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WE, THE PEOPLE LISTENING AUDIENCE • 12,900,000 In a powerful broadcast, We, The People paid dramatic tribute to the courage and sacrifice of war corre¬ spondents who cover the fronts. Special stress was laid on the unforgettable and unparalleled contribution made by the most beloved of all war correspondents —Ernie Pyle. Burgess Meredith was introduced on the show and delivered as moving a tribute to Ernie Pyle as has ever been heard on the air. Credit (within propriety) was given Meredith’s starring role in Ernie Pyle’s “Story Of G. I. Joe.” ARCH OBOLER SHOW ( MUTUAL ) LISTENING AUDIENCE • 12,000,000 This outstanding dramatic show thrilled listeners of Mutual’s 200 stations with a special dramatization of the life of Pyle done by that master radio dramatist- director, Arch Oboler. Once again, Burgess Mere¬ dith, star of the film, played the role of the beloved w ar correspondent. VOX POP (CBS) LISTENING AUDIENCE • 12,500,000 Preceding the world premiere of the Cowan masterpiece, Vox Pop moved to Dana, Indiana, to do one of the great¬ est broadcasts ever heard over the CBS network. Ernie Pyle’s father and mother and many of the people who knew the correspondent as a boy were heard on the show. A nostalgic homey program recreated the boyhood of the man whose untimely death was such a blow to America. HILDEGARDE SHOW,., s* LISTENING AUDIENCE • 20,000,000 EARL WILSON SHOW (MUTUAL) Hildegarde introduced, on her popular show, Ann ^ionell’s “Linda,” one of the song hits from Ernie Pyle’s “Story Of G. I. Joe.” Along with the introduc¬ tion of the song went a substantial plug for the title and star of the great film. LISTENING AUDIENCE • 4,750,000 On one of Mutual’s big coast-to-coast hook-ups, using its full sta¬ tion strength, N. Y. Post columnist Earl Wilson saluted Producer Lester Cowan and his mighty motion picture, Ernie Pyle’s “Story Of G. I. Joe.” WE, THE PEOPLE LISTENING AUDIENCE • 12,900,000 Second accolade accorded Ernie Pyle’s “Story Of G. I. Joe” by this popular show was broadcast from Albuquerque in connection with the world premiere of the film. We, The People brought to its micro¬ phones, the local editor of the Scripps-Howard newspaper; Mrs. Ernie Pyle was picked up and other interesting personalities made this “Story Of G. I. Joe” interlude an unforgettable event. AND U.A. RADIO HAS OTHER BIG SHOWS PREPARED TO BREAK AROUND RELEASE TIME... THEY'LL SELL SEATS ,,. JUST AS THESE GREAT BROADCASTS DIDl