PRAISE FOR DOUG.
Sir-Through following The Listener programmes too closely and not paying enough attention to the station announcements I nearly missed a rebroadcast on Sunday mofning, December 22, of personal messages from the boys overseas through our radio unit. What a difference from the last war, when we never heard another word from the boys after they left. This letter is to pay personal tribute to announcer Doug. Laurenson for his good sense in either not "handpicking" the boys at all, or else for his great skill in the "art that conceals art" in picking them so carefully-I don’t know which. At any rate those who spoke certainly gave the impression of being a good clear cross-section of New Zealand lads -nearly all "the ranks" (thank Heaven), with some nice speaking voices and some Honest-to-God cow-cocky voices. When the show started I feared a succession of "educated" voices, saying "Greetings to the pater." When I heard "Hullo Mum and Dad," I was so delighted that if I could I would have rung Doug. up there and then. Incidentally the standard of diction was feally rematkably high and a credit to our education system. I wonder if that high standard could be equalled by any other army engaged in this war? I’m positive it couldn't.
R.B.
M.
(Wellington).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 4, Issue 81, 10 January 1941, Page 15
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218PRAISE FOR DOUG. New Zealand Listener, Volume 4, Issue 81, 10 January 1941, Page 15
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