Waipawa Listener Likes the Sporting Relays

Radio Record, Volume VII, Issue 8, 1 September 1933, Page 14

Waipawa Listener Likes the Sporting Relays

To the Editor. , Sir-We are very pleased with the programmes ‘that 2YA is putting on the air now, especially the sporting relays. We country folk are very keen on football and wrestling, and I would like to know if it would be possible for the Wellington station to relay the big wrestling bouts from, say, Palmerston North and Masterton. Relays would be much appreciated by country listeners, who never get a chance to see the actual matches. Tf you could see us clustered round the radio when we know that a match is on you would realise how much we appreciate them. Wishing the new "Radio Record" every success,-I am, ete.,

(MRS )

S.

HULL

Waipawa.

-_-_- Improvement Wanted from 3YA’s Rugby Announcer | To the Editor. . Sir,-After listening to 3¥A's broadeast of the Ranfurly Shield match to-day, I should like to suggest that if future Shield matches are to be put_on the air a new announcer be secured. One got yather sick of hearing a rising crescendo of "Hullo!" repeated as often as six times whenever the home team looked like dojng something; also of "He's going through" repeated three times whenever the ball ‘reached Oliver, only to: be told afterward that Canterbury had lost 20 yards by that passing rush,

Another suggestion is that the announcer learn the names of more than three players in the visiting side. I am. not disgruntled because Southland were defeated, as they were apparently beaten by superior play in almost every department of the game. But one would like to hear a little less excitement, some details of the work of visiting players, and a little less jumbling of names. 3YA’s announcer might make good if he were to understudy Mr. McKenzie, of 4YA, for about twelve months, His proadeast of last Saturday’s match made one almost see the game.-I am, etc.,

STANLEY

BROWN

Invercargill.