HOOVER HOLDS “MIKE”
GOOD BROADCAST SPEAKER T3RESIDENT HOOVER has a way of grasping the sides of the microphone stand with both hands, as if steadying himself, the real object of which, however, is to keep himself always at exactly the same distance from the microphone. Justice Charles E. Hughes uses somewhat the same method when speaking to a visible audience and over a microphone at the same time. According to an observer, before Mr. Hughes begins speaking, he carefully sizes up the position of the microphone, and when he arises to speak, decides upon his exact position, and once he has determined this, like President Hoover, stands in exactly the same position throughout the address. As is the case with the President, Mr. Hughes is one of the most even and calmest of broadcasters, not one whose voice comes thundering in one moment and can hardly be heard the next, but always about the same.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 693, 19 June 1929, Page 14
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