Miss Joan Laird, 2ZW's new lady announcer, Miss Laird, who possesses a delightful soprano voice which broadcasts well, is well-known in Auckland musical circles and to 1YA listeners generally. When in London she was one of 250 chosen out of 6000 to form. the British Broadcasting National Choir. As "Auntie Joan" she conducts the 2ZW Children's Session on Wednesdays, and is already very popular with the younger folk. A feature of her children's hour last Wednesday was her talk about "Cocky," a bird of great sagacity and vocal powers, who is to broadcast shortly. Judging by the sheaf of correspondence Aunt Joan has received concerning him, this broadcast is eagerly looked forward to by some hundreds of little listeners. —Crown Studios, photo.

Radio Record, Volume VI, Issue 5, 12 August 1932, Page 6

Miss Joan Laird, 2ZW's new lady announcer, Miss Laird, who possesses a delightful soprano voice which broadcasts well, is well-known in Auckland musical circles and to 1YA listeners generally. When in London she was one of 250 chosen out of 6000 to form. the British Broadcasting National Choir. As "Auntie Joan" she conducts the 2ZW Children's Session on Wednesdays, and is already very popular with the younger folk. A feature of her children's hour last Wednesday was her talk about "Cocky," a bird of great sagacity and vocal powers, who is to broadcast shortly. Judging by the sheaf of correspondence Aunt Joan has received concerning him, this broadcast is eagerly looked forward to by some hundreds of little listeners. —Crown Studios, photo.