The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-05
WAVELETS
By ED LEAMY

" he bega.. TO think Of radio IN
terms Of career. His commentar.
les were carried on several networks,
domestically, and he launched D
special series Of short-wave talks to
England--interpreting the Amer
lean scene.
Already an established favorite
with English listeners, Swing rocket
ed to American popularity In 1899
with the Polish invasion. His calm,
cool Interpretation Of crisis after
crisis and swift-moving events an
swering q crying need Of q people
suddenly caught in an avalanche OF
confusing, befuddled situations. It
Is this same approachc and fact
plumbing faculty he applies In his
Blue Network series.
A soldier contestant on Jay @.
Flippen's Correction, Please" was
chatting with the Ancee before the
program. Jay asked what he did be.
fore entering service and the fell
low said he had been taking tap
lessons. "Oh," said Flippen. you
were going to be dancer?" mo-"
replied the soldier. "A bartender"
Milton Berle, star OF Let Your.
self Co." has o brother who cers
tainly Is an economist with words.
Milton reports having just got let
ter from him.
Dear Milton:--
I hope you are well
I hope mother Is we'll
I hope sister Is we'll
I wish you were here
I wish mother was here
wish mother was here
I wish sister was here
wish you would send me some
money. BROTHER.
Bert Lytell, EN- Gee Of stage Door
Canteen" was telling @ guest on the
program that one Of the script
writer's had another mouth to feed.
"oh," said the guest, did he
become q father2"
mo" said Lytell, HE hired out
as gagman to comedian"
When Jim Doyle, NBC news com.
mentator, was attennidg Oregon
University, his most hated subject
was French, yet he devoted more
time to 1t than TO nay other sub.
ject. Reason: A pretty redhead,
named Joyce Busenbark, was MAJOR
ing In French, and Jim devised
various means OF getting her to help
him with his lessons. "Itll take O
lifetime for me to learn French"
said Jim one evening, Wont you
contract to help me?"
Joyce said yes. Now that she's
been Mrs. Doyle for number Of
years she says, Jim will be speak, I
ing French fluently in another go
or 10 years."
Jim, who is a accomplished lin.
gust, just winks and says nothing,
One OF the most amazing proofs
OF Dunninger's ability to read
thoughts came recently during his
Blue network broadcast (24) from
Radio City in New York. Just be-
fore going on the air, Mr.. D. told
George Weist, producer of the pro-
gram. to have page boy go down
to the r. G. A. building drug store
ana get couple Of extra decks OF
cards-as he might be entertains
ing the audience after the broads
cast" Puzzled as OF why the Mas
ter Mentalist would want to enter.I
tain an audience after airline. asI
well as before, Weist nevertheless
game the boy some money and dis
patched him to the drug storeI
pronto. On the way, the boy was
caught in blackout! Though none
had taken place In New York in
several months, Duninger must have
read the thought Of some air raid
warden, perhaps en- route to his
post. And-the audience did have
to remain In the studio for forty
minutes after the broadcast!
One OF the most difficult casting
Jobs in radio Is held by Mrs. Ruth
Churchill Of Boston, Mass. She Is
the gal responsible for getting IL
women, active in civic affairs, to
serve on the Jury of MBS' THE
American Woman's jury" heard
Tuesdays and Thursdays at las
p. m. e. W. t. In order to select
the women for each program she
mas TO consider the problem dealt
with in the script so that the opins
Ion given by the jury is unbiased.
When Donna Glare sings CLAM
nina Mia" during the June 4 broad.
cast of the Musical Steelmakers.
TN be no wonder If she has a lit.
tie mike fright" Wife of a steel
worker in the Steubenville plant of
the sponsoring company, Donna will
make her first radio appearance on
not one station but more than one
hundred stations which carry the
"Steelmakers" broadcasts!
FaStest ad lib Of the week waa
the one turned in by Milton Berla
on his Let Yourself Go" quiz
Tuesday on the Blue. A contest
ant, asked II he ever had been ON
the air before. said that this was
MS first speaking appearance, but
ne had been o radio trombonist.
rnat was before I lost my teeth"
he explained.
mo teeth, eh?" flIpped Berle.
mister. you're on the wrong show.
You should be on True or Falsel"
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