Evening star., 1948-10-10
THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington, d. c.
SUNDAY ocToBER 10. 1913.
For Radio Listeners

, oliisteners
broadcasts which begin today over
WTOP-CBS at 3 pm.
Students are nominated by their
schools with the final selection being
made by the National Advisory
Board for weekend With Music
| Students selected for the Week
end With Music" trip not only ap-
pear on the broadcast with Mr.
Taylor but are treated to musical
performances, interviews with oper-
attic stars and especially arranged
social events with all expenses paid
Three young teen-age musicians
from Utah, Missouri and New Jersey
are todays guests.
Deems Taylor, incidentally, be-
comes a disc jockey beginning to-
morrow over WTOP Monday
through Friday for a half hour at
S pm. featuring classical and light
classical recordings spiced with his
own famed commentary.
| X X X X
The Nations first comparatively
owned broadcasting station will GO
or the air when Washington's new
frequency modulator WCFM pre-
sents its premiere program Wednes-
day evening, October 20. It's opening
will be celebrated with a banquet at
the Washington Hotel with Sumner
Welles, Mrs. Raymond Clapper and
Thurman Arnold. WCFM's Listen
ers' Council represents some 10000
persons who have invested in the
station.
WCFM will transmit with power
OF 10000 watts on 99.5 megacycles
Offices and studios are located at
1l20 Connecticut avenue. The sta
ton plans to broadcast daily from
Sill pm. Specific time of its OPEN
ing broadcast has not yet been set
WCFM will be the 25th radio sta
ton in the Washington area.
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Those who caught Bob Hopes
guest appearance on Toast of the
Town" the other night will agree
that If and when Hope makes the
video plunge he won't have much
trouble building up a following. His
mugging and fast repartee are Gus
tom-built for television.
Perhaps the next radio star to
come in for top television billing
will be Arthur Godfrey. Godfrey S
Talent Scouts" is being groomed for
a possible video debut which is now
being televised over a closed circuit
with films being made from the
screen so Godfrey and the network
Will have a chance to iron out the
kinks in the show for TV presenta-
ton.
| Meanwhile, Milton Berle has al
ready established himself in the
new medium and is having field
day. His Star Theater" on WNBW
is in a class by itself for fast moving
comedy and so far his supply of ma
terlal doesn't seem to be suffering.
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Vldeo programs The Ford
Theater will make its debut on
WMAL-TV next Sunday night, 7:3o-
$3.50 with Years Ago." by Ruth
Gordon with Raymond Massey and
Eva La Gallienne in star roles. On
the same station Thursday night
gill, the World Champion Rodeo
with Gene Autry performing among
others in Madison Square Garden
WITG presents the George Wash
ington University-Kansas U. foot
ball game Friday evening at $50,
following up with the Maryland
Duke clash Saturday at las pm.
Court OF Current Issues" changes
from Monday to Thursday nights on
WTTG. This weeks topic will be
is the Free Enterprise System
Working?" with Norman Thomas
arguing against and Lawrence Fer.
ttg arguing for.
Radio programs WDDC will sa
lutte the University of Maryland on
varsity Varieties pm. SATURDAY..
The Hollywood Story" behind
the-scenes penetration of the film
industry will be the CHS Documen-
tary Units next major production
Wednesday night, November 8
WTOP, 10-11.
ABC research department notes
that listening to.serious-type radio
programs is on the upgrade
Audience ratings for Metropolitan
Opera broadcasts, up 10 per cent:
the Greatest Story Ever Told, ur
nearly SO per cent; Theater Guild
on the Air, up IS per cent; Town
Meeting OF the Air, up about 10 per
cent.
WTOP voted tops by six Leagues
OF Women Voters in the Washington
area for best programs of broad gen.
eral coverage Of public affairs.
WBCC turns over the Morning in
Maryland" show, 8-9:15 am. Mon
days through Saturdays, to Brooke
Johns, Montgomery Board of Com
Customers chairman and former
Llegteld star Program will orig
mate from the Johns farm near
Rockville.
WGAY presents the MONTGOMERY
and Prince Georges Counties League
Of Women Voters weekly series at a
new time beginning tomorrow, 9:45
am.
People -. Bob Mccormick, NBC
Washington correspondent will be-
come one of the main stays in MICS
video election coverage over It's
Western network. Joe Dosh.
local boy who sun records at WINK
and sang himself to local fame some
months ago has just signed Holly
wood contract. . The Ray Mich
aels are celebrating the arrival of a
baby son named Terry. Ruth
Crane will soon return to television
on WMAL-TV. Mary Beth
Rolls, assistant director of special
features at WMAL-TA has changed
her name to Mrs. Don Larrabee. He's
the Washington correspondent for
Bulkey Griffin News Bureau.
Edwin A. Stern has been appointed
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