Evening star., 1950-02-12

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be seen today at 4 pm. on NBC
will have Mrs. Franklin D. Roose-
velt in a new weekly series titled,
To-day With Mrs. Roosevelt. >
The setting will be an informal
tea, at which Mrs. Roosevelt will
preside as a moderator over the
discussions by her guests of ma
jor problems facing the world and
the United States" One of her
guests today. by way OF a spe-
cially made exclusive film, will be
DR.. Albert Einstein, who will make
known bis views on the hydrogen
bomb.
Another TV hostess, operating
almost certainly on a less lofty
plane, will be Ilka Chase, who
will make her debut in the role
on Thursday night at 9:30 on the
new CHS "Glamor-Go-Ro +"
Miss Chase will do her video en-
tertaining in her drawing room
and the program will lean toward
music and wit.
CHS also has something new
coming upon Tuesday night at 8,
in series called Command
Post" Command Post" accord
ing to the announcement, will
be the initial attempt by the
Army to use television for the
training of Army Reserves, with
Mr.. and Mrs. John Public as in
vited eavesdroppers." 1t will be
completely developed eight
week training program, dealing
with the problems of an Army
division in combat with a hypo-
thetical aggressor. Wouldn't want
to spoil your Sunday with the
thought. but you might pick up
some useful information. And
wouldn't it come as a great shock
to Milton Berle if this turned out
to be the answer to him!
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Programs and People: The
WEAM management has promised
its listeners to retain the most
popular of it's local favorites when
it revamps its schedule to take
over Mutual shows February 20.
The suburban station, which was
granted unlimited time and 5000
watts power in March, 1948, soon
will ask the FEC for permission
to identify itself as WEAM, WASH
ington, instead of Arlington. {.
Jerry Strong, the WINK morn
ing man, now also is a WRC aft
ernoon man on Saturdays at 2,
with a program of the towns
favorite records of the week. i.
Bob Wolff, WINK sportscaster for
four years. moves. to WWDC Feb
ruary 20. He'll be on Monday
through Saturday at 6 pm. and
also do the baseball games with
Arch Mcdonald. WQQW- FIN
has extended it's schedule of
broadcasts of the National SYM
phony Orchestra to include the
programs of February Is, % and
26. 1--WE the Pupils" spon-
sored by the Prince Georges
County Teachers Association,
makes its bow today at 4:05 pm.
on WINK. Remember when
the early demise of Bing Crosby's
popularity was being predicted
because he insisted on tape re-
cording his weekly radio show?
Mr.. Crosby on tape-nobody would
listen to q : transcribed show!-
was in third place in the last
Hooperating. s &ss
Telenotes: ABC's first CONNER
Icially sponsored television pro-
gram. Ireene Wicker's Singing
Lady" celebrates its first TV birth
day tonight at 6. AS a present,
Miss Wicker got renewed 52-week
sponsorship over an expanded
station lineup. Another indi-
cation that Robert Montgomery is
going to experiment rather than
coast in television comes up to-
morrow night (WNBW-9:3G p.m.)
when he uses three actresses to
play one leading role in kitty
Foyle." It was a necessitated 38
costume changes that drove him
to it. Janet and jeanne Lally will
play Kitty in her teens and Jane
Wyatt will take over when she
grows up. ]. Edgar Hoover,
FBI director, Is stanch sup
porter OF Bryson Rash's '"Tele-
news" on WMAL nightly at Z. AS
a special feature of the news show
Mr.. Rash has been showing his
audience photographs OF the 10
men wanted most by the FBI.
Nadine Gae has joined the staff of
Fred Warnings Sunday night show
as chief choreographer. :. Jack
Carson has been named head of
the Hollywood Committee for
Television Research. Others on
1t are Don Ameche, Dennis Nor
gan. Oliver Hardy and Director
David Butler.