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rather than for any vocal ability. Maybe it would be a good idea to have would-be sponsors blindfolded while they listen to prospects.
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The Firestone Hour is frequently mentioned in our correspondence. Light music sung by Margaret Speaks without frills or furbelows, and the accompaniment by William Daly's orchestra make this a pleasant half hour.
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Have you discovered Bob Burns yet? He is generally heard on the Whiteman Hour and his Arkansas drawl is most ingratiating.
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We don't know who originated the idea of having the second chorus of every dance number sung by a member of the orchestra, but having groaned through countless performances by would-be vocalists, we welcome the news that Messrs. Frank Black and Al Goodman are starting a trend back to straight playing of dance music, with no megaphoning of the second chorus.
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Those anguished cries heard over the entire country every Sunday evening come from the thousands of radio listeners who must decide between the Benny and Woollcott programs, when they would like to hear both.
We must confess there are lots of things about the broadcasting business we cannot understand, and here's one of them. Richard Blondell's Story Teller's House is, in our estimation, the finest children's program on the air. However, it is presented at a morning hour when most children are in school. How about changing the time, WOR?
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All the symphony orchestras are coming back to the air, and we are particularly pleased to hear that this season the Boston Symphony will be heard regularly on NBC, although only half the concert is presented, unfortunately. We now have enough orchestral music to satisfy anyone, but song, piano and violin literature remain the stepchildren of radio. We suggest that some of the mediocre jazz bands heard on sustaining hours be cancelled and the time utilized to experiment in this comparatively untouched field.
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Lois Long brings a sophisticated woman's hour to the air for the first time, and if you are a New Yorker (the magazine) fan, as we are, you are familiar with her flippant, amusing style. Mies Long's program is totally different from any other and, with one exception, the series has been highly entertaining. The exception is the program on which Dwight Fiske appeared as guest artist. Mr. Fiske definitely is not fitted for radio, and we cannot understand how his material slipped past the program department at Columbia. People who go to night clubs and musical comedies expect to hear risque songs and humor, but even these same people resent having vulgarity invade their homes.
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