Radio Digest (July 1924-Apr 1925)

RADIO D I G E S T— Illustrated September o, 1924 No. 16 OFFICIAL BALLOT Announcers' Contest RADIO DIGEST FIRST ANNUAL GOLD CUP AWARD Gold Cup Award Editor, Radio Digest. 510 Xortli Dearborn St.. Chicago. 111. Please credit this ballot as one vote for: .of Station. (Announcer's name) (Call letlerB) Signed Address City State. ]f vou desire, tell below in five or less words what you most like about the announcer for whom you have cast this ballot: GEORGE HAY LEADS GOLD CUP STANDING SOLEMN OLD JUDGE STILL AHEAD OF COMPETITORS Fourteenth Ballot Shows Large Field of Announcers; Speculation as to Winner; Race Close Taking the first fourteen ballots into count, George Hay, WLS, still leads the field. Following very close behind him is Bill Hay, KFKX. The rest of the field are strung out with the possibility of anyone winning the Gold Cup. Four new additions are listed among the announcers with fifty or more votes to their credit. This brings the total number of contestants up to seventy-five. The ballot printed in this issue is the last one to be shown. All Radiophans who have been saving their votes and now have sixteen consecutive numbers, will get a bonus of seventy-five votes for their favorite announcer. Those sending in twelve consecutive ballots will get a bonus of fifty votes. Voting Closes September 8 Be sure and get all the votes in the mail not later than September 8, as any votes received which were mailed after this time, will be thrown out. Many surprises are looked for and the finish will be close regardless of the standings shown this week. Several announcers all claim to have a number of votes on hand that they will spring at the last minute, taking advantage of the extra bonus offered as a reward for consecutive numbers. Letters are arriving every day in every way possible; registered, special delivery and air mail being among the methods employed to send the votes in to the Gold Cup Editor. Announcer's Standing1 The following are a list of the announcers who have fifty or more votes to their credit at the count of the fourteenth ballot: Name Station Votes George Hay WLS 19,187 Bill Hay KFKX 18,891 Leo Fitzpatrick WDAF 8,219 J. M. Witten WOS 7,795 The Hired Hand WBAP 6,476 John Daggett KHJ 5,984 Graham McXamee WEAF 5,278 Richard Haller KGW 3,768 H. W. Arlin KDKA 3,564 Lambdin Kay WSB 3,553 Sen Kaney WGX 3,112 Fred Smith WLW 3,091 Jack Nelson WON 2,939 Kolin Hager WGY 2,260 Gene Rouse WOAW 2,232 E. W. Tyson WWJ 2,176 Elmer Johnson WJAX 1,763 .Miss V. A. L. Jones KSD 1,645 H. E. Ehrhart WDAR 1,632 S. W. Barnett woe 1,631 Major J. J. Fanning WNAC 1,486 Otto Becker WGR 1,122 F. W. Johnson CHYC 1,030 Major Andrew White WJZ 861 A. R. Herske WTAM 859 Jennings Pierce KGO 803 S. L. Rothafel (Roxie) WEAF 594 A. O. Coggesil WGY 552 J. T. Schilling WHB 543 Milton Cross WJZ 536 N. D. Cole AVHO 507 John T. Griffin AVHAH 505 N. T. Oranlund WHN 460 C. A. Entrekin WCAH 451 Paul Johnson WLAG 450 Harold Selyer WHAS 436 Henrv Field KFNF 423 Joseph Sartory WCAE 405 r tl Milholland KGO 403 Emery WEE! 402 Chas. Erbstein WTAS 338 Paul Reese KFI 337 F. A. Buhlert KFJC 334 W. A. Fay WGY 313 Claire Morrison KPO 304 Carl E. Hammond KFOA 294 A. F. Edes WBZ 286 Paul A. Greene WSAI 244 Eleanor Poehler WLAG 227 John Reilly WJAR 212 Johnnie Mack WJAS 209 Chas. H. Meester WCBR 203 Victor Martin WHAM 192 C. W. Kirby WWJ 191 Wm. F. Holliday WWJ 182 Morgan Eastman KYW 169 Robert Weidaw WGY 163 R. P. Falcon PWX 153 Walter Wilson KYW 153 C. D. Tomy WCX 152 Wm. Ludgate KSD 146 C. A. Gaal KUO 145 J. Lewis Reed WJZ Laigh C. Parker, Jr. KFFY Jerry Sullivan WQJ Don MacPhee WAAW Gilson V. Willetts WOC Eddie Smith WGY E. J. Bowers CFCA Art Burroughs 2LO Carl Mentzer WHAA Joseph Nassau WOO Eddie Squires KDKH John F. Patt WDAF Steve Trumbull KYW 140 138 129 112 112 94 87 76 74 62 60 56 52 Entertain with Microphone Open COLUMBUS, OHIO. — An enthusiasm unprecedented in summer Radio activity in central Ohio marked tlje first dispatch arranged Radio program given through a microphone left open all evening at Station WBAV of the Erner & Hopkins Co. The novel experiment, was to test the practicability of this form of transmission, and according to reports it was very successful. CONTENTS Radio Digest, Illustrated, Volume X, Number 9, published Chicago, Illinois, September 6, 1924. Published weekly by Radio Digest Publishing Company, 510 North Dearborn Street. Chicago, Illinois. Subscription rates, yearly. Five Dollars; Foreign Postage One Dollar additional; single copies Ten Cents. Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice at Chicago, Illinois, under the Act of March 3. 1879. "All the live News of Radio" 1 to 8 Operating and Trouble Shooting-, for the Owner of a Microdyne Receiver 9 An Evening at Home with the Listener In, a chart to show when to listen in for your favorite station 10 Programs for the Week at the larg-er Stations 11—14 Thirty-Minute A-B-C Lessons for Radio Beg-inners, Chapter XXIII — Fixing Up the Radio 15 Editorials; Indi-G-est; Condensed by Dielectric , .'. '16 Neutralizing the Super-Reg-enerator Circuit, Part III — Complete Instructions for Wiring and Tuning-, by C. E. Butterfield 17 R. D.-125, Real Honeycomb Hook-Up 18 Reflex Hook-Up Puts Tone Into Reception, Aids in Picking Up Long Distance, hy W. H. H. Knox 19 Flewelling Set with Radio Frequency, Simple Way to Increase Range of Famous Set 21 Questions and Answers 22 Radiophone Broadcasting Stations, Part V 23 Looking Ahead New Type of Selective Receiving Set. Mr. Kenneth G. Alley will tell about a new set he has developed, very selective and giving good volume. A set that resembles the neutrodyne when built in a cabinet. Getting the Best Reception Out of Your Tubes. Right values throughout is necessary to good reception and Lieut. Harry F. Breckel tells you how to get them. The tube is the heart of the set and it requires plenty of attention with proper current supply. Radio Digest First Annual Gold Cup Award for the world's most popular Radio announcer ends with this issue. By the time next issue reaches your hands the judges will be tabulating the final count and deciding the winner. Watch for the September 20 issue to learn who is the "King of Mikes!" Fixed Mica, Condensers and How They Are Made. Constructional details covering all points on fixed condensers. After reading this article you will know better just how to select a condenser to fit in the place where it is to be used. Amplidyne System of Radio Frequency. The first of a short series on this system of amplification. Written by Thomas W. 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