Radio Personals

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 37, 27 March 1931, Page 5

Radio Personals

"AUNT PAT" of 3YA (Miss Maynard Hall) is at present on holiday ., leave. Mrs. A. J. McLaren ("Lady \ bird") is acting in her stead as oryaniser of the children’s sessions. ME: G. LAMONT GURR, one of Auckland’s finest baritone singers, will be making his first radio appearance on Friday, April 3. A VERY fine Welsh basso, Mr. B. H. Jones, is to sing for 2YA on Thursday. He should prove an acquisition to the roll of Wellington radio artists. ME. A. GUILD, who is to bring his bagpipes before the 2YA microphone on Saturday, April 4, is only 19 years of age. He has been a student of the pipes since he was ten years old, and has a succession of New Zealand championships to his credit. At Palmerston North last Easter he was tiie winner of one event that he has Weld for the past seven years, beating all-comers. R. A. J. HODDDR, of Levin, at present on a visit to Christchurch, will sing for 8YA on Saturday, April 4. He is the possessor of a very fine paritone- voice. Miss MARJORIE ALEXANDER, who has played for 3YA and de- monstrated what a brilliant performer she is on the pianoforte, has just received advice that she has been awarded an exhibition in pianoforte at the Royal College of Music, London, as the result of her performance in the practical examinations conducted . throughout New Zealand last year. y This award entitles her to a free course of tuition at the institution in London for at least two years.