Items From The ZB's

New Zealand Listener, Volume 7, Issue 170, 25 September 1942, Page 11

Items From The ZB's

Tz i a on a Saturday and do not feel sure whether it is cancelled or not, you should listen in to 2ZB between 11.30 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. This is a new service of sports announcements which should be of practical value to many listeners. » % +. 2 As long as it’s a game, I’m all for it,’ says Fred Murphy. He is 2ZB’s sports commentator, and was born in Balclutha and educated at the Clutha District High School and later at St. Pat’s, South Dunedin. His Friday fore-.

casts from 2ZB are well known to Manawatu listeners. This is partly due to his "Racing Doomsday Book," which is a record of racing and trotting performances compiled over many years. He is, however, just as interested in Rugby and cricket as in racing. * * * NOTHER popular sports announcer is Wally Ingram, whose knowledge of sport and easy microphone manner have in the past won him much popularity. Now he has gone into uniform, and his successor is Bill King, well known in Wellington cricket, Rugby Union, and League circles. Many listeners will have appreciated Wally Ingram’s last broadcast, on " Christianity and Sport," a request repeat of a talk on Anzac Day which aroused considerable interest. %* * ae HE new voice at the 3ZB microphone each afternoon belongs to Mrs. Nancy Campbell, who in the absence of "Phillipa" has taken over the Health and Beauty session. Though new to Commercial Broadcasting, Mrs. Campbell has many times broadcast from 2YA. She was educated at the Otago Girls’ High School, studied elocution and passed her Trinity College examinations; and on one occasion was given a special prize for gaining the highest marks in New Zealand. She has also won many prizes at competitions. Five years ago, as Miss Abernethy, she joined the staff of 3ZB as ‘receptionist, and rémained there until her marriage. % bd * OTABLE TRIALS, the new series from 4ZB, should be of great general interest. The trials are presented by Richard Singer, and not only does he describe some famous criminal cases in various parts of the world, but he also retells the story of some political trials that in their day shook the world. Some of these are of perennial interest, because they were never fully cleared up: for example, the Dreyfus Case,

which threatened the very foundations of the French Republic, the Reichstag Fire Trial, which exposed to a somewhat incredulous world the methods of the Nazis when first they came to power, and the trials of Radek and other Russians which still present a mystery to many people. Listeners may hear this programme on Saturday evenings at 7.45. : AN experiment in Wellington City and Lower Hutt which was enthusiastically supported by the CBS was the Creative Leisure Campaign, designed to provide children with occupation and entertainment throughout the school holidays. Various forms of activity were

arranged, such as hikes, treasure hunts, games, gymnastics, picnics, and Sunday services. Certain picture theatres were freely offered for children’s concerts, and 2ZB organised and arranged four functions featuring radio entertainers. " * * ZB has introduced a new session for night shift workers from 11.15 to 11.45 pm. This is called Suppertime Interlude, and is designed to appeal especially to factory workers on night shift, who in this way will have benefit of a cheery and bright session as a peak in their work. As men and women on essential industries have little opportunity as a rule for listening in. this special session for them should be welcomed.