Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-09
| News of VideO and Radio
Wedding of East and Midwest Teevision Networks
Should Bring Better Shows
By Harry Macarthur

writing under Mr.. Saudek's direc-
ton. 1t was written by William L..
Shirer, who will take part In the
broadcast.
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Sunday nights assortment of
radio drama is joined by new pro-
gram tonight when the "NBC Thea
ter" (WRC-8:30 PM starts a series
of dramatized screen plays in CO.
operation with the Screen Directors
Guild. The first will be a radio
version of John Ford's "Stagecoach,'
with John Wayne star of the film
in the leading role.
Next Sunday night Robert Cum
mings will appear, in Lets Live q
Little" and The Exile" with Doug
las Fairbanks, is scheduled for JAN
uary %. Howard Wiley will direct
the programs
Televiews: Preparing to start its
regular program schedule next Sun
day, WOIC already has been expert
menting with its test pattern. You
should find it on Channel 8, but
If you don't it doesn't necessarily
mean you need the antenna ad.
justed. 1t might mean the station
is not on the air at the moment
1.-The Goldbergs," a veteran radio
serial which started in 1929 and
continued into 1916, then became q
Broadway play last season, becomes
a CHS television show soon. Its
author. Molly Berg, will continue to
play Molly Goldberg as she has on
radio and stage The mail re-
ceived by MICS I'D Like to See
(WNBW-Tuesday, PM. indi.
Gates that more Americans want to
see America first than anything else
Most requests are for pictures of the
United States. with Hollyw cd,
Miami, Washington and Sun Valley
leading as specific locales Tele-
vision sets in use in Washington
took healthy squirt during Decem-
Der. There were $4,000 video re-
ceivers in operation here as of jan
uary /. The increase over Deem
Der l $4,000 was the largest ever
reported.
Having somehow become commit
ted to this mystery melody" thing
against our will we assure you, there
seems to be no getting out of it. The
stop the Music" poser might be
When the Bridegroom Comes
There is an old spiritual with that
title.
Program Notes: THE Original
Amateur Hour" (WMAL, Wednes-
day, PM, inherited by Ted Mack
of the late Major Bowes' staff, will
be broadcast this week from Con-
stltution Hall. 1t is being presented
under the auspices of the National
Symphony Orchestra Association
and tickets are available at Kits
The local Mack Triplets, who have
appeared at the Capitol Theater and
the Shoreham Blue Room, will be
among the amateurs" taking part
in the broadcast. Living
1949," which was q WRC late-hou1
rebroadcast while it was Living
1913" moves to the regular network
hour, Abs pm, today. On today's
documentary, the program will be
conducting IAN Investigation Into
Congressional Investigations" trac.
ing their legality back to 18th CEN
fury England and discussing theil
merits and fatlts: Lou Hazam, q
Silver Spring. Is the writer of 'Liv-
ing" Tomorrow at 1915 pm
WWDC and WWDC-FM will start 9
new weekly series Of Stories to Re-
member" produced by the Institute
for Democratic Education. Such
stars as Melvyn Douglas, Raymond
Massey and Vera Zorina will appear
in dramatizations of stories from
Golfers, the Atlantic Monthly, the
New Yorker and other magazines
The first program will present Ger
aldine Fitzgerald in The Lesson,
story of a child's first day in school
/. Gabriel Heater has signed q
new f1ve-year contract which In
sures that he will be Mutual's radio
and television news Commentator fol
at least that long. Hollywood
is full of q persisting rumor that
NBC is trying to snag Bing Crosby
for the Sunday-at-7 spot opposite
Jack Benny. Mr.. Benny, Incl
dentally, not only took his audience
with him but picked up some new
customers when he moved to CHS
last week. A special Hooper check
gave him a rating of 278, up from
his first place 25.6 of the report
dated December 80. Counter
spy" dramatic series about exactly
what the title suggests, has Won
support of a soft drink sponsor anc
will be heard twice weekly on ABC
Tuesdays and Thursdays, at 7:3c
pm.
n II X
Washington's oldest continuous
newscast, The ESQ eport er'
fWRC-Daily, 7:30 am, IL, 6 and
II PM, marked 10 years on the
station last week and started the
14th on Thursday. 1t has been
heard without interruption since
January 6, 1886, except that it was
cancelled out on noon Of January
6, 1886, when the late President
Roosevelt was having some words
with Congress.
A. D. willard. executive vice pres
ident of the National Association
Of Broadcasters, could offer no aid