Variety (May 1946)

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Wednesday, May IS, 1946 Mr. O'HitM Mr. Pildner CLEVELAND'S RADIO FAVORITES are named in the 1946 Press Local Radio Poll. Four of those getting honor berths are Dorothy Fuldheim, WJW's news analyst; Henry Pild- ner, WCAR's musical director; Dick O'Heren. WHK's Irish tenor, and Howie Lund, WJW's announcer and platter jockey. J: Tom Manning. WTAM. 3: Don Bell, WJW 4: Bob Ledyard, WJW. 5: Stan Peyton, WJW, Sportscasters 1: Tom Manning, WTAM. . 2: Earl Harper, WJW. 3: Bob Neal, WGAR. 4: Jack Graney (no affilia- tion). News Reporters \1: Wayne Johnson. WTAM. r - l: Jim Martin, WGAR. ! 3: BUI Mayers, WGAR. 4: Murray Young. WHK. 8: Marvin Cade, WJW. News Analysts 1: Dorothy Fuldheim, WJW «^ 3: Ed Wallace, WTAM. J: Murray Young. WHK. Least Offensive Commercials 1: Sohlo, WTAM. 2: Burrows, WHK and WGAR* , 3: Ohio Bell, WGAR. / | 4: Marshall's, WJW. .»: Taylor's, WHK. In the last category on For his own information and guid- ance ... Stanley Anderson... noted radio columnist on Cleveland's largest local-circulation newspaper . . . conducted the completely in- dependent city-wide listener poll which appears on these pages. JUOY O;:,. ~" ... ,, Opr.- '•'■'V'/ n g.v* Studio Announcer* — Howie Lund, pictured above and three other popular WJW' announcers take a smashing four out of five. Dorothy Fuldheim, Commen- tator-News Analyst would be a "first" on any station. She helps WJW lead "all the rest." _. —«,„. . i B81- bta. What New Progra/fi Would foil Like, there were/more sug- IKttons than all the program man- ors in the country could shake Hcks at. Greatesyfoy was for the flowing, in the>6rder ol listing: Baseball, boot reviews, classical words, settUg-up exercises, more iweral sports, drama, and edu wional frftuies. This column will f«t these suggestions, more ex- taslvejy; at a later date. hoi£> n ' 8hest number ot votes were SUM for winners In these cate- £-lw. again In the order named:! Portscasters, records, news ana-j ««, children's programs, night! «eek-erid and male vocalists. Lowest ""jiber of votes for winners were, »st for daytime week-end pro-!, tnmt and female vocalists. Female Vocalist — Judy Dell it credited to another station. WJW, where she belongs, is proud that she is "as sweet as her songs". iH* lex A