Radio daily (Jan-Mar 1938)

Tuesday, March 22, 1938 5 RADIO DAILY: CCCH C ST CAS MUSIC By TED LLOYD THE SAXOPHONE SOCIETY OF AMERICA, Inc., was incorporated under the laws of New York State the other day! ... Listing as its directors Jimmy Dorsey, Hal Kemp, Will McCune, Nye Mayhew, Dick Stabile and Rudy Vallee, the papers of incorporation give thirteen purposes for the organization to operate throughout the country from the State of New York . ..Amongst the reasons given for the Society to function is Paragraph C under FIRST: “To create in the general public, by musical instructions and education, a desire for keener appreciation of the musical art and virtuosity attendant upon the playing of the saxophone, RESTORE ITS DIGNITY in artistic and professional endeavors, and eliminate any slander and opprobrium presently concomitant to its use and function”!. . . .The other paragraphs are not unlike the one quoted .... Concentration by the Saxophone Society of America, Inc., will center itself with the quoted paragraph and will immediately organize a subsidiary to be called “The Society for the Suppression of Slander to the Saxophone” — which we believe, will follow the scheme of the “Guild of Pipe-Organ Pumpers” and the “Society for the Prevention of Calling All Pullman Car Porters ‘George’ ”... .Long document ends with the seal of the notary below the signatures of Jimmy Dorsey, Seymour Manes, Thomas Rockwell, William Burton and Morton Nathanson ....Manes is Dorsey’s manager — Rockwell handles the band— Burton is press agent for Rockwell-O'Keefe — and Nathanson only happens to be Jimmy Dorsey’s press agent! Bill Bardo and his band open at the New Kenmore Hotel in Albany Wednesday to be followed by an engagement in Cincinnati and possibly Chicago following. Band consists of 20 people — 17 men and three girls. Each man is a solo vocalist. By an arrangement whereby Music Corp. of America will handle both Gene Krupa’s newly formed band and Benny Goodman’s already established crew, the former drummer-boy for the Swing Master, won’t raid members of Goodman’s band. . . .Deal originally called for Rockwell-O’Keefe to handle the new unit, has wilted. If this would have happened, Krupa and Goodman would become competitors and R-O’K. and MCA would vie for their products .... However, since both boys will be kept in the family of a parent organization, it is believed that Goodman and Gene will turn into respective individualists, and as such, will be submitted to buyers. . . .Krupa has picked his men and the band went into rehearsal yesterday.... He premieres as a maestro with his newly organized band on April 16 at the Steel Pier, Atlantic City. Krupa will have a CBS wire. of these combinations. They are very seldom heard when they can play their instruments with the abandon they desire ... .Ted Collins is giving these lads the proper recognition on the air at the same time giving the baton waver in each instance due credit. It’s working for now Collins is besieged by requests to be heard on Kate’s program. . . .This is not another swing concert but an attempt to bring before the spotlight outstanding “correct” musicians. Chick Webb with Ella Fitzgerald will be held over for another four weeks at Levaggi’s, Boston. This is the second time their contract has been renewed. Booked in originally for four weeks, the band will remain twelve and leave Levaggi’s May 2 ....Webb will continue to broadcast thrice weekly over WJZ and the Blue Network of NBC. .. .Directly following, Chick Webb will play several weeks of theatre bookings. Already pencilled in are the Hippodrome (Webb will be the first colored attraction to play this theater in 3 years) in Baltimore, the Oriental in Chicago and the Michigan Theater in Detroit. Paul Specht, orchestra director and currently broadcasting for the Pennsylvania State Publicity Commission, has become General Manager of COBO, Inc., the new COOPERATIVE booking office in New York. Specht recently resigned as director of radio relations for Consolidated Radio Artists, Inc., the NBC band booking affiliate Over 1000 requests were received from musicians during the first two weeks of the current offer by Exclusive Publications, Inc., which is distributing free a new book on swing music, containing biographical data and photographs of favorite swing stars. The book came off the presses on March 19th, and the first edition is expected to be exhausted by April 15th. A second printing will be put on the presses, if found necessary. RICHMOND, VA. Bicycle Club of the Air, a weekly amateur and safety airshow made its debut, under the direction of Ruth Goodman, on WRTD this week. An intercollegiate debate originated in the WRVA studios Saturday morning when teams from Randolph Macan and Colgate discussed the subject: “Resolved, That the National Labor Relations Board should be empowered to enforce arbitration of all industrial disputes.” The WRTD “Youth Passes in Review” program featured two Westhampton College girls in a half hour recital under the joint direction of Mrs. Frank Wendt and Miss Helen Nolde last Friday night. Richard Chase, teacher of traditional songs and figure dances in the Richmond public schools, introduced “The Jack Tales,” a series of weekly programs this week over WRTD. Manager Jack Maxey of WRTD has inaugurated a “buy now” campaign calculated to increase employment. The broadcasts, which are impartial and unsponsored, will cover the widest possible variety of goods and services. Announcements, programs and brief dramatic sketches throughout the day will drive the message home. WTMJ, Milwaukee The song team of Allen Timm and Myrtle Spangenberg returns daily at 11:30 a.m. with an old favorite, “Morning Melodies.” Nancy Grey, who conducts the “What’s New in Milwaukee” feature, is to be first guest speaker in series of ready-to-wear and accessory department meetings of the Schuster department stores, attended by nationally prominent merchandising people. Charles Nevada, sports commentator, has been made an honorary lieutenant of New York police, following his bringing Detective Sergeant Joseph Downey to WTMJ mike to tell how he handles pickpockets at New York sporting events. Hildegarde, Milwaukee’s own international favorite, is the singing star, on wax, for a new Sunday series for Auto Acceptance & Loan Corporation. Kops Kill Kommercials Okmulgee — On request of state police KHBG suspended all commercial schedules for three hours and a half and devoted its time completely toward hunting down bandits who robbed the bank at Paoli, Oklahoma, and kidnapped the bank president and his wife. The bandits finally released their hostages when a farmer and his son who had heard the radio broadcasts by KHBG and announcements over other state stations went “gunning” for the bandits. OFF-THE-AIR RECORDINGS TRANSCRIPTIONS OF ALL TYPES REHEARSALS All at Modest Prices SILVER-FRANK, INC. 1650 Broadway Circle 7-2777 New York City Circle 7-2797 Recently, Kate Smith has been featuring outstanding instrumentalists from the name bands of the country. The idea being, that though most orchestras are known only by the name of the fellow at the helm, there are personalities in these organizations who contribute greatly to the success Dippy Riddles ~ Dippy Duds! New hilarious material to pep up your MAN ON THE STREET PROGRAM Write us for information RADIAD SERVICE 612 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago, III. OKLAHOMA KTOK is building a booth at local baseball park in preparation for firsttime broadcast of Texas League athome baseball games. Under General Mills sponsorship. Harry LeVan, formerly of the Sinclair Minstrels and WLS Barn Dance, has left Oklahoma City for New York City to parly on a new chain program spot. Nonsense and Notes, KOMA-KTUL show for Hales-Mullaly, Inc., folding with new shot being readied for spot. Warren Bennett and his orch now filling noon spot on KFXR. Special radio broadcast promoting Junior Livestock Show and Rodeo over WKY with Arkansawyers of WKY as chief attraction. KOMA broadcasting Class A finals in Oklahoma High School Forensic League annual debate tournament. Bonnie Mae Smallwood new vocalist on KGFF (Shawnee). Geneva Jones also in blues singer role for Broadway Garage program on KGFF. TOLEDO Fred Kilian has joined the announcing staff of WTOL, Toledo. He is a native Toledoan, but has worked in various capacities with picture companies. New program on WTOL started Sunday at 10 a.m., sponsored by the Toledo Philatelic Society, for stamp enthusiasts. An eleven-foot robot will be on the air for WSPD, via its portable transmitter, from the Sportsmen’s Show, to be held at the Toledo Civic Auditorium for a week. Toledo parents and teachers are so enthusiastic about Mary Van Doren’s new music appreciation program heard at 4.30 p.m. each Wednesday that station is considering making it two-a-week, one program earlier so that school-children may be assembled to hear it. Miss Van Doren, local pianist, is sponsored by the Toledo Junior League. “Smile Club,” children’s program each 10 a.m. Saturday over WSPD, becomes a minstrel show, with Joe Rockhold of the WSPD staff preparing the script. Owen Baroner, the club’s tiny emcee, will be interlocutor. . . 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