AN AMERICAN SUMS UP
Sir-=-l have restrained . numerous temptations to brandish lively swords with your correspondents and contributors, and to introduce new (and perhaps facetious) battles myself. However, now that my time in New Zealand as an American Fulbright student draws to an end, permit me to comment seriously on how the radio programmes and The Listener seem to me. The former are undoubtedly impressive for the wide variety of tastes and purposes, despite the small population catered for. I personally agree with those critics who would like to see longer continuous periods allotted to the YC talks. Currently they are limited to the bare outlines or superficialities of the subject, but certainly the worthy speakers and topics you select could (and deserve to!) sustain listeners’ interest for more than 10 minutes. These informative talks are excellent; let them be better by giving the spéakers more time -there are plenty of hours remaining for the enjoyable selection of evening music, The Listener, as a source of cultural information, outright criticism, and lively exchange of ideas is, I must admit, my favourite New Zealand periodical.. Criticism is often on matters of emphasis, and, anyway, seems sometimes to lead to improvement. (But WHY the red ink? Are sales increased? If so, I'll approve, for it should be in more homes.) I would be delighted if, back home, I could turn on an ordinary radio, in every part of the country, and to receive from ‘tthe multitudinous stations operating the quality which the National links offer for daytime and evening listening. Our State-affiliated stations are quite good, but they are few and not powerful. Our commercial stations do undoubtedly have some top quality programmes, but sponsors are usually concerned with sales, and so we "would-be listeners" more often scurry off to "live features" or to a good book. I have never listened to the radio so much in my life, by planned choice, as T have in New Zealand.
YVONNE Z.
PAINTER
(Oratia).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 35, Issue 899, 26 October 1956, Page 5
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330AN AMERICAN SUMS UP New Zealand Listener, Volume 35, Issue 899, 26 October 1956, Page 5
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