Items From The ZB's

New Zealand Listener, Volume 5, Issue 112, 15 August 1941, Page 25

Items From The ZB's

appears on this page with Station 2ZA’s microphone in the foreground and the silhouette of a violinist in the background, is Vonetta Thomas, of Palmerston North, who was featured in a Stars That Shine session from 2ZA last Saturday evening at 8.30. The songs she sang included "Waltzing in the Clouds," "If I Should Fall in Love Again" and "Love Is All." * ca » young woman whose picture HE other week 2ZB broke new ground when they arranged with the Wellington Boxing Association to broadcast a commentary on the professional bout between Wayne Morton and Jack Davis and the featherweight match between Billy Brown and Tot. Hoggarth, The tie-up between the CBS and the Boxing Association appeared to be a profitable one, for the house was the largest for some considerable time, Station 2ZB is also broadcasting the match at the Wellington Town Hall this Thursday, August 14, between Clarry Rainer and Tommy Hanson. Wally Ingram, who gave a lively description of the previous bout, will again be commentator, a * os ANY ZB listeners have commented ‘on the familiarity of the voice which takes the part of Jane Craig in the feature To-day’s Children. It is, in fact, one of the best known voices in radio, for it belongs to Mrs. Edward Howell, which is the real life name of Maggie Everybody. Mrs. Howell, who with her husband is under contract to A.W.A. as artist producer, is also heard frequently in episodes of You be the Detective: A versatile artist, she was once a soloist with the A.B.C., and later under the professional name of Therese Desmond, appeared in. many big features, including Coronets of England. * ? OVIE fans will be interested in the latest audience participation session from 2ZB, which is entitled Radio’s Star Quiz, and is on the air every Tuesday afternoon at 3.30. The announcer conducting this session plays a number of records and then " fires" questions at a class of four people, who are asked to | identify soloist and orchestra and the film in which the number was originally featured. The studio is opened for half an hour every Tuesday afternoon to per-' mit the public to watch the contestants being " grilled." Prizes to the value of 25/- are given away every week. x x STATION 1ZB’s Happiness Club, conducted by the indefatigable Joan, is now on the air for two quarter-hour periods every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. These are at 1.45 p.m. and 3.30 p.m. As before the club broadcasts on Saturdays for a full half hour at 1.30 pm.