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FREEMAN LANG, who now produces just about most all the electrical transcription programs in Hollywood, held a contest awhile back for "the most perfect radio speaking voice" in Southern California.
The male winner was Hanley Stafford, whose voice is familiar all over the country for he has been in hundreds of recorded programs ... as well as current coast programs almost by the dozen. Just at this writing he is taking the male lead in KFI's "Richelieu" series; KMTR's "Life of
Smiling Georgia Fifield, dramatic actress on several NBC programs coming out of Hollywood, also finds time to write.
Lincoln" series; KNX's "Forge of Freedom" series; KFI's "Makers of History"; KFWB's "Tale of Two Cities"; and character bits in the KHJ-CBS "Calling All Cars", its "Peter the Great" and others.
IOGRAPHICALLY speaking, Hanley Stafford was born
in England nearly 35 years ago; moved to Winnipeg,
Canada in '11; enlisted in the 43rd battalion, Canadian
Scottish in '15; wo'unded in the third battle of Ypres in
1916 . . . returned to England in 1918. Until 1924 he
toured Canada in drama productions and landed in
Los Angeles in that year. He played in stock for
eight years and then things began to get tough.
From lead roles to audiences of 3,000 he drifted to
tent-show life. And then came radio.
■ N the meantime he became an American citizen . .
goes to prize fights . . . swims and collects stamps . . . wants a radio poetry period of his own, and hopes to play the part of Mark Sabre in "If Winter Comes."
[ANLEY STAFFORD has been rightfully proclaimed the west's most versatile radio actor. His "straight" parts are masterpieces. His dialect work is outstanding. The goal is in sight, but it has been a tremendous struggle against the elements and preconceived nations on the part of casting directors
in earlier days;
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#i LEANINGS 'round the northwest's radiolantl where folks are so busy during the holiday season they can't keep still long enough to be interviewed. Radio habitues of Portland's KOIN. "Red" Dunnings, expert trumpet tooter, wants it known that he was born and brought up on his father's cattle ranch in western Washington. Bill Sandiford, announcer, and Bob Haines, tenor, still explain to friends that their vacation last summer to Tijuana, Mexico, was not to taste the likker. Cecil Teague, organist, has written books on music appreciation . . . plays tennis and chess . . . collects etchings and oil paintings.
\OW do you suppose Carroll V. Hansen, premier sports announcer for KXL in Portland, Ore., got on the air? His initial radio effort was to sing "Trees."
C. V. used to be a travelling accountant for the western division of a railroad. A couple of years ago be was loafing in a radio studio between trains.
The program manager was tearing his hair because the tenor who was to sing "Trees" didn't show up.
So Hansen sang "Trees" . . . sort of drafted into the job, though he hadn't been on the air before that time. To make a long story short, he threw away the
BY DR. RALPH