WMIK Radiograms were also printed. Below the program logs are the first half of the Radio-grams; January 8, through March 19, 1949. When all of these have been recovered and typed, I will include them on this page.
Each Radiogram has information about local radio news and a great deal of information concerning
The Voice of The Daily News
1490 On Your Dial
Radio station WMIK has received its complete program schedule from the Mutual Broadcasting System. This will make possible the publication of a skeleton schedule in the Daily News. These schedules will be published daily and will be in advance of programming time.
December 1, 1948
Wednesday Afternoon and Evening--- 3 p.m. until Midnight
3:00 Red Benson
3:30 Ozark Valley Folks
4:00 Patty Clayton and the John Gart Trio
4:15 Charlie Spivak Serenaders
4:30 Four-thirty Limited
5:00 Adventure Parade
5:30 Captain Mid-Night
6:00 Time For The News
6:15 Highlights in the Days Sports
6:30 Melodies From The Heart of the Cumberlands
7:00 Songs of Our Times
7:15 Marine Story
7:30 Cumberland Mountain Boys
7:45 Inside of Sports
8:00 Can You Top This?
8:30 High Adventure
8:55 Hy Gardner Says
9:00 Gabriel Heatter and the News
9:15 Mutual Newsreel
9:30 The Family Theatre
9:55 Bill Henry and the News
10:00 Manhattan Playhouse
10:30 Busy Bee News
10:45 Ray Bloch Presents
11:00 All the News
11:15 Jimmy Featherstons Orch.
11:30 Henry Jerome Orch.
11:55 Mutual Reports the News
11:59 Sign-Off-Evening Prayer
Thursday Morning and Afternoon
5:28 a.m. until 3p.m.
5:28 Sign On - Prayer for the Day
6:00 Jimmy Ballard
6:30 Tri-State 1st Edition News
6:45 The Crusaders
7:00 Ministerial Association
7:15 Tri-State 2nd Edition News
7:30 Cardwell Musical Clock
8:30 Morning Novelties
9:00 Editors Diary
9:15 Tell Your Neighbor
9:30 The Visiting Lady
10:00 Cecil Brown
10:15 Faith in Our Time
10:30 Say It With Music
11:00 Passing Parade
11:15 Music For Thursday
11:30 Gabriel Heatter’s Mail Bag
11:45 Lanny Ross
12:00 Kate Smith Speaks
12:15 Kate Smith Sings
12:30 Jumbo Noon Edition News
12:45 Man and Mike
1:00 Cedric Foster
1:15 The Happy Gang
1:45 The Little Show
2:00 Queen for a Day
2:30 Golden Hope Chest
December 2, 1948
Thursday, 3 p.m. until Midnight
3:00 Red Benson
3:30 Dixie Barn Dance Gang
4:00 Milt Herth
4:15 Russ Morgan Entertains
4:30 Four-thirty Limited
5:00 Adventure Parade
5:15 Superman
5:30 Captain Midnight
5:45 Tom Mix
6:00 Time For The News
6:15 Highlights in the Day’s Sports
6:30 Melodies From The Heart of the Cumberlands
7:00 Echoes of the Gay 90’s
7:15 Bob Hope
7:30 Robert Hurleigh
7:45 Inside of Sports
8:00 What’s the Name of That Song
8:30 The Better Half
8:55 Hy Gardner Says
9:00 Gabriel Heatter and the News
9:15 Mutual Newsreel
9:30 Mysterious Traveler
9:55 Bill Henry and the News
10:00 The Adventures of the Thin Man
10:30 Ten Thirty Edition of the News
10:45 Melodies Sprinkled With Star Dust
11:00 All the News
11:15 Eddie Howard’s Orch.
11:30 Bill Mcune’s Orch.
11:55 Mutual Reports the News
12:00 Sign-Off-Evening Prayer
Friday, 5:28 a.m. until 3p.m.
5:28 Sign On - Prayer for the Day
5:30 Virginia Ramblers
6:00 Wakin Melodies
6:05 Jimmy Ballard
6:30 Tri-State First Edition News
6:45 The Crusaders
7:00 Ministerial Association
7:15 Tri-State Second Edition News
7:30 Cardwell Musical Clock
8:30 Morning Novelties
9:00 Editors Diary
9:15 Tell Your Neighbor
9:30 Visiting Lady
10:00 Cecil Brown
10:15 Faith in Our Time
10:30 Say It With Music
11:00 John Nesbitt’s Passing Parade
11:15 Music For Thursday
11:30 Gabriel Heatter’s Mail Bag
11:45 Lanny Ross
12:00 Kate Smith Speaks
12:15 Kate Smith Sings
12:30 Jumbo Noon Edition of the News
12:45 Man and Mike
1:00 Cedric Foster
1:15 The Happy Gang
1:45 Little Show
2:00 Queen for a Day
2:30 Golden Hope Chest
December 3, 1948
Friday, 3 p.m. until Midnight
3:00 Red Benson
3:30 Ozark Valley Folks
4:00 Bob Eberly and the John Gart Trio
4:15 Johnny Long’s Orch.
4:30 Four-thirty Limited
5:00 Adventure Parade
5:15 Superman
5:30 Captain Mid-Night
5:45 Tom Mix
6:00 Time For The News
6:15 Highlights in the Day’s Sports
6:30 Melodies From The Heart of the Cumberlands
7:00 Songs of Our Times
7:15 Ray Bloch
7:30 Henry J. Taylor
7:45 Inside of Sports
8:00 Great Scenes From Great Plays
8:30 Leave It To the Girls
8:55 Hy Gardner Says
9:00 Gabriel Heatter and the News
9:15 Mutual Newsreel
9:30 Yours for a Song
9:55 Bill Henry and the News
10:00 Meet the Press
10:30 Busy Bee News
10:45 Philadelphia Orchestra
11:00 Transcribed Music
11:15 Eddie Howard’s Orchestra
11:30 Alveno Ray
11:55 Mutual Reports the News
12:00 Evening Prayer-Sign-Off
Saturday, 5:28 a.m. until 3p.m.
5:28 Sign On - Morning Prayer
5:30 Virginia Ramblers
6:05 Jimmy Ballard
6:30 Tri-State First Edition of News
6:45 The Crusaders
7:00 Ministerial Association
7:15 Tri-State 2nd Edition of the News
7:30 Cardwell’s Musical Clock
8:30 Morning Novelties
9:00 Editor’s Diary
9:15 Tell your Neighbor
9:30 The Visiting Lady
10:00 Cecil Brown
10:15 Faith In Our Times
10:30 Say It With Music
11:00 Passing Parade
11:30 Gabriel Heatter’s Mailbag
11:45 Lanny Ross
12:00 Kate Smith Speaks
12:15 Kate Smith Sings
12:45 Man and Mike
1:00 Cedric Foster
1:15 The Happy Gang
1:45 The Little Show
2:00 Queen For A Day
2:30 Golden Hope Chest
5:28 Sign On---Morning Prayer
5:30 Virginia Ramblers
6:00 Jacob’s Melodies
6:05 Jimmy Ballard
6:30 Tri-State First Edition of the News
6:45 Kentucky Twins
7:00 Catholic Hour
7:15 Tri-State 2nd Edition of the News
7:30 Cardwell Musical Clock
8:30 Morning Novelties
9:00 Zeke’s Debut
9:15 Mountain Music
9:30 Melodies By Clarellen
10:00 Ozark Valley Folks
10:30 Albert L. Warner and the News
10:45 Three Sons
11:00 Movie Matinee
11:30 Teen-Timers Club
12:00 Lionel Hampton’s Club
12:30 Jumbo Noon Edition of the News
12:45 Man and Mike
1:00 Smoky Mountain Hayride
2:00 Roy Robbins
December 4, 1948
Saturday, 3 p.m. until Midnight
3:00 Williamson Smith College Choir
3:30 Dell Trio
4:00 Here’s to Vets
4:15 Four-fifteen Limited
5:00 Take a Number
5:30 True or False
6:00 Six O’clock Edition of the News
6:15 Highlights in the Day’s Sports
6:30 Jewel Box Jamboree
7:00 Eddie’s Rhythm Makers
7:15 Cumberland Mountain Boys
7:30 Robert Hurleigh---News
7:45 Mel Allen---Sports
8:00 Twenty Questions
8:30 Life Begins at 80
9:00 Gabriel Heatter
9:15 Lanny Ross
9:30 Meet the Boss
10:00 Requestfully Yours
11:55 Mutual Reports the News
12:00 Evening Prayer-Sign-Off
Sunday, 6:45 until Midnight
6:43 Sign-on---Prayer For the day
6:45 Organ Melodies
7:00 John H. Luntsford Hour
7:30 Church of God of West Middlesboro
8:00 Baptist Hour
8:15 Lundy’s Bible Class
8:30 Tri-State Methodist Hour
9:00 Church of the Union Assembly
9:30 Middlesboro Gospel Hour
10:00 Your American Music
10:15 Faith In Our Times
10:30 Music for Sunday
11:00 Transcribed Music
12:00 Popular Organ Music
12:15 Twelve-fifteen Edition of the News
12:30 Lutheran Hour
1:00 William L. Shirer
1:15 John B. Kennedy
1:30 Negro Community Choir
2:00 Air Force Band
2:30 Bill Cunningham
2:45 The Veteran Wants To Know
3:00 Michael O’Duffy
3:30 Juvenile Jury
4:00 House of Mystery
4:30 True Detective
5:00 The Shadow
5:30 Quick as a Flash
6:00 The Roy Rogers Show
7:00 Sherlock Holmes
7:30 Gabriel Heatter
8:00 Spivak Serenades
8:30 Under Arrest
9:00 Secret Mission
9:30 Jimmy Fiddler-Hollywood News
10:00 Voice of Strings
10:30 Starlight Melodies
11:00 William Hillman News
11:15 Dell Trio
11:30 Larry Clinton’s Orchestra
11:55 Mutual Reports the News
12:00 Sign-Off-Evening Prayer
5:28 to 3 p.m.
5:28 Sign On - Prayer for the Day
5:30 Virginia Ramblers
6:00 Wakin Melodies
6:05 Jimmy Ballard
6:30 Tri-State 1st Edition News
6:45 The Crusaders
7:00 Ministerial Association
7:15 Tri-State 2nd Edition News
7:30 Cardwell’s Musical Clock
8:30 Morning Novelties
9:00 Editors Diary
9:15 Tell Your Neighbor
9:30 The Visiting Lady
10:00 Cecil Brown
10:15 Faith in Our Time
10:30 Say It With Music
11:00 Passing Parade
11:15 Music For Monday
11:30 Gabriel Heatter’s Mail Bag
11:45 Lanny Ross
12:00 Kate Smith Speaks
12:15 Kate Smith Sings
12:30 Jumbo Noon Edition of the News
12:45 Man and Mike
1:00 Cedric Foster
1:15 The Happy Gang
1:45 The Little Show
2:00 Queen for a Day
2:30 Golden Hope Chest
December 6, 1948
Monday, 3 p.m. until Midnight
3:00 Red Benson
3:30 Ozark Valley Folks
4:00 Bob Eberly and the John Gart Trio
4:15 Four-fifteen Limited
5:00 Adventure Parade
5:15 Superman
5:30 Captain Midnight
5:45 Tom Mix
6:00 Time For The News
6:15 Highlights in the Day’s Sports
6:30 Melodies From The Heart of the Cumberlands
7:00 Songs of Our Time
7:15 Christian Church
7:30 Henry J. Taylor
7:45 LMU-Sue Bennett basketball game
9:00 Gabriel Heatter
9:15 LMU-Sue Bennett game, continued
9:30 Erskine Johnson’s Hollywood Story
9:55 Bill Henry and the News
10:00 Fishing and Hunting Club of the Air
10:30 Busy Bee News
10:45 Tom Grant Orch.
11:00 Transcribed Music
11:15 Wally Wickens Orch.
11:30 Alan Holmes Orch.
11:55 Mutual Reports the News
12:00 Evening Prayer Sign-Off
5:28 to 3 p.m.
5:28 Sign On - Morning Prayer
5:30 Virginia Ramblers
6:00 Stockyard Report
6:05 Jimmy Ballard
6:30 Tri-State 1st Edition News
6:45 The Crusaders
7:00 Ministerial Association
7:15 Tri-State Second Edition News
7:30 Cardwell Musical Clock
8:30 Morning Novelties
9:00 Editors Diary
9:15 Tell Your Neighbor
9:30 The Visiting Lady
10:00 Cecil Brown
10:15 Faith in Our Time
10:30 Say It With Music
11:00 John Nesbitt’s Passing Parade
11:15 Music For Tuesday
11:30 Gabriel Heatter’s Mail Bag
11:45 Lanny Ross
12:00 Kate Smith Speaks
12:15 Kate Smith Sings
12:30 Jumbo Noon Edition of the News
12:45 Man and Mike
1:00 Cedric Foster
1:15 The Happy Gang
1:45 The Little Show
2:00 Queen for a Day
2:30 Golden Hope Chest
December 7, 1948
Tuesday, 3 p.m. until Midnight
3:00 Red Benson
3:30 Dixie Barn Dance Gang
4:00 Milt Herth Trio
4:15 Four-fifteen Limited
5:00 Adventure Parade
5:15 Superman
5:30 Captain Midnight
5:45 Tom Mix
6:00 Time For The News
6:15 Highlights in the Day’s Sports
6:30 Melodies From The Heart of the Cumberlands
7:00 The Three Sons
7:15 So Proudly We Hail
7:45 Inside of Sports
8:00 The George O’Hanlon Show
8:30 Official Detective
8:55 Hy Gardner Says
9:00 Gabriel Heatter and the News
9:15 Mutual Newsreel
9:30 The Lone Wolf
10:00 American Forum of the Air
10:30 Ten Thirty Edition of the News
10:45 Bernie Cummin’s Orch.
11:00 Music in the Morgan Manner
11:15 Benny Strong’s Orch.
11:30 Larry Clinton’s Orch.
11:55 Mutual Reports the News
12:00 Sign-Off-Evening Prayer
Wednesday, 5:28 p.m. until 3 p.m.
5:28 Sign On - Prayer for the Day
5:30 Virginia Ramblers
6:00 Joe Jacobs Melodies
6:05 Jimmy Ballard
6:30 Tri-State First Edition News
6:45 The Crusaders
7:00 Morning Devotions
7:15 Tri-State Second Edition News
7:30 Cardwell Musical Clock
8:30 Morning Novelties
9:00 Editors Diary
9:15 Tell Your Neighbor
9:30 Visiting Lady
10:00 Cecil Brown
10:15 Faith in Our Time
10:30 Say It With Music
11:00 John Nesbitt’s Passing Parade
11:15 Music For Wednesday
11:30 Gabriel Heatter’s Mail Bag
11:45 Lanny Ross
12:00 Kate Smith Speaks
12:15 Kate Smith Sings
12:30 Jumbo Noon Edition of the News
12:45 Man and Mike
1:00 Cedric Foster
1:15 The Happy Gang
1:45 Little Show
2:00 Queen for a Day
2:30 Golden Hope Chest
December 8, 1948
Wednesday, 3 p.m. until Midnight
3:00 Red Benson
3:30 Ozark Valley Folks
4:00 Patty Clayton and the John Gart Trio
4:15 Four-fifteen Limited
5:00 Adventure Parade
5:15 Superman
5:30 Captain Mid-Night
5:45 Tom Mix
6:00 Time For The News
6:15 Highlights in the Day’s Sports
6:30 Melodies From The Heart of the Cumberlands
7:00 Songs of Our Times
7:15 Marine Story
7:30 Cumberland Mountain Boys
7:45 Inside of Sports
8:00 Can You Top This
8:30 High Adventure
8:55 Hy Gardner Says
9:00 Gabriel Heatter and the News
9:15 Mutual Newsreel
9:30 Family Theater
9:55 Bill Henry and the News
10:00 Manhattan Playhouse
10:30 Busy Bee News
10:45 Paul Lavall’s Orchestra
11:00 Spivak Serenades
11:15 Bernie Cummins’ Orchestra
11:30 Henry Jerome Orchestra
11:55 Mutual Reports the News
12:00 Evening Prayer-Sign-Off
Thursday, 5:28 p.m. until 3 p.m.
5:28 Sign On - Morning Prayer
5:30 Virginia Ramblers
6:05 Jimmy Ballard
6:30 Tri-State 1st Edition News
6:45 The Crusaders
7:00 Morning Devotions
7:15 Tri-State 2nd Edition News
7:30 Cardwell Musical Clock
8:30 Morning Novelties
9:00 Editors Diary
9:15 Tell Your Neighbor
9:30 The Visiting Lady
10:00 Cecil Brown
10:15 Faith in Our Time
10:30 Say It With Music
11:00 John Nesbitt’s Passing Parade
11:15 Music For Thursday
11:30 Gabriel Heatter’s Mail Bag
11:45 Lanny Ross
12:00 Kate Smith Speaks
12:15 Kate Smith Sings
12:30 Jumbo Noon Edition of the News
12:45 Man and Mike
1:00 Cedric Foster
1:15 The Happy Gang
1:45 The Little Show
2:00 Queen for a Day
2:30 Golden Hope Chest
December 9, 1948
Thursday, 3 p.m. until Midnight
3:00 Red Benson
3:30 Dixie Barn Dance Gang
4:00 Milt Herth
4:15 Russ Morgan Entertains
4:30 Four-thirty Limited
5:00 Adventure Parade
5:15 Superman
5:30 Captain Midnight
5:45 Tom Mix
6:00 Time For The News
6:15 Highlights in the Day’s Sports
6:30 Melodies From The Heart of the Cumberlands
7:00 Echoes of the Gay 90’s
7:15 Here’s To Vets
7:30 Robert Hurleigh
7:45 L.M.U. Cumberland College game
9:00 Gabriel Heatter and the News
9:15 L.M.U. game cont.
9:30 Mysterious Traveler
9:55 Bill Henry and the News
10:00 The Adventures of the Thin Man
10:30 Ten Thirty Edition of the News
10:45 Melodies Sprinkled With Star Dust
11:00 All the News
11:15 Eddie Howard’s Orch.
11:30 Bill McCune’s Orch.
11:55 Mutual Reports the News
12:00 Sign-Off-Evening Prayer
Friday, 5:28 p.m. until 3 p.m.
5:28 Sign On - Prayer for the Day
5:30 Virginia Ramblers
6:00 Wakin Melodies
6:05 Jimmy Ballard
6:30 Tri-State First Edition News
6:45 The Crusaders
7:00 Ministerial Association
7:15 Tri-State Second Edition News
7:30 Cardwell Musical Clock
8:30 Morning Novelties
9:00 Editors Diary
9:15 Tell Your Neighbor
9:30 Visiting Lady
10:00 Cecil Brown
10:15 Faith in Our Time
10:30 A Date with Carmen
10:45 Transcribed Music
11:00 John Nesbitt’s Passing Parade
11:15 Music For Friday
11:30 Gabriel Heatter’s Mail Bag
11:45 Lanny Ross
12:00 Kate Smith Speaks
12:15 Kate Smith Sings
12:30 Jumbo Noon Edition of the News
12:45 Man and Mike
1:00 Cedric Foster
1:15 The Happy Gang
1:45 Little Show
2:00 Queen for a Day
2:30 Golden Hope Chest
Friday---3 p.m. until Midnight
December 10, 1948
December 10, 1948
Friday, 3 p.m. until Midnight
3:00 Red Benson
3:30 Ozark Valley Folks
4:00 Gart Trio
4:15 Johnny Long’s Orch.
4:30 Four-thirty Limited
5:00 Adventure Parade
5:15 Superman
5:30 Captain Mid-Night
5:45 Tom Mix
6:00 Time For The News
6:15 Sports News
6:30 Cumberland Melodies
7:00 Songs of Our Times
7:15 Mark Warnow
7:30 Henry J. Taylor
7:45 Inside of Sports
8:00 Scenes From Great Plays
8:30 Leave It To the Girls
8:55 Hy Gardner Says
9:00 Gabriel Heatter
9:15 Mutual Newsreel
9:30 Yours for a Song
9:55 Bill Henry and the News
10:00 Meet the Press
10:30 Busy Bee News
10:45 Tom Grant
11:00 Transcribed Music
11:15 Benny Strong
11:30 Ray McKinley
11:55 Mutual News
12:00 Evening Prayer-Sign-Off
Saturday, 5:28 until 3 p.m.
5:28 Sign On - Morning Prayer
5:30 Virginia Ramblers
6:00 Jacob Melodies
6:05 Jimmy Ballard
6:30 Tri-State News
6:45 Kentucky Twins
7:00 Morning Devotions
7:15 Tri-State News
7:30 Cardwell’s Musical Clock
8:30 Morning Novelties
9:00 Zeek’s Debut
9:15 Mountain Music
9:30 Melodies by Clarellen
10:00 Ozark Valley Folks
10:30 Albert L. Warner
11:00 Movie Matinee
11:30 Teen-Timers Club
12:00 Lionel Hampton’s Show
12:30 News
12:45 Man and Mike
1:00 Smoky Mountain Hayride
2:00 Army Air Force
2:30 Honhoyock College Glee Club
December 11, 1948
Saturday, 3 p.m. until Midnight
3:00 Belfast New york Men’s Choir
3:30 Mutual Network
3:45 Dell Trio
4:00 Eddie Howard’s Orchestra
4:15 Four-fifteen Limited
5:00 Take a Number
5:30 True or False
6:00 News
6:15 The Day’s Sports
6:30 Jewel Box Jamboree
7:00 Eddie’s Rhythm Makers
7:15 Cumberland Mountain Boys
7:30 Robert Hurleigh---News
7:45 Mel Allen---Sports
8:00 Twenty Questions
8:30 Life Begins at 80
9:00 Gabriel Heatter
9:15 Lanny Ross
9:30 Meet the Boss
10:00 Requestfully Yours
11:55 Mutual Reports the News
12:00 Evening Prayer-Sign-Off
Sunday, 6:43 p.m. until Midnight
6:43 Sign On---Prayer
6:45 Organ Melodies
7:00 John J. Luntsford Hour
7:30 West Middlesboro Church of God
8:00 Baptist Hour
8:15 Lundy’s Bible Class
8:30 Tri-State Methodist Hour
9:00 Church of God Union Assembly
9:30 Middlesboro Gospel Hour
10:00 Your American Music
10:30 Music for Sunday
11:00 First Baptist Church
12:00 Popular Organ Music
12:15 News
12:30 Lutheran Hour
1:00 William L. Shirer
1:15 Tulane Newcomb Chorus
1:30 Negro Community Choir
2:00 Air Force Band
2:30 Bill Cunningham
2:45 The Veteran Wants To Know
3:00 Michael O’Duffy
3:30 Juvenile Jury
4:00 House of Mystery
4:30 True Detective
5:00 The Shadow
5:30 Quick as a Flash
6:00 The Roy Rogers Show
6:30 Nick Carter
7:00 Sherlock Holmes
7:30 Gabriel Heatter
8:00 Eddie Howard’s Orchestra
8:30 Memos For Music
9:00 Under Arrest
9:30 Jimmy Fiddler
10:00 Secret Mission
10:30 Starlight Melodies
11:00 William Hillman News
11:15 Bill McCune
11:30 Larry Clinton’s Orchestra
11:55 Mutual Reports the News
12:00 Sign-Off-Evening Prayer
Monday 5:28 p.m until 3 p.m.
5:28 Sign On Prayer
5:30 Old Cumberland Trail
6:00 Wakin Melodies
6:05 Jimmy Ballard
6:30 News
6:45 The Crusaders
7:00 The Ministerial
6:45 The Crusaders
7:00 The Ministerial Association
7:15 News
7:30 Cardwell’s Musical Clock
8:30 Morning Novelties
9:00 Editors Diary
9:15 Tell Your Neighbor
10:00 Cecil Brown
10:15 Faith in Our Time
10:30 A Date With Carmen
10:45 Musical Varieties
11:00 Passing Parade
11:15 Music For Monday
11:30 Gabriel Heatter’s Mail Bag
11:45 Lanny Ross
12:00 Kate Smith Speaks
12:15 Park Gang
12:30 News
12:45 Man and Mike
1:00 Cedric Foster
1:15 The Happy Gang
1:45 The Little Show
2:00 Queen for a Day
2:30 Golden Hope Chest
December 12, 1948
Monday, 3 p.m. until Midnight
3:00 Red Benson
3:30 Ozark Valley Folks
3:35 America Goes Christmas Shopping
4:00 Bob Eberly and the John Gart Trio
4:15 Four-fifteen Limited
5:00 Adventure Parade
5:15 Superman
5:30 Captain Midnight
5:45 Tom Mix
6:00 Time For The News
6:15 Highlights in the Day’s Sports
6:30 Melodies From The Heart of the Cumberlands
7:00 Songs of Our Time
7:15 Christian Church
7:30 Henry J. Taylor
7:45 Inside of Sports
8:00 Adventures of the Falcon
8:30 Case Book of Gregory Hood
8:55 Hy Gardner Says
9:00 Gabriel Heatter and the News
9:15 Mutual Newsreel
9:30 Erskine Johnson’s Hollywood Story
9:55 Bill Henry and the News
10:00 Fishing and Hunting Club of the Air
10:15 Wally Wicensk Orchestra
10:30 Alan Holmes Orchestra
10:45 Wheaton College Chorus
11:00 Les Brown
11:15 Wally Wickens Orch.
11:30 Alan Holmes Orch.
11:55 Mutual Reports the News
12:00 Evening Prayer Sign-Off
Tuesday, 5:28 p.m. until 3 p.m.
5:28 Sign On - Morning Prayer
5:30 Old Cumberland Trail
6:00 Stockyard Report
6:05 Jimmy Ballard
6:30 Tri-State 1st Edition News
6:45 The Crusaders
7:00 Ministerial Association
7:15 Tri-State Second Edition News
7:30 Cardwell Musical Clock
8:30 Morning Novelties
9:00 Editors Diary
9:15 Tell Your Neighbor
9:30 Visiting Lady
10:00 Cecil Brown
10:15 Faith in Our Times
10:30 Say It With Music
11:00 John Nesbitt’s Passing Parade
11:15 Music For Tuesday
11:30 Gabriel Heatter’s Mail Bag
11:45 Lanny Ross
12:00 Kate Smith Speaks
12:15 Park Gang
12:30 Jumbo Noon Edition of the News
12:45 Man and Mike
1:00 Cedric Foster
1:15 The Happy Gang
1:45 The Little Show
2:00 Queen for a Day
2:30 Golden Hope Chest
December 13, 1948
Tuesday, 3 p.m. until Midnight
3:00 Red Benson
3:30 Dixie Barn Dance
3:45 Eavesdropping with Santa
4:00 Milt Herth Trio
4:15 Four-fifteen Limited
5:00 Adventure Parade
5:15 Superman
5:30 Captain Midnight
5:45 Tom Mix
6:00 Time For The News
6:15 Highlights in the Day’s Sports
6:30 Melodies From The Heart of the Cumberlands
7:00 The Three Sons
7:15 So Proudly We Hail
7:45 Inside of Sports
8:00 The George O’Hanlon Show
8:30 Official Detective
8:55 Hy Gardner Says
9:00 Gabriel Heatter and the News
9:15 Mutual Newsreel
9:30 The Lone Wolf
9:55 Bill Henry and the News
10:00 American Forum of the Air
10:30 Sports Review
10:45 Bernie Cummin’s Orch.
11:00 Music in the Morgan Manner
11:15 Benny Strong’s Orch.
11:30 Larry Clinton’s Orch.
11:55 Mutual Reports the News
12:00 Sign-Off-Evening Prayer
Wednesday, 5:28 a.m. until 3 p.m.
5:28 Sign On - Morning Prayer
5:30 Old Cumberland Trail
6:00 Joe Jacobs Melodies
6:05 Jimmy Ballard
6:30 Tri-State First Edition of the News
6:45 The Crusaders
7:00 Morning Devotions
7:15 Tri-State Second Edition News
7:30 Cardwell Musical Clock
8:30 Morning Novelties
9:00 Editors Diary
9:15 Tell Your Neighbor
9:30 The Visiting Lady
10:00 Cecil Brown
10:15 Faith in Our Time
10:30 Date with Carmen
11:00 John Nesbitt’s Passing Parade
11:15 Music For Wednesday
11:30 Gabriel Heatter’s Mail Bag
11:45 Lanny Ross
12:00 Kate Smith Speaks
12:15 Pine Mountain Gang
12:30 Jumbo Noon Edition of the News
12:45 Man and Mike
1:00 Cedric Foster
1:15 The Happy Gang
1:45 Little Show
2:00 Queen for a Day
2:30 Golden Hope Chest
Here is the first half of the "WMIK Radiograms" as described at the top of the page.
The WMIK Sports Parade continues this evening at ten o’clock with rebroadcast of the Lincoln Memorial University and Emory and Henry basketball game. Due to ordered shows from Mutual, WMIK will be unable to bring a direct broadcast tonight.
It might be well to explain what we mean by an "ordered show." When WMIK joined the Mutual Broadcasting system, the station had to agree to carry certain programs that Mutual designated. These programs are called "Ordered." So when an "ordered" show is on schedule, WMIK must carry that show even if it means going off a ball game or some other local show.
Gabriel Heatter is an "ordered" show. Therefore WMIK must give way to Heatter on certain nights of the week, Tuesday through Friday to be exact. On Saturday night "Twenty Questions," "Take A Number," and "Meet The Boss" are ordered shows at 8:00, 8:30, and 9:00 respectively.
In radio, just as in any other business, the workers find themselves in humorous situations now and then. Such was the case some time ago when one of the newscasters was giving the Kentucky weather forecast. The weatherman had predicted snow flurries, but the words emitted by the newscaster sounded more like "snerl flewies."
One never knows what a radio man might have started out to be originally. For instance, Herb Leach-sometimes known as Si Perkins-has a degree in dentistry from the University of Cincinnati. But Herb probably gets more fun pulling laughs from his audience than he would in yanking teeth.
If you haven’t heard the 4:15 Limited yet over WMIK, you have something to look forward to. Hal Bigger keeps the listeners on edge with his chatter and the best recorded music available. And the program is a remote from one of the leading record shops in the city.
The children have their hour each afternoon from 5 until 6. In succession comes Adventure Parade, Superman, Captain Midnight, and tom Mix. The grownups get quite a kick out of the adventure series too.
One of the most popular night time programs is the Hunting and Fishing Club which can be heard this evening at 9:30. Numerous Middlesboro sportsmen have mentioned the fact that they enjoy the out of the ordinary program.
The by word of the Morning Novelties is that anything can happen and usually does. The only way to appreciate the surprises is to tune in. Also included in the breezy half hour show is the new adventures of Mill and Don.
The Sports Parade continues this week Kentucky vs bowling Green this Thursday night and Kentucky Tennessee Saturday evening. Also to be heard is the LMU-Union game Wednesday night and possibly the Pineville-Middlesboro fracas Tuesday night.
Jimmie Ballard is pulling quite a bit of mail with his fifteen minute period each morning from 6:15 to 6:30. Jimmie is especially popular in Virginia and Tennessee.
Man and Mike travel from one store to another to present their program. This is the public’s opportunity to get on the air. Just listen each morning to find out where Man and Mike will be each day. Plans are underway to have the show travel more extensively from now on with appearances in Pineville, Garmeda, Capito, Fork Ridge, Premier, Noetown, Harrogate, Cumberland Gap, and Ewing.
If you haven’t heard the 4:15 Limited yet over WMIK, you have something to look forward to. Hal Bigger keeps the listeners on edge with his chatter and the best recorded music available. And the program is a remote from one of the leading record shops in the city.
The children have their hour each afternoon from 5 until 6. In succession comes Adventure Parade, Superman, Captain Midnight, and tom Mix. The grownups get quite a kick out of the adventure series too.
One of the most popular night time programs is the Hunting and Fishing Club which can be heard this evening at 9:30. Numerous Middlesboro sportsmen have mentioned the fact that they enjoy the out of the ordinary program.
The by word of the Morning Novelties is that anything can happen and usually does. The only way to appreciate the surprises is to tune in. Also included in the breezy half hour show is the new adventures of Mill and Don.
The Sports Parade continues this week Kentucky vs bowling Green this Thursday night and Kentucky Tennessee Saturday evening. Also to be heard is the LMU-Union game Wednesday night and possibly the Pineville-Middlesboro fracas Tuesday night.
Jimmie Ballard is pulling quite a bit of mail with his fifteen minute period each morning from 6:15 to 6:30. Jimmie is especially popular in Virginia and Tennessee.
Man and Mike travel from one store to another to present their program. This is the public’s opportunity to get on the air. Just listen each morning to find out where Man and Mike will be each day. Plans are underway to have the show travel more extensively from now on with appearances in Pineville, Garmeda, Capito, Fork Ridge, Premier, Noetown, Harrogate, Cumberland Gap, and Ewing.
Music from the Heart of the Cumberlands. That’s the 5:30 to 7:30 show each evening Monday through Friday. And the music on this popular show in most cases is a description of the Cumberlands themselves-peaceful, sweet, satisfying. It takes little imagination for the listener to hear the music and see the mountains all at one time.
The ever popular Three Suns are heard every Tuesday from 7 p.m. to 7:15. The Three Sons have made a name for themselves with their outstanding musical talents. Once you have heard them, it is not difficult to recognize their distinctive style. Their long term in one place in New York is proof of their popularity.
WMIK’s Women’s Program Director is due to arrive soon now. Until that time however, "Mother" Ted Kauffman is filling in nicely with his household hints and his recipes.
The old saying that "Dead Men Tell No Tales" evidently doesn’t apply to women. At least that’s a conclusion Mutual’s "Mysterious Traveler" draws when he tells the tale of "The Accusing Corpse" on his weekly network train-ride Thursday, Jan. 13 from 9:30 to 9:55 p.m.
The noted concert baritone, Lawrence Tibbett, joins regulars Fred Van Deventer, Florence Rinard, Bobby McGuire, and Herb Polesie on Twenty Questions Saturday at 8 p.m. to play this radio version of the old parlor game. Bill Slater emcees.
Roy Rogers, starred on "The True Roy Rogers Show" every Sunday over Mutual (6 to 6:30 p.m.) boasts to everyone within hearing range of his voice about the amazing intelligence of his horse "Trigger." "After ten years before the camera," the King of the Cowboys points out, "Trigger has gotten to the point where, whenever he sees a lens pointing at him, his ears shoot up and he starts his scripted routine-and does everything just so. He’s practically a complete ham."
Weep not because Manhattan Playhouse will not be heard Wednesday at 10 p.m. In its place will appear Comedy Playhouse, streamlined versions of Broadway hit plays.
The "Air Force Hour" show, currently aired as a Sunday MBS feature (2 to 2:30 p.m.) will become a night time show effective Tuesday, Jan. 25 in the 9:30 to 9:55 time period.
Keep up with the time, the weather, the news and the good that’s going on in Middlesboro, WMIK’s Musical Clock every morning-Monday through Saturday-from 7:30 till 8:30 is full of good music, interesting chatter, and even the temperature reports. Let the Musical Clock get you to work on time.
After carrying two basketball games last night-Middlesboro and Pineville and Kentucky-Bowling Green-the WMIK Sports Parade will continue this evening at 8:00 with the play by play of Union-LMU game at Harrogate. Remember that Saturday is the Kentucky-Tennessee fracas at Knoxville over WMIK.
Do you remember the songs of yesteryear? Well, a good way to brush up is to listen to Songs of Our Times with Bob Grant from 7 to 7:15 this evening. The year 1933 will be brought back to you in the form of medleys of the songs popular at that time.
A change in the noon hour may find a welcome in some corners. There is a brief Sports Round up at 12:30. At 12:35 five minutes of Market Reports followed by a five-minute news summary.
The "Bachelor of 1948"-Paul Slade of Hollywood planned to be married a long time ago. But the day of the wedding found it raining so hard that the roads to town from his farm were too muddy to travel. When he arrived the next day, his fiancée had married his best friend. This was the story told recently on Golden Hope Chest. A Monday-Friday WMIK show also from 2:30 to 3:00 p.m.
1-13-49 WMIK keeps you right up with the news every evening from 6 to 6:30. At 6:40 it is time for the news with Don Soliday. All the up to the minute news and comments on the news. Then at 6:15 is Highlights in the Day’s Sports with Julian Pitzer.
Listen this evening at 7 o’clock for "Echoes of the Gay 90’s." This show is brought to you every Thursday at the same time, and gives you melodic footnotes to that exciting decade which came at the close of the last century.
From 11 to 12 each evening is the WMIK dance hour. Mutual brings you some of the leading dance bands of the nation, and WMIK adds recordings at times, also of the greatest band in the country.
Loyala University (of Chicago) student James Shelley of Chicago made his January 8 trip to New York really pay off. He traveled east with 400 other students to root for Loyala team to victory in a basketball game. Earlier he attended the broadcast of Mutual’s "True or False" quiz show (Saturday’s 5:30 to 6 p.m.)- and won $1, 000 jackpot. In addition he won $35 preliminary prize money.
Nick and Nora have a wedding anniversary and find that through marriages are made in Heaven, many husbands and wives are far from angels during "The Case of the Deadly Dream," scheduled for Mutual’s "Adventures of the Thin Man" broadcast Thursday (tonight) 10 to 10:30. Les Tremayne and Claudia Morgan star as the zany Charles duo (whose innocent adventures usually become comedy mysteries.
WMIK keeps you right up with the news every evening from 6 to 6:30. At 6 it is time for the News with Don Soliday. All the up to the minute news and comments on the news. Then at 6:15 is Highlights in the Day’s Sports with Julian Pitzer.
Mrs. William Ralston, chairman of the American Cancer Society of Bell County received a check for $100 today from the member of the local Beta Sigma Phi Sorority.
This is the first donation to be received this year for the continuance of cancer education, research and support of the clinic, Mrs. Ralston said.
Pineville gets a radio show all its own starting Saturday morning at 9 a.m. The Bell Theatre will be the scene of the show which will feature Moses Dooley and the Pine Mountain Gang. The best in mountain music with songs you like to hear will come your way.
The first edition of "Guest Star" will be heard this evening at 7:15 when WMIK donates the time to the Treasury Department. Van Johnson will be featured on the opening program.
The Middlesboro High basketball home games will go on the air this evening on a direct hook up. Tonight’s Bell High contest will come on at 8:30, immediately after the ordered show, "Great Scenes from the Great Plays."
If you are an early morning listener, then you probably enjoy the ballads of Jimmie Ballard from 6:15 to 6:30 every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Local girl makes good. That’s the story when the program "Melodies by Clara Ellen" goes over the air Saturday morning from 9:30 to 9:45.
The weird tale of a ship that drops anchor during the night, then in the morning finds itself in the center of an island, will be told when Mutual’s "House of Mystery" presents the "Mystery of the Islands of the Doomed" during its broadcast Sunday from 4 to 4:30 p.m. .
All aboard the ship die of hunger and disease, but the captain manages to reach Dakar on the west coast of Africa and bring the "Mystery Man" Roger Elliott back to reveal how an ocean of water can turn to solid land overnight. John Griggs is starred as Elliott.
In the heart of a lush West Indies jungle island a strange cult and a death-dealing curse occupy the talents of Mutual’s The Shadow, as the chilling drama "The Sabbath of the Claw," is presented on his broadcasting Sunday 5 to 5:30 p.m. Naturally the Shadow comes out first in the battle with the so-called cult leader who is intent on obtaining a valuable supply of uranium.
Roy Rogers and "Gabby" are puzzled at their hostile reception as they investigate cattle rustling on the Sunday "Roy Rogers Show," 6 to 6:30. Roy and Gabby side job, hence their cool welcome.
Kentucky vs. Tennessee WMIK continues its coverage of the outstanding basketball games tonight at 8 o’clock.
"Great Voices" will make its Mutual debut Sunday at 1:45 with James Melton, Kitty Carlisle, and Dorothy Maynor in the ring roles.
Have you heard the Morning Novelties at 8:30 to 9:00 every morning Monday through Saturday? Anything can happen on this show, and it usually does.
Colds and the flu have hit the staff in recent days. Even though you may hear a few coughs, there is no worry as the germs don’t have permission of the FCC to use the airwaves.
Jimmie Lee takes over for the Pine Mountain Gang. Listen Monday through Friday at 12:15 for the Park Theatre show in Middlesboro and 9 to 10 a.m. on Saturday from the Bell Theatre in Pineville.
John Nesbitt will continue the presentation of stories on the love theme for his Mutual network "Passing Parade" series from Monday, Jan. 17 through Thursday, Jan. 20 (11 to 11:15 a.m.). He’ll start the week off with a biographical sketch of St. Francis of Assisi. On Tuesday and Wednesday, he will discuss, Bernard Baruch, and on Thursday, Mohandas K. Gandhi.
Shirley Temple will join Margaret Truman, Senator Margaret Chase Smith, and authoress Betty Smith for Mutual’s special broadcast Tuesday, 3:30 to 3:45 in behalf of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. The program will originate from the Conference Room in the White House.
Guy Lomardo, his orchestra and his entertainers, featured every Saturday night on Mutual’s program schedule (9:30 to 10 p.m.) will be starred at the Inaugural Ball honoring President Truman and Vice President Barkley next Thursday..
An hour of entertainment for the kids: Jules Verne’s "Mysterious Island" is air adapted on the Adventure Parade this week. Also there is Superman, Captain Midnight, and Tom Mix.
The Kentucky-Georgia Tech game of last night was not included on the schedule of the Kentucky Basketball Network. Probably the reason was that radio officials could not make an agreement with the Tech school officials. However, the Middlesboro-Corbin game this evening will be brought to you by direct wire over WMIK starting at 8 p.m. Station WCCT of Corbin will provide the play by play while WMIK will reciprocate on February 25 when Corbin plays in Middlesboro.
Curley Bradley, radio’s "Tom Mix" (Mutual, week-days 5:45 to 6 p.m.), has married the producer of his show. He and Mary Afflick were wed in Chicago last Sunday a week ago. The bride hails from North, O.
MBS commentator John Bosman is now called the poet laureate of the MBS staff. It seems from this bit of poetry he composed and read during a broadcast. It’s titled: "Twas the Month after Christmas."
The bright red tie is out of sight,
And so’s the lighter that wouldn’t light;
The tree’s long burned and turned to ash,
The last of the turkey’s gone hash.
And as Christmas departs another year,
And we drink the dregs of our cup of cheer,
Comes now the time when the bills are do,
And the notice reads: "This means you."
Ted Collins, featured with personality star Kate Smith on Mutual’s week-day "Kate Smith Speaks" program (12 noon to 12:15) during a recent broadcast suggested the following New Year resolutions for women: NOT to buy Christmas ties for men; Not to insist on accompanying men on fishing trips; and not to clean out closets and throw away old hats, robes, and other things which their men-folk have become attached to. Ted pointed out these things happen each year to "millions of husbands throughout the country."
All the Important events in the inauguration of President Harry S. Truman Thursday will be carried over WMIK. The ceremonies will begin at 11:15 a.m.
For all the latest basketball results, tune in to the Musical Scoreboard every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday (10:45 to 11:00 p.m.) For variety there is music throughout the program, so if you wish to know how a certain team comes out, or if you wish a request musical number, let the boys know.
The Dixie Drifters will be on the air from 2:30 p.m. Saturday. The Drifters will appear again that night on the Cumberland Valley Barn Dancers at 9. And they will be featured on Saturday, January 29 on the March of Dimes Benefit at 2:30 p.m.
Theresa Wright, who originally planned to star on Mutual’s "The Family Theatre" broadcast this evening (9"30 to 9:55) now finds that a picture shooting schedule will conflict with her radio appearance. Joan Leslie has volunteered to assume the MBS radio role for her, the part of a war-widowed mother to be who believes it’s a "World Without End." Robert Young will be the host on the show. The drama was written by one of the radio’s outstanding dramatists, True Boardman.
"Can You Top This"-Gagbusters Sen. Ed Ford, Harry Hershfield, Joe Laurie, Jr., and Peter Donald vie with each other to top the listener-submitted jokes. Ward Wilson emcees.
WMIK does it part for the March of Dimes, especially on Saturday when the station performers give benefit performance on the stage on the stage at Central School Auditorium at 2:30 p.m.
Here is a chance to see your favorite entertainer in person, and to help a worthy cause at the same time. The show will be broadcast over WMIK and is being sponsored by the American Legion.
Here are some of the artists who will be there in person: The Dixie Drifters, The Pine Mountain Boys, Jimmie Ballard, Clayton York, Crusaders Quartette, Cumberland Valley Quartette, Kentucky Sweetheart, the Golden Sisters and the Shorty Ward.
By walking into the Central Auditorium Saturday afternoon you may make it possible for another person to walk. You won’t regret it.
Clarence Bidongton Kelland’s famous fictional character, "Scattergood Baines," will be brought to life in a new series of Wednesday evening dramatic presentation over the Mutual network in the 8:30 to 8:55 p.m. time period. The first Scattergood story will be heard February 2.
What’ll They Think of Next?
Problem: How to produce the sound of a ghost pirate speaking underwater.
Program: Mutual’s eerie "Mysterious Traveler" series (Thursday 9:30 to 9:55 p.m.)
Principals: Writer-director David Kogan and actor Santos Ortega.
Solution: Take one grand piano, recruit six strong men, tip it on its side, install a microphone within, add one actor (prone) who speaks lines through the strings.
Results: One bubbling, shimmering ghost voice. One dirty suit. One dry cleaning bill to MBS.
It seems that a misunderstanding is prevalent as to the time of March of Dimes Benefit Show. The time is Saturday, tomorrow, January 22. The scene will be the Central School Auditorium, and WMIK will broadcast the program. All the stars of WMIK will be there in person. Help someone to walk by being present yourself.
Requests for the March of Dimes will be accepted for 4:00 Limited each day. Get your request in right away.
Cornell Wilde is starred in "Icebound" the variation of which is scheduled tonight at 8:00 in "Great Scenes from Great Plays." Owen Davis wrote the Pulitzer Prize winning play.
The U.S. Army Band will play a musical tribute to the students of Hartwicke College (Oneonta, N.Y., during Mutual’s "Campus Salute" broadcast Saturday, Jan. 22, (1 to 1:30 p.m.)
Pineville’s own radio show comes your way again Saturday morning from 9 to 10. The Pineville-Frolics will be broadcast from Bell Theatre and will feature the Pine Mountain Gang.
You’ll have to stay up late tonight to hear the Kentucky DePaul basketball game. Since the game is being played in Chicago where Central Time prevails, the broadcast will not start until 10:45 Middlesboro time.
"Hillbilly Round up." This is a transcribed hillbilly half hour every Saturday night from 6:30 to 7:00.
The "Cumberland Valley Barn Dance" at 9 to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday evenings stars the Dixie Drifters. The "Hillbilly Round up" and "Cumberland Valley Barn Dance" are locally produced shows of national and regional quality.
The show goes on even through four leading men fail to live through the second act in "The House of Mystery" Sunday.
Chief Boatswain’s Mate Eugene Meadows of the USS Fresno will be the first contestant on "Take a Number" this evening at 8:30.
Edward Everett Horton, famous funny man of stage and screen, matches wits with the experts tonight at 8 to 8:30 on Mutual’s "Twenty Questions."
Sunday at 2 to 2:30 Hugh Thompson, Metropolitan Opera Baritone, and Margaret Harshaw, mezzo-soprano for the Met, will co-star for the premiere broadcast of Mutual’s "Sylvan Levin’s Opera Concert."
Basketball is well represented on the WMIK schedule for this week. Tuesday finds the Middlesboro-London game as well as L.M.U-Milligan on the air. Wednesday will be the Sioux-Indiana athletic contest, Thursday the L.M.U. fracas, and Saturday the Kentucky-Notre Dame affair.
At 10:30 p.m. WMIK presents a final round up of the news with a five minute recap at 11:55 for later listeners.
The 15 minute each day, Monday through Saturday, from 12:30 to 12:45 p.m. is chock full of news. First there is five minutes of sports. Next five minutes of market reports, and finally five minutes of the up-to-the minute news.
Dick Carey spins the platter Monday through Friday at 3 p.m. This is the Old Timer’s Hour, giving folk music at its best.
One of the strangest invitations ever received by Mutual’s "Sherlock Holmes," which leads to a meeting with "The Guest In The Coffin," begins a weird chain of event for his broadcast tonight, 8:30 to 8:55. A joyful mortician and an unprecedented wave of police murders are two of the ingredients mixed into the baffling case that the famous English sleuth is called upon to solve. John Stanley stars in the title role, with Wendell Holmes portraying the loyal Dr. Watson.
Bob Hope will be a "guest co-pilot" when Mutual’s "The Air Force Hour" program, formerly heard as a Sunday feature, moves to a new network time period on Tuesday, Jan. 25. The show will be aired 9:30 to 9:55 p.m.
Ted Collins, who teams with personality star Kate Smith for Mutual’s weekday "Kate Smith Speaks" series (12 noon to 12:15) has been listed by the chief Telephone Operator’s Circle of New York as having "the most sincere" voice. He was teamed with Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt in this category as the operators, chief "Hello," girls on the switchboards in major offices and hotels, issued their third annual selection of the ten outstanding telephone voices in the country. The other choices were:
"Most Expressive"-Jose Ferer and Sister Elizabeth Kenny.
"Most Courteous"-Joe D. Maggie and Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt.
"Most Sensuous"-Rita Hayworth and Richard Nay
"Most Effervescent"-Bart Parks and Betty Hutton
"The Air Force Hour" on at a new time tonight (9:30 to 9:55) brings mission of peacetime USAF to listeners. Capt. Maxwell Martin continues on the spot documentary presentations of USAF operators around the world.
"Straight Arrow," the Western adventure program long popular on the Don Lee network will become a three times weekly Mutual network coast to coast feature Monday, Feb. 7. It will be presented to an evening show on Monday in the 8 to 8:30 time period, and as a late afternoons program on Tuesday and Thursdays in the 5 to 5:30 p.m. segment.
Disasters that have scored the pages of American history books will be subjects for Mutual’s "Passing Parade" broadcast by John Nesbitt from Monday, Jan. 24, through Friday Jan.28 (11 to 11:15 a.m.) Wednesday and Thursday will be the fire that destroyed the excursion boat General Slocum in New York’s East River. A total of 1,303 lives were lost in the disaster. Friday will be retailing of the B25 crash into the tower of the Empire State building.
The new Women’s Director for WMIK will arrive next Monday to take over the duties of Mother Kauffman. Miss Phil Ranstaedt of Chicago will assume the duties as the Visiting Lady.
Robert N. Sherwood’s comedy success, "Idiot’s Delight," will be radio adapted by Mutual’s "Comedy Playhouse" for its broadcast Wednesday (10 to 10:30 p.m.). The play, which was a big hit on Broadway stage, was streamlined for the air by writer-director Jack La Frande, with Robert Trendler, who conducts the orchestra, writing original music for this radio version.
WMIK’s own Crusaders are heard each weekday morning at 6:45. The Crusaders are under consideration as the representatives of Middlesboro this summer in the state Barber Shop Quartet Contest sponsored by the Lion’s Club.
Jimmie Lee and the Park gang continue each noon hour at 12:15 from the Park Theatre. Tune in 1490 or come to the theatre and see the Park Gang in person.
Up to the minute market reports are available at 12:35 each noon as Don Soliday keeps you abreast of the latest quotations as well as giving the red hot news right off the AP wire.
Schools in the area are taking advantage of the 15 minutes offered each morning, Monday through Friday, at 11:15. Each school is given an opportunity to participate in the program, and to date all have indicated a gladness and willingness to cooperate.
The Ed Wilson show, a variety program featuring the Ozark Valley Folks with guest entertainers each week, plus the famous team of Skeets and Frankie will appear this evening at 10 to 10:30. It is a Mutual show from St. Louis.
John Perkins, representative of the Ralston Purina Company, visited the WMIK studios while here from Cleveland. Mr. Perkins discussed the Tom Mix program, which are company sponsors. Perkins was highly impressed with the building equipment and paid a high tribute to the programs carried by WMIK.
Basketball hits the airwaves again this evening with the broadcast of the LMU-Maryville College game from Harrogate. Play by play starts at 8 o’clock after fifteen minutes of pre-game highlights. Saturday will be the Kentucky-Notre Dame game from Louisville.
Bill Henry brings you the tops in the latest news each evening at 9:55 in a brief but concise report.
Man and Mike continue to make the rounds of Middlesboro each weekday. Listen each morning to find out the location of the day’s broadcast, then appear there and get on the radio yourself. Hear yourself at 12:45.
Si Perkins takes over as Master of Ceremonies of the Park Gang beginning next Monday at 12:15 p.m. The Park Gang appears daily Monday through Friday.
Watch for Phyl. Phyl is the new Visiting Lady of WMIK, and is due to be on the air starting Monday at 9:30 a.m.
The 4:00 Limited has its fans throughout the area served by WMIK. Requests have been received from Corbin, just to mention one place. LMU students also sent in their quota of requests to engineer of the Limited, Hal. Hal always welcomes out of town requests as well as those from town.
Soprano Nancy Carr, the soloist for Mutual’s new "The Enchanted Hour" program which debuts as a network Friday evening feature on Jan. 28-that’s tonight-from 9:30 to 9:55 p.m. has selected the "My Hero" number form "The Chocolate Soldier" for her spotlight number. The orchestra will showcase "Meditation," from Massenet’s "Thais," as its feature on the show.
The story of parents who sacrificed their own ambitions and pleasures in order to give their children all the world’s "advantages," will be heard when Lewis Beach’s unusual drama, "The Goose Hangs High," with Walter Abel in the starring role, is presented over Mutual tonight 8 to 8:30.
"Do Co-operatives Endanger Other Businesses?" is the subject to be discussed Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 12 on the "Northwestern University Reviewing Stand." The speakers will be Paul L. Courtney, director, field service, National Tax Equality Association; Jerry Voorhis, executive secretary of the Co-operative League of the USA and former congressman from California. The moderator will be Robert E. Buchanan, director, Northwestern Reviewing Stand.
The Kentucky-Notre Dame basketball game bits the air at 9 p.m. this evening. WMIK continues its full coverage of local and state sports events.
Ed Brophy, veteran actor frequently heard on Mutual’s Sunday afternoon "True Detective Mysteries" (4:30 to 5 p.m.) programs, tells this one about the late John Barrymore.
A few years back, Brophy stepped into the elevator of a Manhattan hotel and came face to face with the Great Profile. Although he’d appeared as a supporting actor with Barrymore at one time, Brophy refrained from greeting the star, believing the matinee idol wouldn’t know him from Adam. As Brophy stepped-out of the elevator he felt a heavy hand on his shoulder and heard a voice says: "Mr. Brophy, you may not remember the face, but the name is Barrymore."
Phyl, the women’s director of WMIK, is here and will take over the "Visiting Lady" right away. Phyl has already met the public on the March of Dimes and through Hal Bigger on the 4:00 Limited.
LMU vs. East Tennessee goes on the air at 8 this evening in the next of WMIK’s sports events. The Kentucky Wildcats will be heard again Saturday night as they play Bradley in Owensboro. Other Kentucky games this week will not be carried on the Kentucky Basketball network, which supplies WMIK with the games.
For an interesting and exciting program, listen each weekday Monday through Friday at 1:15 to 1:45 p.m. to Webster Taylor’s "Music is Fun."
Mel Allen brings you the "Inside of Sports" each evening at 7:45 to 8. This is where one gets the low down on higher ups of the sports world.
Mutual brings a leading dance orchestral into your home every evening Monday through Friday from 11:30 to 11:55.
The "Morning Novelties" continue Monday through Friday at 8:30 to 9:00 a.m. True to its slogan, anything is still happening on (????????) not like everything on the program, but at least it will be different.
A strange twist of fate plus a police sergeant on the trail of his estranged wife as he seeks the killer of the woman he loved during the exciting Mutual network "Official Detective."
A strange twist of fate puts a police sergeant on the trail of his estranged wife as he seeks the killer of the woman he loved during the exciting Mutual network of "official Detective" broadcast tonight, 8:30 to 8:55. The sergeant proves his wife to be a murderess, but justice is temporarily halted when she informs him that she is to become a mother. Not until Detective Lt. Dan Britt (Craig McDonnell) takes over the case is an answer to the unusual situation discovered.
Fan mail is not unusual for emcee Eddie Dunn, who presides over the weekly Mutual network "True or False" fun sessions (Saturday’s 5:30 to 6 p.m.) But sometimes a letter arrives that proves, as he put it, that "it’s a great, great world we live." This letter, from a girl living in Brooklyn, was merely a "thank you" note for candy she and her classmates received from a teacher who in turn had obtained it while attending a "True or False" broadcast. But what makes Eddie enthuse over the note is the fact that the girl, a blind child, had written it in behalf of her entire school group-the Braille class in P.S. 138, Brooklyn. It was written in the raised-dot phonetics of the blind. Eddie asked a blind friend to "translate" it for him.
At 8:55 p.m. this evening Hy Gardener gives his views of the news in anecdotal form. Gardener’s briefs are entertaining as well as informative.
Mutual Newsreel at 9:15 p.m. tonight features the voices of the people making the news.
Air Force activities are dramatized via interviews by Capt. Maxwell Marvin as the Air Force Band provides the music on the 9:30 p.m. Air Force Hour.
Dennis James becomes joke-master as Ward Wilson takes a two-week midwinter vacation. He’ll moderate the joke session featuring Sen. Ed Ford, Harry Hershfield, Joe Laurice, Jr., and Peter Donald on "Can You Top This?" tonight at 8 to 8:30.
Mutual is wonderful on Wednesday. So, stay tuned to WMIK for a full hour of dramatic entertainment with a five minute intermission of news. Tonight you will hear Hollywood’s brightest stars on Mutual’s famed "Family Theatre" and then the high comedy of "The Philadelphia Story" on the "Comedy Playhouse."
It’s a common expression: "there ain’t no such animal." A listener to Mutual’s "Twenty Questions" program (Saturday, 8 to 8:30 p.m.) used that expression as the basis for the "Subject" she submitted, which was used on the broadcast of Jan. 15. It was "the animal there ain’t no such of." And after the broadcast panelist Fred VanDeventer said it was the toughest item ever posed to the group in a three and a half year broadcasting history of "Twenty Questions." Emcee Bill Slater answered "No" to everyone of the twenty questions asked by guest Lawrence Tibbett and panelists VanDeventer, Florence Rinard, Herb Polesie and Bobby McGuire. It was the first time that Slater has said "No" to every question asked.
Kate Smith will originate her Mutual network "Kate Smith Speaks" broadcast Thursday 12 noon to 12:15 Kingsbridge Veteran’s Hospital, Bronx, N.Y. The occasion will be the dedication of the new "Four Chaplains’ Pool" at the Hospital, which was constructed from funds voluntarily submitted for the project.
A Boy Scout from the Washington, D.C., area now provides the official station sign-on every broadcasting day for the news television station, WOIC in the nation’s capital. A Scout from a different troop will be selected each day by the Scout’s District Communicator for the sign-on, which will be the Boy Scout salute to the flag. WOIC is the video outlet in Washington for Mutual’s key New York Station, WOR, and will be linked with WOR-TV in New York in the late spring. The unique sign-on feature was started last Monday.
Charles Mesak, a video engineer for MBS-Don Lee, has been cited at the first annual awards dinner of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in Hollywood for his development of the "Phase-Fader." The unit permits unusual and eye attracting contrast effects for television pictures.
Dick Aurandt, organist for Mutual’s "Casebook of Gregory Hood" adventure series (Monday’s 8 to 8:30 p.m.) is and aviation enthusiast but until recently never had an opportunity to own a plane. He’s gradually getting there, however. He’s brought a one-third interest in a four-seater plane and will celebrate the event with an airplane treasure hunt from Muroc, Cal., next week.
Nagle, elected to the Middlesboro Athletic Hall of Fame just this week was a guest on the Black Motor Co. Sports Program at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. An attempt was made to have Nagle in the studio without the knowledge of his election but a slip of the tongue gave the secret away. Nagle did very well for himself in his initial appearance in front of a mike.
Your top radio drama of the week, "Great Scenes from Great Plays," presents the theatre’s outstanding new dramatic actress, Jessica Tandy, in Sidney Kingsley’s powerful story, "The World We Make" tonight at 8 o’clock.
Sen. Russell Long (D) of La., will hold a press conference on the air during Mutual’s "Meet the Press" broadcast this evening (10 to 10:30). Sen. Long is the son of the late Huey Long.
Arrangements were completed yesterday for the airing of the Bell County Singing Convention on Sunday, Feb. 13. East Cumberland Baptist Church will be the scene of the convention.
The WMIK Record Library, now nearing completion is one of the largest libraries in the realm of local broadcasting stations. Ted Kauffman has supervised the latest filing of records in the library and Announcer Dick Carrey says that he will personally sing any selection that cannot be found in the library.
Dr. John B. Barnwell will discuss the progress made in treating veterans suffering from tuberculosis on Mutual’s "The Veteran Wants to Know" program Sunday, 2:45 to 3:00.
Orchestra leader Guy Lombardo is the guest on the anniversary broadcast of "Twenty Questions" tonight at 8 to 8:30.
The Kentucky-Bradley basketball encounter hits the air this evening at 9 o’clock.
Raymond Pla returns to the "Juvenile Jury" Sunday (3:30 to 4 p.m.) to tell his problem, which he was unable to tell last Sunday because of stage fright.
For the time, the temperature and good music, listen to Cardwell’s Musical Clock every weekday morning from 7:30 to 8:30. This is your program. Send in your requests and Don Soliday will attempt to play them for you.
The studios have been frequented by many visitors lately. Almost any time of the day there are a number of guests touring the WMIK set-up to see what a radio station is made of.
The eerie light from Baker Street’s gas street lamps shadow lighted the body of a victim desperate band of Chinese fanatics and provided the setting for Mutual’s "Sherlock Holmes" as he participates in the "Adventure of the Blood-Stained Goddess" during his broadcast tonight at 8:30 to 8:55. A thrilling chase through the mysterious streets of London’s Limehouse district puts Holmes (John Stanley) on the trail of his quarry as he succeeds again in outwitting clever enemies. Wendell Holmes is heard as Dr. Watson.
The "Superman" adventures, presented as a 15 minute program on Mutual’s weekday schedule since August, 1942, will become a half hour three times weekly feature starting at 5 this afternoon. It will be heard on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The new series Indian adventure stories "Straight Arrow" will be presented on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting Feb. 8. "Straight Arrow" will also be heard on Mondays from 8 to 8:30 p.m.
Chewing gum may be okay at ball games, prizefights, and basketball games, but please, fellow, not at your own wedding. Recently, Gabriel Heatter, who presents his weekday listeners’ "Mail Bag" on Mutual (11:30 to 11:45 a.m.) received a letter from a young bride who said her spouse actually chewed gum during their wedding ceremony.
She fumed: "I’ll never forgive him, not in a million years."
Observed Heatter soothingly: "Come now…who’s going to be around a million years. Maybe he was nervous and gum helped quiet his nerves. He can’t be the kind of chewer who’d drive you into a frenzy or you’d have noticed it before you married him. Tell you what you what to do…try chewing a bit of gum yourself…it may help."
Jessica Maxwell, producer of Mutual’s "Superman" children’s adventure program, last Friday (Feb. 4) surprised the cast with a party in the MBS New York Studios. The occasion was the 10th anniversary of the program. In all those years, incidentally, Clayton "Bud" Collyer, who is the radio hero "Superman", has never missed a broadcast.
More than 750,000 listeners to Mutual’s weekday "Golden Hope Chest" fun show (2:30 to 3 p.m.) have now registered their wedding dates with the program. The show emceed by Ben Alexander, bases its audience participation formation on the wedding anniversaries of its contestants and its listeners.
Basketball hits the air twice tonight. At 9 it will be the Kentucky-Tennessee game at Lexington, then at 10:30 the Middlesboro at Bell High Contest. The 10:30 Sports Review will miss this evening with Ball’s Court and Café taking over the 6:15 Highlights in the Day’s Sports for today only.
Gerald McMurtry, one of the nation’s foremost authorities on Abraham Lincoln, will speak over WMIK Tuesday from 3 to 3:15. Mr. McMurtry will explain the background and purposes of the events to take place at the unveiling of the Lincoln statue Friday. And by the way, the entire event of the unveiling will be broadcast at 3 p.m. Friday. Complete details will be found in Thursdays Daily News.
The "Three Star Round up" made its appearance over WMIK yesterday at 12:15. Music by the Pine Mountain Gang with news and sports make up the new show.
A pessimistic guest lecturer at Gold River, who forecasts a dreadful fate for the world, arouses the ire of Scattergood Baines and causes a two day battle, "Scattergood Baines versus Doomsday," for the Clarence Budington Kelland hero’s broadcast over Mutual tonight 8:30 to 8:55. Baines (Wendell Holmes) watches the Cold River townsfolk take the pessimistic forecast to heart, lose their initiative and cease planning for the future. Unable to stand the situation any longer the hardware merchant/banker takes matters into his own hands to demonstrate the fallacies of the lecturer’s opinion.
Douglas F. Parkhirst’s rib tickling comedy success, "Two’s a Crowd," will be air adapted by Mutual’s "Comedy Playhouse," for its broadcast this evening 10 to 10:30. Writer director Jack La Frande streamlined the play, featuring the "Gold Coast Players," in all roles. Robert Trendler, who conducts the orchestra, composed original music for this radio version.
Radio Station WMIK will mobilize its entire staff on Friday, February 11, to cover the unveiling of the statue of Abraham Lincoln on the campus of Lincoln Memorial University, at Harrogate, Tennessee. The event is unique in that the statue will be the only outdoor statue of Lincoln in the entire south with the exceptions of three in Kentucky, Lincoln’s home state.
Four telephone loops are being installed, three of which will definitely be utilized. Arrangements have been made for the simulianeons use of 6 microphones tin case they are needed.
WMIK will carry complete coverage of this event, which is believed to be the most detailed coverage of any such event, by radio, in this area.
The station will be on the air from 3 to 4:15 p.m. at which time the opening ceremonies will take place. The statue will be presented by the sculptor C.S. Paolo, distinguished Italian-American sculptor, and it will be formally unveiled by Margaret Patterson, great-granddaughter of president Andrew Johnson who was Lincoln’s vice-president and who succeeded Lincoln at the time of his assassination.
WMIK will again be on the air that night from 7 to 7:45 p.m. to cover the banquet and the evening ceremonies topped by an address by former Kentucky Senator John Sherman Cooper. The toastmaster for the evening will be Robert L. Kincaid, president of Lincoln Memorial University.
It is believed that WMIK will be setting a precedent in giving such extensive coverage to an event of such importance to this area.
Lincoln Memorial University’s A Capella Choir will be heard as part of the program at LMU Friday for the unveiling of the statue of Abraham Lincoln.
Bonnie Pritchett, the charming 11th floor receptionist at Mutual’s Chicago studios, is one of the most pleasant personalities in the MBS organization. That is why it is most difficult for writer-director Kirby Hawkes to convince studio listeners that Bonnie and the sinister, villainess "Magda" on the MBS "Captain Midnight" programs, weekdays 5:30 to 5:45 p.m., are one and the same people. Bonnie has done such a fine job in the character portrayal that Kirby plans to continue the "Magda" character in the adventures as long as he can.
Mutual’s "Golden Hope Chest" program, an audience participation week-day show based on wedding anniversary dates, will assume a new program title more in keeping with its form as effective with broadcast Monday, Feb.14 (2:30 to 3 p.m.) The new title of the show, which is emceed by Ben Alexander, will be the "The Anniversary Club."
Henry LaCossitt, Mutual network commentator heard on the week-day "The Editor’s Diary" program (9 to 9:15 a.m.), believes the long distance telephone operators must get some training as detectives. Last Sunday evening he received a call at his New York City home from a listener in Albany, Ga. " But how did you locate me?" asked the perplexed LaCossitt. "Oh, easy," said his caller. "I just picked up the phone, asked for long distance and said to the girl ‘get me Henry LaCossitt in New York’."
John Payne, outstanding young screen star, will star in Sidney Kingsley’s great play, "Dead End," when it is radio adapted over the coast-to-coast. Mutual network on Friday, Feb. 11 (8 to 8:30 p.m.)
Mr. Payne will be heard as Gimpy, the man who tried to help a youngster who had the unfortunate habit of being a pal to a group of undisciplined youngsters from Manhattan’s East River tenement district, Gimpy tries to prove in the play, that people who tolerate slums are really the ones responsible for the actions of those who reside the slum districts. The Kingsley "Dead End" drama is another presentation in the "Great Scenes from Great Plays" series over Mutual, for which original background music is compounded and conducted by Nathan Kroll.
Watch for the new glant morning program entitled "Ham and Eggs." There will be numerous helpings with Don Soliday doing the serving. "Ham and Eggs" will hit the platters starting Monday at 6 a.m., and continue until 9 a.m. with interruptions for news and morning devotions.
Orchestra leader Guy Lombardo who bowed out of a guest appearance on Mutual’s "Twenty Questions" anniversary broadcast on Feb 5 in order to permit the Marquess of Milford Haven to participate during his brief visit to this country, will join the panel of regulars for this Saturday’s show (8 to 8:30 p.m.)
With Bill Slater tossing the "animal, mineral, or vegetable" questions their way, panelists Fred VanDeventer, Florence Rinard, Herb Polesie, and Bobby McGuire will attempt to identify the subjects in an allotted score of questions.
Joe Cumminsky, Mutual’s "Inside of Sports" newscaster (weekdays 7:45 to 8 p.m.) tells the following reel-life fish story: A tenderfoot fisherman hooked a gigantic tuna and the battle was on. From time to time, the grizzled boat captain at his side offered assistance but the stubborn greenhorn shook his head. Finally the old timer, a worried frown creasing his brow, shouted: "You SURE you know watcher doing?" "Yeah, yeah," snapped the tenderfoot, " I know exactly what I’m doin’." The old timer shifted his tobacco quid: "Okay then, climb back in the boat. Its drier up here."
The Kentucky-Alabama game comes on half an hour earlier this evening—at 8:30. The change was made to allow the Alabama team to make train connections.
Henry La Cossitt, who conducts the "Editor’s Diary" every weekday over Mutual from 9 to 9:15 a.m., plans a series of unusual interview pick-ups from news centers throughout the country as a part of his program format. The interviews will different from those normally heard on news commentary programs. For example the first of these in-person discussions, aired on "The Editor’s Diary" for Friday (Feb. 4), was from Washington and featured an interview with Rep. George A. Dondero, of Michigan, on-Congressional manners.
With four Mutual network shows on his schedule each week, plus one television show in the Chicago area, musical conductor Robert Trendler is one of the busiest musicians in radio today. A pioneer in broadcasting, Trendler’s music is featured on three MBS shows originating from the network’s Chicago studios, "Smoke Rings, Comedy Playhouse," and the "Windy City." He directs the "Chicago Theatre of the Air" chorus, too.
Basketball is on again tonight. This time it is the L.M.U.-Tusculum game, starting at 8 o’clock.
The Kentucky network is not carrying the Kentucky-Ole Miss game Wednesday night. But WMIK will have a game, as the Sioux Indians-Middlesboro athletic contest will be aired at 8 p.m.
Sgt. Joseph H. Weda, a member of an Air Force Rescue unit operating from Lowry Field, Denver Co., will explain how his military training is now helping him and his comrades in their rescue operations from now bound Rocky Mountain residents during Mutual’s "The Air Force Hour," broadcast Tuesday, Feb. 15 (9:30 to 9:55). The scope of the rescue work in the blizzard effected areas will be outlined by the soldier during the show, the music for which will be provided by the Air Force Concert Orchestra.
Even the simplest questions posed by emcee Jack Bailey of Mutual’s "Queen For a Day" weekday fun shows (2 to 2:30 p.m.) provoke rib tickling answers. Witness the following:
Bailey: "And what is your name?"
Contestant: (A gray haired lady) "Mrs. Lillian Mahlum. Oh…pardon me…I’m on my honeymoon and forgot my name. It’s Mrs. Leslie E. Brown.
Or this:
Bailey: "Where were you born?"
Contestant: "I was born in Denmark."
Bailey: "What part of Denmark?"
Contestant: "I don’t know…I wasn’t there!"
Do you like good music? Then be sure to tune in the Lanny Ross show at 11:45 each morning, Monday through Friday.
The local news round up formerly scheduled at 11:55 a.m. has moved into the Three Star Noon Round up effective today. This gives the Three Star Round up two periods of news, one of sports, and a sprinkling of good folk tunes in its half hour schedule.
Mutual’s outstanding dramatic program, "The Family Theatre," will start its third year as a MBS feature with its broadcast tonight, 9:30 to 9:55. In honor of the occasion the program’s producers have decided to represent T.J. Mulvey’s popular drama, "God and a Red Scooter," on the show. Dennis O’ Keefe and Donna Reed will be co-starred with Spencer Tracy as the host.
The "Comedy Playhouse" presentation of the Broadway hit, "The Fall Guy," for its Mutual network broadcast tonight, 10 to 10:30, will probably recall to many memories of the hectic 1920’s when bootlegging flowered. It’s a mystery/comedy satire on crimes, and private detectives, and was co-authored by George Abbott and James Gleason.
The first cable car climbed San Francisco’s steep Clay Street hill in 1873.
In Denver Co., a sparrow built its nest in the caution light of a traffic signal.
Basketball takes a rest tonight by will be right back on the air Friday at 9:15 with the Middlesboro-London game. And then on Saturday there is another Kentucky game, with Georgia Tech.
Fred Peck and his Boogie Woogie Boys his the air waves again at 10 to 10:30 this evening for the third of their broadcasts which started last Thursday.
Collecting stamps, coins, etc. are okay hobbies, Mutual’s "Mysterious Traveler" points out. But he warns that you shouldn’t let hobbies get you. He’ll tell you how an obsession for collecting murder weapons caused the "Collector’s Item" murder adventure story for his MBS broadcast Thursday (tonight) 9:30 to 9:55.
Jimmie Ballard has moved to 6:15 a.m. each weekday, but the change in time has not affected his fan mail. Jimmie continues to pull his share of the mail.
Webster Taylor continues to please his public with his "Music is Fun" show. This feature can be heard Monday through Friday from 1:15 p.m. to 1:45. And music can be fun after listening to one of Webster’s programs.
Don "The Hat" Soliday has been trying to imitate Bob Poole the platter spinner on Mutual’s "Poole’s Paradise" (9"30 a.m. each morning). The Hat has been playing his tonette with some of the leading bands in the country. How? Well, he plays while the records are spinning, and his rhythm is up to par, but we wish he would keep Hutton for notes.
"Great Scenes from Great Plays"-From 8 to 8:30 this evening Henrik Ibsen’s "A Doll House" is adapted for this outstanding dramatic radio show, with Ingrid Bergman and Brian Aherne co-starred in the lead roles. Walter Hampden is host Nathan Kroll conducts the orchestra in original background music.
The luncheon dedication services in connection with the opening of the expanded Union Health Center in New York City will be aired as a special Mutual network broadcast Saturday from 3 to 3:30 p.m. Principal speakers will be Federal Security Administrator Oscar Ewing and William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor. They will be introduced to invited guests and the MBS audience by David Dubinsky, president, International Garment Workers Union, his broadcast will originate from the Hotel Statler, New York.
Agnes Moorehead, the noted actress who is featured on Mutual’s "Mayor of the Town," series (Sunday 7:30 to 7:55 p.m.) in the role of Marilyn, the Mayor’s housekeeper, tells everyone within hearing range of the Valentine Day Sentiment Marilyn received recently from a program fan: The gentleman, who thoughtfully forgot to append his name to the greeting wrote:
"I will never be your valentine.
You will never be a pal o’ mine,
So got to take a drink of turpentine."
If it’s Saturday hillbilly music you like, tune into the Smokey Mountain Hayride at noon. Then immediately following is the Three Star Noon Round up with the Pine Mountain Gang featured.
Whenever the clock stopped running someone in the house died. Then a few hours later it would be merrily ticking again to provide the "Mystery of the Clock of Death" adventure story on Mutual’s "House of Mystery" broadcast Sunday (4 to 4:30 p.m.). A college student stops the clock as a prank. His professor dies. Filled with remorse, he calls on Roger Elliott, the "Mystery Man," whose research reveals a natural and logical reason for the occult happenings. John Griggs stars as Elliott.
Opening night at a Broadway theatre plus a vicious circle of murders put Lamont "The Shadow" Cranston on "The Trail of The Knifer," during his Mutual broadcast Sunday (5 to 5:30 p.m.). Someone in the play’s cast has the nasty habit of slashing throats of fellow actors. Lamont finds a note attached to the original copy of the play manuscript, it gives a clue to the killings and the all seeing eye of the Shadow does the rest. Bret Morrison in the title role.
Three-year old Raymond Plat has his troubles and wanted to tell them to the world but neither he or his mother can remember what they are. And they apparently never will be told. Raymond was invited three weeks ago to tell his particular headache to Mutual’s "Juvenile Jury" (Sundays 3:30 to 4 p.m.). He was stage struck. His mouth opened, but no words issued. He came back for a second time. Then he forgot his problem. Last Sunday he revisited the "Juvenile Jury." This time he refused even to walk on the stage and face the "Jury."
A last minute note from the Kentucky Broadcasting Network informed WMIK of a change in the time for tonight’s Kentucky-Georgia Tech game. The time was moved up half an hour to allow the Tech team to catch a train. Unable to get permission at this late date to miss an ordered show, WMIK will be forced to pick up the game at 9 o’clock.
Mutual’s "The Anniversary Club" broadcast (weekdays, 2:30 to 3 p.m.) drew over 42, 000 pieces of mail following its first broadcast under new name. The show, formerly called "Golden Hope Chest," last Friday (Feb. 11) advised its coast to coast listeners that they should reregister themselves as "The Anniversary Club" members. There were over 20, 000 listeners registered with the program before it changed its name.
The heartfelt thanks of all Indians for their recently granted full citizenship rights, including the voting franchise, will be expressed during Mutual’s "Straight Arrow" broadcast tonight (8 to 8:30). Chief Crazy Bull, great grandson of Sioux chieftain Sitting Bull, will be heard on the Indian Adventure broadcast in a message of thanks directed to President Harry S. Truman.
Chief Crazy Bull, in his appearance on the "Straight Arrow" program, has been specially designated to represent the Sioux nation of Indian tribes, which he heads, plus the Chippewas, the Cherokees and the Winnebagos and will also express thanks of the "many brave American tribes from plain and from mountain and ocean shore."
The Indian chief chose the "Straight Arrow" program for the acknowledgement to President Truman because "it is the only radio program dedicated to the American Indian."
This will mark the first time, according to Chief Crazy Bull, that all the Indian tribes in the United States have concurred in a single message to the "Great White Father."
Wendell Holmes, one of radio’s most versatile actors, is starred in the role for Mutual’s "Scattergood Baines" series (Wednesday, 8:30 to 8:55 p.m.). After a recent broadcast director Herb Rice, pointing out the many characterizations Wendell portrays on the air, asked him: "Do you ever have any trouble keeping within the limits of the ‘Scattergood Baines’ philosopher character?" Holmes laughed. "Oh, no," was his quick reply. "You see, my grandfather, a farmer out in Cheshire, O., is so like ‘Scattergood Baines’, I sometimes think that Clarence Budington Kelland had grandpa in mind when he wrote the original Scattergood series. No, when it’s time for me to broadcast as Scattergood, I just think of my grandpa-and the rest is easy."
The dramatic story of the "Air Force Test Pilot," featuring interviews with the pilots who fly experimental jet-planes, will be spotlighted during Mutual’s "The Air Force Hour" broadcast tonight (9:30 to 9:55). The experiences of these pilots will be aired when Air Force Radio Reporter Capt. Charles E. Yeager, the man who flew faster than sound, Majors Russ Schleesh and Joe Howell, jet B-47 pilots who broke the transcontinental speed record, Major Bob Cardenas and Capt. Wilbur Seller, pilots of the jet B-49 Flying Wing, and Capt. Bob Halliday, jet B-45 pilot.
The Benham-Middlesboro basketball fame will be aired this evening, starting at 8 p.m. Also the Friday encounter between Corbin’s Red Hounds and Middlesboro. WCCT of Corbin will pick up the game.
Have you heard of the sparkling philosophies and gay anecdotes of the "Friendly Philosopher?" Yes, it’s a new show emanating from the studios of WMIK with Webster Taylor in the featured role. The time, 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Catch up on the latest news and sports from 6 to 6:30 each evening. Don Soliday brings you "Time for the News" from 6 to 6:15 and Julian Pitzer has "Highlights in the Day’s Sports" the following quarter hour.
Lanny Ross, start of the Mutual weekday "The Lanny Ross Show" (11:45 to 12 noon), spent the war years as an Army officer in the South Pacific. He saw the work being done by missionaries, and was impressed by it. His coast to coast listeners will get a first hand accounting of just what the work is all about when Cecil Abel, one of these men working on Australia’s Isle of Papua, and a friend of Lanny’s, will be the guest on his broadcast Thursday, Feb. 24. Mr. Abel will tell of the work being done to convert cannibals into farmers.
One never knows what one will run into as a radioman. Consider the "Man and Mike" show of last Monday. The person being interviewed gave his name and the place where he worked. Upon being asked if he was off for lunch, he replied: "No, I’m not working today. I have the mumps."
The "I Love You So Much" song, second place favorite on the list of top hillbilly tunes presented on Mutual’s "Western Hit Reviews" feature show. Thursday at 8:30 to 9 p.m., is now the most popular hillbilly song of the week, according to the latest poll of MBS station disc jockeys. The show, which stars Dale Evans and the Riders of the Purple Sage, each week features the top hillbilly and western tunes as reported by disc jockeys of Mutual affiliates throughout the country.
Two test pilots, hopping a rocket ship for the first time, are told to keep the speed below 3, 000 M.P.H. But the controls freeze, the rockets go hurtling off into tomorrow, and the two pilots learn that "Time Is Running Out," the fantastic tale to be spun by Mutual’s "Mysterious Traveler" on his weekly train ride tonight (9:30 to 9:55).
Several of network radio’s longtime favorite personalities and entertainers have been grouped together for Mutual’s new Thursday evening "The Curt Massey Show" (8 to 8:30 p.m.) The show made its debut last Thursday. Curt, a popular balladeer, is the star of the show. And with Curt are his brothers Allan and the popular Westerners instrumental and vocal group. Tom, Dick and Harry, the novelty singing trio who had their own show over Mutual for several years, are featured along with a new singing trio, the Lee Sisters. George Beatty, popular vaudeville comic, has a role on the program, which is emceed by Charlie Lyons. The show is set with a plantation background that highlights the folk and hillbilly tunes that are a part of format.
Charlotte Manson, who is featured on the MBS Sunday music digest, "The Johnny Desmond Show" (7:55 to 8 p.m.), recently received a check from a well wishing fan in Ciudad Trujillo Dominican Republic. When translated it read: "Here’s wishing you 1, 000 good wishes in the Bank of Happiness."
MBS commentator William L. Shirer (Sundays, 1 to 1:15 p.m.) was pleasantly surprised with a dinner party in his honor immediately following a recent lecture appearance at Wayne University chapter f Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, having during his student days at Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Bing Crosby makes his appearance tomorrow morning at 10:30 by means of electrical transcription. His songs will be heard in a special broadcast saluting the Red Cross drive, which is underway.
Additional stars to appear will be Bob Hope, Alice Faye and Phil Harris, Jack Benny, Dennis Day, and the musical personalities of the American Album of Familiar Music. Watch the radio log for times and details.
Rossini’s overture to the opera "Barber of Seville," will be the showcase presentation by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, directed by Alfred Wallenstein, during the Saturday Mutual presentation of "Symphonies for Youth" (1:30 to 2:30 p.m.). Other selections to be presented include the Second Movement from Schumann’s Symphony No. Four in D Minor and Ravel’s "Pavanne."
George Givot, that popular "Greek Ambassador of Good Will," will be the guest panelist when Mutual’s "Twenty Questions" fun show is aired Saturday (8 to 8:30). George, who murders the English language most amusingly, will be joining regulars Fred VanDeventer, Florence Rinard, Bobby McGuire, and Herb Polesie in planning this radio version of the old time parlor game of "animal, vegetable, or mineral."
The U.S. Army Band will pay a musical tribute to the students of Virginial Military Institute, Lexington, Va., during Mutual’s "Campus Salute" broadcast Saturday (1 to 1:30 p.m.) The program originates in Washington, D.C.
The Kentucky-Vanderbilt basketball game will be aired this evening. Game time is 9 o’clock.
The inside story of how an American officer, who sold out to the Nazis during World War II, was trapped in his own web of espionage will be revealed during the Sunday Mutual broadcast of "Secret Missions" (10 to 10:30 p.m.). Rear Admiral Ellis M. Zacharias (U.S.N. Ret.), wartime chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence will be the narrator.
Special a cappella arrangements of folk songs and spiritual works will be featured by Mutual’s "Wings Over Jordan" All Negro choir during its Sunday broadcast (12 noon to 12:30 p.m.). The group will sing three spiritual favorites.
A fabulous antique collection, owned by a European refugee recluse, begins to show up piece by piece at auction houses and arouses the suspicions of Lamont "The Shadow" Cranston, during his Mutual broadcast Sunday (5 to 5:30 p.m.). The drama is titled "Collectors of Death." In the midst of a thunderstorm, murder and terror strike in the recluses’ mansion, with the Shadow hard pressed to save the life of his girl, Margot Lane, and discover the identity of the killer/thief who has done a masterful job of impersonation. Bert Morrison stars in the title role, with Grace Matthews portraying Margot.
Producer Tom Hargis, music director Frank Worth and singer Roy Willing of Mutual’s "The Roy Rogers Show" (Sundays, 6 to 6:30 p.m.) are firm believers in mental telepathy. Their beliefs stem from the fact that none of them have telephones, because of the phone situation in Los Angeles. Yet, they claim, when one gets an idea for the show he sends out mental messages for the others to rendezvous with him in downtown L.A. "We usually do meet," says Tom.
A lurking shadow in the dark, the agonized scream of a terror stricken woman, and all London is held in a grip of horror until Mutual’s "Sherlock Holmes" undertakes "the Adventure of the East End Strangler" during his broadcast Monday, Feb. 28 (8:30 to 8:55 p.m.) Three victims, all ladies of high birth, are found before Holmes (John Stanley) manages to capture the mad killer, aided by a tiny blue beard, an old letter and Dr. Watson Wendell Holmes.
Mister, You’d better change your tune!
Following is a letter; received by Gabriel Heatter and aired by him during one of his Mutual network weekday "Gabriel Heatter’s Mailbag" broadcast (11:30 to 11:45 a.m.) which tells it’s own story:
"Dear Mr. Heatter:
Here’s what I would demand in a wife. First, she must never smoke. Then she must neither drink nor chew nor even paint her lips. She must not polish her fingernails or bob her hair. She mustn’t use any cosmetics of any kind. She mustn’t be blonde and I won’t stand for profanity."
Heatter’s comment: "I’ve got news for you mister-You’re irretrievably, irrevocably, indelibly and hopelessly a bachelor."
WMIK offers a listening treat at 12:15 p.m. Monday through Friday when Kate Smith sings. Kate Smith had made more recordings than any other recording artist in the world with the exception of Bing Crosby. To be more exact, she has recorded over two thousand selections. This means that she can introduce her own recordings, for a quarter hour, five days a week for over one year without repeating the same number twice.
It your morale needs a boost, the Friendly Philosopher, heard Monday through Friday at 3:00 p.m. is just the mad to do it. Wed Taylor relates experiences and stories in a philosophical manner and makes you realize that your own troubles are not so bad after all.
The Patapoof family did well during a recent broadcast of Mutual’s "Queen for a Day" series (weekdays, 2 to 2:30 p.m.). The elected "queen" was Mrs. Gloria Patapoof, of Los Angeles. Her niece, Mrs. Lillian Harris, of Montebello, Ca., was a contestant. And her sister in law, Mrs. Angie Patapoof, of Los Angeles, was also a candidate for the "Queen" honor. Mrs. Gloria Patapoof, as the "Queen" will be gifted with a winter holiday at Death Valley. She has promised to tell her niece and sister in law all about it when she returns.
Mutual network personality star Kate Smith, during a recent "Kate Smith Speaks" broadcast alerted millions of listeners to the club craze that is sweeping the country. Mrs. Smith advised her listeners to refrain from participating in the scheme, pointing out "the tremendous odds" against any one benefiting from such participation.
Five-year-old Johnny McBride has a simple reply to the mild rebuke from moderator Jack Barry during a recent broadcast of Mutual’s "Juvenile Jury" fun fest. Jack interrupted discussion of a problem to remark: "John, stop reading that comic book and pay attention to our discussion." The youngster replied: "I don’t know the problem, that’s why I’m reading the book."
It was no mistake. The other day announcer John Scott did her lashes inimically. John Henry couldn’t answer for the particular question. Back at the pool, Faye had suddenly told him he would be interested in seeing a fascinating place –a secret place. Curious, but inwardly hesitantly he had allowed himself to be carried away from the Las Dunas, through Azure and out across the rolling plains to the south. A mile or so back, Faye had wheeled the Mercury off on a dirt road, still holding to a speed that made the conservative John Henry shudder.
She had changed her bathing suit for a play dress, pink with a faint horizontal whit stripe, full skirt, low backed and with a bare identity himself as "Wrong Verse" Scott. And here’s why, John is the announcer for Mutual’s "The Lanny Ross Show" weekday broadcast.
There’s a young lady in Atlantic City, N.J. who found that it really paid off, in cash, to listen to John Nesbitt’s weekday Mutual network "Passing Parade" broadcast (11 to 11:30 a.m.). The "Atlantic City Daily World," a morning paper, was running a $1, 500 jackpot prize "Dream Contest," wherein identity of a notes personage was based on clues published daily. Just as 21-year-old Millicent Caniglio was preparing to mail her entry to the paper, she heard Nesbitt’s discussion of the background of Bernard Baruch. The published clues then struck home with her. She tore up her original entry blank and instead submitted the name Bernard Baruch, thus winning the contest.
Twelve-year-old Bobby White, son of radio’s "Masked Tenor" will be regularly featured with tenor Lanny Ross during Mutual’s weekday music program "The Lanny Ross Show" (11:45 to 12 noon). Bobby will join Lanny on the program for its Monday, Wednesday and Friday broadcasts. The boy soprano was invited to participate on the show by Ross following several guest appearances.
The climatic moments of the most exciting sports events of each week, recapturing through the medium of recorded eye witness descriptions of the dramatic, action packed high spots of the nations top sports spectacle, and featuring the noted radio and films sportscaster, Ed Thorgerson, will be heard when the "Sports Thrill if the Week" debuts as a Mutual network weekly sports feature broadcast Saturday, March 12 (9:55 to 10:00 p.m.).
Mr. Thorgerson, working in cooperation with Paul Jones, MBS director of sports, will make extensive use of Mutual’s coast to coast facilities to obtain descriptions of every sports event in their localities, rushing their descriptions to network headquarters in New York City, where final selection and editing will take place.
That "whing" every time "Straight Arrow" fires one of his golden arrows during his Mutual network three times weekly adventure broadcast is actually produced from the rib of an old umbrella. The sound effects man for the show found that, by whisking the umbrella rib through the air, he could produce a more accurate sound than by actually shooting a bow before a microphone.
Eighty two percent of Middlesboro’s morning radio listeners between the hours of 6 and 10 have their dials turned to WMIK, according to statistics compiled in an individual telephone research of morning listening habits of residents.
Such a survey is being conducted in order that the station may better program broadcasts to the tastes of listeners.
Of this eighty six percent, 80 percent say the "Ham and Eggs" program is their favorite; 4 percent like the news; 10 percent listen to morning devotions and the remaining six percent have no special favorites, but listen to all programs.
The survey shows that 86 percent listen to WMIK, 4 percent to WNOX, 4 percent to WROL and 2 percent to WHAS.
Kill two birds with one stone and hear Middlesboro’s own Jimmie Ballard at 6:45 each ha-yem Monday through Saturday.
Syndicated columnist Danton Walker reported during his Mutual network "Twin Views of the News" stint Sunday before last: "Congressmen in Washington have received, and are still receiving the largest batch of mail in history protesting the trial of Cardinal Mindszenty in Hungary. More letters have been received on this subject than either for or against the Marshall Plan. The Taft Hartley Law, or the Civil Rights Bill-combined."
Mr. Walker’s partner on the show, humorist Hy Gardener, evidenced interest in fast flying ships. Said he: "There’s talk around that we’ve perfected a space plane that will fly 10, 000 miles per hour. That’s so fast the pilot can take off from LaGuardian Field, sneeze, and land in Berlin before his co-pilot can say Gezundheit!"
How do you like your Ham and Eggs in the morning? Don Soliday still serves ‘em up in a radio breakfast hour worth listening to.
The colorful parade that features New Orleans’ annual spring celebration will background the unusual story to be told by Mutual’s "Mysterious Traveler" for his broadcast Thursday, March 3 (9:30 to 9:55 p.m.) Maurice Tarplin, as the "Traveler", will tell about "Murder at the Mardi Gras", where a gaily garbed dead man participated in a snake like procession.
The rib tickling comedy hit, "Brewster’s Million" will be adapted by Mutual’s "Comedy Playhouse" for its broadcast tonight, 10 to 10:30. The play relates the amusing incidents resulting from a young man’s efforts to spend one million dollars in one year as a prerequisite to inheriting untold millions.
The lovely Betty Rhodes, radio, stage and recording favorite, will be the feminine singing star of Mutual’s "Yours For A Song" program effective with it broadcast Friday (8:30 to 8:55 p.m.), as that MBS musical feature show begins its series of program originating from Hollywood.
Shelilah Graham, widely read syndicated film columnist, will be the hostess for the program.
Gordon MacRae, handsome, dark-haired singing star of screen and radio, will be the first of the guest male vocalists on the "Yours For A Song" program. In addition to Mr. MacRae , a Hollywood film personality will be interviewed during each broadcast by Miss Graham.
The Crusaders are featured every weekday Monday through Friday from 6:30 to 7 p.m. And the following program on each Thursday is "Echoes of the Gay Nineties."
Kentucky will play Florida tonight at Louisville in the SEC tournament. WMIK will bring you the game, starting at 10:15.
The hillbilly favorite, "I Love You So Much," has jumped to first place as far as hillbilly tunes are concerned, according to Dale Evans, singing star of Mutual’s "Western Hit Review" (Thursday, 8:30 to 8:55). Dale posted the song’s position following receipt this week of the questionnaire filled out by disc jockeys of Mutual’s more than 500 affiliates throughout the country. They reported that their own listeners liked that number best of all this week.
The latest news just before you drop off to slumber land comes each night except Saturday and Sunday at 10:30 over WMIK. This provides a round up of international, national, state and local news.
The U.S. Army band will pay a musical tribute to the students of Boston University, Boston, Mass., during Mutual’s "Campus Salute" broadcast Saturday from 1 to 1:30 p.m. The program originates in Washington, D.C.
The popular network baritone Johnny Thompson, will join the noted interior decorating personality, Betty Moore, for the presentation of the new series of Mutual network Saturday morning shows, " Your Home Beautiful." The first of these programs will be aired on Saturday, Mar.5 and they will be heard in the 10:30 to 11:15 a.m., time period. Kent Roberts will be the announcer.
Claude Dickinson, competent caretaker of WMIK, has had varied experiences throughout his lifetime. Claude likes to tell of the time he was valet to the president of the Rock Island Railroad. The president visited the capital of each state with Claude right along. And the two of them also included Toronto, Canada and Mexico City in their tours.
Lanny Ross, Mutual singing star who was an Army Major in the South Pacific during the last war, will introduce a young comedian he discovered in New Guinea as one of the guests with an interesting story to tell when Mutual’s new program feature, "Experience Speaks" makes its network debut on Friday (8 to 8:30 p.m.)
Music composed by Massenet, Lehar and Mozart will feature Mutual’s" The Enchanted Hour" broadcast on tonight (9:30 to 9:55). Henry Weber conducts the orchestra. Soprano Nancy Carr is the featured soloist.
The Cumberland Valley Barn Dance hits the air at 9 this evening. Listen in on this locally produced show starring the folks you know.
The voice on the Noon Day News Round up is Dick Carey. Carey had been handling the 12:35 to 12:45 news now for over a week.
An understudy hat check girl was a recent, $2, 035 jackpot winner of Mutual’s "True or False" quiz session (Saturdays, 5:30 to 6 p.m.) She was Ann Carroll, whose famous sister, Renee, parks the bonnets at Sardi’s. Ann, who told Emcee Eddie Dunn she is Renee’s understudy, chose a series of questions about Mrs. Bess Truman, America’s first lady, for her jackpot answers. "I must have had Mr. Truman’s luck," she said after the show. "I guessed at most of the answers."
For three years, Frank Arnow, of the Bronx has glued his ears to his loudspeaker every Sunday to hear Mutual’s "Quick as a Flash" (Sunday 5:30 to 6 p.m.) He answered the questions at home and found himself quite accurate. Finally he decided to see the show and volunteered to be a contestant. This story, however, has a different ending. He didn’t fail! Instead he proved he had "Quick as a Flash" ken. He walked off with the jackpot prize of $250 last Sunday (Feb. 27).
Skip Farrell and Brooks Randall, who share vocal honors on Mutual’s "Smoke Rings" musical stanzas (Sunday, 8:30 to 9 p.m.), will offer listeners a variety of popular songs and romantic favorites of yesteryear during their broadcast Sunday, March 6. Farrell will sing "Time on My Hands," while Randall counters with "For You." Other songs include original composition by conductor/arranger Robert Trendler titled "Dance of the Gremlins."
A music-biography of Mrs. William Mitchell, prominent mid-west newspaperwoman, will be told in words and song by Mutual’s "Wings Over Jordan" all Negro choir during its broadcast Sunday, March 6 (12 noon to 12:30 p.m.) The group broadcasting from the City Auditorium, Asheville, N.C. will feature special arrangements of spiritual compositions. James Hobart Barr conducts.
Five-year-old Arthur Nitzburg, who six weeks ago posed his own problem to Mutual’s "Juvenile Jury" will be a member of the "Jury" panel when the show is aired on Sunday, Mar. 6 (3:30 to 4 p.m.). Arthur will be joined by regulars Dickie Orlin, Charles Hankinson, Elizabeth Watson, and Peggy Bruder. Last Sunday (Feb. 27) Charlie stopped the show with one of his asides to a problem. A mother had asked the "Jury" what she should do to stop her six-year-old youngster from trying to emulate a circus stuntman by balancing himself on one finger. "Gee," said Charlie, "if he keeps it up, when people ask him to point out a direction he’ll point it out lopsided." To which Elizabeth Watson added: "Yeah, he’ll grow up with a bow legged finger."
The gay patrons of a Monte Carlo gambling house figure in the strange case of "Murder on a Wager" which will be solved by Mutual’s "Sherlock Holmes" on his broadcast this evening (8:30 to 8:55). Two bodies floating in the blue waters of the Mediterranean and an old history making wager at the famous casino involve Holmes (John Stanley) in one of his most unusual adventures accompanied as usual by the loyal Dr. Watson (Wendell Holmes).
Mutual’s pioneer radio discussion program the "American Forum of the Air" will present the subject "How Can We Get A Stable Economy" for its broadcast tonight (10 to 10:30). The debaters will be secretary of Agriculture Charles E. Brannan and Sen. Robert A. Taft, ® of Ohio. Mr. Brannan has recently made many appearances on Capital Hill in support of President Truman’s policies of continued governmental support of commodities prices and he also made Congressional appearances in behalf of price control authority for the president. Sen. Taft is out spoken in his opposition to vesting any controls of prices in the President. The broadcast will originate from Washington, D.C. with Theodore Garnik a moderator.
Hy Gardener gives his brief anecdotes on a syndicated program at 8:55 p.m.
Rancher Steve Adams catches up with a rustler who attempts to throw suspicion on the friendly Comanches in today’s chapter of "Straight Arrow."
That Webster Taylor’s "Music Is Fun" is going over is evidenced by the letter in yesterday’s Open forum. Only by reading the letter can one appreciate the message.
A new time period this evening finds Gregory Hood on the air at 8. Detectiving is a hobby with the gentleman sleuth who is starred in the "Case Book of Gregory Hood."
A few laugh-snipes culled from Mutual’s "Can You Top This" show (Wednesdays 8 to 8:30 p.m.):
Senator Ed Ford
First Man: "Why don’t you send your suits to the tailor any more?"
Second Man: "Because he took a spot out of my gray suit."
First Man: "That’s what he supposed to do, ain’t it?"
Second Man: "Oh, no. This was a ten-spot."
Peter Donald
Wife: "Burlingame, I remember before we were married you used to catch me in your arms."
Husband: "Yeah, Now I catch you in my pockets."
"Mutual Newsreel"—News vignettes featuring the voices of the people who make the news.
Richard Widmark, originally scheduled to star in "Hollywood Story" during that drama’s presentation on Mutual’s "The Family Theater" this evening (9:30 to 9:55), has had to postpone his appearance. In his stead will be Dan Dailey in a portrayal of a film land "B picture writer. Hedda Hopper will be heard as his wife, who finds an effective way to get her husband back to Earth-and his family.
MBS commentator John Bosman, who covered the Fort Worth, Tex., return of the non stop round-the-world "Lucky Lady 11," B-50 bomber, claims he can well appreciate what the 14 –man crew went through during their 94-hour flight. Bosman, assigned to the last story (Mar.1), spent a total of 44 hours in the game clothes and with only eat-naps for sleep, to report the flight for the coast-to-coast Mutual network.
Mrs. Pat Carman, of Fresno, California who husband is a railway clerk for the Santa Fe, received a vacation trip to Los Vegas, Nev., as one of her prizes during a recent broadcast of Mutual’s "Queen For A Day." The trip, however, must be made by airplane.
Marrijane and Joseph Hayes’ perennial comedy favorite, "The Life of the Party." Will be a air-adapted by Mutual’s "Comedy Playhouse’ for its broadcast this evening (10 to 10:30). Jack La-Frandro is the host for this series of all time comedy hits featuring the God Coast Players in leading roles.
"Can You Top This"-Gag-busters Sen. Ed Ford, Harry Hershfield, Joe Laurie, Jr., and Peter Donald vie with each other to top listener submitted jokes. Ward Wilson emcees.
Jane Wyman, lovely and talented film actress, will be the interview guest for Mutual’s musical variety feature, "Yours for a Song," for its broadcast Friday (8:30 to 8:55 p.m.). Film columnist Sheilah Graham, the program’s hostess, will interview Miss Wyman and will introduce singing star Betty Rhodes to the "Yours for a Song" audience. Gordon McCrae, who guested as male vocalist last Friday, will assume the same role for the March 11 show. He and Miss Rhodes will team for a charming duet of "Down by the Station." Harry Zimmerman conducts the orchestra in background music.
The second in a series of three broadcasts by coast-to-coast Mutual network in its coverage of the 1949 Golden Gloves amateur boxing events will be aired this evening from 10:30 to their conclusion. Sam Taub will handle the blow-by-blow descriptions, with John describing the color and statistics. The Mar. 10 broadcast will cover the "Tournament of Champions" sequence of the Gloves finals at Madison Square Garden, New York, and will involve finalists in all weight classes from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Canada, and the Eastern U.S. Seaboard.
A neat swindle, concocted by a big business racketeer and unemployed accountant, provides Mutual’s "Mysterious Traveler" with another fascinating tale for his tonight’s broadcast (9:30 to 9:55). The dramatization, titled "The Dead Can’t Testify," reveals the elaborate plans prepared by the duo to swindle the government out of tax money-almost!
"Superman" continues his campaigns against criminals in a thrilling half hour adventure from 5 to 5:30 p.m., Friday.
Now is the time of the year when most people are cudgeling their brains figuring out ways and means to lower their income tax bill due Mar. 15. Mutual’s "Experience Speaks" program, for its broadcast this evening 8 to 8:30 will present special representatives of the Internal Revenue Bureau, who will tell some of the misadventures and sad experiences of those who, in former years, have tried to clip Uncle Sam.
Famous radio personality "Boston Blackie," who is constantly in trouble with both the right and wrong side of the law, will be guest of the week on Mutual’s "Quick as a Flash" quiz Sunday (5:30 to 6 p.m.) Winn Elliott is master of ceremonies and Richard Kollmar portrays "Blackie."
Local basketball hits the airwaves this evening for the next to last time this season. Both games in the Smokey Mountain Tournament at Lincoln Memorial University will be broadcast, starting at 7:30, with breaks for "Inside of Sports" and Gabriel Heatter. Saturday the finals only of the tourney will be broadcast, beginning at 9 p.m.
The citizens of "Springdale, U.S.A.," play homage to their retiring high school principal, little Miss Gracie, with a gala farewell party that provides the background for Mutual’s "Mayor of the Town" broadcast Sunday (7:30 to 7:55 p.m.)
Following is one of Sen. Ed Ford’s favorite stories, and one he told recently during a broadcast of Mutual’s fun packed "Can You Top This" program (Wednesdays, 8 to 8:30 p.m.):
First Wife: "Have you read any fiction lately?"
Second Wife: "Yeah, I just got a letter from my husband."
On the same broadcast panelist Harry Hershfield came through with this amusing story:
Boy: "Mama, is this bay rum in the brown bottle?"
Mother: "No dear. That’s mucilage."
Boy: "Oh, no wonder I can’t get my hat off!"
A mystifying impersonation and a woman who smoked two packs of cigarettes per day despite her chronic asthma condition puzzle Mutual’s "Nick Carter, Master Detective" as he undertakes "The Case of the Living Corpse" on his Sunday broadcast (6:30 to 7 p.m.)
WMIK will carry a part of the Si Perkins benefit show this evening from the stage of the Central Auditorium. The broadcast starts at 7:30 p.m.
Guy Kibbee, who’s round, ever smiling face is a favorite scene for millions of movie-goers, will be the guest panelist during Mutual’s "Twenty Questions" broadcast this evening at 8.
A swindler, shooting for big stakes in more ways than one, is the prey for Mike Waring, who sets out to prove that "Murder Is No Swindler" during "Adventures of the Falcon" Sunday, 7 to 7:30.
Five-year-old Arthur Nitzburg will return as a panelist for Mutual’s "Juvenile Jury" session for its broadcast Sunday, 3:30 to 4 p.m. Arthur, who first appeared on the show last January as a problem poser, made his first appearance as a "Jury" panelist last Sunday when the group solved a basic problem for a four year old miss.
A story of crime as told through the vicious and brutal mind of a killer including his thoughts and twisted reasoning, will be heard when the unusual case of a "Killer’s Folly" is heard during Mutual’s "True Detective Mysteries" broadcast Sunday, 4:30 to 5 p.m.
A dwarf "God" who kills at a twist of an ancient ring is defeated by the uncanny powers of "The Shadow" when he uncovers the secret of "The Ring of Mahlalalaylee" during his Mutual broadcast Sunday, 5 to 5:30 p.m.
Behind the scenes activities at Mutual network studios and intimate glimpses into the backgrounds of MBS personalities will be incorporated into the formal of Mutual’s "Poole’s Paradise" today, 3 to 3:30. First guest will be Bill Slater.
An amazing story of grotesque crime and high stakes, entitled "The Adventure of the Unfortunate Valet," will occupy the talents of Mutual’s "Sherlock Holmes" this evening, 8:30 to 8:55. Holmes, John Stanley, is confronted with an odd variety of clues, including a medical diagnosis, a restless corpse and a domestic quarrel but with the aid of loyal Dr. Watson, Wendell Holmes, comes through in his usual uncanny fashion.
On the eve of the banquet in Chicago at which those elected to the newly created Fishingtond Hunting Hall of Fame will be named, Joseph Godfrey Jr., Secretary-Treasurer of the Sportsmen Club of America and a prime mover of the New Hall of Fame, will be a guest panelist on Mutual’s "Fishing and Hunting Club of the Air" tonight, 9:30 to 9:55. Mr. Godfrey, during the program, will list the noted sportsmen whose names have been placed in nomination for the awards.
Actress Josephine Hippie, featured on the current adventure episode of Mutual’s "Tom Mix and Straight Shooters" weekday drama (5:45 to 6:00 p.m.), has a background that fits in perfectly with the role she is portraying. She is heard as the character Rosita Cuzco in the "Mystery of The Golden Gods" episode. The part calls for a Cuban flavored dialect English. And for Josephine that is easy. She began her acting career in Cuba as leading lady in a Spanish language drama. She spent the first fourteen years of her life traveling with her parents through South America and Latin America and the West Indies, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. She is equally fluent in Spanish and English.
WMIK and its staff of entertainment pitched in Saturday night for the "Si" Perkins show at the Central Auditorium. The trip was gratifying and a nice thing was realized for the former comedian of WMIK.
Weather and freakish situations prompted by the weather will be John Nesbitt’s topic during his "Passing Parade" broadcast over Mutual this week. Yesterday he told how hailstones helped start the French Revolution. This morning he explained how an excessive rainfall caused the black plague. Blizzards of 1888 and 1947 get the Nesbitt treatment Wednesday. The falling of fish, frogs, toads, tadpoles, etc., from the skies will be the "Passing Parade" theme for Thursday. And on Friday Nesbitt will outline how the city of San Diego was prompted to sue a rainmaker for damages.
William Paulson, of Flushing, L.I. treated his daughter Susan to a birthday party tour of Broadway on Saturday night, Mar. 5. They included a visit to Mutual’s "Take A Number" broadcast on their itinerary. It was a fortunate decision. Mr. Paulson volunteered as s contestant for the show, and wound up winning the jackpot prize. Most of his gifts were household items, which prompted the winner to remark to emcee Red Benson: "I couldn’t have wished for more suitable items. We’re furnishing our home!"
Frank Waldecker who handles the announcing chores on Mutual’s "Twenty Questions" fun fests (Saturdays, 8 to 8:30 p.m.) discovered prior to the Mr. 5 broadcast that he has a fan club. As the curtains parted prior to broadcast time at the MBS Guild Theater in New York City, Frank did a quick take at what faced him from the theatre’s front row. Nine girls were sitting there, each wearing a white turtle necked sweater of the fronts of which were emblazoned "Frank Waldecker." They introduced themselves to nonplussed Frank after the show.
Frank Worth, one of Hollywood’s busiest conductors and musical director for Mutual’s "Mayor Of The Town" Sunday series (7:30 to 7:55 p.m.), remembers the early days when he was seeking his big break. During his schedule Frank sets aside Tuesday evening for some busy Hollywood starlets.
George M. Mendenhall, chief engineer of radio station WMIK, is leaving Middlesboro March 26 to go to Pikeville, Ky., to construct a new radio station. After its completion he has also been employed to construct two radio stations at Sandusky, Ohio. One of these stations is a large FM radio station.
Mendenhall was the first employee of WMIK, coming here in August 1948 at assist C.H. Arundel, editor-manager of The Daily New, in the construction of the local radio station.
Marvin Bryan’s "The Leprechaun Who Didn’t Listen" will be the drama presented by Mutual’s "The Family Theatre" program for its broadcast this evening (9:30 to 9:55). The noted film actor Edmund Gwenn will be the host for this presentation, which will feature an all-Hollywood dramatic cast.
Les Tremayne, heard as the Falcon on Mutual’s Sunday "Adventures of the Falcon" series (7 to 7:30 p.m.), has a leading role in the new Sidney Kingsley play, "Detective Story." The show, opening in Philadelphia, is due to hit Broadway next week and from all accounts, should be as successful as Kingsley dramas preceding it.
Hannibal Gibbey, the timid little feed store bookkeeper in Cold River, has worked for twenty years without an increase in salary. But for Hannibal "Scattergood Baines Raises a Standard of Living" during his Mutual network broadcast tonight, 8:30 to 8:55. In an episode fraught with humor, Scattergood (Wendell Holmes) takes it upon himself to force Hannibal’s parsimonious employer to offer a raise in pay, and then is faced with a rumor that Hannibal has just inherited a fortune. Parker Fennelly portrays Hannibal in the "Scattergood Baines" series.
The defeat of Kentucky in the National Invitation Tournament at New York mean that no basketball games will be aired over WMIK this week. However, efforts are being made to carry the NCAA contests starting next Monday in New York.
Bud Canamar is your platter spinner nowadays on the 4:15 Limited. Bud is glad to play any of your requests if you write to him.
Curt Massey, star of Mutual’s "Plantation Jubilee" programs (Thursdays, 8 to 8:30 p.m.) was one of those who thought that, defended by Penicillin, he could continue his broadcasting schedule despite a serious illness. He found otherwise, however, last week when the penicillin itself bedded him for a couple of days.
A special series of 23 on the spot baseball training camp broadcasts, featuring Bill Symees and Bill Brundige, will presented as a weekday feature over the Mutual network starting tomorrow. The series was originally set to start Wednesday but had to be postponed. The programs will be aired from 11:15 to 11:30 p.m. through April 15.
The 16 major league training sites will be covered in this special baseball series. In addition Mel Allen will include training camp news on his regularly scheduled "Sportscasts."
Ten o’clock tonight is time again for Fred Peck and his Boogie Woogie boys. There is always a crowd at the station to watch Fred and his boys jump and jive.
Next week will be L.M.U.’s turn again on "Learning to Live" from 11:15 to 11:30, Monday through Saturday. W.I. Jones will be in charge of getting the full week’s program in order, and will present different person each day on his series.
Plans are underway at present WMIK to broadcast all the baseball games this summer at the home park. The season will begin May 1 and close in early September.
A double dealing card shark, who even crosses his best friends, meets his match when Mutual’s "The Shadow" turns up with "The Big Ace" during his broadcast Sunday (5 to 5:30 a.m.) Lamont (Shadow) Cranston sits in one of the crooked games with a legitimate card expert on hand to spot the dirty work, then winds up on the trail of a killer. Bret Morrison stars in the title role.
Kate Smith, personality star on Mutual’s "Kate Smith Speaks" weekday programs (12 noon to 12:15 p.m.) has been voted the Favorite Woman Commentator by the readers of the widely circulated Radio Mirror Magazine.
A musi-biography of W.J. Edwards, the Oklahoma City junk man who built a city and a 105 bed hospital for Negroes, will be presented in words and songs by Mutual’s "Wings Over Jordan" choir during its broadcast Sunday (12 noon to 12:30 p.m.)
Syndicated columnist Danton Walker, featured with humorist Hy Gardener on Mutual’s "Twin Views of the News," reported last Sunday: "This will be denied by everybody concerned, but General Eisenhower has tipped off Columbia University that he may have to make his leave of absence permanent. His present temporary assignment in Washington is going to take up all of his time, for a long time."
Year in and year out, for 16 consecutive years, there is one favorite bandleader whom the sweet music enthusiasts regularly tune in. And, that bandleader is Guy Lombardo. The long continued preference of his distinctively styled melodies is evidenced in a positively expressed preference of young and old alike, who flock to see and hear him on the stage, at famous ballrooms, and in the movies.
It is the new Guy Lombardo Show, however, that he and his Royal Canadians achieve the very pinnacle of their success. With him are David Ross, announcer; voices Don Rodney and Kevin Gardener; the Vocal Trio; Twin pianos; and then is presented the Lombardo Prize Medley and the famous Picture Story.
Tune in WMIK Sunday at 1:30 for a thrilling and enjoyable half hour of radio’s finest entertainment with Guy Lombardo Show.
Robert Greenberg, five year old Bronx, N.Y., youngster who has twice before visited Mutual’s "Juvenile Jury" with a personal problem that needed "solving," the junior tales man when this fun packed show is aired Sunday at 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
A portrait that progressively show age lines down through the years and causes a widower to start practicing voodoo rites on a suspected former rival provides the uncanny problem for "Mystery Man" Roger Elliott during Mutual’s "House of Mystery" program presentation of the "Mystery of the Dying Portrait" Sunday, 4:30 to 5:00 p.m.
A big radio favorite in more ways than one is Dashiel Hammett’s "The Fat Man," as radio played by J. Scott Smart. He will be the guest detective of the week on Mutual’s "True Detective Mysteries" broadcast Sunday, 5:30 to 6 p.m.
The ceremonies attendant upon the establishment of Oak Ridge, Tenn., as a normal, functional American community will be broadcast over the coast-to-coast Mutual network this afternoon, 3 to 3:30. Heard on this broadcast will be Vice President Alben W. Barkley, Senators Kenneth McKeller and Estes Kefever of Tenn., David E. Lilienthal, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, and Perry Brown, national commander of the American Legion. Oak Ridge had been a "secret city" since it was built in 1943.
Secretary of the Army Kenneth C. Royall will be the featured guest when the U.S. Army Band pays a musical tribute to students at the University of North Carolina during Mutual’s "Campus Salute" broadcast today at 1 to 1:30. Royall is an alumnus of the school.
Mrs. Wendell Wilkie, widow of the 1949 Republican presidential candidate, will be guest of the week for Mutual’s "Twenty Questions" broadcast, Saturday from 8 to 8:30 p.m. Mrs. Wilkie will join the panel of regulars including Fred VanDeventer, Florence Rinard, Herb Polesie and Bobby McGuire as they attempt to identify subjects described only as "animal, mineral or vegetable" by emcee Bill Slater.