Radio and television mirror (July-Dec 1950)

Record Details:

Title:
Radio and television mirror
Date:
July-Dec 1950
Publisher:
New York : Macfadden Publications, Inc.
Volume:
Radio and television mirror (July-Dec 1950)
Leaf #:
000632
Language:
English
Collection:
Broadcasting & Recorded Sound and Fan Magazines
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Recorded Sound Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Radio Mirror (later known as Radio and Television Mirror) was a fan magazine for radio listeners and later TV viewers that includes profiles of the stars, visits to radio and television studios, and program listings. The early years in the 1930s show the interaction of motion pictures, recordings, the stage, radio and even politics. The role of radio in World War II is well covered in the 1940s, and by the 1950s the focus shifts to television and a new generation of personalities. -- David Pierce, 2013
Date Added:
September 28, 2023
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RADIO MIKK ..TELE He made good substituting for Berle— but by being himself, not trying to out-Berle Mr. Television. BY JACK CARTER So you want to be a comedian — to wonder where your next laugh is coming from . . . what you can possibly do to amuse your audience, once you step out on that stage . . . whether the fellow from Hohokus will get the joke about Oshkosh, or vice versa. Maybe you'll start out by being the life of the neighborhood parties. You're the one they turn the radio off for, and say, "Let him do something now." So you have to cook up something fast, and good, or you get a quick brush. Then, suddenly, the party's over, and you're left wondering: were you invited for yourself, or because you could entertain? That's your first taste of show business. By that time it's too late to turn back. It's in your blood. For me, it all started in my father's candy store in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn. Show folks packed the place in off seasons and they all dropped in at the store. They were all friends of Pop's. I was a cut-up, even at seven, entertaining the customers with gags and impressions of movie stars. All strictly my own material. I had a knack for remembering everything I heard, and I devoured everything I could read. (Continued on page 82) The Jack Carter Show is heard every Saturday at 8 P.M., EST, NBC-TV, sponsored by Campbell's Soups, Johnson's Wax, Whitman Candy, Wildroot.