Evening star., 1945-06-10

background music for those pro-
grams, and he has been doing one
or more or all ever since. 1t was
Corwin in 1889 who took the "Ballao
of Uncle SAM" shortened its score
directed it's production, persuaded
Paul Robson to star in 1t, changed
its title, and gave us the Ballad fol
Americans. In 1912, he received
the Peabody Award, radios highes
honor, for 1--WE Hold These Truths.
Then came the Columbia Present!
Corwin series, which he terminated
last summer.
The year Corwin has been absent
from radio. he devoted to writing hi
We day drama, "On Note of Tri.
umph." Twice broadcast, the scrip
Is now a book and has been released
in record form. Critics consensus
is that it is one of the outstanding
radio shows of all time. Yet Cor.
win, creator of a sensational style
Of radio drama. has still to reach hi!
apex of achievement. Stage, screen
television remain untried. Bu
radio, for the present. wins. Or
June IT, over WTOP-CBS, Norman
CorWin returns to the air in regu.
lar weekly program. To listening
public that remembers his pas
shows, this is good news.
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President Truman's address to thu
concluding session of the San Fran
cisco Conference will be a poolet
broadcast, and WOL-Mutual's Will
liam Hillman, by virtue of the tos.
of coin, is the commentator WHIT
will represent the four major net
works in the radio coverage of tht
event.
The National Symphony an
nounces that the first half hour O
each of this summers Wednesda,
and Friday Water Gate concerts vii
be carried by WMAL-ABC, starting
June 90
Remember how up to a few week
ago it was WMAL-Blue? This Fri
day at 10 pm, the network will drol
the blues" with a loud crash. Tt
mark the occasion, a special hou
broadcast will be presented will
Thomas Mitchell starring in dra
matte sketch and Alfred Drake sing
ing a number especially written TO
the program.
Ted Malone, WMAL- -ABC's "Hu
man Interest war correspondent
will broadcast from Europe fiv
times weekly instead of the usua
three, starting tomorrow and at
new time, 1915 pm.
Dick Powell has really gone over
board for Raymond Chandler stories
He has purchased the radio right
to all the popular mystery author
book and will use them in his owl
Whodunit program this summer
This series will replace Powell,
present Bandwagon shows on WRC
NBC as of June "a.
y
Spot Announcements: WOL-Mu
tuals ace air-Writer, Arch Oboler
wrote. and sold, his first story at tht
age of 10. During the Air Ar
mada show at the Washington Air
port recently, WWDC's Mark Au
stad broadcast his regular new
commentary from Bit, the frs
time a Flying Fort has ever beer
used as broadcasting studio. Au
stad, a sergeant in the Army. i
stationed at Fort Meade when he
not on the air. Sigmund Rom
berg, who starts his musical Serie.
over WRC-NBC Tuesday night
owns over 1000 volumes Of music
one of the worlds largest collections
Among them is the original manu-
script of every song he has evel
written. .. Four WMAL-ABC pro.
grams and personalities yesterday
were presented first-place awards
by Musical America as result of {
recent poll. Winners were Miltof
Cross. best announcer-commen
tor; Bruno Walter. best operate
conductor; Boston Symphony. best
orchestra; Metropolitan Opera, U
S. A, best program.