POPULAR ORGANISER

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 828, 23 November 1929, Page 11

POPULAR ORGANISER

FAREWELL TO RADIO OFFICIAL GOING TO DUNEDIN During the past week Mr. Dudley Wrathall. programme organiser at iYA radio broadcasting station. Auckland, was met by several groups of friends prior to his departure for Dunedin, where lie will in future organise the radio programmes of the new station there. On Wednesday evening tlio residents of Sit. Heliers met Mr. Wrathall, who had been a resident of the district for ■9 years, and presented him with a travelling-case and other tangible recognitions of their goodw ill und appreciation of his friendship and public spirit. Kegret was expressed at his departure from Auckland. The staff of IYA. also, was sorry |kltw Mr. Wrathall, who was entertabled yesterday afternoon at the Malian and pn seated with a suitablymseribed walking-stick by Mr. Lon Rarnes, station director, on behalf of the staff, conveying the felicitations of ilia working colleagues. Performers on the air who have associated with Mr. Wrathall met him ut the studio last evening, when a unique assembly of more than GO Joined in wishing him well and presenting him with a handsome canteen of cutlery, which laid been purchased 'vith subscriptions from the performers themselves. Mr. Cyril Towsey. official m-conipan-u*t, spoke briefly, "and Mr. Tom Uurland. Mr. J. F. Montague and Mr. A. *>• Chappell also spoke. Mr. Wrathall responded briefly, and -zpresaed tho wia=li tli.it his i*s»ociutiona with tho Duncilin purt'ormers wouM bn as happy as those with his friends ~n the 1Y A circuit at Auckland. Mr. L>’U Kami's intrortuceil Mr. Owen Prichard, the now programs eigan'«r. Who usstirr.l the audience that he would endeavour to emulate vvtirtlilly file nuaplt srl bl Mr. Wrath.ill. Tlt« Ist. lhlit-rs Howling Club met this ad. rnuuu anti presented Mr. "rnthall null a suitable token of th.ir recartl Mr. Wrathall = -.je3 South tomorrow evening.