Radio daily (Oct-Dec 1937)

RADIO DAILY: Tuesday, October 26, 1937 AGENCIES ED GARDNER, producer of the Bakers' Feg Murray show for J. Walter Thompson in Hollywood, leaves that agency to join Bill Bacher at M-G-M. Gardner will function as Bacher's assistant on the big lot and on the forthcoming MetroMaxwell House show in particular. Sam Moore, former William Esty producer on the Camel show and presently at 20th Century-Fox as a writer, also joins Bacher in a scripting capacity. LEE GRAVES of Compton agency, Chicago, is to be transferred to New York office where he will head radio department. BASIL LOUGHRANE of Lord & Thomas, Chicago, headed for Hollywood over weekend to consult with west coast office on details of new Pepsodent show. H. W. KASTOR agency in Chicago is handling 15-minute spot campaign for Crown overalls. Using Pleasant Valley transcription series. GEORGE COREY, assistant to Savington Crampton in the William Esty coast office and on the CamelJack Oakie show, leaves the agency this week to ready two of his plays for Broadway production. Ashmead Scott, CBS writer-producer responsible for "Take the Witness" writing, production and technique, joins the Esty office in a writer-director capacity, but continues his dramatic sustainer for CBS. J. STIRLING GETCHELL, placing the radio advertising for the Citizens Committee for La Guardia and Dewey, has booked eight programs on WJZ. OKLAHOMA Martin Krause, formerly at WIND, Chicago, is a new announcer at WKY, Oklahoma City. Harry Schwartz, president of Tulsa Federation of Labor and publisher, is preparing to build a 250-watter on 1310 kcs. in Tulsa. Edward H. Harris Dead Richmond, Ind. — Edward H. Harris, president of the Palladium Publishing Co. and secretary of American Newspaper Publishers Ass'n died Saturday at the age of 57. Harris was one of the leaders of the ANPA's fight against radio. Greetings from Radio Daily October 26 Louis A. Scherer Alice Joy Jackie Coogan Pal Barnes • • • Cole Porter is in Glen Cove hospital with two broken legs caused by a fall from a horse at Piping Rock on Sunday .... Fred Allen's definite date fo return to the air is Nov. 17.... Mary Pickford will go on the air via MBS shortly, plugging her own cosmetic line .... lane Wyatt follows Miriam Hopkins on Silver Theater .... Johnny Green arrived in New York yesterday and was closeted behind agency doors all day regarding a coast-to-coaster for a dignified product. Definite word will be forthcoming before Monday on this deal .... Phil Baker will run open house on the air for the picture stars of "Gold wy n Follies" next Sunday .... Bert (Count Mischa Moody) Gordon is under contract to Republic Pictures now. . . . .Eve Sully of Block and Sully, the air comics, has a bobbed nose now. . . . Frank Parker is set to guest on the Coca Cola show within four weeks .... Now that "Virginia" has closed at the Center Theater in Radio City, a deal is on to revive "Eternal Road" there .... This IS something: The Quintuplets' father. Pappy Dionne, sent a letter to Estelle Taylor — asking for an autographed picture! • • • On last nite's Consolidated Edison show with Mark Warnow's band, an 11-year-old boy, Billy Hayes, made an appeal for funds jor United Hospitals. The kid has had 41 operations and did the show from a wheel-chair . . . . J. C. Morgan, program manager at KSFO, San Francisco, got tired of taking pictures for fun and has found an interesting way of turning his negatives into cash. . . .Sunday afternoon, coming into a crossing downtown, he saw two cars crash. As usual, both drivers were in the wrong — but the lady driving one of the cars wanted to prove it — and seeing Morgan taking pictures, she offered him 10 bucks apiece for the finished prints. . . . .Michael Bartlett and Madame Elisabeth Rethberg, Met soprano, will assist in the annual United Hospital campaign, addressing radio audiences this week via WQXR and WHN . . . .John C. Schramm, program director for WOV-WBIL, celebrates nine years in radio on Nov. 5 — starting with NBC. • • • Warners are working out an indie air show which George Jessel will produce from the lot.... Ed Lowry's "Sing Time," now on the coast only, will be piped east within 30 days via MBS .... Herbie Kay, Dorothy Lamour's hubby, will bring his band east to the Arcadia in Philly. .... The payment for a "Command Appearance" on the Kate Smith show has been lifted to $1,000 for first prize, with others running down to 500 and 250 bucks .... Jack Bregman was feted on the coast Thursday at the Victor Hugo, with picture execs shouting his praises .... Leon Navara gets an NBC wire from the Hollywood while the talk persists that Jerry Blaine and Joe Rines forfeit theirs .... Their friends insist that Sammy ("That Old Feeling") Fain and Sally Fox were married last week. . . .Ted Husing with Freddie Rich's music and a sports writer audition at CBS today for Electric Auto Lite. Show is called "Sports Extra" .... Leighton Noble, Chick Floyd and Edith Caldwell leave George Olsen's crew to go on their own .... Eddy Duchin is booked into the Cocoanut Grove on the coast beginning March 18, 1938 ... Leo Reisman gets the Lucky Strike show despite reports to the contrary .... Al Rosen reports that Ted Lewis comes into the Loew's State Nov. 4, followed by Dave Apollon .... A proper script is holding up the signatures now on a new Jack Pearl series .... Henny Youngman encountered a panhandler who said he hadn't had a "bite in ages" — so Henny bit him! • • • Program director Woody Klose of WTMV, East St. Louis, III., tried out his new question and answer show called "Take A Number" at the local Lion's Club luncheon He asked a former prexy, "What is the food not known in China which means chopped fine?" Though the answer did not come fast enough, Woody hinted and said it's "Chinese food" but this brought "Raviola" as the answer. ROBERT YOUNG and VINA BOVY, on "Kraft Music Hall," Oct. 28 (NBC-Red, 10 p.m.). ANN SHIRLEY, with Tyrone Power in "Let's Suppose," Oct. 31 ( NBC-Blue, 9 p.m.). ADOLPHE MENJOU, ANDREA LEEDS, ZORINA and BOBBY CLARK on Phil Baker show, Oct. 31 (CBS, 7:30 p.m.). BOB CROSBY, LOUIS ARMSTRONG, CONNIE BOSWELL and RAYMOND SCOTT'S QUINTET, on "Swing Club," Oct. 30 (CBS, 7 p.m.). JOHN B. KENNEDY, on Commentator's Forum, Oct. 31 (Mutual, 9:30 p.m.) . KANSAS CITY Dr. Fred Schumann has been appointed assistant to Kenneth Krahl, KMBC studio director, by Arthur B. Church. Theresa Watson, formerly at KMBC, has joined KCKN to assist in the business and continuity departments. R. W. Wilson, KMBC control operator, has resigned to go to Siloam Springs, Ark., where he will attend John Brown University and work at KUOA. KCMO's weekly football broadcasts by Ivan Flannery of WIBW have been sold to Pennway Oil. Harry Clifford, KXBY commercial manager, has added W. S. Webb and Barney Reilly to the sales staff. WHB staff members banqueted Paula Nicholl of Mutual's eastern offices on Saturday night at the Savoy Hotel. LOUISVILLE Paul Sutton, WHAS vocalist, now heads his own ork at the new Crystal Terrace night club. New feature inaugurated over WHAS is a 90-minute Barn Dance Party each Saturday. Louise Bave, former Major Bowes' soprano soloist, and long featured with Capitol Theater Family, has returned to New York, after spending summer in Louisville. Bill Bond, WAVE announcer and brother of Ford Bond, NBC veteran mikeman, adding weight after recent tonsil operation. Town Meeting Returns America's Town Meeting of the Air returns to NBC-Blue on Nov. 4, at 9:30-10:30 p.m. weekly. FIFTEEN CENTS A DAY will pay you $50 OR $100 WEEKLY FOR LIFE in event of total disability due to any in jury or accident and all medical expense's up to $1000. JOhn 4-2800 BEekman 3-0375 80 JOHN ST.. NEW YORK