The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-13

my favorite newscasterS will be heard over NEG for the last time prior to reporting tomorrow to Camp Upton for active service. His going will leave a gap hard to fill in radiodom, for not only did he have superb diction, but he also had an unerring nose for news, and an innimitable way of getting that news across. In addition he possess ed the distinguishing quality of seemingly addressing his listeners as if they were his mental equal and not a moronic child.
 Westinghouse will introduce a second important musical program tonight, 10:15 p. m. EWT over the Blue network, featuring some of radios finest musical talent.
 Titled "Top of the Evening" the 15-minute program, to be heard each Monday, Wednesday and Fri day thereafter, will present the Kings Men, the Ken Darby male chorus the distinguished piano duo of Saidenberg and Rebner and vo- caliSt Sally Sweetland.
 Titled 'Three Dates On Dial" the story of WATR and the BLUE Networks Blind Date" is describ- ed by Howard Whitman in the March issue of "Coronet." He ex- plains how, on this program, ro- nance is reared on repartee. begin- ming with the moment Director Tom Wallace gives the six service ment their send-off into the race for three beauteous blind dates. Says Coronet:
 "Servicemen like to choose two things most:-the enemy and wom- en, but not necessarily in that order. You often see them depleted chas- ing the enemy. Blind Date," the Arlene Francis program, shows them chasing women. It goes thusly:- Six soldiers, sailors and Marines most of them collected at the Stage Door Canteen by Wallace, who, as a bus boy there, has plenty of time and opportunity for scouting-and three glamour girls-Powers models, Conover models, Broadway helg- lings, and gals who are just plain beautiful-are placed on two differ ent sides of the partition. They've never met. Over a telephone the boys compete in pairs for one of the girls. The audience hears both sides of the conversations. Three men win, three lose-but even the losers get consolation prizes, one of $15.OO, two of $10.00-so everyone's happy.
 "After the program ends at 300 D. m. EWT, the three lucky boys take their newly-won dates to New York's Stork Club, to be wined, dined, and rhumbaed-courtesy of the shows sponsor. At 300 a. m. after a gala mingling of beauty and fame, the three guys say good night to their gals in the club lobby and all are escorted home separately Some carry on from there but that's their business. But for most of the G. I.'s and gobs and leather necks, the interlude ends as sud denly as 1t began-they sigh, like people stepping back from a dream and return to their hunks and bar racks.
 Originated in Sioux Falls, s. D.. by movie manager. Joseph Floyd to amuse 10000 soldiers at nearby camp. Blind Date" was so success full that Tom Wallace of Chicago took 1t from Floyd on a royalty basis and worked 1t into a fast-mov- ing commercial show. He staged two New York additions, landed a sum- mer contract and after that signed up for a f1ve-year run with Lehn and Fink.
 "The wisecrack, it seems, Is the military approach to love. So if you're in uniform, polish up your punS," concludes Coronet, land you, too, can win beautiful Blind Date.'"
 "Out of the Shadows" the Ma. tional Safety Councils quarter-houI program based on actual under ground incidents in Europe and Asia, will be heard at a new time beginning Thursday. March 16- at 10:15 up. m. EWT', over the Blue Network.
 Patsy Kelly, famous, wise-crack' ing screen comedienne, has been signed to co-star with Barry Wood and "The Million Dollar Band starting Saturday, April 1 at 10:00 p. m. EWT. (9:00 p. m. CWT: 8:00 p. m. MWT; TOO p. m. PWT) over the full NBC Network.
 Burl Ives, the guitar-playing folk song-singing American balladeer will be the principal guest on the "WinC; Over New York" program over station WNEW, tonight from 800 to 9:30 p. m. The program originating in Theater 2 at Mitchell Field, is sponsored by the Mitchel Field Base Public Relations Office in cooperation with Base Special Service.
 Fred Allen can certainly take it as listeners to Truth or Conse- quences" learned on . recent satur-