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New Zealand Listener, Volume 8, Issue 187, 22 January 1943, Page 13

HE coming week’s compéres for "Command Performance U.S.A." are as follows: 1ZB, Leopold Stokowski; 2ZB, Rita Hayworth; 3ZB, Jack Benny; and 4ZB, Cary Grant. * % * SOME new features are scheduled for 2ZA, the Manawatu station. These include an extra broadcast every week of Uncle Jimmy, which is now playing four nights weekly. A new feature dealing with Nazi Germany as seen through the eyes of an American official,, You Can’t Do Business with Hitler, began on January 11, and will play two nights a week, Monday and Wednesday. Do You Believe in Ghosts? has now been moved to Tuesday nights to allow for this. Highways of Melody began on January 14, and to make way for this the Motoring session has been moved to 9.30 p.m. on Wednesdays. Another big thriller, First Light Fraser began on January 17, and is scheduled to play on four nights a week.

N the above photograph Howard C. Brown, the ZB Stations’ representative in Hollywood, is greeted by Lt.-Col. — E. M. Kirby, head of the U.S. War De- , partment’s Radio Branch, a few minutes ‘before the transcribing of the first programme for New Zealand of "Command Performance U.S.A." From left to right are: George Rosenberg, of the Hollywood Victory Committee; Clenn Wheaton, Director-writer of "Command Performance U.S.A.;" Lt.Col. E, M. Kirby; Cal Kuhl, Co-pro-ducer; Howard C. Brown; Robert C, Coleson, Chief of the West Coast Office War Department’s Radio Branch; Lt.Col. Allen P, Julian, U.S. Army. Lt.-Col. Kirby expressed great interest and pleasure in completing the arrangements. with the Commercial Broadcasting Service for the New Zealand broadcasts.