Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-06
GREATEST HOOK-UP
|. PLANNED MARCH 4
Hoover-Curtis Inauguration
Ceremonies to Be Reported
over 100 Stations.
BY MARTIN CODEL.

Plans for broadcasting the Hoover
Curtis inauguration ceremonies mere
March are progressing apace. Each
of the great national radio networks
will strive TO Guido the other in offer
ing the most comprehensive and inter-
esting word picture of this momentous
event to the country and to the world.
Neither the National Broadcastlng 90.
nor the Columbia BroadcaSting System
Is willing to divulge its preliminary ar
rangements at this stage OF the plan
ming. Both have had active workers IN
Washington during the last 10 days TO
map out details with the press and radio
committee. The chains will compete 10
attract the radio audience as they nave
never competed since they both became
Nationwide in scope.
All of the SO stations of the National
Broadcasting Co. and the IS stations OF
the Columbia Broadcasting System will
carry the event. this alone insltfiI1g the
greatest hook-up in history for a single
event. Both chains. it is understood
will also link non-member stations In
this country and Canada. The descrlp-
ton of the ceremonies will be carried
all over the civilized world via the
short waves.
1t is not unlikely that 125 to $50
North American stations will be linked
for the Inauguration broadcast Every
wave length in the broadcastlng Spect-
rum will probably carry nothing else on
March 4.
Concerts Arranged.
Leading up to Inauguration day, the
inaugural committee is arranging for
q series of public concerts with famous
artists which will go on the air. Pre-
liminary talks of reminiscent and eX-
planatory character will also be the
offerings of the chains just before March
4. men in public life and Washington
newspaper correspondents being the
speakers.
inaugural ceremonies actually Will
begin at 1880 am, when the presl-
dental party leaves the White House
to attend the Inauguration of Vice
President-elect Charles Curtis in the
United States Senate chamber, where
radio microphones will be placed for the
first time in history. The party then
goes to the stand before the Capitol
plaza. where Chief Justice Taft will adj
minister the oath of Office to President
elect Hoover. The inaugural address
follows All of this will go on the air.
Around / pm, the presidential and
vice presidential parties will leave the
Capitol, proceed up Pennsylvania avenue
to the White House, lunch there ana
then 60 to the Presidents reviewing
stand to review the four-mile parade
that is expected to last fully two hours.
The parade will be described by radio
announcers from vantage points along
the line, and probably also glimpse
of the panorama will be offered by an
nouncers at remote control radio sta
lions in such places as the dome bal
cony of the Capitol and the top OF the
Washington Monument.
Both Columbia and National radio
officials say that their leading an
nouncers will all be here for the event.
IN addition, both are mastering corps
of experienced observers and reporters
to coach the announcers regarding per-
sonalities in the picture and to help de-
scribe the scenes. The National Broad
casting Co.'S manager of the pre-
hminarv arrangements is Avery Marks,
a former Washington newspaper man,
while Columbia has sent Sam Pickard,
former member of the Federal RADIO
Commk ion to asIing ton 10 arrange
early details
Something the public will hear little
about, but out Of which many youth
IN the land will get real akick," viii
be the governors to- President radio re-
lay being arranged by the American
Radio Relay League. On March and
4, desiganted radio ham" in the Cap
itol of each of the 48 States will APP
proach and secure a message from his
governor. addressed to President Hoover.
He will then clear the message from his
amateur transnitter for direct or re-
layed pickup by amateur radio sta
lions of the Washington Radio Club
The complete file of gubernational mes
sages viii then be delivered to the
President