Evening star., 1949-10-23
News of Video and Radio
The New Fall Ratings Show Talent
More Popular Than Prizes
By Harry Macarthur

took place awhile back wher
Capitol Cloak Room" was put or
both the AM air and on colol
video at the same time.
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High among the weeks ironie!
you can list what, has happened
to WWDC. Through its FM outlet
as hardly can have escaped you
the station floods Capital Transit
buses and streetcars with sooth.
| ing music and well-modulateC
commercials. This is less a char
liable venture than a commercial
one, since it lets WWDC-FM time
statesmen point to large captive
audience when wooing sponsors
Capital Transit Is pleased with
the arrangement, too, since II
shares the income.
Some bus and trolley riders
have become rebellious, however
charging infringement of theil
privacy. A man has right to not
listen to a radio, too, they charge
The whole matter is being taken
up at Public Utilities Commits
sion hearing scheduled to star,
next Thursday.
Well, a discussion program
District Roundtable," has just
made the move from WINK to
WWDC. where it will be heard
for the first time tonight at
o'clock. The topic of the discus
sion already had been arranged
and cannot be changed ON this
short notice. 1t is "The Use OF
Radio in Streetcars and Buses. ~
The cons as we'll as the pros will
have their say right there on
WWDC.
Telenotes: The coaxial cable
doesn't reach there yet and kline
scoping isn't completely satisfac-
tory. but Hollywood is starting to
make its bid as a television cen
ter. Already originating there
and sent East on film are four
major programs-the Ed Wynn
show, Life of Riley" "Fireside
Theater" and the Arch Oboler
Comedy Theater." Life of Ri
ley" and "Fireside Theater" are
on straight motion picture film
the other two being kinescoped
while telecast in Hollywood.
Olsen and johnson will drop out
OF television. at least temporarily
after next Thursday night, when
they conclude the first 13-Week
segment of what was to have been
a 39-week assignment. Bat
tleship Bismarck" originally
written as a two-hour stage pro-
duction based on a World War u
sea battle, will be seen first as q
one-hour television drama. Pau
Lukas will play the leading role
in the elaborate production or
Studio One" over CBS-TV to-
morrow night. The date of an
FEC decision in the matter Of
color TV is some time in the fu.
ture, most observers feel some
time after the first of the yeal
at the earliest.
The corner stone laying cere-
monies at the United Nations
headquarters tomorrow, with Pres.
ident Truman making the address
will be well covered by NBC, ABC
CHS and MBS on AM and by
NBC. ABC and CHS on television
Short wave will carry a descrip-
ton of the ceremonies to the rest
of the world.
Programs and People: WTOr
has come up with a new local
news program, "CBS News OF
Greater Washington" Scheduled
for Saturdays at GAS pm, it will
call in commentators for WARL
WP1K. WGAY, WBCC and
WEAK, to report the weeks
events in their suburban areas.
Arturo Toscanini will return next
Saturday to start his 18th season
as conductor Of the NBC SYM
phony Orchestra. Helen Hayes
last years star of 1.-The Electric
Theater," has decided to make nc
regular radio commitments this
season. In its place (Sunday, al
9 on CBS. Meet Corliss Archer
will continue indefinitely.
WQQW Is increasing its interest
in local musicians, now providing
a showcase for the talents Of
Esther Howe, pianist, and Davic
Baker. baritone. They will bt
heard in a new series every Sun.
day afternoon at 2::30. Wher
Stella Dallas" returns to the al,
tomorrow it will be starting 1t,
18th year as an NBC daytim.
serial. -. The popularity of Ret
Barber's Saturday afternoon foot.
ball roundup on CHS has prompt.
ed NBC to increase its football
coverage, by alternating play-by.
play accounts Of two games a