). THE COMMODORES, Chicago NBC male quartet, have been required to change, their name four times within the past year. Starting as the Hudson Singers they later became the Silvertone quartet, the Fireside Singers, the Grenadiers, and now the Commodores. VERA ROSS, operatic contralto, who is best known for her singing in Gilbert and Sullivan roles here and abroad, has joined the vocal staff of WLW, Cincinnati. She will be heard during the Crosley Zero Hour on Wednesdays at 10 p.m., and on Sundays at 4 p.m., EST. FRANK KING SINGISER, Jr., of the NBC New York staff, and Miss Mary Alice Thomas, of Syracuse, N. Y., were married Sept. 7 in the Riverside Church, New York. They were scheduled to sail for a three-weeks trip to Paris and London. THELMA MELROSE DAVIES, wife of Edward A. Davies, vice president of WIP-WFAN, Philadelphia, has returned from Europe, where she was engaged in an extensive radio and concert tour. She was heard in Dresden, Heidelberg, Munich, Saltzburg, Nice, Cannes, Monte Carlo and Rome. Mrs. Davies was the first woman to broadcast from the studios of WIP ten years ago. GEORGE NOBBS, staff announcer of WHN and WPAP, New York, and Miss Helen O'Connell, of the same city, were married on Sept. 10. SARA LANGMAN, with Warner Bros, film activities the past eight years, has joined the continuity staff of KFWB, Hollywood. RALPH ROBERTSON, formerly heard over several Los Angeles stations, has joined the announcing staff of KRKD, Los Angeles. HENRY, ZEB and OTTO, KMOX harmony and comedy team, will make a series of appearances in Missouri theaters during September. BOBBY BROWN, CBS Chicago production manager, has been absent from the studios for the last six weeks because of illness. RAY SCHWARTZ, NBC Chicago night traffic manager, and Helen Green, Marshalltown, la., have announced their marriage of June 17. LEO LITWIN resumed his duties as Yankee Network staff pianist on Labor Day, following a two-month rest ordered by his physician. To give the Advertiser MAXIMUM COVERAGE, from New Western Electric Dynamic Microphones to the Newest Accomplishment of the Bell Laboratories in Broadcast Transmitters, KMBC Equipment is Modernized. To give the Advertiser MAXIMUM CIRCULATION, from Creation and Production of Programs to the Effective Merchandising Thereof, KMBC is Departmentally Modernized KMBC of KANSAS CITY IRENE TAYLOR, NBC Chicago blues singer, appearing with Charlie Agnew's orchestra, has gone to New York to joinxPaul Whiteman's organi \ zation. , | PAUL DOUGLAS, of the CBS announcing staff, and Sabra Worth, of the CBS production department, have disclosed that they were secretly married in August. WENDELL HALL, the Red Headed Music Maker, has returned to the air in his own program with Leo Terry, organist, over WIBO, Chicago, nightly. Chauncey Parson, tenor, has been added to the WIBO staff, and is singing with Terry two nights a week. JERRY CROWLEY, publicity director for WIP-WFAN, Philadelphia, attended the three-day party given in New York by the Paramount Motion Picture Corporation for the motion picture critics east of Kansas City. Crowley was formerly associated with Paramount. PAUL E. (TINY) NEWLAND, heard over most Los Angeles stations the past few years, has joined the staff of KHJ as a baritone singer. IN THE CONTROL ROOM JANSKY & BAILEY, Washington radio engineering consultants, have just completed certified coverage reports on WEEI, Boston, and WTAG. Worcester. Previously, they completed similar reports for WJAR, Providence, and WMT, Waterloo, la. RAY LUCIA, of the engineering staff of WHAM, Rochester, N. Y., and his recent bride were on a wedding trip in Nova Scotia during the latter part of August. GEORGE McELRATH, NBC chief operating engineer, and E. C. Wilbur and W. C. Resides, assistant engineers, had charge of the broadcast of the William Beebe broadcast from beneath the ocean's depth off Nonsuch Island Sept. 11. BORN to Hollis F. Hayes, operator at WMPC, Lapeer, Mich., and Mrs. Hayes, a son, Hollis Frederick, on Aug. 19. J. R. POPPELE, chief engineer of WOR, Newark, joined the Hole-inOne Club at the West Orange golf course recently, with a l45-yard drive. L. A. HYLAND, radio engineer, has resigned from the staff of the Naval Research Laboratories, Bellevue, D. C, to become associated with the Radio Research Co., of Washington, D. C, equipment manufacturers and designers. HAROLD ROYSTON, NBC Chicago field engineer, and Miss Lois Miller, of Aurora, 111., were married in Prophetstown, 111., Sept. 2. Page 18 BROADCASTING • September 15, 1932