Radio daily (Feb-Mar 1937)

6 RADIO DAILY Tuesday, March 16, 1937 ANNOUNCfillS DUTCH REAGAN, sports announcer at WHO, Des Moines, has left for Catalina Island with the Chicago Cubs. He returns in about two weeks, primed for his baseball broadcasts. RONALD COCHRAN, formerly of Rock Island, has joined KRNT, Des Moines. BEN HARDMAN has been promoted to news announcer at KSO, Des Moines. R. C. LYLE and W. HOBISS will describe the Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree, England, to be brought to this country via NBCBlue net at 10-10:30 a.m. Friday. BOB STANLEY of KYA-CRS, San Francisco, is continuing his medical studies. He was graduated from a pre-medical school in Philadelphia a few years ago. HENRY B. HOOK has joined the announcing staff of KGLO, the Globe-Gazette station, Mason City, la. JACK KERRIGAN, new announcer at WHO, Des Moines, has moved to that city with Mrs. Kerrigan from Davenport. RAY BARRETT, new addition to the staff at WDRC, Hartford, Conn., is having a hectic time conducting "The Shoppers Special." DALE MORGAN of KSO, Des Moines, was honored with a "Dale Morgan Day" last week at the Globe department store. He gave two long "inquiring mike" programs from the store. Full page ads were used for the event. New WMAS Accounts Springfield, Mass. — Two more commercial programs added at WMAS here are: Adaskin Furniture Co., signed for one year, "Komedy Kingdom" a variety show on the disks, Monday nights; Dunhills Clothing store, signed for one year, Friday afternoons, "Hold the Press," also on the disks. WMAS also has added two oneminute flash broadcasts to the commercial list. They are the Kavanaugh Furniture Co. of Springfield, and the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. New Antenna for WENR WENR, NBC-Blue outlet in Chicago, has applied to the FCC for permission to erect a new type vertical radiator antenna. Two other NBC outlets, WDAF, Kansas City, and WXYZ, Detroit, at present are erecting vertical antennas. BIRT 17 18 j 19 1 20 21 22 23 »J, I 25 1 26 i 27 I 28 ! 29 I 30 | March 16 Greetings from Radio Daily to Lewis MacConnach Henny Youngman AJE PARADE IN REVIEW "RADIO CLINIC" Sustaining WBNX, Sundays, 5:30-5:45 p.m. DRAMATIZED MEDICAL EPISODES HOKED WITH SOB STUFF AND SUSPENSE FOR FAIR RESULTS. Announced as being the first radio revelation of "secret facts of medicine," this turns out to be a harmless enough dramatization. Initial show, authored by Roland H. Burke and directed by Dexter Hall, deals with professional blood donors. Episodes depict a conflict between a donor and his wife, who wants him to stop giving his blood even though they need the money, but who is induced to give in by the pleadings of a doctor and a mother whose baby will die unless a quick transfusion is effected. Some of the dramatics are a bit frenzied, but on the whole the skit carries suspense. Finale points out that there is no danger in being a blood donor. "NEW IDEAS" Sustaining WINS, Saturdays, 5:30-5:54 p.m. JUST ANOTHER VARIATION OF THE AMATEUR SHOW, WITH POSSIBILITIES. Purpose in back of this new series is to give anybody with an idea, whether for a monologue or a serial production, a chance to present his stuff over the air. Opportunity is afforded to acting as well as writing talent. It's an extension of the amateur vogue, with certain possibilities especially from the angle of public participation. First program was headed by Stanley Fields, a Brooklyn radio announcer, in the first episode of his "The Wandering Sap," dealing with a traveling salesman who falls in the hands of Mexican revolutionary plotters and is forced into their scheme. Skit lacked professional polish, and the Mexican dialects were too patently phony. Then there was a short monologue by Eugenia Cammer as a chattering stenog. She sounded as though she might be developed into something. Martin Weldon, announcer, is conducting the series. GREEN BROTHERS t Marimba Band) Sustaining NBC-Red network, Sundays, 1212:30 p.m. PLEASING MUSICAL PROGRAMS FOR DIALERS WHO LIKE MILD AND SOOTHING. First of a new series by the Green Brothers started off without any particular distinction, although the numbers offered were enjoyable enough in their way. Repertoire included "Swing High, Swing Low," "Dinah," "When My Dream Boat Comes In." "Siboney" and others, embracing a fair variety. Program recommends itself to listeners who go for the languorous and genteel melodies. "STRATHMORE SERENADE" Levitt & Sons WOR, Sundays, 11-11:30 a.m. Frank B. Johnston CRISP. LIVELY AND TUNEFUL VARIETY BILL NICELY HANDLED ALL AROUND. This is one of the liveliest Sunday morning variety programs to come along in some time. Talent is good, material selected for the opening show was thoroughly pleasing, and intelligence marked the commercials. With "Home" as an appropriate theme song (sponsor sells Long Island homes) , the show got under way with "Serenade in the Night" sung in a clear baritone by Barry McKinley, then came "Sweet Georgia Brown" by the Charioteers, followed by "Goodnight, My Love" and "Moonlight and Roses" by McKinley, "Tain't So" and "Dinah" by the Charioteers, a couple of numbers of Harry Brewer, xylophonist, and other items. The accompanying orchestra, un-named, did outstanding work. Announcers are Jerry Lawrence and Ray Winters. "LET'S GET TOGETHER" Rolls Razor WOR, Sundays, 3:15-3:30 p.m. Kimball, Hubbard & Powell SNAPPY MUSICAL E.T. SERIES WITH GOOD ARRAY OF TALENT AND LIVELY ROUTINE. Produced by B. Charles-Dean, with Ernest Chappell as m. c, and with Al and Lee Reiser, the Three Marshalls, Jean Ellington and Glenn Darwin in the lineup of entertainers, this electrically transcribed series is an excellent program of its kind. After a little introduction, the entertainment starts off with the Reisers doing "I've Got Rhythm" on the piano, followed by Jean Ellington singing "There's Something in the Air," the Marshalls warbling "I Can't Give You Anything but Love," another piece of good vocalizing in baritone vein by Glenn Darwin, and various other pleasing bits of song and banter. "FITCH ROMANCES" (Gene Arnold and the Ranch Boys) Fitch Shampoo NBC-Red Net (WMAQ. WCAE, WTAM, WW J, WEAF), Saturdays. 11:45-12 noon. L. W. Ramsey Co.. Davenport LIKEABLE MUSIC AND TALK PROGRAM COZILY HANDLED BY GENE ARNOLD. Typical of Gene Arnold's homey programs, this new quarter-hour combines soothing vocal numbers and melodies by the Ranch Boys and a salon trio composed of Larry Larsen, organist, Rudy Mangold, violinist, and Edward Vito. harpist; poetic recitations by Arnold, and some romantic narrative. Listeners are asked to write in about their own romances as material for the program. Plenty of non-jarring entertainment has been packed into the 15 minutes. GUEJT-ING FRANK PARKER has been signed for two guest star appearances on the Ben Bernie-American Can program on March 30 and April 6. Herman Bernie booked Parker for the broadcast. Program is heard on NBC-Blue, Tuesdays, 9-9:30 p.m. and broadcasts will emanate from Miami. KATHERINE LOCKE of "Having Wonderful Time" and MAURICE EVANS, British star, will be Bide Dudley's guests on Friday over WOR. VILH J ALMUR STEFANSSON, noted explorer, will be heard over WMCA at 2:30-3 p.m. on Saturday as guest at the luncheon of the Women's Division of the American Committee for Settlement of Jews in Birobidjan. RUDI GRASL, musical mimic, has been added to the cast of Thursday's Vallee Varieties over the NBC-Red network, 8-9 p.m. MARIAN ANDERSON, Negro contralto, will be soloist of the General Motors Concerts next Sunday, 10-11 p.m., over the NBC-Red network. New Philly Business Philadelphia — Recent new business signed by local stations: Norge Rollator (refrigerators), thru Cramer-Krasselt, 13 weeks, Mondays and Fridays, 9:15-9:30 a.m., ET. WCAU. Oneida Ltd. (silverware) , through BBDO, 13 weeks, quarter hour period weekly. "Peggy Tudor," ET. WCAU. Breyers Ice Cream Co., thru McKee-Albright-Ivey, 26 weeks, Monday thru Saturdays, news flashes, weather reports and 312 spot announcements. WCAU. Graham-Paige (autos), thru U. S. Advertising Corp., 13 weeks, Monday thru Saturdays, 11-11:05 p.m. News shot. KYW. Richard Hudnut (perfumes) , thru BBDO. 13 weeks, Fridays, 6:45-7 p.m. Orchestra. KYW. Start Temperance Series Women's Christian Temperance Union, Chicago, will start a series of quarter-hour electrical transcriptions on 50 stations this week. Disks are running under the title "Americans to the Rescue." WCTU is said to have appropriated $140,000 for radio campaign which is designed to point out the evils of mixing alcohol with gasoline. Appreciate Devotions Des Moines — Rev. H. W. Lambert, who has been conducting Morning Devotions over WHO from 5:45 to 6:00 a.m. six mornings a week since Feb. 8, has received letters of appreciation from 15 states, including New York, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Tennessee. Morning Devotions over WHO are non-sectarian services.