Evening star., 1950-02-26


ranked among the better local
radio efforts, has another coming
up. This one is on alcoholism
and will be heard on WMAL on
Tuesday nights at 9:45. starting
March 7. The series, which will
include eight programs, is to be
presented under the sponsorship
of the D. C. Health Department,
the Washington Committee for
Education on Alcoholism and The
Star.
"Kukla, Fran and Ollie" were
rehearsing recently for Sunday
night guest appearance on Dave
Garroway's show when Mr.. Gar
roway got an idea.
Burr" said Mr.. GarroWay to
Mr.. Tillstrom, II think a nice fin
ish would be a quartet type thing.
Why don't you leave Kukla and
Ollie on stage and come out front
with me? Then the four of us
can do some barber shop har-
monizing."
Puppeteer Tillstrom stuck his
head out from under the back
drop with quiet smile.
Thank you, friend" he said.
"You have just joined the 'believ-
ers.'"
Telenotes: Twenty Questions"
which was briefly sponsored by
some cigarette lighter people as a
pre-Christmas feature, will be-
come Friday night regular on
ABC, starting March 81, for the
same sponsor. Bronco Billy
Anderson. whose first hit film was
THE Great Train Robbery" in
1908, is turning now to television
as a producer of western films.
THE series will be comedy west
erns." according to Mr.. Ander-
sons manager, Herman Budan,
designed to bring back the old
fashioned belly laugh" Her.
bert Bayard Swope, jr., has taken
over the production chore on
NBC's Lights Out" replacing
George McGarrett, whose full
time now is taken up with the
new Saturday Night Revue"
Dan Seymour has been named ed
itor Of 1--WE. the People," as well
as its master of ceremonies.
Alan Young, the young CHS char
acter comedian, will launch the
new ALAN Young Show" on the
network on April 6. 1t will origi-
mate in Hollywood and presuma-
bly, be seen in the East via kline
scope. :. Add effects Of tele-
vision: Sammy Kaye is seeking a
new vocalist, but he is not merely
listening to girls sing in the search
for one. He has enlisted the aid
OF Harry Conover, the model man,
to find a singer who is telegenic
as well as vocally pleasing.
Programs and People: President
Truman will launch the 1850
American Red Cross campaign
with a special message to the
Nation on Tuesday night at 10:55
over ABC. CHS and MBS. A
new personality enters Washing
ton radio on Wednesday. when
Mark Sheeler takes over the daily
6:15 to 10 am. chore on WPIK.
According to the people at WPIK,
"Sheeler will make Washing
tonians sit up and take notice.
He Jokes. he initiates. he puns. he
insults. he praises. he argues. But
he does nothing ordinary. De-
pends, of course. on what you call
ordinary. Insult and argument
are an ordinary part of the lot
| that falls to us. j.. The Horace
Heidt Show" will tour American
bases in Europe. starting April II,
and will do four broadcasts from
there. -. Over at WWDC they're
beginning to worry that imitation
is here and $3.50 isn't worth
much effort. To advertise the
shift to 5000 watts and a new
frequency 1,260 kc), WWDC
dropped 10000 cards from an air.
plane. 100 of which were worth
$3.50 each if returned to the
studio. Two have shown up Sc
far. -. WBCC is giving away a
flock of radio sets and a television
receiver this week in celebration
OF its third anniversary.
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/ Irony of the Month Cor Maybe
Year,: Arthur Godfrey's Talent
Scouts" hit it's highest Hooper vet
in the mid-February rating report
chalking up a 23.9. second only
to Jack Benny's top. 24.5. The
audience that produced the % 6
was sampled the week when Mr.
Godfrey was vacationing In
Florida.