New Britain herald., 1928-01-03

working for the California Chamoef of Commerce to keep hts mind on the game and we were deluged with descriptions of balmy summer weather. changing hues on the mountains, roses. blue sktes, warm weather. cooling breexes. hot wealth CT, mild weather, and everything else. Of course. it was all right to call attention to the pleasant wealth. CT, but it wasn't necessary to keep hammering along on the same anvil all the time. It got rather ttresome and if there had been anything else to tune in we should have left the game flat. But there didn't seem to be much else doing. Sixty-odd sta tions were broadcasting tho affair |. and 1t was up to us to stick. Be- tween the halves things got rather bawled up, while the announcers were trying to attract some moving picture stars to the microphone. After several long waits we finally heard one of them. Milton Stills, who told us about his flower garden. There was another long wait, while some other movie stars tried to get through the crowd and then, the next thing we knew. the announcer was describing one of the plays of the game. The microphone was cut in right in the middle of one of his remarks. We didn't even know the game had started again. Of course, there were lots of chummy remarks between Graham and the West Coast announcer who was supposed to help him out. Graham wasn't up to form. we'll say that Phil Carlin should have been there and then We would have been able to hear wise cracks without missing any of the game.
 The hookup was we'll handled, however. Phil Carlin announced, from the WEAF studios. that the next voice would be that of McNa mee at the Bowls of Roses, and after wait of only a minute or so. that voice came through. There were no mixups as far as the hookup went and not once during the game was the line blocked. The broadcast from Pasadena occupied three hours, al- most to the second and, although Graham's voice was cut off in the middle of his last Goodbye" one of many. things clicked snappily into place on the Eastern end, with a New York feature ready to go on the air immediately.
 Of course, you have heard runners of the big program to be broadcast tomorrow evening by the makers of we'll known brand of benzine buggy. It will be called the Victory Hour and will include 43 stations in national hookup. Will Rogers. Fred Stone and Dorothy Stone, Al Jolson and Paul Whiteman will be heard. Will Rogers will act as mas ter of ceremonies and will broadcast from his home on the Pacific Coast. He will provide bit of fun and will then introduce Paul Whiteman and his orchestra, this famous organiza tion being heard from New York. Playing Gershwin's Rhapsody in 1 Blue." Following that feature, Will Rogers will be heard again, still i from California. and he will intro duce Fred and Dorothy Stone. play ing at theater in Chicago. They will sing several numbers. Away from Lake Michigan to the Pacific Coast again and Will Rogers will in- troducH Al JolsOn singing Nanny
 ''r' 'o"ic"l place to sing it, New Orleans. Louisiana. With Dave
 q. ,..c p,.,no, Jolson will sing "California, Here I Come, "Rock-a- ble, My Baby" ''Toot-Toot-Tootsie, Good Bye" Golden Gate" and Back In Your Own Back Yard.' A switch to the East again and Paul Whiteman's orchestra will play Among My Souvenirs" and Changes The program will cost over $1,000 a minute; figure that out in your little book. WTIC, Hart ford, will offer the program in con- junction with other stations of the Red, Blue. Southern and Pacific Coast network, and the time for starting will be 1O:30 o'clock.
 That's all for today. thanks!
 ID F. L.