Items From The ZB's

New Zealand Listener, Volume 5, Issue 122, 24 October 1941, Page 25

Items From The ZB's

: " Station people who tune in to 2ZB’s Children Session at 5.20 p.m. on Thursdays, are intrigued by a " Mystery Man" who sings them songs and tells them stories, but resolutely refuses to say who he really is. What is more, the people at 2ZB are not willing to disclose his identity, and are taking precautions to prevent its becoming known. When asked to send the station a description of the "Mystery Man " as they visualise him, Wellington children let their imagination run riot, but they are usually far wide of the mark, * * # WO national programmes not previously heard from the station have been added to Station 2ZA’s list. They are Doctor Mac, which plays at 9.0 p.m. on Tuesday and Saturday, and Christmas on the Moon, which was heard from the other CBS stations last year. It plays from 2ZA at 5.45 p.m. every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. * e * puee before the opening of the new studios in Durham Street, Auckland, listeners to 1ZB were interested to hear greetings broadcast to them from several people associated with the C. P. MecGregor studios in Hollywood. The greetings, which were recorded in America, were extended first of all by Dr. Kimbell S. Sant, author-producer of Academy Award, who introduced Gale Page, the film and radio star who has been heard in many of the Academy Award plays. Miss Page congratulated "Station One Zee Bee" on the opening of the new studios, and sent special greetings to B. T. Sheil, CBS Deputy-Controller, whom she met in Hollywood. Then came Lurene Tuttle, who plays Linda Roberts in The House of Peter MacGregor, Hector Chevigny, author of Lost Empire, and Pat McGeehan, narrator in the same feature. ca * td " TONY," who conducts Station. 2ZB’s Young Marrieds’ Circle, every weekday ,afternoon at four o’clock, will shortly be reorganising her session and conducting it along slightly different lines. Most important innovation is that each afternoon will be devoted to a different subject. On Monday she will discuss home planning and furnishing, the session being mostly advice to young married women on how to make the most of their home or flat on the usual limited budget. On ‘Tuesday, "Tony " will discuss general health matters with Helen McDonald, physical culture instructress at the Y.W.C.A., on Wednesdays she will talk on fashions and beauty culture; on Thursdays she introduces Dr. Guy Chapman, . the authority on diet and nutrition; and on Friday there is a "baby afternoon," during which she hopes’ to bring a Plunket nurse to the microphone.