The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-05

This program viii 80 on the air
promptly at o'clock. How long the
broadcast will last cannot be deter
mined. AS long az the outcomes Of
the major elements in the election
are in doubt. WRC viii continue to
broadcast the story, even though
this may mean staying on the air all
night.
The results Of the national election
viii be furnished the National
Broadcasting Company by the Inter
national News Service. Associated
Press and the United Press. The
Washington Times viii furnish the
results Of the elections in the States
of Maryland and Virginia.
State Results
Throughout the evening the pro-
gram, with an elaborate musical
background, will be interspersed
with national politics and Virginia
and Maryland returns. "A corps OF
newspaper CT respondents in vital
points in the two nearby States will
report to The Washington Times on
the results il their respective terri
tories.
This information, gathered in VIr.
ginia and Maryland, viii be turned
over to special force OF men in the
editorial rooms of The Washington
Times. They will put these reports
into shape for broadcasting and
then. by messenger, dispatch them
to WRC's studios in the National
Press Building.
William 8. Lynch, National Broad.
casting Company announcer, will be
in charge of the broadcasting. He
will go on the air once every hour,
giving the details of the results in
Virginia and Maryland as he receives
them from The Washington Times.
WRC Part OF Huge HOOk.Up
More than 100000 men and wom-
en- and a coast-to-coast network of
high powered radio stations will con-
tribute to the services of the Ma.
tional Broadcasting Company in Civ.
ing election results to an interna-
tional radio audience. WRC, which
is managed and operated by the
N. B. c., is part of this gigantic
hook-up.
From p. m. on reports from the
International News Service. Asso.
ciated Press and United Press will
pour into the studios of the N. B. C.
in New York city. These reports
will be tabulated, colIated and trans
lated from a mass of figures into
easily understood facts before going
on the air.
The press associations, The Wash.
ington Times and the National
Broadcasting Company estimate that
they will use more than 100,0 0A per-
sons to collect and tabulate election
returns. In communities where there
are no telegraph wires, couriers or
motorcycles and in some instances
in airplanes will rush returns to
the nearest telegraph wires.
Through this cooperative plan,
radio listeners in Washington and
nearby will receive any statements
made by the two major candidates,
Herbert Hoover and Gov. Alfred E.
Smith, as all press associations will
have reporters in direct contact with
the candidates while the results are
being tabulated. Thus, anything
said by the two men will be made
available for broadcasting.
N. b. c. studios in New York,
San Francisco and Washington vii.
become news rooms for the night
Desks, tabulating machines and a
staff of trained writer's, tabulators
and political analysts will work in
these rooms. condensing the ire
mendous volume of news reports
into statements suitable for broad
casting.
Entertainment Program
In order to break the strain i'm
posed on listeners who might other
wise grow weary OF a news story
lasting for hours. gala program
of entertainment has been arranged.
From time to time. these entertain
ers will go on the air. The news
story, however, will have precedence
over entertainment, and whenever
an important phase in the election
is developing the broadcasters will
follow 1t through to it's conclusion.
Graham McNamee will be master
of ceremonies for the entertainment