Notes and Comments

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 18, 15 November 1929, Page 8

Notes and Comments

A BRIGHT-EYED little newspaper boy who was selling his papers outside the studios of 4QG, Brisbane, recently, was invited by: one of the staff to try his voice in a song before the microphone during the kiddies’ session. The boy sang exquisitely with a charming boy soprano voice, and as a reward he was presented with ten shillings.‘ The boy invested half of the money in a "Golden Casket" ticket and won the second prize: of £1000! SYDNEY listener, R. J. O'Regan, of Rose Bay, writes to the Sydney Press complaining about the new wavelength of 6WF, Perth. He says: I think "the power" that fixed on 485 metres does not live. in Sydney. Except on a superhetrodyne, no _ one around this city can receive the West Australian station while 2FC is on the air. After 2FC closes down, Perth can be heard distinctly. . My humble suggestion is: That 6WF be put on a wavelength almost identical with 2YA, Wellington. Since there are three and a half hours’ difference in time between West Australia and New. Zealand (four hours in summer), there is very little likelihood of interference between the two stations. Some such arrangement as I suggest will make the A.B.C. truly a national service, ME. VINCENT ASPERY, described as a "young New Zealander who came to Sydney to study under Mr. Gerald Walenn, of the Conservatorium," has been playing classical violin numbers at 2BL, Sydney. On a recent Wednesday evening his items comprised "Andante and Allegro," from "Concerto" (Vivaldi-Kreisler), "Larghetto" (We-ber-Kreisler), "Mbment Musical" (Schubert), and "Ave Maria" (Schubert). "SWITCH" has always held that a ringside anouncer’s function is to describe what is happening without permitting his own feelings to obtrude. Listeners, generally, have no time for these ringside announcers who give vent to such exclamations as "Ah, what do you think of that!" "Will ne ‘do it?" "Well, I’m-blessed!" and so on. Some of the Australian announcers flagrantly work up a pseudo excitement over boxing, wrestling, or dirt-track motorcycle racing in order to.endeavour to convince -radio listeners how very thrilling it all is, but the average listener is merely annoyed by this sort of "flam," and recognises it as an advertising artifice. j Me. BYRON BROWN, the energetic and enterprising president of the Wellington Radio Society, who is on a visit to Sydney, has been speaking from the Theosophical station, 2GB, Sydney. His subjects were, "Did Shakespeare Write Shakespeare?" and "New Zealand." He will also go onthe air shortly at 2FC, Sydney, to describe "A New Zealander’s Impressions of the Beauties of Sydney." Mr. Byron Brown will be affectionately remembered by countless kiddies as "Uncle Sandy" of of the children’s sessions at 2YA; Wellington, some time back. He knows his Shakespeare, is a great admirer of the bard, and scoffs at the Baconian theory, .though eminent "Yankees" would have us believe that Bacon wrote Shakespeare’s plays.