Radio and television mirror (July-Dec 1948)

"Colgate Dental Cream's active penetrating foam gets into hidden crevices between teeth — helps clean out decaying food particles — stop stagnant saliva odors — remove the cause of much bad breath. And Colgate's soft polishing agent cleans enamel thoroughly, gently and safelyP' LATER-Thanlcs to Colgate Dental Cream Always use COLGATE DENTAL CREAM after you eat and before every date JULY, 1948 VOL. 30, NO. 2 J&WS0 W T£££17S/6W KEYSTONE EDITION PEOPLE ON THE AIR Radio's No. One Fan 29 Come and Visit Don McNeill by Helen Bolstad 30 Covering the Conventions '. by Quincy Howe 34 Is Lou Costello On the Level? by William Tusher 38 Twenty Questions by Thea Traum 40 Holly Sloan — In Pictures 42 My Winning Nights with Heidt by Dick Contino 48 The Made-for-each-other Bride and Groom by John Nelson 50 Perry Mason — In Pictures 56 The Wife in the Life of Dennis Day by Robbin Coons 58 Traveler of the Month by Tommy Bartlett 60 Radio Mirror Quiz by Joe Kelly 3 Facing the Music by Duke Ellington 10 Look At The Records by Joe Martin 12 Collector's Corner by Louis Prima 13 What's New From Coast to Coast by Dale Banks 14 Information Booth 20 Tex Beneke — Facing the Music 23 Barbara Whiting 27 Truth or Consequences — In Color 62 Inside Radio 70 It's Here! 73 FOR . BIT.TI Your Children — and Other People's by Terry Burton 6 Sun Spots by Mary Jane Fulton 8 Life Can Be Beautiful 16 Between the Bookends by Ted Malone 46 Green Stuff \ by Kate Smith 64 v:. WMCA: Golden Boy Ted Steele 4 KDKA : Pittsburgh Newsman 18 WIBG: A Day With Chuck and By 22 WBEN: All Kinds of Music 24 UBffiBM People in Television 52 Coast to Coast in Television 54 RADIO MIRROR READER BONUS "Bless This Ring" — a Rosemary Novelette by Helen Christy Harris 66 ON THE COVER: Don McNeill and his sons; color portrait by Vories Fisher Editorial Director FRED R. SAMMIS Managing Editor EVELYN L. FIORE Editor DORIS McFERRAN Associate Editor MARJORIE WALLACE Art Director JACK ZASORIN Associate Art Director FRANCES MALY Television JOAN MTJRPHY LLOYD Research TERC GOTO Hollywood Office: Editor, ANN DAGGETT Managing Editor, McCCLLAH ST. JOHNS Staff Photographers.HYMlE FINK, STERLING SMITH; Assistant, BETTY JO RICE KADIO AND TELEVISION MIRROR, published monthly by MACPADDEN PUBLICATIONS INC., New York, N. V. General Business, Editorial and Advertising Offices, 200 East 42nd St., New York 17, N. Y. Hollywood— Beverly Hills Office 32 1 S. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills. California. O. J. Elder, President: Harold Wise, .Senior Viee President; Herbert Drake. Vice President; Joseph Srhultz, Vlee President: S. O. Shapiro, Vice President; Meyer Dworkln. Socretory and Treasurer; Edward P. Lethcn. Advertising Director. Chicago Office: 221 North La Salle St., Leslie R. Gage, Mer. San Francisco (mice: 1 (1 1 3 Runs BulldlnE, Joseph M. Dooher, Mgr. Los Angeles Office: Suite 908, 649 South Olive St., George Wcnthcrhy, Mgr. Reentered as Second Class matter March I, 1948, at the Post Office at New York, N. Y., under the Ac! of March 3, 1879. Subscription rales: U. S. and Possessions. Canada ond Newfoundland S2.0O per vear. All other countries $0.00 per year. Price per copy: 20c In the United States and Canada. While Manuscripts, Photographs and in acini's arc submitted at the owner's risk, every effort will be made to return those found unavull; ■ il accompanied bv sufficient first class postage and explicit name and address. Contributors are esnec ; Iv advised to be sure to retain copies of their contributions; otherwise they are taking unnecessory risk. The contents of this magazine may not be reprinted either wholly or In part without permission, me lunviuui » .> (Member of Marfadden Women's Croup) .,._,„„ Convrlght. 1948, bv Macfadden Publications, Inc. All rights reserved under International Copyright Convention. All rivlfls reserved in dcr pan-American Copyright Convention. Todos dercchos reservados segun La Convention Pan"KriWrnTde Propcdod Llterarlo y ArtlstlcS. Title trademark registered >£«. 8. Patent Office. Printed in U1. R. A. by Art Color Printing Co., Dunellen, N. J.