Radio Digest (June 1932-Mar 1933)

42 He Aids the Unfortunates Joseph Lang Uses His Station to Help Worthy Charity By Maybelle Austen NOT long ago this country witnessed the greatest landslide in its entire career. There was good reason for this. Calamity was rampant ! Unemployment had assumed gigantic proportions ! The depression was on ! Those in this country who Joseph Lang. were fortunate enough to be actively employed were called upon constantly to help those who were out of work, and consequently out of funds. Joseph Lang, vice-president and general manager of Station WFAB in New York City did not draw back from the very evident responsibility that was staring every active business man in the face. On the contrary, Mr. Lang contends that with conditions being what they are, it would be a serious case of desertion to allow the old established and worthy charitable organizations to fight their battle unaided. Being a practitioner as well as a preacher. Mr. Lang has organized a group of entertainers, all of whom are "Fresh Air Buddies" — Irving Kaufman Grossman. well known, talented, and more than willing to offer their services for the needy. Each Sunday evening at elevenfifteen o'clock, WFAB'S "Fresh Air Buddies" gather in the studio and present a program of excellent entertainment in the cause of one of New York City's oldest institutions, The University Settlement. The University Settlement has a headquarters down on the East Side, where they provide everything that the poor children need in the way of gymnastics, library, swimming pool, manual training, as well as kindness and humane treatment. Their summer camp at Beacon, N. Y., takes care of over a thousand children annually, giving them the sunshine and fresh air, clean food and beds, a place to play away from the city's traffic-ridden congested streets. WFAB'S group of "Fresh Air Buddies" including Irving Kaufman, wellknown musical comedy and radio star; Harry Rose, the Broadway Jester ; Rita Gould, RKO headliner; Phyllis Grossman, concert pianist; Cal Tinney, contributor to "Life"; Dea Cole, the Crinoline Girl ; John Uppman, American operatic baritone; Molly Taylor, soprano; Fred Mayo, vaudeville entertainer ; Sylvia Gurkin, popular singer ; Henry Lawes, English baritone; Josef Szigeti and his Royal Hungarian Gypsy Orchestra; Jacques Wolfe, famous composer of spirituals; Paul Dumont, wellknown network announcer; and many other personalities. Edward Marr, who will be remembered for his work in the "Greenwich Village Follies" and "Irene," is the master of ceremonies. vvv WSM— Nashville THE Three Soldiers of Fortune, the General, the Colonel and the Merry Old Major, have proven a huge success from the standpoint of the radio audience during the past few months, as a result of their weekly appearances from WSM. A combination of two already popular acts, the Three Soldiers of Fortune offer two and three part harmony of latest popular songs. Deane Moore, formerly of Roxy's Gang, and for some time a member of the WSM staff, is the king pin of the organization. He is ably assisted and Phyllis by the Waller Brothers, Frank and Claude. Jack Grady, formerly a member of the famous radio team of Jack and Gene, knows the Easy Way to play the piano. Jack, a chubby little Irishman with an incurable smile, learned how to play a "mean" piano all by his lonesome and how he plays it ! "The Devil is afraid of music, so sing, brother, sing." That's the theme and spirit of Ruth and Red, "The Two R's of Harmony," who met at Vanderbilt University, formed a piano and singing team and are meeting the radio public with a depression-killing smile each week from the studios of WSM. Ruth Garlin is a native of Albany, New York. Educated at Ward Belmont College, Nashville, where she graduated in music. Winburn ("Red") Paris' home is in Greensboro, N. C. He has picked up several prizes for singing and has a tenor voice of unusually sweet quality. Reports from every state in the Union, the Canal Zone, Panama, Mexico and San Domingo indicate in definite manner the success of America's tallest radio antenna, 878 feet high, which with the newest type of fifty thousand watt transmitter has put WSM, in the front rank of radio broadcasting. A product of the East Tennessee hills, educated in music by several excellent teacher, Claude Sharp, tenor, is rapidly making a place for himself as one of the South's leading radio singers. Theatrical and business districts are but a few minutes walk from The Woodstock. Subways and surface cars at the corner. Delightful guest accommodations. Excellent popular priced restaurant and grill room. Daily Rates SINGLE ROOMS from $2.50 DOUBLE ROOMS from $3.50 (with private baths) Woodstock 43rd STREET EAST of BROADWAY, N.Y. A KNOTT HOTEL