Radio and television mirror (July-Dec 1948)

lfm Coast to Coast Radio Mirror editor Doris McFerran pays a visit to Sports Newsreel to present Bill Stern, chosen favorite sports announcer, with his Award scroll. Bill Bivens, Jane Wilson accept best orchestra leader award from Fred Samnris. Badio Mirror's supervising editor, for vacationing Fred Waring. rhree top favorites get together: Don Wilson, best announcer; Jink Benny, favorite romedian, and Balph Edwards, M.C of Truth or Consequences, best qniz. On thcuc l«n |iuk*» »'rr pictures made during • he presentation of srrolls lo I lie winners of Che first annual Kmlio Mirror Award* pull. My Friend Irraa, best new program: Marie Wilson — Iriiw — Mac St. Johns, Radio Mirror's Hollywood managing editor, with Cathy Lewis, Cy Howard. A SPECIAL network is being established within the city of Philadelphia by the Mutual Broadcasting System for its coverage of the Republican and Democratic conventions in that city during June and July. Lines are being installed within Philadelphia tying together the six hotels where the delegates and candidates will be housed, Convention Hall, Mutual affiliate WIP, political headquarters and Mutual's own control point in one of the most comprehensive politic^ coverage plans ever made by any letwork. With these arrangements the attire city wV\i be linked to Mutual's special er control unit, The G.O.P. nation^ contention will be .eeting some stiff tadiQ^-ide0 competition. The Louis-Walcott fight is scheduled for June 23rd, the third day of the convention. Raised eyebrows department . . . We have a little item here which states that a recent visitor to the African Congo reports that once fierce African tribes have abandoned their tom-toms and are going in for record collecting. Guess whose are most popular, yet-— Guy Lombardo's! Whenever you feel a bit hopeless about the future — think of this. We're probably leaving it in pretty good hands, judging by results on MBS's Keep Up With The Kids program. To date, the kids have scored some 380 points ahead of their celebrity parents. Stage, screen and radio stars appearing on the pro Radio Mirror's Mac St. Johi lo Joan Davis, and announcer gratuhttions to the listeners nted the award age offered can te comedienne. Ann Daggett, Hollywood editor of Radio Mirror, finds a moment to chat with Bing Crosby, v. innerfind-etill-champ listeners' favorite male sin«er. gram with their offspring have had their confidence shaken and their IQs shattered. For example, actor Jimmie Gleason's grandson walloped him 70 to 30 during a broadcast. Penny Singleton's daughter whitewashed mamma to the tune of 50 to nothing. Walter O'Keefe's son scored 110 to 40 over his father, while Lee Bowman's daughter showed him up by a 140 to 10 victory. A couple of mothers have come out ahead — Butch Jenkins' mamma made it 90-60 and Quiz Kid, or rather ex-Quiz Kid, Harve Fishman's mother won 60-40. Ralph Edwards plans to run about half a dozen Truth or Consequences contests annually. All will have a charity angle. "The BY DUE BANKS Walking Man" stunt was the most successful of his ideas in terms of mail pulling, money received and prizes awarded. Edwards turned some 1,500,000 dollars over to the American Heart Fund. Delayed broadcast recordings of shows to be played back to affiliated stations at the same hour in each community, regardless of differences due to daylight saving time, will be used by the ABC network through Scotch sound recording tape. The network has purchased the greatest amount of magnetic recording tape so far sold to one purchaser — 2,500,000 feet. The tape is said to be a vast improvement over all other methods of recording. (Continued on page 25)