Radio age (Jan-Dec 1926)

52 RADIO AGE for February, 1926 Humorous Experiences of An Announcer (Continued from page 44) ing us how wonderfully the "juggling" had come over. The letters that were subsequently received almost all praised the "juggling." To this day the singer upon whom I pinned this accomplishment had difficulty in convincing some of his friends that he can't juggle. All the humor of a studio is not at the expense of aritsts or the public, for frequently the announcer is IT unintentionally, as the following story will show how I once gave a singer a good laugh — at my expense. Brought His Barber A young Italian baritone, who now by the way makes operatic records, was booked to appear at "XYZ". When he arrived I was pleased to note the entire absence of so called artistic temperament. He was a most likable chap, quick witted, humorous, and told me to "go the limit," in my announcements. Now my French and Italian never qualified me as a linguist and in 1922 I experienced much difficulty in getting my Yankee tongue about the various operatic aria titles. The program which this young Italian baritone had prepared was the toughest to pronounce that I had encountered up to that time. After floundering about with a few of them I excused my poor pronunciation and told the "audience invisible" that had I realized how inadequate my Italian pronunciation was I would have brought my barber to do the announcing. At this my Italian baritone friend burst forth into a hearty laugh. In my egotism I ascribed his laugh to the humor of my announcement and felt much pleased with myself. The program went off splendidly and my Italian friend and I parted most cordial friends. Sometime later I learned from another artist that the Italian baritone was a barber! He was earning enough in that way to continue his musical education. I often shudder when I realize what might have happened to the program of "XYZ", or even to myself, that night if the baritone had been afflicted with artistic temperament and the hot blood usually ascribed to the Latins! Then the various types of artists and entertainers one encounters in a radio studio are a never ending source of amusement. There are the masculine type of women with a "message," and the feminine type of men with a — well you know the type. The mail received at a station is a never-ending source of laughs, yes, and frequently the opposite. But after all a radio studio presents a cross section of life brought to a focus. Human nature is the most interesting, amusing, and all too often the saddest study mankind can indulge in, and to the observer with a will to see, no place presents a greater opportunity for observation than a radio studio. My several years in a studio gave me many a hearty laugh, a few of which I have attempted to share with you. 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