Items From The ZB's

New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 151, 15 May 1942, Page 21

Items From The ZB's

bene mee ne --eeee NEW session at 4ZB which is doing good work in bringing local talent to Dunedin’s notice is "Band Waggon," conducted by Bernie McConnell. Not only do station personalities contribute to the show, but more and more local artists are being included, and later, listeners will have an opportunity of voting for their favourite performers in a popularity poll. "Band Waggon" is on the air every Saturday night at 10.0 p.m. * & # NEW voice at 1ZB is that of Bill Young. This Englishman from the "Coal country," in the north-east coast of England, is new to radio, though some time ago he gave a talk on London from a southern station. Most of his life has been spent on newspapers, with the exception of a short period on the stage soon after he left school. He’s musical and it is hoped he will be able to use his story-telling talent in presenting an occasional personal programme. RACING enthusiasts who tested out their knowledge of racing and their memory of the results of past turf classics in Racing in Retrospect last year will. be interested to know that Station 2ZA, Palmerston North, has revived the idea with a more particular application to racing in Manawatu. "Topical Turf Teasers" is the title of the session. Recordings of commentaries on past races are played, and at a certain point the audience in the studio is asked to recall which horse won and who filled the other places. Dividends are paid to competitors who nominate the correct horses, and if a dividend is not won, the money is "jackpotted" up for the next session. "Topical Turf Teasers" is broadcast at 7.30 every Saturday. MASING a welcome reappearance before the microphone at 2ZB is Norman Jacobsen, who used to entertain listeners to the Children’s sessions with tales of Burma and India. No arm-chair traveller, he has lived in these countries and is full of memories and adventures which he hands out lavishly. The response to his tales seems to prove that even in this air age, when the modern child is more familiar with Spitfires and Hurricanes than with travel and folk lore, adventure and romance still call strongly. * Pa % A REORGANISATION at 1ZB sees Dudley Wrathall taking over the children’s programmes. He will have the assistance of "Thea", and there will also be’a place for "Molly" and the group of children she has introduced over the air in the past. It is also planned to incorporate, at a later date, some of the most popular features of past 1ZB children’s programmes. Dudley, as he is known to 1ZB listeners, has had long experience of entertaining young folk. In Children’s Magazine days he received hundreds of letters every week in answer to his Magazine sessions and competitions. In "Chuckles with Jerry", too, children always form a large part of the audience.