New Britain herald., 1924-03-10

lr, singer or player is ready 10 start,
 the announcer takes his place, turns | the small lever to the left and makes his announcement. After doing so he takes q final look over the room to be sure that all is arranged and then moves the lever to the extreme right, cutting out his microphone and cut ting in the on" in front of the artist Jh" concert is on. Not one soDDd-- cth,r than thc sounds N hich are sup posed 10 occur. must be made. The i red light is glowing.
 Leaving the table. the announcer goes across the studio to q booth in ore corner. This booth built on the style of those used by telephone com panies. is covered with felt and sheet lead and is as near sound proof as is mechanically possible. Windows en- able him to see everything that is go- ing on in tLe room. X small radio set enables him 10 receive from the air inst what is being spoken. played or sung in the studio. An ordinary telephone connects with the control room adjoining. His small set en- ttbl"s him to hear just what is going on in tn" same manner in which if is being heard hundreds of miles away.
 Back 10 his able. as the number draws near 10 its completion, the announcer is ready to mako tho switch 10 his own microphono just as soon as ;hc last word is spoken or sung. or the last note is struck. Tho rcd light dies out. the green one comes on and when the program is completed and the power turned off in the control room adjoining. this light also is cXtinguishod.
 "The Good Night of the an- nouncer does not mean that ~e have our york; said Mir. mean il and try to convey 10 our thousands of friends friendly 1 thought"
 All Of the entertainment which l goes out over the WGY radio sta ton is voluntary. The services of tho artists are donated. Very often." said Mir. Hager, after tho regular program has been completed we must start in trying ou, singers or
 
 ing the course of the evening. Ii is the orly time that most of them can l come as many Of them arc om- | ploycd or otherwise engaged during 1 the day. We give them try out. l Often it is found that person with ! T wonderful voice is not at all suited l for radio broadcasting, This all l takes time. We go from one thing l 10 another"
 Personal Messages.
 Requests to broadcast personal 1 messages arc frequent. These re- quests arc just as diversified as the classified columns of newspaper" said the announcer, and many of Inc requests cover exactly the same | subjects as arc contained in the news- paper want, lost and found ads Not SO long ago Il man camo in with II request that we broadcast the fact hat hn was an expert watchmakor. ,ut Of work. He ihough, he might le able To gel q good ioh if wn would ,nly do that. We have been re- lncatod to broadcast all kinds Of lost md found articles"
 Of all tho hundreds of news bullr- ins which havc been broadcast from AGY. Mr. llager pointed 10 those an- th" deaths of President iarding and former President Wood 'ow Wilson as the saddcH. We did cry important work, l think. during hu JHpancsc disaster" said Mr. lafor referring 10 tho many mes ugrs which had passed through tho tation during that tragic period.
 News of tho finding Of Werner ,leNandorson, the youngest child of :. r. N. RleAnndnrson. inc man who ms done SO much 10 make long dis ancc radio broa1casiing possible, ras the most joyful message eyer ent out of the station, l think" rc- ccted Mir. lIagcr.
 Mir. liagnr is assisted in his work f arranging tho details of inc work |, f arranging programs and in mak- 1g inc announcements by a staff of |, ssistant nnnoanccrs. Thesn incgda : ;obori Wirdaw, "E. W. an- !, ouncing": Carl Jester. tenor solo- Il. "t'. J''; Asa coggrrshall. "A. e." 'ho gives particular attention 10 the !, umorous numbers and l.. II. Smith. F. II. s." who directs the "wGY ' layers"
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