The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-04

tatOr and top ranking radio re-
porter, John b. Kennedy, one Of
radios old guard, will launch new
sponsored program Of news over
Station WIZ beginning Monday Oc-
tober 4, from 0:O5 to 6:l5 p. M,
EWT.
One Of the cOuntry's foremost In.
terpreters Of current political and
social problems, the veteran KEN
nedy will be heard thrice weekly
Monday, wednesday and Friday -
at the above time.
Kennedy's full.iledged radio
career dates back to 1884 when he
resigned his associate edlt0rshlp OF
Golfers Magazine 70 assume duties
as Q commentator on the air. Prior
20 his Golfers Job, John q was .
Newspaper reporter, contributing In.
tervlews with people ranging from
Al Capone 70 the Pope.
Proving that the younger genera
ton can hold It's own on Q quiz
program as well as poppa, twenty
year old Beatrice Kieran, daughter
Of John, radios oIliniscient, will lead
the womens team when ]. @. Flip
pen airs his Battle OF the Sexes
program Wednesday, october 8. at
$3.50 p. m, EWT., over the Blue
Network. (Repeat ct $3.50 p. m,
PWT1
There to help Miss Kieran seeks
the laurels for the female team will
be Virginia Kay. radio actress heard
on the serial Joyce Jordan, M. d.,
and Stella Unger, famous writer.
Competing against this determine
ed team will be three boys from the
Royal Canadian Air Force; Flight
Sergeant II. l.. Parker, Sergeant
Adam =. Foster and corporal Colin
x. Gibson.
The three r. G. A. +. boys viii
have to be on their toes. for very
helpful contestant on the womens
team will be versatile Miss Unger,
head Of the radio division Of the
American Women's Volunteer Serv-
ices.
Along with writing books and
magazine stories, Miss Unger has
been O columnist, news reporter,
singer and song writer.
Miss Herman Is now working as
Nurses Aide at the Civilian Defense
Volunteer Organization, and Viz
ginia Kay recently took time of
from her radio show to marry Ker-
NIT Bloomgarden, manager for
Herman shumlin, famous Broadway
producer
The graphic story Of industry's
great drive to solve the special prob
lens Of war production will be out
lined on ''This Nation ut War" over
the Blue Network on Tuesday, Oc-
tober 5, at 1O:35 D. m, EWT.
The broadcast, opening In New
York with salute TO industry's spe-
ClaI services for workers, will switch
to the Otis Elevator Company, Aero
nautical Division, Harrison, N. j.,
for the story Of how the plant post
ONCE and barbershOp help save war
workers time and worry.
Following this, the listening au-
dtence will be transferred to the
Grammar Aviation Cooperation,
Bethpage, Long Island, where the
story Of the Little Green Service
used for handing emergencies and
Tor child nursery will be unf0Ided.
1t viii be the sidewalks of New
York" versus the British Empire"
when Eddie Cantor presents Herbert
Marshall on Time to Smile" over
NBC Wednesday, October 8, at 600
p. m, EWT.
Marshall's clipped English accent
may hold up under the barrage OF
banter tossed at him by the egg
eyed Cantor. but will probably bog
down when Bert Mad Russian"
Gordon levels his masticated adj
jectives in PARTS" direction.
Note TO Here's to Romance"
fans: star Dick Haynes has two
new piaters due out October 7th--
his recordings Of "Fnr the First
Time" and put Your Arms Around
Re, Honey.
The recent elevator strike IN the
RCA building didn't faze the ticket
holders To the Thursday pge-vue Of
sAhie's Irish Rose. The studio
was filled 10 capacity. despite the
six floor hlke~up. the audience had
70 make ~ order 70 reach it.
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