Evening star., 1945-12-02
or Radio Listeners
By Bryson Rash

"The Dollhouse" WRC's Christ
mas campaign, will be revived this
year after being discontinued during
the war. The small, Colonial styled
playhouse, just large enough to
house hundreds of dolls, again will
be located on the Willard Hotel side
of Fourteenth and F streets. This
year Bill Herson will handle the
campaign, which was started q
number of years ago by Gordon Hit
tenmark. The first broadcast will
take place tomorrow morning from 6
to 8 o'clock. In addition to Herson's
regular Monday through Friday
broadcasts from the dollhouse, other
special programs will originate there.
The purpose of the campaign is
to get Washington residents to do
nate dolls to be distributed to Dis
trict youngsters who might not
otherwise have a merry Christmas.
Dolls of all shapes and sizes will be
welcomed by WRC and Bill Herson.
The campaign will continue through
Saturday, December %, when the
Washington Council of Social Agen-
cies will take over the collection
distributing the dolls to youngsters
on Christmas Day
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Strictly programs-WTOP- CHS
celebrity Club" is a new variety
program on Saturday evenings at
10:15. The show will present music,
outstanding personalities and one
act of topical nature. Washing
tons own John DAILY will be the host.
... Assignment Home" will be back
on the air this Saturday at 3 pm
The half-hour dramatizations are
being produced in cooperation with
the Veterans Administration.
Road of Life" is now heard at 1:45
pm. Young DR.. Malone" moves
into the 1:30 spot.
WMAL-ABC-"News for Schools"
is presented by Howard P. Bailey of
The Star staff. This review of the
weeks news, written especially for
school children, is heard at 23O on
Tuesday. {. A safety program for
school children will be produced in
cooperation with the Red Cross, the
public schools and The Star and
broadcast at 2:30 pm. on Thursday
afternoons. The Al Pearce
Show" begins tomorrow and will be
heard Monday through Friday, g.
$50 pm. This variety program will
feaure comedy by Al himself and au-
olence participation spots.
WRC-NBC The new Red
Shelton show will premiere next
Tuesday evening at 1920. Rob-
ert Mccormack is now handling
program featuring Congressman and
prominent Government speakers on
Friday evenings at 10:45. :. The
Raleigh Room" with Hildegarde,
will now be heard on Wednesday
evening at $50. {. Herson's "Cof-
fee With Congress" will be discon-
tinued during the Dollhouse
campaign.
WOL-MBS Albert Warner,
head of the stations news bureau,
is now heard each evening at 6
o'clock in 15-minute commentary.
WWDC :. Mike Hunnicutts pro-
gram has been extended an hour
and he is now heard 60 am.
WINK Two, new music pro-
grams starting today: Smoke
Dreams" at 1905 am. and ''Melodic
Souvenirs" at 1890 pm.
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Then there is the story told by
Mia Mack, the producer director of
the WTOP-CBS show Lets Pre-
tend" Mia uses many youngsters
in the cast of her production. but
the other day she received a letter
from an anxious mother that nearly
f1oored her. The mother wanted an
addition for her son-16 months old
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Spot announcements There
are no more tickets for the Quiz
Kids" broadcast tonight from the
Mayflower Hotel. -. Dinah Shore,
Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Kay
kyser and many others will be heard
on the fourth annual Christmas
command performance" which the
boys still overseas will hear this
year. Parks johnson and War
rem Hull will do their "Vox Pop"
program on Christmas eve from