Evening star., 1936-02-04
S. S. QUEEN MARY
TO Be AIR STUDIO
Chains to Describe Maiden
Trip Across Atlantic
in May.

By the Associated Press. sa
TIME steamship Queen Mary the
new giant Cunarder, will be-
come a veritable radio studio
i during her maiden voyage
across the Atlantic in May.
Both N. 3. G. and Columbia will
have announcers and engineers aboard
to handle daily programs during the
trip.
Engineers are now making elaborate
installations in every conceivable place
on the snip from which an interesting
broadcast might originate. The broad
casts, according to present plans, Will
originate in 80 locations, at which
microphone terminals will be installed.
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A SYMPOSIUM described as dealing
"A with radio freedom of speech
and other problems of radio in its rela-
ton to the public" Is being conducted
this month by Boake Carter in his
regular Columbia broadcasts.
Among scheduled participants are
Henry P. Fletcher and James A. Far
ley, respective chairmen of the Repub-
lican and Democratic National Com
mittees. Fletcher is listed for Febru-
ary IA and Farley for February II.
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TITO GUITAR, romantic tenor and
= guitarist, has come to Washington
to present series of broadcasts over
WRC on Monday, Wednesday and
Friday at Sis pm.
A network kfavorite for some time,
GUITAR Is only AZ years old. He is a
native of Mexico and his talents are
known to the audiences of three CONT
nents-North and South America and
Europe.
A mn GILLIS, petite public relations
representative at WJSV. wants
Washington to know that tomorrow
at 3:45 pm. that station will do some
thing NO other broadcaster has done
before-broaocast the description OF
the birth Of fish.
The broadcast will originate in
front of a tank of fish eggs at the
Mayflowe- Hotel, where the North
American Wild Life Conference is
holding convention. The job of de-
scribing the event has been assigned
to WJSV's new announcer, Lee Little.
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DILL LANIPKIN, conductor of the
Fox Theater Orchestra, has
started a new radio series on WJSV
called "Musically Speaking" Twice
a week-ruesdays and Thursdays-he
will discuss music and explain the
background and origin of some of the
famous compositions.
Incidentally, Lampkin is conduct
ing q search for new talent to take
part in his theater and radio presen-
tations Additions will be held regu-
larly ana the winner of the New Tai
ent quest" will be taken to New York,
expenses paid, and screened for the
movies.
TED CHURCH, program manager at
l. wJSV, claims he has found Wash
ington's most unusual microphone
artist-a girl who can read poetry in
a style that tantalizes. She will make
her radio debut on WJSV tonight at
Ills. Her name has not been re-
vealed, but she will be identified on
the air as "the Love Girl"
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ITESSICA DRAGONETTE. the Service
nour star on N. B. c., will leave
for a vacation on the Pacific Coast at
the end OF the month. Her place be-
fore the microphone will be taken by
Lucille Manners, star Of many N. B. C..
programs.
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p A. ROLFE and his orchestra will
return to the air Saturday to
present the "Your Hit Parade" pro-
gram on N B. C. The orchestra will
appear at the request of Carl Hoff.
regular conductor OF the program, who
will return the following week.