Evening star., 1948-05-16
For Radio Listeners
By Harry Macarthur

III not feared, to tread and put an
end to all this. 1t is MICS notion,
and a sound one it is, that what the
radio listeners need is sort OF
peoples university of the air"
1t Is MICS plan to do this by pre-
senting home study courses based
on network educational programs
in cooperation with universities In
different parts OF the country Those
enrolling would pay small fee, by
way of the participating university,
then receive assignments for sup
Elementary reading. At the END
of a set term the listener-student
would be given specially prepared
examination and, on passing this, q
certificate from the school and
MICS University of the Air"
This all seems still to be IN the
planning stage at the moment, but,
according to reports, controlled
experiments probably will be
started early next year.
Radio and education 60 hand in
hand locally in several cases, Incl
dentally. The latest instance Is the
acceptance by the District public
schools of the WINK program, "Fa-
vorite Story" (Sunday, 4:30 PM,
for use in English classes. Tran
scriptions of the program, dramatl-
cations of literary classics, are re-
leased to the schools after presenta-
ton over WINK. English depart
ments plan to use them In class
rooms to stimulate interest in the
classics Of literature.
Another program approved as
part OF the local school curricula,
this one designed for and aimed di-
rectly at the classroom. is The
Stars News for Schools" (WMAL,
Thursday, 2:15 p.m). This is heard
weekly in many current events
classes from the fourth to the sew
enth and even in some higher
grades. 1t was started back in
1910, at the suggestion of group OF
District teachers, in answer to
war-aroused increased interest OF
children in the news.
Bill Coyle, The Stars radio di-
rector, was the first News for
Schools" commentator and writer
and returned to the program from
the Navy in 1916. His aim in pre-
pairing the script Is first to report
on and explain, principally to the
subteen-age group, the weeks most
important news event. Following
this, he tries for something lighter
in vein. He has won his youthful lis
teners' attention with such things
as guest appearance by Admiral
Richard E. Byrd, an interview with
flyer who had crashed in the
Antarctic and transcriptions made
at the Washington Senators Florida
training camp.
The answer is, mol" We do not
know the name Of the new mystery
melody" on the stop the Music"
We wouldn't think of keeping it a
secret; we just don't know what
1t is. )
The move toward television by
AM radios well-known names"
may very well be under way. The
first comedian Of stature in his field
to take to video as regular thing
was Henry Morgan, who probably
both startled and shocked his spon-
soring refrigerator manufacturer on
his very first show. He undoubtedly
delighted his audience, though, by
the beating he gave a refrigerator
after a piece fell off OF 1t during the
commercial. 'e97} ~ tt@I
The latest program to 60 sight
~ well as sound is the 12-year-old
we, the People" which will Rbe
presented simultaneously on the
CHS radio and televtsion networks,
starting Tuesday, June l. This is,
repeatedly, the first major CONNER
cial series slated for duplication on
television.
People You Hear: There is sweet
ness and light in radio, too. Eddie
Gallaher, the man in WTOP's
nightly "Moondial," got a fan letter
the other day from the chief engi-
neer of WQQW. "As you may or
may not know" the WQQW man
wrote. during the day the above
call letters are synonymous with
good music, but later on you take
over beautifully" Mr.. G. replied
by saluting WQQW with WTOP's
air. >. Norman Gladney has taken
over as news announcer at WWDC
and also will serve, along with Jack
Lowe, as presidential announcer.
Nancy Osgood, WRC director of
women's activities, has been named
a delegate to the Third National
Conference on Citizenship, here this
week Meredith Young, VOL
director Of women's programs, wrote
and is directing the spring review of
the Creative Arts Club of Arlington
Arthur Godfrey, Jerry Strong,
Connie B. Gay, Bill Jenkins, Sam
Brown. Jackson Lowe, Art Lamb
and others will be heard at various
times Wednesday on inaugural fes-
tivities of WBUZ-FM. The station
came on the air on January Is, but
this Is the formal" opening.
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