Items From The ZB's

New Zealand Listener, Volume 4, Issue 90, 14 March 1941, Page 25

Items From The ZB's

HE ZB stations are receiving numerous inquiries from young women who intend getting married at Easter, and hope to qualify for the £50 honeymoon offered to the four lucky "Apple Brides." Unfortunagely some prospective entrants are under the impression that it is something in the nature of a beauty contest. This is far from being the case, good looks being only one of several qualifications. Even more important are personality, physical fitness, and character. It is hoped, in fact, that the "Apple Brides" will be four women of whom New Zealand will be proud. * % Ee 3 MAGNIFICENT HERITAGE" marches on at 2ZB every Tuesday and Thursday at 8.45 p.m. On Tuesday of next week will be told the story of the bravery of the men who stormed Zeebrugge in the last war. The Thursday broadcast will be of special interest to returned soldiers, as it presents the story of General Maude of Mesopotamia. 1% * * EDDY GRUNDY, whose voice is familiar to listeners through talks on his wanderings in many far corners of the world, is presenting a new travelogue " Off the Beaten Track" from 3ZB every Sunday afternoon at two o'clock. This time he will be revisiting the South American countries, with nearly all of which he is familiar. He once made a crossing of the Andes, partly on foot and partly on horseback, and has also travelled in the Matto Grosso country, the " Green Hell" of story and legend. * * * F radio technicians went om the air as personalities, the chances are that listeners would hear some interesting experiences. At station 1ZB, for instance, there is Arthur Patchett, who was a wireless operator on the Tahiti when she sank in the Pacific; he sent’ out the S.0.S. which resulted in the rescuing of all on board. Also on the technical staff are Bernie Spackman, who was in the Napier earthquake, and Bert Williams, who was a member of the crew of the yacht Moerewa on her stormy crossing to Australia some time ago. * * * HE first person ever to conduct a broadcast with Hilda Morse, the New Zealand and Australian radio star now in Auckland on a health visit, was John Gordon of 1ZB. Miss Morse is an old radio favourite with Aucklanders, having made her debut in the early days of 1YA and 1ZM. One of her first feature programmes was the 1ZM children’s session. In Australia she made a name for herself in the productions from 2UE and 2GB. OED. ca ONG themes with an unusual twist in them have been presented from the 3ZB studio on recent Sundays by Elaine Moody, whose picture appears on this page. Miss Moody started off with the theme "Songs From Down Memory Lane," and last Sunday, at 6.45 p.m. her theme was "Songs About Mother," an elaboration of "Memory Lane." Associated with her were Peter Whitchurch as compére and Fred Hyde as pianist.