Radio age (Jan-Dec 1925)

RADIO AGE for March, 1925 WBZ May Mean "Way BeLow Zero" But Its Programs Have Warmed the Hearts of Arctic Explorers and the Men Far Away from Home What the Broadcasters are Doing, 37 fly Dance Palace, Eastern States Exposition, National Institute of Musical Art, Church, and South Congregational Unity Church. In Boston, wires are run to the Boston Arena, Boston Opera House, Chickering Piano Building, Colonial Theatre, Convention Hall, Copley Plaza Hotel, Estey Organ Factory, Hotel Lenox, Hume Music Company, Jordan Hall, Kieth's Theatre, Majestic Theatre, Mechanics Building, Plymouth Theatre, St. James Theatre, Shubert Theatre, Steinart Hall, Symphony Hall, Tremont Theatre, and the Wilbur Theatre. This, as you see, gives the radio public a glimpse of sedate Boston in all its moods. Jazz and sermons, concerts and prize fights, — all are tapped by WBZ. If WBZ had been in operation in the old days, you probably would have heard a first-hand account of the famous Boston Tea Party. Let us picture William S. Tilton, one of the announcers, standing before the microphone on the wsimmmmmmmmitsmimmM evening of December 16, 1773. "Thisisthe Herald-Traveler studio, WBZ, broadcasting from the Hotel Brunswick, Boston, Mass. There was a little party here in Boston, folks, and we really wish that you were in on it. Especially you lovers of the wellknown tea leaf. Mr. Lipton, who is famous as a tea farmer, and at times yacht racer, sent a supply of tea on the schooner Gaspee. TT RAN aground -* off Providence, and some of our leading citizens, dressed as Indians in their charity ball costumes, went aboard and took possession. Amid great gayety, and occasional exclamations, such as 'haven't we got fun,' they tossed boxes of the tea overboard. The reason for this was that the Boston taste for coffee was being violated by the balmy British, who insisted that we take their tea. Their insistence that we also pay the tax on it, without due representation in the British Parliament, was irritating, to say the least. If we were privileged to inflict our beans upon England, perhaps feeling would not have run so high." Undoubtedly, also, WBZ would have broadcast a running account E. W. Bach is an announcer at WBZ, but on a moment's notice, as shown above, he can step be/ore the microphone and sing a breath-taking baritone solo. A. L. S. Wood, dramatic editor of the Springfield Union, shares his extensive knowledge of the American stage and literature with radio fans regularly from WBZ, where he pours authoritative data into the Hotel Kimball studio microphone. When you hear it announced that you are going to be taken around to the theaters and introduced to this or that stage celebrity, you know "Al" is going to be your guide. of the landing of at Springfield, and A. S. Eisenmann is the the Pilgrims on associate director. John L. Ingram is Plymouth Rock, if chief operator, and his helpers are R. F. they had been in Bloom, Roger Houghton and H. R. Dyson, existence at that At the Kimball is E. G. Graton, and P. time, for the WBZ W. Harrison is in charge of operations at boys do insist on Boston with P. J. Robinson and G. W. getting "scoops." Lang assisting. However, it is a WBZ was claimed to be the most conshame to com sistent transmitting station in the United plain that these States by the Bureau of Standards, which events were not found during thirteen measurements that broadcast, when there was absolutely no deviation from they have such its assigned frequency, excellent programs During the Winter WBZ broadcasts now. They are an educational courses, which include lessons nounced by in modern American Literature and apThomas H. Mc preciation of music. The courses are put Nally, and Alwyn on the air from the Hotel Brunswick in E. W. Bach, be co-operation with the Massachusetts Desides Mr. Tilton. partment of Education. George H. Jas Robert Emmons Rogers, professor of pert is director of Englishliteratureat the Massachusetts In the station, and stitute of Technology, conducts the course other members of in modern American literature and delivers the staff include A. lecturesevery Monday at 7:30 p. m. Pro F. Edes, the Her fessor Stuart Mason of the New England aid -Traveler rep Conservatory conducts the musical appreresentative, and ciation courses every Friday at 7:30 p. m. C. M. Burr, West A feature of which WBZ is very proud inghouse an was the broadcasting of an interview with nouncer. J. B. Jackie Coogan at a Kiwanis luncheon. Coleman is the en It also broadcast the arrival of the roundgineer in charge ; theworld fliers at Boston, and every V. A. Breglio han year sends the Conference of New Engdles the publicity land Governors on the air.