Variety and Punch
HE new 1ZB feature Daily Diary, which sneaked unobtrusively into the schedule a few weeks ago, binds news-snippets with human interest together into a bright feature, which, by bringing to life some of the items in the day’s newspaper, provides a pleasant early evening listening spot. The organisation of the session is in the best tradition of news-reporting-up-to-the-min-ute and crisp. Some well-presented flood news, the sound of the smashing of Wellington’s sound barrier, a first-hand report from one of the pilots who saw "flying saucers" in New Plymouth (handled with admirable tact by a woman announcer) and several brief interviews, ranging in subject from the conductor of the Vienna Boys’ Choir to the patient and not-so-patient queuers for- the Auckland Arts’ Festivalthese are typical of the items which give variety and punch to Daily Diary. Altogether, the programme is an example of the kind of enterprising effort which used to characterise 1ZB, and may, I hope, indicate that some other fresh ideas for sessions other than quiz-fests are stirring in the Dur-
ham Street Schloss.
J. C.
R.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 30, Issue 777, 11 June 1954, Page 10
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181Variety and Punch New Zealand Listener, Volume 30, Issue 777, 11 June 1954, Page 10
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