Radio and television mirror (May-Oct 1940)

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■ Blng deserts his best sport (horse-racing) to see a ball game at Hollywood Park. That's Dixie Lee Crosby behind the hat. ■ Station WBT in Charlotte, North Carolina has an out-of-doors athletic type of man for its announcer — Meet Bill Bivens, above. DON AMECHE is wondering uneasily if the title of his next picture is an omen. Don and Mrs. Don have three boys now, and are expecting a new arrival this Fall. They're hoping hard for a girl — but Don's new picture is called "Four Sons." * * * A Warrenton, Virginia, preacher heard all about it from Ed Byron, producer of the What's My Name radio program, and Maxine Jennings, RKO movie starlet. They honeymooned in Washington, D. C, before Ed had to return for his radio job. * * * Gracie Allen may not be elected President, but she came back from her campaign trip with plenty of loot, and it's a cinch that no other Presidential "candidate" ever got such unique presents as some of Grade's: a live skunk, a live lamb, a kangaroo sculptured from coal, a balsam wood plank for her "platform," a crate of oranges, a degree of Doctor of Funology from Midland University. George didn't do so well. He only collected a pair of suspenders, two firemen's badges, two cigars and a pinfeather. * * * Too bad, but television owners aren't likely to see Kosita Royce do her dove dance. Her agent offered her to NBC for a television show, and NBC thought well of the idea. Everything was going along nicely, until it was realized that the heat from the television lights wouldn't do the doves (they're really pigeons, but let's call them doves) any good and would probably be fatal to them. * * * Hugh Studebaker, one of Chicago's most popular radio actors, has quit all his microphone roles and gone to New Mexico for a rest — doctor's orders. Hugh had worked himself up to a position in radio of having more work than he could handle and still keep from having a nervous breakdown. He plans now on staying in New Mexico six months ... So don't ever say again that "those radio actors have an easy time of it!" * * * Looks like Warner Baxter will turn radio star in the fall. He's said to have already signed a contract for a weekly sponsored program. * * * Radio lost one if its best-loved orchestra conductors when Josef Pasternack, director of the NBC Carnation Milk Contented Hour, died recently at the age of 59. Pasternack was just about to begin one of his program's rehearsals when he collapsed, and died a few moments later. He'd been in radio since 1928, and had been musical director for such programs as the Atwater Kent series and the Jack Frost Melody Moments. He had been director of the Contented Hour for several years. His widow and two married daughters survive him. * * * Shuffle radio's cards and some strange combinations result. Next October Fred Allen leaves his present sponsor, after an association of six years, and Eddie Cantor takes his place selling Ipana and Sal Hepatica. Meanwhile, Fred has signed up with the Texaco people, which will put him on the air Wednesday nights at 9 over CBS — in direct competition with Cantor's program on NBC. The reason Fred and his sponsor parted company, gossip says, is that Fred wanted to keep his full-hour program and the sponsor wanted to cut it to a halfhour. Neither side would give in, so a friendly parting was arranged. * * * The Bill Sterns— he's the NBC sports announcer — are expecting an heir about the time you read this. 38 RADIO AND TELEVISION MIRROR