New Britain herald., 1924-03-10
HUMOR BACKSTAGE
 IN RADIO STUDIO
Schenectady Announces Tells a
 Is Belief

Battling in the ring amid the cries
 or thousands and attcmptins to deliv- f CT a short address over the radio amid the quiet surroundings Of T
 broadcasting studio. are altogether h different according to Mike NcTiguc. worlds light heavyweight champion F boxer who recently visited WGG. the General Electric hroadcasting station at Schenectady
 kolin l1agef, chief announced at the < station. recalls il as ona Of the out standing humorous events Of the two years that the station has been in cN- istence.
 4 ''Ife was scheduleG to deliver a few words on boxing explained Mr. Hagcr
 Naturally he was the last man in the world that wc expected would suffer q case of micrOphonc fright but he did. He stepped up to the pick-u device. but he could not talk T would rather face Dempsey than talk into that thing he said. The result was that his trainer, who accompanied , him 10 the studio, was compelled to 'lead the written address"
 WGY is celebrating the second year Of it's existence. Mr. Hager has been in charge Of the announcement since the institution of the station.
 T made my first announcement on the night of February 21. 1932-with many misgivings," said MT Hager "I had rehearsed just what l was going to say. D or go times and then. when the time for the announcement arriN- .d l said something altogether differ ent from that which had intended"
 The WGY studio is a comfortably furnished suite of rooms on the first floor of a new office building. Tho room from which come the songs and selections. the speeches and the read ings. the comedies and the dramas, is furnished with nothing in the way Of scenery such as is found in thoaters, yot it was only q few days ago that inc studio officials received call from q travelling scenic artist who had been told that he might land q job at WGY painting scenery for tho radio.
 One day the phone rang rather Vigorously said Mr. lIager, ''I an swcred it and received this message: My husband is dead. thank God, and l wish you would broadcast the fact"
 Not so long ago thn WGY Players. a dramatic organization built up for inc broadrasting Of plays delivered tho comedy Get Rich Quick Walling- ford" in a most excellent manner The story Of the play has to do with tho ! exploiting Of an invention for carpet covered carpet tacks" and if Is really amusing as all Mallineford stories are. Not long after Inc play was broadcast tho studio received visit i from Il woman who appeared very i much excited.
 "ien have exposed my secret" she said. "f have been working for a considerable length of time on this and just as | srt il per ] fectod l hear you broadcasting il to ] tho world. telling everyone about it."
 silence Essential
 "Ahsnlntr silence in the studio is . most essnntinl." said Mr. IEagcr. "nn1 . fl k with tho utmost difficulty that We l are able to impress this upon the ar fists or speakers wine may be on ,he program. This silence must br main iained after the aoHg or sprrch has been finished until the power has been cui off. lint very often T vocalist will turn about, immediately after finish. ing song, and while standing in front of tho miceophone say Did I sing that ali r'ghta''
 High ID on the wall. in plain view nf anyone who happens to be in the studio Ern two lights. one green and the other rrl Mr. flagpn explained that thn rr,fn light indicated power on the anirnna whiir the red light in- firaipd that tho micruphono Was open for broadrastinE.
 The micfophonrs do not come into Flew at the first survey uf the studio. fhr first thought of tho nninitiatod person. upon stepping into uc studio s that considerable numbcrof floor amps are used. Several of them with small ornate silk shades aro located h various sections Of the room. , loser inspection. however, discloses i, Inc fact that instead of electric lights. : Inc fringe of the shade concrais the .  Dn one side oi tho room. just under he rcd and green lights is malioe. tny table on which fusls small tathor covered box with a small lever T projecting from it. < small micro ' ihonc sits ai0ngsidc of thr lo~-lik | arrangement The artist stands in z ront of the floor lamp" th" an- } ounrnr---wnrn he is annUunrinr-- il its al the table with thr microphonr
 
 is arranged and thc speak q