"Uncle Ernest"

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 24, 27 December 1929, Page 6

"Uncle Ernest"

Rev. Weeks Sends Greetings RITING from London under date November 14 to the general manager of the Radio Broadcasting Com-} ' pany, the Rev. Hrnest Weeks, better > known to 2YA radio children as "Uncle Ernest," says: "May I wish you and all your staff and radio helpers throughout New Zealand every good wish for Christmas and the New Year. I shall never forget the very happy fellowship we had together; I have frequently been lonesome for it since coming to England, but shall always be glad that we had .a@ hand with you in the great work of radio. Perhaps some day we may be permitted to pick up the thread again, who knows? I am sending herewith a greeting which I should be glad if you would forward to Wellingtonwith my good wishes to the staff there -so that someone in charge of the children’s hour may give the little people my affectionate greetings. I shall be greatly obliged if for old times’ sake you will arrange for this to be done." The message to which Uncle Drnest ‘refers was duly broadcast from 2YA.