Evening star., 1948-06-27
For Radio Listeners
By Harry Macarthur

, that he was bringing them the
game between the Washington
Senators and the Detroit Indians"
One of the pleasant things this
summer of 1948 has brought us is
the return OF Jack Pearl to, the
radio Wednesday nights at $3.50 via
WRC. Mr. Pearl, veteran CO.
median, gave up broadcasting about
10 years ago-thought it was no
time TOR comedy or that his was no
longer the mood for comedy. So far
his present change of mind has
worked out for the frightening OF
Wednesday night.
Mr.. Pearls rich, Spluttering dia-
lect, which sounds as if it had
been filtered through barrel of
sauerkraut, is pretty funny in it
self. When he gets off on one OF
those preposterous Baron Mum
chausen tales he can be hilarious
May his scriptwriters remain in
ventive.
Cliff Hall, the comedians foil OF
the olden days, is back to play the
Sharlie confounded by Mr.. Pearls
Vas you dere?" There really isn't
anyone quite like them in radio and
it is to be hoped their humor doesn't
wear out soon.
Add convention events: Cedric
Foster, MBS commentator, reports
meeting a little man sitting calmly
at the information desk in one of
the COP candidates headquarters
Foster popped his head in the room
and said, Hello there, can you tell
me. :" The man interrupted. II
sure can son." he said. THE real
convention starts July 12." Foster
never did find out who he was, but
he has a feeling he didn't belong
where he was.
Justin Miller, president of the
National Association of Broadcast
ers, on the new Standards of Prac-
tices: Listeners should not expect
revolutionary change in program
ming and commercial practices on
July /. They Will notice, however,
on the hundreds of stations which
have subscribed to the standards,
more listenable balance of COM
mercial copy against program ma
terial. They will be conscious of
efforts toward higher goals OF good
taste in mystery and children's
programs"
The Local Scene: Senator Wayne
Morse will discuss The Death of
the Old Guard" with Washington
Correspondent Charles Farmer on
WEAM today at las pm. -. Jack
Lowe starts a new daily record
show, Sweet VS.. SWING tomorrow
afternoon at Sis on WWDC. Lis
teners will select the music to be
played. Bill Henry's nightly
newscast will originate in the studios
of VOL starting tomorrow night
Mr.. Henry, whose first news broad
cast was aimed at crystal sets back
in 1923, will report Monday through
Friday at 9:55 pm. on the new MBs
program. Three hundred rec
ords from Sam Browns library are
among the prizes in contest he
is conducting on his Music Hall
lWINX-daily. 4:3o-8 PM. There
are other prizes, too, for letters
about The Best Years of OuI
Lives" returning soon to Keith's
Bill Brundige, VOL sports di-
rector, will be master of ceremonies
Wednesday night at benefit show
to be held at the. .Cheverly Theater
for the family of Charles Caldwell
Prince Georges County policeman
killed in the line of duty. . The
Radio Corp. of America has been
granted permission to install tele-
vision transmitter here for expert
mental broadcasts on ultra high fire.
quencies. 1t wont mean a thing
to your television set right now
but it could If the experiments are
successful enough to warrant shift
ing the video broadcast band.