Auckland Notes

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 7, 29 August 1930, Page 6

Auckland Notes

OUR Auckland correspondent, writes: Station 1YA was on the air for a while on the morning of Sunday, August 17, to give listeners the latest news of the Tahiti. These little extra services are greatly appreciated by listeners, and do much to convince them, that the radio authorities try to render the very best service they can. 1YA is always ready to do a little extra when the occasion arises, and is to be congratulated on its initiative. R. GORDON HUTTHER has not been at the microphone for the football matches or boxing this week as he is down south. However, his absence is only temporary, and he will soon be resuming duty. Although his deputy is good, he is less experienced at the job of sports description, and finds it hard to keep up with the run of play. SERIES of particularly good programmes is scheduled for 1YA during September. On September 9 there will be a programme arranged by Madame Mary and Mr. Cyril Towsey; on the tenth, a programme by the Auckland Central Methodist Mission; on the eleventh, Hlton Black’s new combination the "‘Radiolites" ; thirteenth, Municipal Choir; fourteenth, Municipal Band; sixteenth, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Bailey in an entertainment entitled "Diversions," which will include elocutionary and vocal numbers presented in a new style for a_ classical programme; seventeenth, a programme by the New Zealand Penwomen’s League, containing many original items written by members; and eighteenth, a programme by the Auckland Savage Club which will take the form of an ordinary full Savage night. On paper, at least, this appears something quite out of the ordinary, and if it fulfils expectations listeners should be _ well pleased. Somz hard things were said against broadcasting by Mr. A. J. Entrican, Auckland’s deputy-mayor, in opening the Auckland Musie Week at the Town Hall on Saturday night, and he laid the blame for poor attendances at most of the concerts in the city of late entirely on radio. Surely this is a rather unfair statement. Before the days of radio there were many poorly-attended concerts in Auckland, and even if racio do render such good music that listeners have no desire to go out to concerts, well, it can hardly be blamed. If poor music is broadcast grumbles are loud, and if good music is given from the radio stations people complain that flesh and blood concerts suffer. What is poor radio to-do? os