Radio daily (Oct-Dec 1937)

8 RADIO DAILY Wednesday. October 6. 1937 SAN FRANCISCO Janet Baird, NBC interviewer, still in bed following a tonsil and nasal operation. KYA will air the music of Carvel Craig and ork who began an engagement at Sweet's ballroom in Oakland on Thursday. Olsen and Johnson and their complete cast broadcast for Richfield Oil via KPO from the War Memorial Opera House Wednesday night. Ted Sherdeman, NBC H'wood producer, and Kim Britenstin, of the HixonO'Donnell agency, also came along. Show broadcasts from Seattle next week and Portland the following stanza. Lee Strahorn is now producing the "Bughouse Rhythm" scripts for Maestro Jack Meakin's TC show. Joe Thompson, NBC Hollywood writer, has been doing them and using the mailman, but arrangement has been awkward. Ralph A. Brunton, g.m. of KJBSKQW, left Thursday night for Washington to attend hearings on application for increase in power for KQW, then he goes to New York for NAB meet. Clarence Muse set for the Orpheum week of Oct. 13. Will feature "Sleepy Time Down South" and others of his compositions. Infant daughter of Jack and Kay Proctor, publicity and marital partners, died the day following birth. Ruth Schooler, secretary to NBC Studio Manager John Swallow, has announced her engagement to Larry Wright, musician. Dick Bertrandias, assistant radio editor "Post-Enquirer" in Oakland, goes into the NBC publicity office shortly. Opening came as a result of switch promotions at the NBC offices here. Gordon Brown, with KJBS for several years as the "Night Owl," has started in KYA's technical department as an operator. Karl Baron, new KYA announcer, marries Gwendolyn Sasso next Sunday. KSFO has been named by the Electrical Appliance Society to write and produce a series of ET dramas, part of a $40,000 campaign to be run this month in the interest of selling new high fidelity radios. All outlets here are contributing time. J. C. Morgan, KSFO prod, mgr., preparing them. Under direction of Producer Reiland Quinn, KYA has launched a new series of programs called "Curtain 7:45," a sequel to Quinn's successful series of last spring entitled "The Little Show." Ira Blue, NBC commentator and sportsman, became a father the other night just as he went on the air. 1 , hraties Champions of Harmony" KAY & BUDDY ARNOLD | Sponsored by General Mills j | WMCA 2:30-5:30 Daily j STATIONS Cr AMERICA Highlights in the Development of Outstanding U. S. Radio Stations WSAR— Fall River, Mass. 1,450 Kc— .1,000 Walts WILLIAM T. WELCH. Owner and Manager WSAR, owned by Doughty b Welch Electric Co., Fall River, is the third oldest station in New England and one of the pioneer stations of the entire country. It was founded Sept. 21, 1921, by William T. Welch, who is the present owner and manager. Its first license was for 50 watts, with studio located in the little back room of the Doughty & Welch Electric Co. headquarters, and Welch looked upon the new venture as little more than a plaything. Today, the station is a 1,000-watter affiliated with the Mutual, Colonial and Yankee networks. WSAR studios, located in the Academy of Music Bldg. at 102 South Main St., Fall River, consist of five rooms on the fifth floor and seven rooms on the fourth floor, including a large broadcasting studio, business offices and control room. The transmitter is on the west shore of the Taunton River in the town of South Somerset. Motto of the station, like the motto of Fall River, is "We'll Try." Among the station's outstanding features is one of the oldest independent news services in the history of radio, conducted by Jack Fitzgibbons. Foreign language programs also play an important part on the WSAR schedule, with French, Italian, Portuguese and other features on the list. Josephine Y. Welch is program director, Francis J. McLaughlin Jr. handles production and public relations work as well as special events, and Philomena J. Mauretti is the office chief. COMMERCIAL staff of WBTM, Danville. Va., rounded up no less than 20 new accounts in the past month, which wasn't a bad showing, according to John M. Croft of Piedmont Broadcasting Corp. Among the big firms were American Chicle, Phileo radios. Atlantic Refining, Dr. Pepper and others. Olaf Soward, news commentator of KCKN, Kansas City, Kan., has resumed his "Crossroads of History" for the second year under same sponsor. Leo Poulette, announcer at WHAM, Rochester and known to air audiences as Don Harris, shifts to WIND, Gary, Ind., about Oct. 15. Wilmar Simpson, former announcer at KTSA, San Antonio, is now with Tom Blake's band in the Gunter Hotel there. "Stump Me," which returned to the air in its sixth year last week over WISN, Milwaukee, under Elmer and Woody, set an all-time record in mail response to the initial show. WSFA, Montgomery, Ala.: S. G. Persons, president, has accepted the state and district NAB chairmanships tendered him by NAB prexy John Elmer . . . Earl Caton, formerly of WA1M and WOPI. is now doing duty as announcer here. WRBY, Waterbury: Dave Halpern, manager, has inaugurated a policy of one studio audience show a night . . . Gordon Wilcox, former WHDH (Boston) man, has joined as announcer . . . Alison Tripp is a continuity staff addition. Gus Van, formerly of Van and Schenck, and Nino Rinaldo's ork have opened at Chez Paree, Omaha. A trial "man of the street" broadcast, aired by KLZ in Denver from "Five Points," in the heart of Denver's Harlem, proved such a success that the program has been scheduled as a regular Thursday night feature. The program reunited a team that was a favorite of Denver audiences several seasons ago — Matthew McEniry, announcer, and Larry Robar, emcee. "Ceiling Zero," the stage and screen hit, will be the next radio adaptation in which Tyrone Power will appear for Woodbury's, next Sunday over NBC-Blue. Slim Eberhardt, cowboy singer, has been added to the staff of WAAW, Omaha. ACTON E transcription needles 100% shadowgraphed Ask any Station technician ; for most of America's broadcast units rely on these brilliant playback and steel cutting needles. Samples on request. Mfd. by W. H. BAGASHAW Co., Lowell. Mass. Distr. by H. W. ACTON CO.. Inc. 370 Seventh Avenue, New York City PHILADELPHIA Hal Simonds of WFIL is the sports commentator on the new "Friday Night Quarterback" football forecast. WDAS adds Agnes Tolle from the Adelphia Hotel to its remote wire list. This is the only harp program in the City. Stoney McLinn, sport director of WIP, inaugurates a new series of weekly "Football Rally Broadcasts." William Klayss starts a new series of organ programs over WDAS from the Carman Theater by remote. Stan Lee Broza, WCAU program director, will take active charge of stations new Thursday weekly auditions. Harry Marble is the newest addition to the WCAU announcing staff. Alun Williams, former WIP announcer and baritone singer, is now heard over the inter-city network over WIP. The Happy Valley Boys of WCAU are adding two new faces; Sary Jane and Sunbonnet Sue. Fred Ford, WCAU sport announcer, returns to the air after a long illness. Pat Stanton of WDAS has a new series of Irish programs with his Irish Ramblers every Sunday. Fred Weber of WFIL is preparing a new series of poet -philosopher programs. OMAHA Jettabee Ann Hopkins, who has been writing, directing and acting the role of "Jerry" in the series of skits called the "Jangles" sketches has joined WOW's staff. 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