Loss to Broadcasting

Radio Record, Volume VI, Issue 33, 24 February 1933, Page 19

Loss to Broadcasting

Mr. Billy Hart’s Departure "Tub departure of Mr. Billy Hart for Australia will leave a gap in the list of popular artists available for broadcasting in the Dominion. Mr. Hart, whose songs at the piano were a feature of any programme to which he contributed, was a popular figure in musical circles, and his services were in constant demand for smoke concerts, lodge meetings, and similar functions. Mr. Hart made his final microphone appearance in New Zealand from 2YA last Tuesday evening, and a fitting reference to his past services to broadcasting in the Dominion were made by Mr. Clive Drummond in announcing this popular singer, Mr. Billy Hart and his father, Mr. "Charlie" Hart, who is also well known

in musical circles throughout the Dominion, left for Australia last Thursday on the Wanganella. A large gathering representative of musical, theatrical and entertainment interests in New Zealand assembled on the wharf to wish them farewell, and all success in the future in Australia. This wish will no doubt be endorsed by the many listeners throughout the Dominion who have been entertained by Mr. Billy Hart from 2YA on many occasions during the past few years.