The Washington times., 1925-06-29

|Ro'nlping Around
the
Radio Dial
BY EiStener.M

A merry little race Is being
run. between Graham McNamee
WEAF's star announcer; and
George D. Hay. the solemn old
judge of station WIS. Chicago
for the title Of the worlds most
popular radio announcer" which Il
awarded each year by the Radio
Digest
Each year the Digest conducts
an announcer.s contest in which
listeners. have chance to support
their favorite announcer by casting
votes for him In the popularity
race. with fourteen weeks Of the
contest gone and only nine more
to come, Hay Is leading with
1881, and McNamee Is second with
1887 The remainder OF the field
Is way behind.
Last year. the. title was won by
Hay. This year his throne Is be.
ing threatened by Mechanics, the
star Of the East. = Two weeks ago
McNamee was, in the lead. When
Chicago realized this, Windy City
fans rallied to the support of their
favorite and In one week gave him
tremendous lead. sMcNamee is
gradually. cutting 1t down.
1t Is an Interesting race in which
the winner will probably not be
certain of his place until the cos1.
clusion OF the contest. McNamee has
one advantage In that he has figur-
ed in many nationwide hoolxups.
But Hay IL located In Chicago, the
home OF the Digest and anyone
challenging his title Is looked upon
by ChicagOaI1s az an, invader.
Norman Brokenshire, WRC's star
announcer, and dean Of the Radio
Corporations corps Of announcers,
Is running q game race. although
his chances we're seriously inter-
fered with when he was transfer.
red from New York to washington.
Broke" IL alternating between
tenth and twentieth position In the
contest which includes several score
'favorite sons. He Is running un-
der, z decided handicap in that New
York fans no longer think Of him
as their own and SJNashin gton fans
do not yet know him very well.
Among the others who are way
up In the race are Gene Rouse,
WOAW: The Hired Hand WBAP:
Henry Field. KFNF; Fl. W. Arlin,
KDkA; "BilI" Hay, xxx; Land.
kin Kay, WSB; N. Dean Cole, WHO.
and Frank s. Lane, KFiRU.
WRC did a good job in arranging
a substitute program Saturday
night to take the place OF the orig
fnaily scheduled opera, Aida. The
United States Army Band. the
Hollywood Mariniba Band and the
Hotel MayfIower Orchestra were all
good. The Marimha artists sounded
much better from the studio than
they had during the outside" job
2 few days previously.
w. Spencer Tupman seems to
be fulfilling all predictions 80 gen.
erousIy made when he took an
orchestra OF his own into the May
flower. Washington had watched
him develop the LIE Paradis Band
which established such a national
reputation and had faith in him.
It seems to have. been well placed
because his new organization 10
well on the way toward q rcputa.
ton similar to that now held by
the lie Paradis Band.
/ The Saturday Nighters continued
their custom OF starring a local
radio favorite as guest artist. Artie
Fay Guilford, one of the. radio
fans real favorites was the one
chosen this time.
GoIdie Dresler Hutchins. central.
to and Hilbert Kratzer, tenor did
some fine work in their duets and
solos. We would like to hear some
more of their recitals on the Sat,
urday Nighters programs.
The Goldman Band performed
very creditably last night ii q
concert which lasted only an hour.
The first number. the Peer Gynt
Suite was It's best effort.