The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-14

Tomorrow means the end Of months of waiting and wondering, of hoping and worrying, of care and iaappointment, of planning and working. All the months Cf effort hang in the balance tomor- row, as thoae who have performed the labor await tho approval of those who judge.
 tomorrow WATR goes on the atr....
 We need little more than mention it, for elsewhere in tO.day's Democrat you will find complete and detailed accounts of the station and Us inaugural broadcast. What we can do Is ask you to he fair and under. standing in judging WATlrs early programs. We dOnt mean by that t0 make any bc. fOuchaiId apologies or to Ut. tempt to ease the way for pOOP, or even mediocre, pro. grams. Al that we are asking Is that you listen to WATIcs programs without any prccOu. coivrd prejudice against . local station.
 Waterbury itself k a large city; It's trading area takes in additional population. Among all those per- sons there are many who have real entertaining ability, people whom you will enjoy hearing once and want to hear again. We're as SC. were critics of radio programs as anyone thnt we know and well confess that we were, to be trite, both surprised and pleased with much of the talent he0rd at WATR additions. We lilse it and we think you will
 When you feel, before hear. Ing any programs, thut q Wa. tcrbury station can hardly In. tcrcst you, take In mind M few facts. Waterbury ls the nc. knOwlcdged center Of popular music tn the state of COnnccti. cut; It has more good OrclIcs.
 trAs and more popular Orches.
 tras than any other town in
 the state. ln the entertain. Iicnt field, the Brass City is
 likewise far ahead of the rest Of the state.
 Should you begin t0 doubt the above, remember that out Of Wa. terbury more people have gone tc enter "shoW business" than out oi any comparable town in the e0un- try. In every vaudeville circuit, at any gathering of bnndsmen, at any big conclave of entertainers, you arc sure 10 meet moro than few from Waterbury.
 With Q radio station of It's
 own, Waterbury should grow
 even IMOrc prolific As M prOdu.
 ccr of entertainers. Nothing
 in the modern world can dO
 us much Co foster interest and
 arouse enthusiasm in e city
 more than radio. Through
 WATR. Waterbury can build
 up It's own talent, can watch lt
 Improve and progress, then
 follow tic steps Of other now
 famous Brass CItyitcs.
 We have no other reason foi making these suggestions than the hope that they will prove of somt valuo 10 you 0s you begin 10 bo' como regular listeners 10 WATR Interest in tho station on youi part, and criticism, too, can do nl most us much aA any other single factor in helping WATR to be ai close to tho idcnl station ns it ii possible for it Co be.
 Your fairness In judging It's
 programs nnd your willingness
 iO tell wl,nt and why you
 didn't like some particular
 brOAdcnst will bc of trcmcn-
 dOus value Co WATR's officials
 in building up the programs
 that you like. But, Co bc fair,
 don't usc any standards ln
 Judging other than your own
 tastes. Don't lean Oit opinions
 you've formed already, what
 ever they niny bc.
 Which ends tO.dny's scr.
 studio pickups 90 hours before WATR goes on tho mir for tho first