The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-02-05
Tapping Wires
Along Anlanes
~ HAROLD JOyIFN

try for TOT role among Negro
radio comics is Richard y Mont
gomcry heard as "Mr Tschaikow-
sky r. Johnson" on the Lower
Basin street show via the Blue
web Montgomery or as he is
known to radio, Tschalkowsky,
doubles on the air series from
his ioh as chief funster In the
current Broadway HIT musicale
Carmen Jones" He Joins the
ranks Of other laugh getiers- Ed
die Rochester" Anderson heard
with lack Benny Eddie Green
member Of Duffv's Tavern: and
the two Randolph sisters Lillian
and Amanda featured on The
Great Glldersleeve. Ahic's Irish
Rose and Col. Stoopnagle pro-
grams
Ethel Waters Joined Amos m
indy a. guest Of their Friday eve
Ming broadcast. Jan. % The Duff
fy's Tavern east. including Eddie
Green were heard as part Of the
elaborate Radio Hall 81 Fame
Blue network show sunday. Jan.
20. Looks like that old IA tag
Will Interrupt the rapld strides
heIng made nv The Four Vagn-
honds. MIC aud ylctor-BInehlrd re-
cordIng yocal-Instrumenial group.
Heard n weekly NBC commercial
viii Curt Massey and also thrice
week., on their own show over
WMtQ. Chicago. three hoyS ~ the
quartet nrc Induction center hound
Look for Lena Horne 70 make
series Of guest appearances on
the Charlie Mccarthy fnnnlests
shortly. Her recent how on the
popular sunday eve feature
brought demands for more Of The
same.
Duke Ellington instrumental
stars. saxisl. JOHNNY Hodges. AMI
trusnpeier. Rex stewart received
trophies from Down Beat rs win
ners in the Magazines AllSiar
Band on special broadcast over
wBBM. Chicago. Friday Jan
during an Ellington airing ffon
his current location. the stevens
hotel IN the Windy CITY FSccp
for New Years Eve shei Duke
hasn't had coast 70 coast a'f-
swing from the stevens even me
WBBN Chicago CHS key station
picks The hand NJ Tor local ami
middlcwest consumption And have
YOU heard about the snavc tl-
lIngton being r Granapappy ihs
coming summer? Pfc Mercer ne
lington. Dukes son. Is the happy
fafher-to-be
The Columbia network IN COM
nectIon with the Fourth War Loan
drive + featuring celebrities from
New Works lending night clnhS
In n special series called Mite
clubs far Victory. Swank club,
like the Versailles. Pierre Hotel.
RI Morocco and Casbnh are 10 he
Visited and Of particular Interest
was the call for the night 81 Feb.
2. talent from Cafe Society In
town. New york'> live class i've
center.
Tho we'll known vocal quartet
known rs the Deep River BOYS
are on Kate Smiths Hour over
CPS regularly For sunday
a m crs 10 am. Chicaro time 20
he exact. Lionel Hampton is siill
sending ont over the Blue net 70
listeners OF Your War Job pro-
gram Another leading Negro 70
cni group heard frequently on the
networks IS tho Golden Gate
quartet Their latest guest ven
iure was with Charlie Rarnets
mmp band on the Fitch Rand
wagon via MIC last sunday
"Ahe Tincoln's Story" heard over
Mutual SUNDAY afternoons Is
designated as the finest network
program on the air by an author
itatlye radio trade paper They
saw. "Ii's one ~ those programs
which comes along IN decade
10 m calendar and clock u Is
worthy OF heing adopted nv ihe
four major networks for stimuli
taneous broadcast every week