Who's who on the air (1932)

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m} A. L. ALEXANDER head man at WMCA and winner of the Daily Mirror’s popu¬ larity contest, is a master of the King’s english. w M C A WILLIAM MELIA is king of the night club announcers. You can hear Bill any night or morn¬ ing over WMCA, T 'KENNETH ROBERTS went from a stock companyin Hoboken to chief announcer at W L T H, Brook¬ lyn is now on the Columbia staff. FRANK KNIGHT a tail distinguished, British -accented an¬ nouncer, comes from St. John’s, New¬ foundland. Was wounded in battle of “Seinne”. TED HUSING may be announcingN a football game at Yale Bowl or a yacht race at Miami. He remains a favor¬ ite sports announcer. GEORGE BEUCHLER has a fine baritone voice that foretells a career as a singer. He has specialized in ad lib announcing of concert programs. HARRY VON ZELL a professional boxer from Los Angeles selected an easier way of making a livelihood by choosannouncing. LOUIS DEAN just a chap from way down on the farm in Alabama. He served in the Navy during the world war. DON BALL plays any kind of string instrument. He is a graduate of Brown, with a Ph.D. and is Columbia’s youngest announcer. JOHN MAYO saw action on the Mexican border and was an aviator ace in France during the war. A corking t good announcer. iS LUDWIG BAUMANN — For Radio's Best