Radio daily (Jan-Mar 1938)

4 Monday, February 7, 1938 RADIO DAILY GUEJT-ING HUMPHREY BOGART, on Feg Murray-Ozzie Nelson program, Feb. 13 (NBC-Blue, 7:30 p.m.) ANITA LOUISE, same program, Feb. 20; MADELEINE CARROLL. March 6; BORIS KARLOFF, March 13. MARGARET ANGLIN, BARRY WOOD, HOWARD PRICE and LUCIELLE BROWNING, on “Hammerstein Music Hall,” Feb. 11 (CBS 8 p.m.) BURGESS MEREDITH, on Paul Whiteman program, Feb. 11 (CBS, 8:30 p.m.) JAMES MELTON and NADINE CONNER, on “Songshop,” Feb. 11 (CBS, 10 p.m.) WALTER HUSTON, in “The Signal,” on “Your Hollywood Parade,” Feb. 9 (NBC-Red, 10 p.m.) ARTHUR DONOVAN, referee, on Bill Stern’s “Sports Scraps,” Feb. 13 (NBC-Blue, 11:45 a.m.) VIRGINIA BRUCE, JOHN CARRADINE and JAMES STEWART, on “Good News of 1938,” Feb. 10 (NBCRed, 9 p.m.) ANNA MAY WONG, GAIL PATRICK, AKIM TAMIROFF, LLOYD NOLAN, in “Dangerous to Know,” on “Hollywood Hotel,” Feb. 11 (CBS, 9 p.m.) Further Rise Is Seen In Canadian Radio Fee Toronto— As Major Gladstone Murray of Canadian Broadcasting Corp. has indicated he must have still another $500,000 a year for corporation needs, it is predicted that a further increase in radio set license fees will be made. Critics of the boost to $2.50 which starts shortly declare the charge may eventually reach $7.50 yearly, the same as in New Zealand. Meanwhile a probe of CBC finance situation is being talked at Ottawa. H. G. Hormer Appointed West Coast Bureau, RADIO DAILY Los Angeles — H. G. Hormer, has been appointed managing director of 2GB and 2UE, Sydney, Australia, as well as of Broadcasting Service Association Ltd., transcription affiliate, according to advices reaching Dr. R. L. Power, American representative. BINGHAMTON— NEW YORK W N B F Member Columbia Broadcasting System with special New York City wire for test programs and auditions in this important Southern New York Market. 366 Madison Ave., N. Y. C— Mu 2-5767. • • • Miami: Thinking Out Loud (and sometimes talking out oi turn) . . . As our train pulled out of Richmond, Va„ we gazed thru the windows anxiously looking over the territories that have just been names to this reporter in the column — and we took particular notice of the southern states — because many times people have told us that we're "from Dixie"! .... Gertrude Berg's wise selection of players for her "Goldbergs" is evidenced in the fact that two of the cast are currently engaged in Broadway productions — George Tobias, who is Mike, is the Russian of Broadway's "You Can't Take It With You," and Everett Sloane, Molly's Sammy, is in the new hit "All That Glitters". . . .Funny that Oscar Bradley once hired a tutor to help him get rid of his heavy English accent — and now this same accent helps him get many laughs (and earn a livelihood) via the Phil Baker show .... Lee Sims, just before he opened at Loew's State, received a radiogram from the London Symphony Orchestra advising him they are going to introduce his symphony — and would he please appear as guest artist — Sims goes June 1 .... A wire says the Brewers' Ass'n show featuring Lou Holtz, MR. Richard Himber, Connie Boswell (or Jane Froman) with (maybe) Ted Husing starts on CBS Feb. 14. • • • Funny, but no sooner do we leave Broadway and our domicile than word and news from all parts of the country confronts us down here under the palm trees, such as: Sarabeth Barger of WHO, Des Moines, who is not a singer or actress but just reads commercials — receiving a silver cup for the most pleasing personality in radio by the Humble Boosters — whatever they are.... Sidney Kaufman, cinema commentator of WQXR, who reviews the reviews of critics, gets fan mail from celebrities and critics.... Sam Henderson of WORL, Boston, during a street interview offered one buck to the person giving him a live turtle . . . before he could turn around to get his second breath, a man walked up and handed him one, collecting the buck! • • • Wonder if the boys and girls around the office envy this co worker now — if they could see the torture we're having with this sunburn — which we snatched the first day — for fear that the Floridians would just shower us with attention and keep us out of the sun. Looks like we'll spend the rest of the time between vinegar bathcovers .... Saw Bobby Feldman, WMCA's nite mayor, diving off the hi-board at the RoneyPlaza pool.... Joan Abbott looks so sweet at the Dempsey-Vanderbilt with a dark tan and her platinum locks .... Just heard an interesting bit about Gabriel Heatter from his daughter, Maida, vacationing here. Her dad disappears during the day from his home — and not even his wife or rest of the family knows where he is for eight hours at a stretch. Seems he has a room someplace without a phone and goes there to write his daily air chatter undisturbed by visitors or calls .... Fields and Hall auditioned their new comedy routine over WEAF for a Chicago meat packer last week and Ann Brae has joined the team for the "giggly" effects.... Cas Franklin, for the past several months baritone soloist at the Hotel Stevens, Chicago and heard through WBBM, is back in Manhattan and will take a movie test within the next ten days. • • • From WMC, Memphis, comes word that the program dept, there is awaiting with bated breath the decision of the National Safety Council as to what city units the 1937 Council award. .. .Seems that if Memphis wins, WMC can claim a substantial share of credit. The station on its own initiative established four weekly safety program series in addition to several special event broadcasts and a spot announcement campaign. .. .Furthermore, the report states, since no other Memphis station presented safety broadcasts on regular basis, WMC feels it’s entitled to a lion’s share because of its radio activities in this field. ☆ T« C. O. ☆ ACTIVITIES APPLICATION GRANTED WMMN, Fairmont, W. Va. CP to increase power to 1 KW., 5 KW. LS. 890 kc., unlimited. APPLICATION DENIED Gomer Thomas, Bellingham, Wash. CP for new station. 1420 kc., 100 watts, unlimited. T. E. Kirksey, Waco, Tex. CP for new station. 930 kc., 250 watts, 500 watts LS., unlimited. John C. Hughes, Phenix City, Ala. CP for new station. HEARINGS SCHEDULED Feb. 9: Harry M. Ayers, Anniston, Ala. CP for new station. 1420 kc., 100 watts, daytime. S. B. Quigley, Mobile, Ala. CP for new station. 1200 kc., 100 watts, daytime. Roberts-MacNab Co., Livingston, Mont. CP for new station. 1310 kc., 100 watts, 250 watts LS., unlimited. Feb. 11: WAPI, Birmingham. Vol. assignment of license to Voice of Alabama, Inc. 1140 kc., 5 KW. shares time. APPLICATIONS RECEIVED City of New York Municipal Broadcasting System, New York. CP for new high frequency station. 26,100 kc., 100 watts. Laredo Broadcasting Co., Inc., Laredo, Tex. CP for new station. 630 kc., 500 watts, unlimited. Midwest Broadcasting Corp., Provo, Utah. CP for new station. 1210 kc., 100 watts, unlimited. EXAMINERS' RECOMMENDATIONS Pacific Radio Corp., Grants Pass, Ore. CP for new station. 1320 kc., 500 watts, daytime, be denied. WACO, Waco, Tex. CP to increase power to 100 watts, 250 watts LS. be granted. 1420 kc., unlimited. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Salt Lake City. CP for new international short-wave station. 6020, 9510, 11710, 15170, 25675 kc., 50 KW., unlimited, be granted. W. H. Kindig, Hollywood. CP for new station. 710 kc., 500 watts, limited, be dismissed. Dozen U. S. Commercials Signed by Canadian Chain Montreal — A dozen big U. S. commercials are among accounts signed the past month by Northern Broadcasting Co. for its three stations, CFCH, North Bay; CKGB. Timmins, and CJKL, Kirkland Lake, according to Don L. Bassell, manager of the local office. Shows include Jell-O, Chase & Sanborn Hour, “Kraft Music Hall,” Rudy Vallee, “One Man’s Family”, “Carnation Contented Hour”, Borden (Rush Hughes), Lifebuoy’s “Big Sister” and A1 Jolson, Rinso’s “Big Town”. Tucketts Tobacco and Bee Hive also have joined the schedule. Roy H. Thomson, president of Northern, is back from a month’s vacation in Florida. ALBANY, N.Y. m