Evening star., 1933-09-07
COMMENT ON RADIO
PROGRAMS Invited.
HanIey Is Interested in Listen
ers' Reaction to Broad
casts.

M LISTENER, If you have any
N comments or kicks about radio
programs, send them along to
the Federal Radio Commission.
That invitation was extended today
by Commissioner James H. Hanley,
newest member Of the commission, who
took Office just six months ago. He
wants to get listener reaction and let
the people rule radio" by expressing
II am very much interested in what
the people think about radio" the
commissioner declared. Il would like
to get expressions from them on radio
programs generally"
Advocates Questionnaires.
Remarking that since he assumed
Office April / he has been making
detailed study of all phases Of radio,
Mr.. Hanley said radio stations and
their operators have been and still are
the determining factors in the type of
programs broadcast and are not &C.
corded adequate listener reaction.
Il don't think the people as whole
take enough interest in programs" he
said. Il think they should communi-
cate with stations and with the COM
mission. I would favor question
naire at regular intervals to leading
citizens, public officials school teach
ers, educational societies, clubs and
other representative groups to obtain
views and information which am GER
tain would prove most helpful to the
commission.
Secs Room for Improvement.
On the subject of educational pro-
grams, Mr.. Hanley said there is vast
room for improvement. He believes
cI hav <l,o
rience Of broadcasterS by making their
programs entertaining and attractive,
and not too academic and scholastic.
II am not in favor of censorship of
programs" he said, but inasmuch as
a radio broadcasting studio differs
from the soap box as q rostrum, mas
much as one is licensed by the Govern
ment and the other Is free lance, the
licensees of stations should exercise
more control over the subject matter
and should not permit data that might
stir up dissension, religious bigotry and
racial hatred. Radio is a public con-
should not be forced to listen to
speeches repugnant to them"
X X
D ONALD DAWSON, director of
N VOLS Northern Dramatic Co., re-
turned from New York, all excited.
and announced that his players have
been given a chance to branch out into
network broadcasting. The Amalga-
mated Broadcasting Co., Ed Wynns
outfit, will give the company an audi
tion September is. A network con-
tract depends entirely upon how good
the company does Georgia BackuS'
''Words Behind Music"
X
IT will be a month or more before
i Eddie Cantor, comes back to the Sun
day night N. B. c. hour instead of
September 10, as previously indicated.
In view OF the fact that Bert Lahr
has ended his Summers run In the
program the gap is to be filled with
Jimmie Durante and Ruth Etting. Lahr
will have months vacation from
broadcasting before coming back to
take the place now occupied on We'd
nesday nights by Fannie Brice.
WHEN that part of Radio City re-
w served for the microphone gets
into operation, plans provide that
studio guests will enter on one floor
and artists on another, both having
special elevators.
In all of the larger studios galleries
are to be provided with entrances on
the guest floor
When the public is to have an ad-
vance glimpse of these new ideas In
broadcast equipment has not been re-
vealed, nor has the opening date been
set beyond the tentative time Of No
vember Is, seventh anniversary Of N.
B. C.