Radio showmanship (Jan-Dec 1949)

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Here is the story of "Mask in Musicland/' WTAR, Norfolk, Virginia, program which won the first place award in the 57000 to 20,000watt group in the Billboard's First Annual Local Program Competition in the children'5 program category. Fred Paul, announcer for "rV.agic in Musicland" ir HIRST IP LAC IE AIR FAX: Ingeniously written classical music show wins first-place award in Billboard's First Annual Local Competition in children's show class. First Broadcast: February 7, 1948 Broadcast Schedule: Saturday, 5:30 P.M Station: WTAR Norfolk, Virginia Preceded by:"Catholic Hour" Followed by: "King Cole Trio" Power: 5,000 watts' Population: 144,330 Classical music made easy listening for children was the basic principle used in the formulation of "Magic in Musicland" and it was a combination of cleverly-scripted commentary along with good music that won for this show first place award in the Billboard Competition. Broadcast over WTAR at 5:30 on Saturday afternoons, the series ran for thirteen weeks without commercial sponsorship. The entire series was conducted as a project of the American Association of University Women at Newport News with Agnes Nolan, a graduate in radio and music from Columbia, and a member of that organization, preparing all the scripts. It was narrated by a WTAR staff announcer, Fred Paul. A typical program takes an outstanding, easy-to-listen-to piece of classical music. The William Tell overture is an example of the kind of work somewhat familiar to most children. Engagingly and in simple, colorful language, the announcer proceeds to tell the story of William Tell against a background of Rossini's beautiful musical interpretation of the Swiss incident. Language used by the narrator is imagina RADIO SHOWMANSHIP