Evening star., 1926-08-01


with the many developments in the
art.
When IL first came on the air, WRC
could transmit only programs that
originated in it's own studios that
had been built in the Riggs Bank
Tompkins Building especially for this
purpose. Development of wire-line
system followed In the stations first
year, and by August /, 1924, pro-
grams could b8 picked up from a
number of points in the Capital and
transmitted by relay through the
Park road antennas. In another few
months WRC had been connected
further with its sister station WIZ
In New York, which in turn was con-
nected with WGY in Schenectady.
This brought added interest 10 the
Washington programs, and nabIed
the station TO present a much more
varied and entertaining radio bill.
In another year the wire system wa 5
still further developed to where WRC
could take it's entertainment from
practically any place In the Capital it
desired, also from Baltimore, Phila.
delphia and other cities in the East
Although the form Of radio programs
and their presentation has progressed
as rapidly as has the scientific develop
ment of broadcasting. the opening pro
gram ira ansmitted from WRC still
stands as one Of its most notable ether
offerings.
On that first program that in
augurated the studio and the station
of WRC were addresses by David
Sarnoff. vice president and general
manager of the Radio Corporation of
America Col Theodore Roosevelt
then Assistant Secretary of the Navy:
Maj Gen. John l.. Hines, then Deputy
Chief of STAFF: Judge Stephen b
Davis. solicitor of the Department OF
Commerce, and DR.. Alfred ~ Gold
smith, director of research of the
corporation. A special radiogram
from Gen. James q. Harbord, presi-
dent of the corporation, was re-
ceiVed from Paris and was read TO the
stations listeners. Musical features
on that first program included
concert by the United states Marine
Band. and q number of nationally
prominent artists-t,lisa Breeskin,
violinist; Charles Trowbridge Tilt
mann. solist with the Philadelphia
Detroit and New York Symphonies
Ruth Peter, soprano with the Wash
ington Opera Company: Victor Coli
bart. tenor, and Clelia Fioravanti,
mezzo- soprano
In the three years that followed it's
debut. WRC has offered it's listeners
hundreds of programs OF entertain
ment and instruction that have in.
cluded such events as the Democratic
national convention Of 1924: addresses
by President Coolidge and practically
every member of his Cabinet; funeral
services conducted for William Jen-
nings Bryan; memorial services for
praSfAAF1t
concerts by many leading singers and
instrumental soioists of the world.
which were arranged and presented as
Victor and Brunswick concerts: dance
programs originating in London.
England; ringside. descriptions of the
outstanding prize fights of the world;
important base ball games: concerts
by the New York Philharmonic
Society. the United States Marine.
Army and Navy Bands and their
orchestraS; descriptions of boat races.
automobile races and foot ball games
and scores of other events
Through the cooperation Of the
Smithsonian Institute and several of
the governmental departments in
Washington, WRC has offered edu.
cational programs Of interest to the
scientist, farmer, business man and
| the student in almost every field
Further educational and instructive
programs have been offered in the
past year that have taken the form
OF radio school Of international re
lations, conducted under the auspices
OF the Foreign Service School OF
Georgetown University: and the
Radio Congressional Forum" at
which members of the Senate and
House of Representatives discussed
the weekly work of Congress when in
session.
Discussion of the political situa.
tion in Washington has been con.
Quoted weekly for more than two
years by Frederic William Vile
prominent writer and lecturer, and
the drama has been followed studi-
ously on the air by Leonard Hall,
drama critic.
In the future. it has been an
| nounced, WRC will continue to follow
in the path il has set in the. past and
practically all of the features that
have stood the test of time will be
continued, along with the addition of
the outstanding attractions that have
come to listeners from WCAP
Among the latter programs will be
the Atwater Kent Hours of Music.
the Capitol Theater Concerts, the en-.
tertainment of the Ipana Troubadors,
the A. and r. Gypsies, the Davis Sax
ophone Octette, the WEAF Grand
Opera and Light Opera presentations
and many others.
The metropolitan Tower setting.up
exercises will be on the air every
morning for the early risers: noon
hour organ concerts and programs of
luncheon programs. formerly daily
features of WRC, will be continued
as in the past and play-by-play de-
scriptions of the games played away
from home by the Washington Ameri-
can League Champions will still be
furnished to the base ball fans of the
East.
The WRC Players, who made their
debut last Winter, under the direc-
tton of Madge Tucker, will be back
at the microphone in the Autumn
after a Summer vacation, and other
regulars of the air, including Mrs.
Nina Reed, with her discussions of
books and world affairs. and Dorothy
Townsend, with her discussions of
women's affairs, will remain asso-
ciated with the Washington station.
Continuing in charge of the Radio
Corporation activities in Washington
will he the same organiza tion that
has carried on in the past. These
officials are f. p. Guthrie, district
manager Ralph Edmunds, program
manager; Kenneth Berkeley, as
sistant program manager; William
NJ. Sweets, studio manager and pub
licity director; George F. Ross, musi-
cal director and announcer, and
George Ellis, engineer in charge