NBC Transmitter (Jan-Dec 1939)

OCTOBER, 1939 7 KYW PHILADELPHIA by ). A. Aull WCY SCHENECTADY by W. T. Meenam WGY’s staff has become softball conscious as a result of the challenge received from the New York NBC Athletic Association. W. J. Purcell, through whom the inter-city battle was negotiated, appointed Howard Tupper to condition candidates for the WGY team with long hikes and frequent practices. The visit of the New York NBCites will be made the occasion of WGY’s fall outing and there promises to be plenty of action for everyone. The outing will be held at Totem Lodge on Burden Lake. Burden Lake is east of Troy up in the Berlin Mountains, and it will give everyone a chance for excellent swimming. Dinner will be served at the Lodge and will be followed in the evening with dancing. Music by Bruce Baker’s Orchestra. AAA Caroline Osan, secretarial assistant to Manager Kolin Hager, reports a sneezeless vacation, and to one allergic to ragweed that’s something. Caroline spent a solid week at Big Moose Lake, swimming, dancing, eating, and just thinking — but never a sneeze . . . Alex MacDonald, accompanied by wife and son, spent a pair of weeks at Marblehead, Mass. He reported a catch of fifty-one mackerel in an hour . . . Howard Tupper is back from two weeks with his parents at Canton, N. Y. . . . Kolin Hager gave up a week of his vacation to take Mrs. Hager and the twin daughters, Norine and Koline, to the World of Tomorrow. The youngsters’ curiosity and interest never flagged from nine in the morning until a leg weary father called a halt . . . Kenneth Hallenbeck of Press is back on the job after two weeks of real rest . . . Jim Connolly, Files, had an international vacation, mixing his two weeks between Montreal and New York. AAA During the past months two changes have been made in the Guest Relations Department. Janet Swart is substituting for Kay Anglesey as receptionist, and Robert Warner, a Fultonville, N. Y., native, is wearing the distinctive page uniform with distinction. AAA Victor Campbell, who came out of the west when Radcliffe Hall was transferred to NBC headquarters in New York, has been made assistant program manager. Vic’s long experience in radio, particularly in Buffalo, “Too much'll never hurt yuh!” advises Tony Galento. Pictured in this unusual KYW interview are, in usual order. Twoton Tony, Manager Joe “Yussel” Jacobs, and KYW's Kerby Cushing. Matthew Zimmerman, formerly associated with WECO products, has just been added to the KYW Sales staff. The appointment was announced by General Manager Leslie W. Joy. AAA “Two-Ton Tony” and his good right hand, Joe “Yussel” Jacobs, were air visitors at the KYW studios during the past week. Tony contributed another classic when Kerby Cushing, Philly’s ace sports reporter queried: “Tony, do will be a big help to A. 0. Coggeshall, program manager. AAA Announcer A1 Zink and his wife teamed up in the mixed doubles division of the Scotia Tennis Tournament and went swimmingly through all opposition until the finals, when Milt Mabee and Lois Brinkman took them 7-5, 7-9, 4-6, 2-6. Al, who played varsity tennis at Hobart College four years ago blames the loss on lack of condition. Says he just couldn’t take it. AAA Many of the WGY staff have been going overboard on this game of golf. W. J. Purcell, heretofore devoted to fishing, has established a sixteen handicap and is no longer happy with anything higher than 88. Kolin Hager, swinging left handed, has made real progress this summer, and Betty King Donahue spends nearly every evening and a goodly part of Saturday and Sunday in pursuit of a golf ball. WGY’s gold star, however, is Joe DeLuca of Guest Relations. Joe is a scratch player. He turned in a 70 on the par 72 Mohawk course in Schenectady, and his best on the Schenectady Municipal thus far is 72. you think your beer-guzzling is deleterious to your attaining physical fitness?” Tony cracked back: “Naw, too much’ll never hurt yuh.” Yea, verily, he may be right. Kerby, by the way, will have done a blow-by-blow description of the Galento-Nova fight for the Canadian network by the time you read this. Yep, Philly’s getting there. AAA The war situation affected Ken Martin, our musical director in an unusual way the other day. He tried to insure his new Gagliano fiddle — but the policy is being held in abeyance until our nation’s neutrality policies are clearly and definitely defined. AAA Lt. Munster, 6th F. A., better known to his radio friends as KYW announcer Dan, has been making the rounds trying to sell a rifle. We might add, unsuccessfully. The only reason this story didn't get in the Classifieds is the retort beautiful he got from one prospect. The guy said, “Buy one — huh, I’ve been reading about ten million foreigners who get ’em free — and they don’t even want them at that price.” Dan, by the way, has been drumming up business for his regiment. He says the only requirements are that you tip the Toledos at more than 180 and are six feet or better. We forgot to ask if the regiment was mechanized. AAA National sports events have been treading on each other’s heels getting in and out of Philadelphia. As a result the above-mentioned Kerby Cushing has been making a nice name for himself wdth the swell job that he has been doing. His summaries and interviews in connection with the Davis Cup Matches, which were held at the Merion Cricket Club, did the sports fan’s heart good. AAA Jim Harvey, director of the KYW Camera Club, took so many pictures of sail-boats throughout the summer that the bug finally bit him. He is nowr the proud owner of a Comet class sloop. Peculiarly enough the person responsible for Harvey’s downfall was a Mr. John Mudd. Harvey will conduct a course in “Photography for Fun”, at Cheltenham High School beginning October 9th. It is part of the community’s program for adult education and leisure hour activities.