The Washington times., 1930-07-17
RONa PING
AROUND
IRADgO7TG5.
DlAlST 1oQ..
i. BY "a W.
BENWA0E SAWN-

ny VA W.
| BENWAoE NAMII
Just after 1 had caused to be
typed the necessity Of reaching
out for WIZ to get the prize
fight returns tonight. public re-
lations counsel, Vincent F. Gala
han, of WRC, telephones that ar
rangements have been made to
clear the air for the ring scramble
and it will be broadcast locally.
Graham MacNamee will be at
the nike" which is testimony
enough that the ace National
Broadcasting Company announcer
is considered an impartial re-
porter by Madison Square Garden
officials. And, of course, he is.
have judged and scored at least
100 fights and have been third
man in the ring for few and
it takes some expert knowledge
and experience to follow two fast
moving boxers.
Mr.. MacNamee may not be the
last word when it comes to know
ing what right cross and one
two are but I will take him
against any have heard for hav-
ing a keen reportorial eye, think
ing fast and not getting his
tongue twisted when the action
becomes hot. What Of it, if his
boxing technique is crude or his
knowledge of the fine points
limited? He puts color and glow
into action incident.
Champion Max Schmeling may
consider Mr.. MacNamee a biased
broadcaster but then Herr Max
is a bit biased himself in this
case.
I almost forgot to state that
what will be broadcast at 9 p. m.
tonight, Is the Sammy Mandell-
AL Singer scrap for the light
weight championship.
Station wRc celebrates it's sew
enth birthday anniversary on
August /. In its first year of
operation, the station broadcast
for several hours every other
day. Today the station operates
more than II hours daily. The
station was opened by the Radio
Corporation of America. In 1925,
however, the National Broadcast
ing Company took over the man.
agement and operation Of the
station.
OF the employees on hand on
the opening day, only Kenneth
H. Berkeley, now manager, re-
mains. There are, however, a
number of employees who have
been at WRC five years: A. E.
johnson, National BroadCasting
Company division engineer; Ynez
Whitney, secretary to Mr.. Berke-
ley; Sanford Rose, field super
visor, and George F. Ross, an
nouncer.
Morse Salisbury, of the radio
department of the Department OF
Agriculture, is the Governments
most frequent network broadcaS-
ter. He is on the air five days
a week, introducing department
officials who address the farmers
of the country. In addition, it is
Mr.. SaliSbury'S task to select two
speakers every day for the Ma
tional Farm and Home Hour,
feature which is principally for
farmers. Mr.. Salisbury has 1000
speakers to choose from each day.
Before any of the departments
officials go on the air, Mr.. Sails
bury gives them an addition in
the National Broadcasting Com
pany studios. At this addition
he makes suggestions as to how
their voices may be improved. He
also gives advice as to the pre-
paration of material for the radio.
$3.50 p. M.
WRC-The DandieS of Yester-
day, a male quartet, will present
a group of old-time melodies. Spe-
cial arrangements of Won Tilzer'S
"On q Sunday Afternoon" and
keep a Little Cozy Corner in
Your Heart for Me- by Moss, ar
ranged by Director Armbruster,
will feature this program.
1900 p. M.
WRC-Ohman and Arden offer
by way of spicy interlude the new
est melodies of the day tricked out
in modern musical dress when
they match their two-piano magic
with the grooming of Rudy Vallee
on the Fleischmann Hour.
7:15P. M.
WMAL-Frederick william Vile
on THE Political Situation in
Washington Tonight"
$3.50 p. M.
WRC-Saint-Saens' "The Swan"
will be played as a violin solo by
Eugene Ormandy during Jack
Frost's Melody Moments program.
Included in the group of tenor
solos to be sung by Oliver Smith
will be Reichardt's I'm the Time
of Roses" while the orchestra
contributes Show Hits of 1921,
which include "Zeigfeld Follies of
1921" Blossom Time" and
Sweetheart of My Student
Days"
WMAL-Toscha Seidel, noted
violinist, will be the principal
soloist on the program of the
Columbia Symphony Orchestra.