Evening star., 1951-06-01
On the Air
On the Air
Some Rare
Honors Go
To Gleason
By Horry Macarthur

By Harry Macarthur
You may have thought you had
seen the last Of award-giving for
awhile, but we're not done with
it yet. We seem to be getting
to the bottom of the barrel,
though, and the end may be in
sight. It has been only matter
of time, of course. and some
slight question as to which would
be used UP first-programs to re-
ceive awards or people to make
awards.
It seems to be the people-to-
imake-awardS stock which is rum
ming low tand let's not call this
a critical materials shortage). This
is understandable. to be sure.
since a given program can re-
|ceive any number Of awards. But
once man. magazine, society for
the prevention of something or
other, or marching, chowder and
debating club has awarded its
prizes 1t is finished. Until next
year.
Jackie Gleason is the late-run-
ming award-willner, in honor Of
tonight's second anniversary Of
"Cavalcade Of Bands" (WTTG-
10). Mr.. Gleason undoubtedly
deserves recognition for his hard
work as a master of ceremonies
and comedian, but the Du Mont
publicity department has had to
reach far to get it.
MIR. Gleason's awards will be
three. Jack O'Brian, radio and
Itelevision editor Of the New York
Journal-American, will present
him a citation as "The Outstand-
ing Television Comedian of the
Year" Earl Wilson, the saloon
editor of the New York Post, will
present a scroll indentifying Glea-
son as "The Greatest New Tele-.
vision Comedian of the Year.
Jack Townsend, president of Local
Is. Bartenders' Union, will give
Gleason an award for creating his
Joe. the bartender character and
make him an honorary member of
the union.
This sort Of thing puts quite
'damper on the plans Matched over
a luncheon table recently by a To-
cal columnist and a radio publicity
man. Their notion was to create
Ia fictitious society with q high
sounding name for the purpose of
'honoring merit in radio and tele-
vision. A Hollywood program was
Ito be the telvision winner, so q
free trip to the West Coast could
he made to make the award.
'Dufy's Tavern" was decided on
as a cinch for the annual radio
honor. You have to go to Puerto
Rico to present scrool to that
one.
Sudden Thought: Wonder why
so many radio anouncers can't
pronounce Senator Kefauver's
name, when the Senator himself
seems to have so little trouble
with it,
Week End Guests:
Saturday: Russell Nype Of "Call
Me Madam" in BLACK Sheep" on
''The Faith Baldwin Theater of
Romance" (WMAL-TV- - 1890
p.m). -. Signe Hasso, Ella Raines
and P. G. Wodhouse, on "Thet
Lorraine Day Show" tWMAL-TV-!.
l p.mJ. Steve Allen. Victor
Jory. Richard Greene and Lola Al
bright, on "The Ken Murray.
Show CWTOP-TV-S pm9.
Singer Jack Richards, on THE
Jack Carter Show" (WNBW-8
p.mD. :. Constance Bennett, on
Your Show of Shows" (WNBW-I
9 PM. -. Phil Silvers, on THE
Frank Sinatra Show" (WTOP-TV
% p.m0. :. Carol Bruce, on the
AT Home Show" CWTOP-TV-1
II PM.
Sunday: Eric Johnston and Sen
ators Maybank, Capehart, Brick
er and Moody, on American Fo-
rum Of the Air" (WNBW-1:30.
p.m) Senator Joseph cCarthy
on Meet the Press" (WNBW-I
4 p.m.) -. Spring Byington and
Mary Anderson, in Charming
Billy" on "Bigelow Theater"
tWTOP-TV-6 p.m.) Vivian
Blaine, in a salute to Cole Porter
on "The Paul Whiteman Revue
tWMAL-TV-7 PM =. Charles
Coburn, in a scene from Village
Green" on "Showtime U.S.A."
(WMAL-TV - 1880 p.m.) +
Glenda Farrell and Phil Silvers
on the panel '"This Is Show Busi-
ness" (WTOP-TV-7:30 PM -.
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, on
''rhe Comedy Hour (WNBW-I
8 p.m.) : Frankie Lame, on
Toast of the Town" (WTOP-TV
B p.m) Capt. Joseph Jabara,
the jet fighter ace just returned
from Korea, on "Pentagon-w Wash
lr0f0Y1o (WTuTFS Q.9n - -