Radio Digest (Mar 1928-Oct 1929)

RADIO DIGES T — Illustrated 57 JACK and Jean, Harmony Team, WLS. Jack and Jill, WDAF. Jack and Jill, Harmony Boys, WOC. Jackson, Frank, Voice and Piano, WWNC. Jackson's Society Orchestra, KVOO. Jackson, Mrs. William Henry, Pianist, WSM. Jareckl, Tadeusz, • Special Orchestrator, National Broadcasting' Company. Jay-hawker Girl, Popular Songs, KFH. Jellison, Otto J., Tenor, WCCO. Jencks, E. W., Announcer, Baritone, WWJ. Jendrek, Edward, Tenor, WBAL. Jenkins, Dr. Burris A., Radio P'reacher, WHB. Jensen and Lettow, Harmony Boys, WHB. Jeske, Fred. Announcer-Director WGBS, Chicago. In his short Radio life, which really only constitutes two years, Mr. Jeske has clone some traveling around. For a year he was with WBBM. The next thing Radio fans found him at WTMJ, Milwaukee. But when he discovered that Milwaukee had lost its flavor ha consented to return to WGES where he is now. He has a fine Radio personality and a nice voice and has many friends. He is planning to use many new features at WGES. He is always good as an entertainer himself and has a very pleasing voice, and doubtless will be one of the leading voices of the future. Johnson, Clarence, Tenor, WOC. Johnson, Connie, Accompanist, WDAF. Johnson, Ethel, Pianist, WMAK. Johnson, George, Organist, WOW. Johnson, Gladys, Cellist, Assists Musical Director, KGW. Johnson, Gladys Lee, Second Violinist, KGW. Johnson, Harrison Wall, Pianist, WCCO. Johnson, J. Howard, Tenor, KNX. Johnson, Joe, Orchestra Leader of Coro nadians, KMOX. Johnson, Mott, Announcer, KMMJ. Johnson, Paul, Announcer, WCCO. Johnson Sisters, Piano, Uke, Voices, WMAK. Johnson, Stnte, Announcer, KMMJ. Johnson, Walter, Announcer, WTIC. Johnstone, G. W., Manager Press Relations, National Broa.dcasting Company. Johnston, Gertrude, Pianist, WWNC. Johnston, Patti, Pianist, KVOO. Jolley, Marge, Continuity Writer, KMOX. Jones, Daniel Boone, Fiddler, WOS. Jones, Eva, Hostess, Programs, WFLA. Jones, Gwymfi, Tenor, Pacific Coast Network, National Broadcasting Company. Jones, Ivan, Announcer, Bass, KYW. Jones, Mrs. Eva Thompson, Contralto, WSM. Jones, Mrs. Harry, KTHS. Jordan, Corinne, Announcer, Contralto, Pianist, WCCO. Jorgenson, Phil, Pianist, KFAB. Jospe Wood-wind Ensemble, National Broadcasting Company. Joung, Jessie, KMA Sewing Circle, KMA. Judges, Fred, Spokesman for Auto Club of Washington, KFOA. Jules, Jacquinot, Organist, KMOX. Jules Klein's Symphonic Ensemble, WWJ. Junkin, George, Director, Announcer, KMOX. KALES, Arthur, Manager, KFI. Kalis, Henry, Director of Lido Venice Orchestra, WEEI. Kanes Hawaiians, KPO. Karman, Ivor, Violinist, Columbia Broadcasting System Symphony Orchestra. Katzman, Louis, Director of Whittall Anglo Persians, National Broadcasting Company. Kaufmann, Harry J., Violinist, WDAF. Kaufman's Aladdin Hotel Merrymakers, WDAF. Kay, Lambdin, Little Colonel, Announcer of WSB. No one who has ever heard Lambdin Kay say Atlanta, Georgia, has ever forgotton it. In fact these two words coming over the loudspeaker or ear phones have i thrilled more than one fan seeking distant stations. Lambdin Kay belongs to the early and select group of announcers who lured the DX fan to late hours. Whenever a Radio station has a birthday party, Mr. Kay is one of the guests. The rumor is that he got married this last summer, but he refuses to make any statement. At least he does not deny it. Kean, Harold, Baritone, WJR. Keefe, Jack, Associate Announcer, WSM. Keele, Hester, Pianist, WSM. Keener, Marion, Soprano, National Broadcasting Company. Keim, Dr. A. S., Physical Director, WLAC. Keithley, E. Clinton, Tenor, WMBB-WOK. Kellogg, Ester, Violinist, WFLA. Kelly, Earl, Engineer, KOIL. Kemp, Evelyn, Pianist. KNX. Kendrick, James, Announcer, KFRC. Kephart, Victor and Marjorie, Harmony Team, WHT. Kerk, Loretta, Accompanist. WFI. Kessel, Harry, Popular Singer, WHB. Keulander, Edith, Soprano, WMBB-WOK. Kl'AB Symphony, KFAB. Kidder, Walter, Baritone, King in Salicon Vanities, WEEI. Kincaid, Bradley, "Mountain Boy," Sings Mountain Songs with Guitar, WLS. King, Charles, Tenor, KNX: King, Dr. O. H„ Baritone, KTHS. King, Gerald, Manager, KFWB. King, Mildred, Pianist, WSM. King, Mrs. William, Organist, WOC. Kings of Rhythm, WWJ. Kinman's Melody Boys, KGA. Kirtley, Lucille, Soprano, KGW. Klier, Bob, Zither-player. "Bob" is a monument in the cafe life of San Francisco, a tradition for 21 years. "Bob." incidentally, is also an artist at Hungarian goulash, which, unfortunately, he can't cook over the air, KFRC. Kline, Ted, Tenor, WCCO. KMA String Trio, Bernice Currier. Birdie Baldwin, Doc Bellamy, KMA. Kneisel, Jack and his Gypsy Barons Orchestra, WWJ. Kneiss, Professor Henry, Violinist, Director of Lincoln Salon Orchestra and KFAB Symphony, KFAB. Knickerbocker Quartet, WEEI. KNX Concert Orchestra, KNX. Knutson, Erling, Violinist, WDAF. KOA Mixed Quartet, Bernice W. Doughty, Soprano; Lucille Fowler, Contralto; Ralph Freese, Tenor; Everett E. Foster, Baritone; Freeman H. Talbot, Director, KOA. KOA Orchestra, KOA. Koehne, Freida, Violinist, KYW. KOIN 3Iale Quartet, Emil Brahms, bass; Bud Abbot, Baritone; Denton Denman, Tenor; Lloyd Warren, Tenor. KOIN Radio Players, KOIN. Konecky, Eugene, Grand Champion Staller, WOW. He is well remembered for his Blah club which ceased to operate because Dizzy Izzy, none other than our hero, was too busy to blah. Mr. Konecky has been with the Omaha station since it began as WOAW. Among his other duties he sends out all the station's publicity. In his spare time Mr. Konecky writes poetry, some of which has been published. Kopec, Mike, Pianist, Piano-Accordianist, KFAB. Kooker, Ethel, Book Reviews, WFI. Kornstein, Egon, Violaist, Columbia Broadcasting System Symphony Orchestra. Kraft, Vincent, I., President, KJR. Kramer, L. J., Guitarist, KVOO. Kresge, S. S., Quartet, WJR. Krueger, Florence, Soprano, WOC. Kuhn, Eddie, Kansas City Athletic Club Orchestra, WDAF. Kuhn, Vincent, Baritone, WSM. Kyle, Muriel Magerl, Soprano, WJR. Kynett, Mrs. Xenophen, Contralto, KOIL. LACEY, Olive June, Coloratura Soprano, WGN. Laderoute, Joseph, Boy Soprano, WLWL. Lady Baltimore, Sandman Circle, WBAL. I.a Ferrara, Vincent, Violinist, Director of "The Trocadrans," Pacific Coast Network, National Broadcasting Company. LaGue, Charles J., Transmission Engineer, KOA. I.aidley, Isobel, Cellist, WIBO. Lamb, Christine, Contralto, WSM. Lamborn, Betty, Woman's Hour, WGHP. La Mother, Gertrude, "Mrs." of Universal Radio Features, WEEI. LaMotte, George, Bass, KVOO. Lampe, J. B., Director, WMBB-WOK. Lancey, Loraine, Accompanist, WJR. Lane, Frank, Announcer-Director of WDOD. One of the younger announcers who began his Radio work at KFRU, Bristow, and stayed with the station until the call letters were changed to KVOO. Last June he went to Chattanooga. As Frank is only twenty-two years old, he is getting along rather rapidly, and, as his is one of the favorite voices of the South, he will, no doubt, be heard from in the future. However, he is interested in a fruit and poultry farm in Oklahoma and may leave his announcing for a farmer's life. Lang, Harry, Orchestra Leader of Arcadians, KMOX. Lange, Verne, Tenor, KFAB. Lantry, C. C, Announcer, KHQ. Largent, Mrs. D. W., Soprano, KFDM. LaRowe, Phillip, Central High School Organist, KVOO. Larsen, Dorothy. Pianist, WSM. I.aughton Family Orchestra, KVOO. Lauy. J. Francis, Assistant Announcer, Sports, K VOO. CAM PICKARD, one of the more recent *-' and aggressive members of the federal Radio commission. He organized the Radio department of the bureau of Agriculture, Washington. Lavery, Don, Assistant DirectorAnnouncer, Pianist, "Jiggs" of "Maggie and Jiggs," WGES. Lawrence, Harry, Uncle Harry and Clarence, WENR-WBCN. Lawrence, Mrs. May F., Pianist, WSM. Lawrie, Justin, Tenor, National Broadcasting Company. Leaska, Mme. Leah, Operatic* and Concert Soprano, KGW. LeBow, Dan, Violinist, Conductor of Orchestra, KTHS. Ledcrer, John, Conductor of Marylanders, WBAL. Lee, Virginia, Soprano, WOC. LeMon, Mel. Announcer, KFWB. Lennox, Elizabeth, Contralto, Columbia Broadcasting System. Leon, Frank, Orchestra Pianist, KOMO. Leotta. Mme., Reader, KOIN. Levienne, Mischa, Violinist, KJR. Levine, Shepard, Tenor, WJAZ. r.evine, Walter, Baritone. WJAZ. Levienne, Kola, Cellist, KJR. Lewis, C. M., Spokesman for Washington Manufacturers Association, KFOA. Lewis, Dorothy, Contralto, KGW. Lewis, Ednyfed, Tenor, Director, WFI. Light and Power Concert Orchestra, WDAF'. Lighthall, Mrs. Ray, Soprano, KFDM. Lincoln Salon Orchestra, KFAB. Lind. George, Baritone, KFDM. Lindhe, Vin, Pianist, Reader, WFAA. Lindsay, Art, Announcer, KFOA. Lingcman, Caspar J., Minstrels, WJR. Lingeman, Johann, European Cellist. WGN. Linick, Arthur, Dutch Comedian, Presides at Dunkers Club, KYW. Link Bolines Cowboy Band, KVOO. Linn, Martha, Daytime Announcer, WHT. Linthicum, Walter N., Baritone, Announcer, WBAL. Litterer, Dr. Henry. Guitarist, WSM. Little Brown Church Quartet, Lucille Magill, Soprano; Bernice Ozmun, Contralto; Eugene Leonardson, Baritone; Wililam O'Connor, Tenor, WLS. Livingston, Charles, Baritone, WHT. Locke, Mrs. Iona Tonne, Soprano; KFDM. Loder, Kenneth, Cellist, KFAB. Lombards, Lela and Harry, Comedy and Musical Sketches, WLS. Long, Dick, Orchestra Leader, Violinist, WCCO. Long, Emmet, Orchestra Leader, WCCO. Long, Fiddlin' Sam, Old Time Tunes, KVOO. Lopez, Joseph, Presentation Directors, WNAC. Loriirg, August. Tenor, WCCO. Loyet, Paul, Announcer, WOC. Love, Mark, Basso, Director of vocal group. A popular favorite with thousands of listeners, and a well known concert singer outside radio. Even his deepest bass notes have a singing quality that make them superb on the radio. He is to sing this year with the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, WGN. Loveless, Wendell P., Director, WMBI. Loving, Refuge Ray, Soprano, KFDM. Lowry Male Quartet, WCCO. Luboviski, Calmon, Violinist. KNX. Lucus, Mrs. Luclan L., Pianist. WFLA. Lucy, C. T., Announcer of Special Features, WRVA.