The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-06
Dial Doings
(BY HARRY ROBAToR)

The programs we manage to drag
In on our set invariably surprise us.
Almost any night in the week you
can tune in shows that are usually
good listening. Dance bands and
news-roundupS just about cover the
dial until about 4 a. m. OF course
when the wee, small hours crawl
around the listener can't be too
ehoosy. You get records and trans
eriptions and records and more
prescriptions.
Fam still wondering how the in
vasion Of Television will affect the
Night Hawk and Dawn Patrol clubs
Chose early-morning all-request
shows.
Here is our conception of the early
morning show in Television. The
nnOuncer-strictly in the back
i ground-will play his records and
make bad hunnor. But when it
comes time for plug" cigarettes
for example, lovely girls will do the
z trick-or selling, which is quite a
trickl We see package of cigar
cites, oversize, carried into the
range of the camera by two beauti-
ful, voluptuouS creatures with
friendly eyes and chanting voices.
Chanting together in rhyme, they
will very easily and pleasantly sell
you the tobacco and then melt of
the stage. And the show will re-
sumo! Simple, isn't it?
Well, Summer is here and now
is the time for the annual Iay-Off
Of the big-time network programs.
But this season sponsors are not
leaving the air with as much gus
to as usual. Several factors ac-
cOuHt for this. And the most inn
pOrCAnt, Of course, is the ration
ing Of tires and gasoline. Adver-
tiserS know that more people will,
Of necessity, stay home this Sum-
rneF; and so, despite the market
ing problems and general war
difficulties, the firms that pay for
the radio shows are sticking to
Their kilOcycIes this year.
AS usual, number Of the more
popular stars will take vacations.
Fellows like Bing Crosby, Fred AL
len, Jack Benny and Eddie Cantor
put 50 much work and effort into
their shows that an annual rest is
necessary to prevent them from go
Ing stale.
Ali in all, the broadcast lineups
will be much better this Summer.
Sponsors, who have to give their
regular performers vacations, will
make double sure that they have
The proper substitute to sell their
product. The lavish variety shows
will be around in force dur
ing the Summer months. And we
can count on all three networks to
cover comprehensively the war stu
alton.
Eddie Cantor leaves the airwayes
June II. Those We Love" will SUBJ,
and Eddie will be back on Septem-
Der 80. Bob Hope quits for the Sum-
nler June 0-that's next week-"A
Date With Judy" will provide the
Summer fill-in and Bob will pick up
September %. Red Skeletons II Dood
It" show will go of the air next
week, yielding to Tommy Dorsey's
orchestra. And Big Crosby rests for
10 weeks, starting in July, with bro
ther Bob subbing.
At least four of the leading Co
llinbIa shows viii leave shortly. Ce-
ell B. DeMille's dramatic series will
be of for eight weeks in July and
August. Fred Allen will be replaced
July 5 by Al Goodman's orchestra.
Kate Smith starts an ll-week rest
July Q. And Bob Burns drops OF
June Q.
on the other hand many OF our
Eavorite programs will stay right
with us through the Summer heat,
NBC lists q few of these; "InfoFma-
ton Please" Kay Kyger, Rudy VAL
lee, the Telephone Hour, Pleasure
Time and many others. And an Inn
pregsiVe list OF big shows will con-
tinue on Obs, Typical are "Stars
Over Hollywood" Great Moments
In Music" Your Hit Parade" "Vox
POp," and man others.
Tae Mutual broadcasting System
will have few changes during the
Summer, Bulldog Drummond" has
returned. Eleanor Early's talks on
the Womaps place In the war effort
will continue, Double Or Nothing"
has moved to Friday, e;2O-IO;OO
from It's Sunday evening period,