Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-28
THE program schedules of the
country's leading broad
| casting stations, that por-

country'S leading broad
casting stations, that por-
a ton Of them at least identi-
fed with either the National or
Columbia broadcasting system, go
through their semi annual period
of readjuStment today because
New York City finds it convenient
to advance the clocks an hour in
the Spring and turn them back
again in the Fall.
.WMAL and WRC, Washing
tons only network representa-
tives, along with all of the other
stations similarly situated, suffer
materially as result of the day
light saving Shake-up, which, in
most instances, will bring the ma
tional radio features here an hour
earlier. In a few cases, however,
the time of the regular network
attractions have been reduced be-
cause of the schedule revision.
This is true particularly of the
Tower Health Exercises, normally
a 75-minute program, which WRC
will broadcast during the Summer
for only 80 minutes, from GAS to
7:15 am.
The changes also will curtail
slightly the period of activity of
the network stations. While a
vast majority of them have not
planned to begin operating any
earlier in the morning, most Of
them will Sign off" an hour
sooner at night.
Because it is the center of radio
entertainment distribution, New
York City controls the program
schedules of all of the stations in
the country connected with the
chains, and the broadcasterS will
be compelled, from year to year,
to rearrange their schedules to
comply with the daylight-saving
time in the metropolis, whether or
not they like it.
The most unusual situation re-
sulting from the Encouragement
of schedules exists in Minneapolis,
where part of the city is on day.
light-saving time and the other
part remains on standard time.
In order to maintain a minimum
Of confusion, the stations there
identified with the chain systems
have decided to continue opera
ton on standard time.
\ 4 II
The gold medal award of the
American Academy of Arts and
Sciences to Milton J. Cross of the
National Broadcasting Co. for
good diction over the radio OBJ
viously was popular among the
radio listeners of the country who
have heard the voice of this vet
eran radio announcer. Since the
announcement Tuesday Of his Sc
lection as the winner in the good
diction contest Cross has received
hundreds of messages Of congrat-
ulations.
: AS was intimated in this column
last Sunday, the award went to an
nouncer whose early career was Ill
the studio of a local station.
Cross was WRC's first announcer,
coming here August 1, 1928, when
the station opened, to do the an
nouncing. Later he returned to
New York, but he has come back
to Washington on notable occa-
sions to assist Graham McNamee
and other outstanding announcers
with special broadcasts. When
Lindbergh returned from his
epoch making flight to Paris.
Cross described the parade from
a point Of vantage in the Capitol
dome. and more recently, during
the Hoover inaugural ceremonies,
he was stationed before a micro
phone on the Capitol steps.
The award came as a distinct
surprise to Cross, and he yet
seems a bit puzzled over the de-
ciSion of the judges. II realize
that one of my many limitations
Is the slowness of my mental
process" he said. II am justifi-
ably known as what is called a
slow thinker, and I have often felt
that this mental deliberateness
has been reflected in my speech.
with a consequent undesirable eff
feet upon the listener. And so /
am not yet clear as to whether
this Is an asset, or liability off,
set by the other qualifications. or
a point entirely overlooked by the
Judges. Again it may be some
thing which exists only in my