Radio daily (Oct-Dec 1937)

8 RADIO DAILY Thursday, October 21. 1937 KANSAS CITY Margaret Hillias, dramatic actress, has been added to the KXBY staff as production head under Program Director Jerry Burns. She is also scripting and acting in several new commercials. Jack Starr, KMBC sports announcer, is back on duty after a siege of throat trouble. Roy Kerns and Bruce Robertson are appearing with Margaret Hillias in a Sunday afternoon KXBY show for James B. Welch Realty Co., embodying a clever idea wherein a pair of newlywed house-hunters make a tour of the company's properties, visiting a different cottage, apartment or house each week. Saturday Time "Lucky" Say Ripley Researchers When the Ripley show was switched recently from Friday to Saturday over NBC, Doug Storer's "BelieveIt-Or-Not" researchers set about to "prove" the new time more auspicious. In a memo sent to Benton & Bowles, agency, they pointed out that: according to the Bible, "Saturday is the only day blessed by the Lord"; every major war which the United States fought ended on Saturday; the Stars and Stripes and the Articles of Confederation both were adopted on Saturday; the first oil well in the U. S. was opened on Saturday; the Spaniards call Saturday the "honeymoon day of the week," while the Germans say there is no Saturday but it is "sunny" and "lucky"; Saturday has been named after Saturn, most beautiful phenomenon in the skies, which, in turn, was named after the God of Agriculture and plenty; statistics show that more boys are born on Saturday than on any other day of the week; the First Declaration of Independence in Mecklenburg was signed on Saturday. Paul White Losing Tonsils Paul White, NBC director of public affairs, enters the Tonsil Hospital today for a tonsilectomy. BOB HOWARD, the whistling pianist, is now heard over WHN on Tuesday through Friday at 3:454 p.m. Ivy Dale of the Ed Smalle chorus was booked for the production of "Carmen" by the Salmaggi Opera at the Hippodrome this week. WMCA is now airing a stock market summary of morning trading at 11:55 a.m. Fourth "Pontiac Varsity Show" of the season, tomorrow at 9 p.m. over NBC-Blue, comes from the University of Virginia and will have the University Band, Glee Clubs, a vast array of soloists, the Royal Virginians orchestra and Jerry Berlin, undergraduate stunt clarinetist. Alexander Woollcott, in addition to his WJZ talk on Oct. 31, will do some political orating over WOR on Oct. 29 at 10-10:15 p.m. Mitchell Gertz Inc., the Hollywood agent for Kass-Tohrner Inc., has wired that due to publicity on Theodore Dreiser's "Gallery of Women," interest has been expressed for this work by movie companies. William Lengle, Dreiser's manager and literary agent, is contact for this office with Dreiser, and there is possibility of a deal being set shortly on picture rights. Lyn Murray, conducting the "Modern Male Chorus," will be heard on CBS Sundays immediately after the Philharmonic concerts. The concerts usually last to 4:45 p.m., and Murray and the chorus will take the air from the time the concert stops until 5 p.m. "Like Falling Leaves," a drama by the Italian playwright, Giusseppe NEW WNYC Studios to Open WNYC, municipal station, dedicates its new studios atop the Municipal Building with a five hour program starting at 1:15 p.m. Sunday. Present studios have been in use for 13 years. Guest stars from radio, stage and screen will appear in the dedication program. Among WNYC's "alumni" are Vincent Lopez, Vaughn DeLeath, Ben Bernie, Billy Jones, Ernie Hare and others. Clifford Odets also is scheduled to appear, and as one of the musical features Giuseppe Creatore will conduct the N. Y. State Symphonic Band in a half-hour salute. Ida Allen Names Rep Ida Bailey Allen has appointed Earl G. Thomas of the Consolidated Radio Artists as her personal representative. Giacosa, will be presented by the Radio Guild, with Lisa Sergio in the leading role, tomorrow at 3-4 p.m. over NBC-Blue. Immediately following the appointment of Bill McKechnie as manager of the Cincinnati Reds, Si Burick, Dayton Daily News sports editor and WHIO commentator, by means of a direct line from Cincinnati, airlaned an exclusive interview with the new pilot on his regular program. Tony Wons has shifted from the Madison Avenue studios to the Seventh Avenue studios of CBS, so that the large organ can be used for musical accompaniment. Betty Jane Tyler, child star of "Death Valley Days" and "Echoes of New York Town," and who has been appearing in stage play, "Wall Street Scene," at the Comedy Theater, will appear in a special recital at the theater tonight, doing some monologs and songs. WOW, Omaha: Announcer Russ Baker has resigned, planning to resume character acting in New York City . . . Jettabee Ann Hopkins is emcee for a musical "Dress Up and Go" series sponsored by Associated Retailers . . . Fred Dawson, nationally known coach, is doing a series called the "Spirit of Football" . . . News Editor Foster May is being sponsored by F. & F. Cough Drops. Trial of the Marx Brothers, who are accused of unlawfully appropriating a radio skit entitled "The Hollywood Adventures of Mr. Dibble and Mr. Dabble," has been set for Oct. 28, in Federal Court, Los Angeles. Tyrone Power Airs From N. Y. Tyrone Power, featured actor in Hollywood Playhouse (NBC Blue) will broadcast his program this Sunday from the NBC studios here, 9-9:30 p.m. Doris Nolan, stage and screen actress, will play opposite role, taking the place of Gail Patrick, previously announced for the broadcast. High School Parade Dramatic, musical, or scholastic features, presented entirely by Chicago or suburban high school students, are aired each Saturday morning in a new program just launched by WLS. Unusual Jobholders Folks with unusual jobs will tell the stories of their occupations in a new program, airing on WHN via the WLW line on Fridays at 7:45 p.m. SALT LAKE CITY Forrest A. Hobbs is a new technician at KDYL, while Cleon McKnight joins staff as Transradio pressman, Estelle Farmer is the new personal secretary to S. S. Fox and Macksene Smith has been added to the office staff. Jack Gregson interviewed Paul Whiteman on KDYL as the maestro stopped over here on his tour. George Snell, KDYL pubilicty director, sold a juvenile novel to Caxton Printers, and an article on dustbowl farms to "Common Sense." Earl J. Glade, KSL managing director, back from New York. W. E. Featherstone, KSL account executive, visiting Los Angeles; ditto Irma Bittner of the public relations department. Samuel Keifer, the Utah Woolen Mills "Peter Spraynozzle" over KSL, is candidate for city commissioner. OKLAHOMA Leslie Beck, chief announcer, KTOK, is splitting his duties to give him half-time in the commercial department same station. Harold Smith, formerly with KTUL, Tulsa, and doing transcription work on the Pacific Coast, has joined the sales staff of KTOK. Bob Ellison, commercial manager KFXR, abed with bad case of pleurisy. Consumers' Committee As a result of household trick and home decorating contests, running currently on Ida Bailey Allen's Homemakers of the Air on WHN every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 10:30-11:30, the nucleus of the first Radio Consumer Homemakers Advisory Committee has been organized, over which Mrs. Ida Bailey Allen will preside. Meetings will be held once a month, during which the high cost of certain foods will be discussed, and not only will more economical substitutes be advised, but also instructions will be given as to how they may be used to good advantage in the Ida Bailey Allen manner. Marrow Signing Off J. W. Marrow Mfg. Co. will terminate its program featuring Henry Busse's orchestra on the NBC-Red after the broadcast of Nov. 28. Joe Rines, maestro-comedian of the Gruen show, claims he was the first jazz band leader on the first station to air regular daily programs. Station was WGI, near Boston. CNC MINUTE INTERVIEW TONY WONS "There is more to speaking on the air than meets the ear. Some folks think that all you have to do is write your script, get in front of Old Man Microphone, and, with extra care about diction talk to him. This isn't true. Radio speech doesn't call merely for perfect diction. Naturalness is the most important thing, and even Demosthenes would have had a tough time being natural and speaking with perfection at the same time. And here's the catch, it's much harder to speak plainly into the microphone than it is to speak precisely."