Evening star., 1950-01-08
News of Video and Radio
1t Is Time We Changed Our Thinking,
Mark Woods Advises
By Harry Macarthur


chuckle from an individual" Mr..
Garroway told the interviewer
For this reason he bars the studio
audience and aims his television
performance straight at the living
room.
Before long it is going to begin
to feel like all is not lost around
here.
/ Ira L. Smith. writing man who
spends his time trying to frighten
the Alexandria Birds with his ro-
tating TVantenna when he is not
digging up baseball yarns for
books like Low and inside" has
discovered that people are mighty
curious among the other things
people are. Mr.. Smiths collabo-
rator on Low and Inside" H. AL
len Smith (no relation) made an
appearance on Arthur Godfrey's
Wednesday night television show
last week. He brought along a
picture Mr.. Smith Qra) had
taken of him one time via televi-
sion when Mr.. Smith tAllen) was
on another video show. Mr.. God
frey thought it would be a funny
gag if Mr.. Smith (Allen) would
hold up the picture so that Mr..
Smith Gra) could take a picture
on the television screen of the
picture he had taken on televi-
sion screen.
1t was funny, all right, but Mr..
Smith Ira) didn't have time to
laugh. The program wasn't off
the air before his phone began to
ring. Everyone in town wanted to
know if he had made the picture.
Cat last report he was thinking
that it was little out of focus, so
don't be bothering him with ques-
tions.)
Telenotes: Still another set of
puppets-these the marionettes of
Bill and Cora Baird-starts regu-
lar television series tomorrow when
Life With Snarky Parker re-
places the Sonny Kendis Show"
on CHS (WOIC) Monday, Tues
day, Thursday and Friday at 7:45.
Snarky is the deputy sheriff of a
place out West called Hot Rock,
and the Bairds claim the program
is lone of the few television net
work shows announced by
mouse" >. Replacement of Mr..
KendiS, incidentally. loses viewers
not only topnotch pianist, but
also the program that had con-
siStently the best picture quality
in all video. -. Capital Closeup"
off the air while Congress was
fence-mending. has returned to
WMAL-TV on Fridays at 7:30.
BrySon Rash conducts it.
Cathy Lewis is reported to have
turned down another TV offer.
She wants to come to video as
Jane Stacey, SO she is holding out
until MY Friend Irma" becomes
a television show. The Tail
waggers." on WMAL-TV Monday
nights at 7:30, has been insured
life by q sponsor. Brysou Rash
does this one, too. Blind
Date, the Arlene Frances show
which has been off for a while
now, will return to the ABC net ;
work some time in March. It Is,
being bankrolled by shoe polish
manufacturer. The Christmas
sales of television sets in Wash
ington brought the greatest
monthly increase yet-12, 300
bringing the total number of re-
ceivers here to $1,000 as of jan
uary /.
Programs and People: Strike
1t Rich" the audience participa-
ton show that is among the more
listenable of its type because of
its human interest elements. re-
turns to the CHS air today at
$50 pm. -. Deems Taylor'sa
good music" dick jockey show
has become regular WQQW and
WQQW-FM feature. It is heard.
daily at 3 pm. .. WINK has re-.
shuff1ed it's schedule to provide
three new nighttime disk jockey
shows. Jack Rowzie is on from
$3.50 to 10, Connie Ray from 1905
to II and Milton Grant from II :05
to l am. The ninth annual
DR.. Christian Award competition
is under way and will continue
until March /. The writer of the
winning script for the Jean Her
sholt show will receive $4,000 and
more than so other scripts will
be bought, at $3.50 to $3.50 each
80. The four campaign luncheons
OF the National Symphony Or
chestra Association will be broad
cast by WMAL during the annual
fund raising campaign. The first
broadcast is scheduled for Tuesday
at 1880 pm, when DR.. Sigmund
Spaeth will be the principal speak,
er. . !. The Ford Dealers of Amer
lea have taken % CHS and MBS
shows out of the sustaining class
for one time sponsorship last week
and this, during the introduction
OF new models. Add honors: