Evening star., 1932-08-07
Behind the Microphone
BY THE RADIO EDITOR.

DY special permission of the
x copyright owners, that
phrase so persiStently re-
- peated during the broad
cast of musical programs, may
soon be consigned to limbo. Word
has gone out that it will no longer
be necessary for this hackneyed
expression to be broadcast to sig
Nifty that a restricted musical Sc
lection, not generally released for
broadcaSting, has been made
available for a particular per-
fOrmance.
Stations and networks must still
obtain the special permission as
usual. but they need not tell the
fact to the radio audiences here
after. This information has been
sent to all broadcasterS by the
American Society of Composers,
Authors and Publishers, the larg-
est of the copyright-owning
groups.
It is believed in some quarters
that the new ruling grew out OF
the practice of some announcerS
and masters of ceremonies in re-
peating the special permission"
phrase in a not entirely serious
manner.
The conviction on the part of
copyright owners that song
plugging" on the air ShortenS the
life of a song and retards attend
ance at musical shows which may
be featuring it, is advanced as a
reason for the restricting Of the
use of certain numbers on the
radio.
Many listeners often have Won
dered why they must be told so
repeatedly that the broadcaSterS
had complied with the require
ment that permission be obtained
from the holder of the copyright.
president HOOVER'S official
l. notification of his renomina-
ton for the Office of Chief
Executive and his address of ac-
ceptance will be broadcast over
both the National Broadcasting
Co. and Columbia Broadcasting
Systems networks next Thursday.
The ceremonies also will be trans
mitted over short wave length
stations for reception abroad.
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nov. FRANKLIN D. ROOSE-
~ WELT, Democratic candidate
for President, has submitted
his favorite hymn to Seth Parker
phillips H. Lord), who is trying
to determine Americas 10 favor
ite hymns"
Gov. Roosevelt, in making his
selection, harked back to the years
of 1918 to 1920, when he was AS,
Sistant Secretary of the United
States Navy. His choice for tlrst
place was the Navy. hymn,
eternal Father, Strong to Save"
Folks from all walks of life nave
ioined in Seth Parker's tavorlte
hvmn hunt. Radio entertainers,
stage folk, business and protes-
Sional men and women have
mailed to Seth Parker at the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co., hStS OF
their 10 favorite hymns.
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EVEN though their search for
- bass is still on, the Men
About Town, Frank Luther,
Jack Parker and Daryl Wood
ward 90 out to the log cabin they
built on Long Island SOUND 10
spend their week ends. the oLher
night, after they had retlred, d
bullfrog began to croak, ana Jazz
Parker, waking, said, "GoSn; naVS
those darn bass singers Ion0Weo
us out here to give audltlonS!
X X X
AT last radio stars have invaded
n the movies en- masSe. In the
past they have played before
the cameras singly or in small
grouns Paramount now has
0pened it's gates and bank roll.
The film. a story of life in ra-
dioIand. is called 'The Big Broad
! cast" Movie and radio stars
mingle in the cast, which only pc
Gins with Stuart Erwin, Lelia
HVarnS, -B1nG CROSBY, hdIC DIILA
| the Boswell Sisters, the Mills
Brothers, Cab Galloway, Burns
and Allen and Arthur Tracy tine
Street Singer.
PEL1G1oN will be covered in a
N reportorial manner in a new
type of program which will
be carried over a National Broad
casting Co. network every Sun
day, beginning August u.
Dr Stanley High, information
allv known author and editor, will
conduct the broadcaStS, which
will be of a non-sectarian nature
and will be presented under the
title. 1.-The World Of Religion"
over an N. B. C.-WJZ network at
4pm.
| Dr.. High recently completed
! so. O.OOO-mile tour through Europe,
Asia and Africa. DR.. High be-
lieves that political leaders from
London to Leningrad and from
Cane Town to Shanghai are today
making religious history, and he
will tell what he has learned,
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