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B> JOHN REED KING, M. C. 0/ "Double or Hothing' Heard Weekly Over the Mutual Broadcasting System
THE "Hundred Dollar question" for any radio column is always what would the reader like to know about quiz shows, such as ours, or radio programs such as ones we appear on. So to start from the beginning . . . let's say that each nationwide radio show is usually a bundle of scripts (written and re-written), hours of rehearsal and planning, running through lines in front of a microphone again and again. All "boiled down" it comes out in your homes in the form of a half hour or so of your favorite or maybe not-sofavorite entertainment. This time our topic is the radio show "Double or Nothing," which probably resembles more than anything else a . . .
SUITCASE . . . going by train, plane and auto to the far corners of this land. In the fast-flying, past few months the show has gone to Denver, Omaha, Salina, Philadelphia, Washington, Boston, Atlantic City, Chicago, Great Bend, Baltimore, Detroit, and about thirty other quick stops. In Denver we climbed (by auto) to the mountain peaks and the grave of Buffalo Bill at Pahaska Tepee, which looks out over snow-capped cliffs. Immediately after the broadcast, word came in that a child had become lost in the mountains; so every one in the company, announcer, orchestra, producers and directors went trekking out to
find the missing youngster, who was luckily discovered before it became necessary to search for us. In Atlantic City (July 7th) there was time for a swim between orchestra rehearsals and air show. But behind the broadcast lies the . . .
WORK ... of preparing quiz questions and categories. Producer John Wellington, announcer Fred Cole and yours truly usually sit down and start popping questions at each other until we find ones that are interesting and not too hard. But that's a difficult thing to judge, for once we came up with the question, "If George Washington were alive today what would he be most famous for?" On the airshow we got this reply, "His age." Again we asked, "What is the chief use of cowhide in America?" A fast-thinking G. I. Joe replied, "To keep the cow together." Now, I ask you, what are you going to do with replies like those?
In picking out contestants for the show we have found that women are more talkative than men. G.I. Joes and Janes are usually a little more alert to the world's goings-on because they've had occasion to get around and see more of it than most civilians. Most talkative of all the United Nations forces, however, are usually the Australians and New Zea