Radio age (Jan-Dec 1925)

RADIO AGE for July, 1925 "Radio Age Contest Is Race is Still Neck and Neck As Aldine Starts the Official Count of Last-Minute Ballots; Name of Winner to Be Revealed Next Month BY THE time this issue of RADIO AGE appears on the news-stands, the RADIO AGE Popularity Contest will have ended, as only those votes received before midnight of June 15 will be credited to the total count of candidates. As this review is being written (May 16,) there still remain a full thirty days, during which period the winner will be definitely named, and judging from the heavy voting which has taken place during the past thirty days, no candidate is yet assured of the coveted position at the head of the list. At no time in the history of the contest have the three leading candidates been so closely bunched. To further complicate matters, "Uncle John" Daggett, 'way out on the Pacific Coast, has jumped from ninth to fourth place, where he stands menacingly, offering dangerous competition to the three popular leaders. By referring further to the "Standing to May 15" it will be found that Art Linick has also bettered his position by stepping one more round toward the top of the ladder, from eighth to seventh place. On this page will be found an illus The Magazine of the Hour 5 Popularity Now Closed ! By HARRY ALDINE tration of the shield which will be awarded the winner of the RADIO AGE Popularity Contest. From a background of artistic black will stand out in raised gold letters The Winner's Name, and the inscription, "First Annual RADIO AGE Broadcast Entertainers' Popularity Contest— 1924-25." Surrounding this will be a plain gold border conforming to the shape of the shield. The gold plate will in turn be mounted on a dead black bevel-edged wooden plaque, to which is attached a chain for hanging. The size, overall, is six by eight inches. While several ideas were offered for the design of the shield, the one accepted seemed to conform most to the principles of dignified simplicity, and was therefore the most forceful manner of declaring to the world the winner of the contest. Following is the standing of the candidates as they are lined up at present: WINNERS OF PRECEDING MONTHS July ...Duncan Sisters, KYW August Bill Hay, KFKX September .Karl Bonawitz, WIP At the left is the attractive shield which will be awarded the winner in the RADIO AGE Popularity Contest, which closed on June 15. Its size overall is six by eight inches, and a detailed description is contained in the article on this page by Mr. Aldine, the persevering Contest Editor for this magazine. October. : H. W. Arlin, KDKA November — Bert Davis, WQJ December Jack Nelson ,WJJD January Art Linick, KYW February Coon-Sanders Orchestra, KYW March John S. Daggett, KHJ STANDING TO MAY 15 Name and Classification Where Heard Karl Bonawitz, Organist WIP, Philadelphia Bert Davis, Entertainer WQJ, Chicago Bill Hay, Announcer KFKX, Hastings John S. Daggett, Announcer... KHJ, Los Angeles H. W. Arlin, Announcer... ..KDKA, Pittsburgh Coon-Sanders' Nighthawks, Orchestra, KYW, Chi. Jack Nelson, Announcer ...WJJD, Mooseheart Art Linick, Entertainer. KYW, Chicago Harry M. Snodgrass, Entertainer WOS, Jefferson City Ford & Glenn, Entertainers..... WLS, Chicago Duncan Sisters, Entertainers. KWY, Chicago Lee Sims, Pianist ...KWY, Chicago Lambdin Kay, Announcer WSB, Atlanta J. Remington Welsch, Organist KWY, Chicago Fred Smith, Announcer WLW, Cincinnati E. L. Tyson, Announcer. WWJ, Detroit Hired Hand, Announcer WBAP, Fort Worth •'Sen" Kaney, Announcer .KWY, Chicago Nick B. Karris, Entertainer KFI, Los Angeles Jerry Sullivan, Announcer-Entertainer, WQJ, Chi. Edward H. Smith, Director-Player WGY. Schenectady Charles E. Erbstein, Announcer WTAS, Elgin Wendell Hall, Entertainer WDAF, Kansas City Howard Milholland, Announcer KGO, Oakland Scottich Rite, Orchestra KGO, Oakland Banks Kennedy, Entertainer WEBH, Chicago11 S. Hastings, Announcer KFI, Los Angeles Robert Boniel, Announcer WEBH, Chicago Arion Trio, Instrumental KGO, Oakland Gold Dust Twins, Entertainers, WEAF, New York