Radio mirror (Nov 1936-Apr 1937)

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St. Louis News — Don Ownbey, news writer, formerly with WBBM, Chicago, has joined the staff of KM OX as news editor. Ownbey has been in the newspaper work for the past five years, as reporter, rewrite and city desk man . . . Have you been listening to General Safety's two 15minute programs a week? It's a show for youngsters, stressing the importance of caution in traffic. It is a direct tie-up with Mayor Bernard Dickmann's campaign for safety which is proving a high success in St. Louis. * * * Out Ohio Way — Phil Davis, the 235-pound WLW maestro who conducts the For Men Only orchestra, likes to ride on roller coasters . . . Edith Karen, soprano, refuses to sign contracts now without the advice of an attorney. When she was 16 she signed several contracts with different show companies only to learn that none was binding, due to her age . . . Although Don Morrison, WLW dialectician, was too young to be in the World War, he spent most of his childhood "dodging shells." He was born in Russia and was within earshot of many battles . . . Paul Sullivan, news commentator, likes to write letters. So, folks if there's anything you'd like to know about, just drop Paul a little note . . . Art Gillham, the whispering pianist, is a new addition to WLW. He was formerly with CBS. Tips for men. What the clothiers are featuring, all about the new gadgets, what the well-dressed man will wear in the line of eyeglasses, etc., are given during the For Men Only program over WLW Cincinnati, 1 1 :30 p. m. to midnight, EST, Tuesdays, by H. Gilbert Martyn, the "Gentlemen's Gentleman." A native of England but educated in both that country and America, Martyn has been in radio the past ten years. * * * Along the Pacific Coast — You can now look forward to hearing the Paulist Fathers of Old St. Mary's Church way into spring. They have just renewed their Sunday morning program over KYA, San Francisco, to May 30, 1937 . . . We're glad to see you back, Gordon Brown. Gordon is the Night Owl of station KJBS, San Francisco. He suffered injuries in an auto crash, pneumonia set in and he actually came back to life via the Pretty Blanche Haring (left) is WHN's fairhaired announcer. It's her first radio job. Below, tiny Ann Teel, helps Daddy John Teel put it over on the Woman's Magazine of the Air show from the Coast.