Evening star., 1951-04-11
By Harry Macarthur

morning radio snow tW1OF)
and Miss Quinlan is seen anc
heard Monday, Wednesday anc
Friday at 7:30 pm. on WNBW.
The selection Of Miss Quinlar
lin the poll is met happily around
here as we'll as around her house
She is a real veteran of television
as veterans go in that field. She
first was seen by this viewer on 9
very early sustaining series. which
one of the networks was using as
a testing ground for would-be TV
singing stars.
She was tabled then as one OF
the lot most likely to be kept be-
fore the cameras and it is graft
flying to be supported finally by
Radio -Television Mirrors readers
Godfrey All the Way: The
peoples choice continues to be
Arthur Godfrey. according to the
current awards issue Of the maga-
zine. For the second consecutive
year the readers have selected his
as the best programs on both
radio and television.
He won the vote for best variety
show (radio). best program on the
air (radio), best program fon the
air (Tv) and favorite male night
time star (TV. This is not a
clean sweep, since some other peo-
pie were honored, too. but 1t is a
fairly clear indication that the
customers like Godfrey whenever
and wherever they find him.
Only q few results of the poll
the only national one in which
listeners and viewers name their
favorites-are likely to surprise
those who put all their faith In
ratings. The biggest surprise, un-
doubtedly, is the absence Of the
name of Milton Berle from the
list of winners. Uncle Miltie. the
actor, bore no resemblance in this
race to Uncle Miltie, the horse. at
Jamaica.
Apart from two other excep-
tions, the magazines readers gave
approval In one way or another
to the latest top 10 Tv shows as
rated by Nielsen. The Nielsen list
includes Berle, Talent Scouts
Blue Ribbon Bouts" Mama,
"Fireside Theater." "Your Show
of Shows" Comedy Hour Man
Against Crime, "1" Godfrey and
Friends" and "The Goldbergs."
The viewer vote preferred Cav
alcade of Sports" in the sports
field and Studio One" among the
dramatic programs. Peggy Wood
lof Mama" was voted the favor.
| ite dramatic actress: SHOW o1
Shows" favorite variety program
Comedy Hour" best new pro.
gram of the year; Ralph Bellamy
of Man Against Crime" favoritt
TV detective, and THE Gold.
bergs," best continued story drama
/ 4 +
Inconsistency at Large: Con
siStency is not to be expected il
a poll in which there are 81 diff
ferent categories for televisiol
alone. and it is noticeably absen
here, too. The favorite news com
mentator, for instance. is Johl
Cameron Swayze. but the favorit,
news program is Doug Edwards
And, while Mr.. Bellamy is tn,
favorite detective. he is not in tn,
most popular mystery show. which
is Martin Kane, Private Eye"
The man who won the vote a
television's top comedian is Alal
Young, but the favorite coined.
show is Jerry Lester's, which i
new show in the voting but no
'the best new TV show this year.
That one. remember, is Coined.
Hour" The favorite daytime pro
gram is Kate Smiths, but the IA
vorite woman daytime star i
Penny Olsen and the favorit,
women's program is Faye Emer
sons. but Fran Allison is the mos
popular woman nighttime star.
Bob Smith (of "Howdy Doody",
was voted best entertainer TO,
children, but the best children
show clearly was "Kukla, Fra,
and Ollie" as the tabulations wer'
made. And "The Lone Ranger
was the western winner, which
will come as a shock to "Hopalon,
Cassidy"
With all these and NOR,
chances, it does seem that Miltol
Berle might have won just on,
little award. But he even had t,
see Ed Sullivan top him as mos
popular master of ceremonies.
y X Il
TV Premiere: Jerry Strong
having given away all the florists
money and run Bouquets ant
Bonuses" off the air, starts a nev
television program tomorrow. Thi
will be Block Party" on VITO
lat 1880 pm, and in addition t,
entertainment by Mr.. S., Aleth,
Agee and others, there1l be ;
lot of good given away. MI
Strong prepared himself for tn,
ordeal with a few days of gol
at Pinehurst IN. c., while Stev,
/, Douglas filled in manfully so earl,
in the morning on the WIN1