Radio age (Jan-Dec 1925)

RADIO AGE for January, 1925 What the Broadcasters are Dot 39 "Eddie" Borroff, popular announcer of KYW's Congress Hotel studio, from which RADIO AGE b roadcasts j azz carnivals the first Saturday in every month. Radio Age to Try for Distance from KYW All-Star Program to Be on the Air at Midnight, January 3, 1925 strains of "How planning a long distance test of its prodo you do?" at 2:30 gram from KYW on Saturday, January a. m., there was something 3, from midnight to 2 a. m. Prizes to doing every minute. be announced over the radio will be Encouraged by this success, RADIO awarded the first ten listeners who report RADIO AGE'S midnight show. What she doesn't know about syncopation n't worth knowing. (CoUbrito Photo-, FROM coast to coast! From Gulf to Canad ian Frontier! That was the record set by Station KYW Saturday evening, November 8, when RADIO AGE broadcast its first Congress Hotel Jazz Carnival from KYW, between the witching hours of midnight and 2:30 a. m. Although the hour was late, it was surprising how many fans managed to stay up throughout the land. The program was as varied as it was excellent, and a corps of telephone and telegraph operators was kept busy for two hours during the program and for three days later checking up on the requests and inquiries at RADIO AGE'S initial effort at jazz broadcasting. They're Off! Managed by the able hand of Edwin Borroff, announcer of the Congress Hotel Studio of KYW, the program started at midnight on the dot, with Coon Sanders' Original Night-Hawks' orchestra from Kansas City. Then Banks Kennedy, RADIO AGE's original song man, started to tickle the keys, and from then on there was no surcease from jazz. From the first strains of Kennedy's latest composition, "Harold Teen," to the dying AGE presented another of its monthly popular programs from KYW on Saturday, December 6, rom the same studio. This time the star performers were Banks Kennedy, with an entirely new repertoire; Art Linick, the famous "Mrs. Schlagenof W Here's "Mrs. Schlagenhauer," without the skirts. Art Linick is of radio's most popular characters. /. His interpretations are known from Coast to Coast. (Celebrity Photo) (by telegram, telephone or letter) the greatest distance reception. This will be the first time KYW has attempted long-distance tests for some time, and because of the fact that an unusual effort will be made to cross two oceans, the program will be unusually attractive. Of course, there will be Art Linick, with his inimitable renditions of quaint songs; Axel Christensen will pound the keys in his airy style; and Banks Kennedy and Wanda Goll will introduce the latest in popular melodies. In addition there will be other headliners. Tune in on Saturday, January 3, at midnight, and hear what Announcer Borroff has to say! And if you live at a distance from KYW, send in your report of the program for confirmation and win one of the prizes! By the way, if you really like RADIO AGE'S broadcast entertainers, drop us a ine telling your appreciation. And if you have any suggestions, we'll be glad to comply with them. The demure young lady below is Claiborne Foster, winsome heroine of "Applesauce." She will soon appear on a RADIO AGE radio playlet from KYW with Alan Dinehart, her leading man. (Wide World Photo) Christensen, president of the Christensen School of Popular Music and the "Czar of Rag-time"; Wanda Goll, the popular vaudeville artist and radio jazz entertainer; and Rose Marie Meyers, who can sing classical and popular selections with equal dexterity and allure. Distance Test Planned Armed with this group of infallible radio artists, RADIO AGE is now