THE COUNTRY VIEW

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 18, 18 November 1927, Page 4

THE COUNTRY VIEW

DISAPPROVAL OF CRITICS CARNIVAL REACTIONS. During Carnival Week a large numher of visitors were shown over BYA. They included many country folk and many people from the smaller towns, including tadio dealers. All were intensely interested in all they saw. The only thing they could not fornl a due appreciation of was the immense amowat of work involved im preparing the programmes before they go ‘‘on the air’? It was interesting to endeavour to find out from these visitors what was the most attractive feature of a pro-gramme---and no two expressed the same opinion, One man extolled Uncle Jack and Uncle Sam, another the news and commercial information. ‘The Addington stock report is invaluable,’"’? he said. "I know farmers who cannot afford a valve set and who travel miles to hear it every Wednesday, It’s a great report." The studio concerts came in for very high praise. "yhat's Mr. Allardyce," said a memrr cf the staff who was showing @ party around when the sporting announcer passed by into another room. "Lets have a ‘screw’ at him," said one of the party as they retraced their .teps. "I’ve heard him often enough.’’ Then the visitor insisted on shaking hands with the sporting narrator, and went away pleased. | "Really," said another visitor, "T don’t think even the Broadcasting Company itself knows what it is worth to us. I’d like to wring the necks of those crities wlio write to the city papers."