The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-30
Dial Doings
BY HARRY ROBATOR

| Indies. And while these war con-
facts perhaps have nothing to do
with the glamour city of the world
and the night club antics of the
stars, contacts of any sort help to
increase broadcaster's prestige.
President Roosevelt will send his
own Birthday greetings to the Ma
| ton over WOR WATR ard the
Mutual Network, CHS, NBC and
the Blue Network, tonight during
the one hour Q1:15 to 1915 broad
east of the countrywide Diamond
Jubilee Birthday celebration. The
broadcast will officially end the 1912
Fight Infantile Paralysis drive.
Besides the President, other
speakers will be Basil OConnor,
president Of the National Founda-
ton of the Committee for the Cele-
bration of the Presidents Birthday.
G. w. tombstone will open the
show from Washington, D. G.
Pickups will follow from Nashville,
Quincy, Mass, and Detroit, from
where workers in defense plants will
speak. The next stop will introduce
Keith Morgan, national chairman,
from New York.
Basil O'Connor will introduce the
President. Immediately following
President Roosevelt, the networks
will turn to the Waldorf Astoria
where children's chorus from Bob
Emery's Rainbow House" will sing
the National Anthem. Martin Block
will then take over as M. G. and
give the highlights of Manhattans
Birthday Celebration
Boston will be the next port OF
call, and John j. Hagerty will give
short talk before picking up another
Diamond Jubilee Celebration at
Cline Arena. Oklahoma City, De-
troit and Dallas will come in before
Hollywood winds up the sensational
radio show with Edward c. Robin
son introducing many stars of the,
entertainment world.
SIDELIGHTS
Jack Benny, after trailing most
of the year, once again is tops in
the official popularity survey of
radio programs. Which proves
that while others may wrest the
crown from the Waukegan jester
temporarily, he always regains it
-. CarOle Lombard, screen star
who was killed in an airplane
crash, was scheduled to appear on
the screen guild theater, February
s.. Eve~J Sunday night Dinah
Shore sings request songs for the
studio audience after her regular
Blue Network brOadcasts at 9:45.
But last week Dinah was stumped
when someone requested "Elmer's
Tune" because she had not men,
0rized the lyrics. Everything
worked out quite satisfactorily
the missing words every time love-
ly D.nah missed -. Henry AID
rich's Coming, Mother!" is the
latest expression to be picked up
by high school pOpulace which has
always had its favOrites from the
days of Twenty three, skiddo" to
"NOw you're coOkin' with gas!"
and SCRUB me Mama with a
bOOgie beat" Phil Baker, the
new Take it or leave it, inquiz-
zitOr, knows radio actor who
earns his living initiating animals.
He is bemOaning the fact that he
lost his job because Of absent
mindedness. II didn't read my
script before the broadcast" he ex-
planned, $50 1 just waited for my
cues. When was supposed to
initiate a COW, gave out with a
long moo. Later / was supposed
TO initiate dog SO gave out with
a few lusty banks. Then was
cat SO offered couple Of
'meGws! But at the end of the
program 1 had to initiate wolf
and, would you believe 1t, without
thinking twice, said, Doing any
thing tonight, Babe?'".