RADIO PROGRAMME

Hokitika Guardian, 22 January 1932, Page 8

RADIO PROGRAMME

FRIDAY, JANUARY 22nd

IYA AUCKLAND. 7.0: Nows and market reports. 7.40: Sports talk. 8.0: .Studio Concert, 2YA WELLINGTON. r 7,0: News, reports and sports results 7,40: Talk—Mr C. S. Dempster, •'Cricket Reminiscences.'’ 8.0: Studio concert. 9.30: Dance music of electrical recordings. 3YA CHRISTCHURCH. 7,0 : News session ■ 7.30: Talk oy Mr J. S. Wawkes, secretary Canterbury Automobile . Association, "Tours and Motor Driving.'’ 8.0: Studio concert. 4YA DUNEDIN. 7.0: News session 3.0: Chimes. Conceit by the Dunedin Orchestral Society,, under the conductorship of Mr Alfred Walmsiey, and assisted by 4YA artists SAYING GOOD-NIGHT. THE 2YA FAREWELL. REASON FOR CHANGE. (Dominion). , Po.ss'hlv the first change noticed by the public, on the new hoard coming nto being, is the disappearance of th? "Goo" in the daily "good nights" from station 2YA. Already there are people complaining that in taking the "Goo" out of "Good-night” the board has done a disservice to broadcasting. Listeners seem to be evenly divided whether they like 'to be dismissed to bed with a plain “good-night"- or with a somewhat unctuous elongated "good-night." It must not ,be thought that this change, .small a.s it is, has been introduced on the spur of the moment. Before it was made the considered opinions of 100 representative listeners were obtained. Whatever one’s private opt!ions upon the subject, it should be realised that by a large majority those :100 .listeners decided that there was too much "goo"' about the old system. Although it is unwise to suppress all personality on the part of announcers, it is difficult not to agree with the decision to introduce just a plain, straightforward “good-night.” There are a hundred and one ways in which an announcer can get ids personality, across to listeners despite the fact that his "good-night” has now been standardised. Adherence to style, either over the air or in a newspaper, does not prevent individuals' from putting into their work not only personality but a certain dignity that too much spontaneity ijj calculated to jeopardise.