Evening star., 1947-09-21
For Radio Listeners
BY Harry Macarthur

definition to exclusive" A lot Of
other people are going to get the
notion that it refers to something
everybody already. knows or has.
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Mr.. Fidler, incidentally, is again
conducting from his lofty perch his
poll to select the Most Popular
Living Person." Last year Pope Plus
XII ranked high among the leading
vote-getters, but he will not be listed
there this year. This year the vote
is to select Americas Most Popular
Living Person" Undoubtedly a
move to bar Stain.
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If you thought this new season
was going to be appreciably diff
ferent from past radio seasons, you
might as we'll change your mind.
That business of finding the same
gag in different guise on several
comedy programs, for example, Is
still with us. Even the ADLER comics
seem now and then so short on
laughing soup that they dip into a
community vat.
There was Edgar Bergen's greet
ing to Mortimer Snerd when the
Bergen show (WRC-Sunday, 8 pm.)
returned to the air. You look Just
the same as ever" said Bergen.
We'll, now said Mortimer, that's
a nasty thing to say"
Then just the other night it was
Abe Burrows (WTOP- Saturday
1890 p.mJ who told his listeners: ::
It guess could tell you exactly what
look like, but that's lousy thing
to say about a guy"
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Circling the Dial: A new dramatic
series, starring Ronald Colman,
starts tonight at $50 on WINK and
WINx-FM. Entitled MY Favorite
Story" the series will consist Of
dramatizations Of classics OF lit
erature selected by well known per-
sonalities. Mr.. Colman will appear
in some and act as narrator for all
50. The opener Is Lies Miserables, 4"
selected by Rockwell Kent. -. In
formation Please" has signed a pair
of its abler guest experts for its first
Mutual show, which will be heard
next Friday at $50 pm. on VOL.
Fred Allen and Robert Montgomery
will join John Kieran and Franklin
P. Adams on the panel of experts
facing Clifton Fadiman. {. . The Tony
Martin Show (WTOP, Sunday, $50
p.m0 has become the Tony Martin
Comedy Show in its second 26 weeks
for the same sponsor. Alan Young
is the man who adds the comedy.
Ruth Crane, director of women's
activities at WMAL, has become
acting president of the National
Association of Women Broadcasters
with the resignation of President
Frances Wilder. :. A survey of music
stores has shown WWDC that folk
of the United States is ex-
tremely popular, so program called
Rhythm Roundup," heard every
at tbs pm, is being de-
voted to it. Ted Straeter and
now playing at the Statler
Hotels Embassy Room, will be heard
in series of weekly broadcasts on
WRC, starting tomorrow night at
1870 pm. When Joan Davis
starts her new series over WTOP
on Saturday, October II, she will
have Abe Burrows as her writer.
Which should be a break for Joan
. WWDC, starting next Saturday
at 2:25 pm, will broadcast all
University of Maryland football
games this season. Ray Morgan will
do the play-by-play account. &.
WEAM's Sid Slappey will report on
the action of all Washington-Lee
High School home games this year
for that stations listeners. {.
Arthur Godfrey will be on the re-
ceiving end of the humor this week.
He is to be the fall guy when the
Circus Saints and Sinners hold their
first luncheon of the season Wednes-
day at the Waldorf-Astoria in New
York.