Stupid Jokes Spoil 4ZO Session

Radio Record, Volume X, Issue 9, 11 September 1936, Page 23

Stupid Jokes Spoil 4ZO Session

Irresponsible Persons Spoil a Popular Feature From Dunedin Station1ZB Speaker Returns to the Air- Mounce Sisters Have a Great Hearing From 1ZB Listeners.

AS some irresponsible persons took the opportunity to exercise a pcrverted sense of humour, station 4Z0 has: decided to abolish the request gramophone session. These persons have taken advantage of the generosity of the station to play jokes on others, with the result that the popular little session hag been spoilt for all, Unfortunately, in all cases the station officers have not learned until too late that the ill-chosen jokes were being perpetrated by themselves, and so in the interests of listeners generally they have reluctantly decided not to eontinue the request hour each week. A WELCOME return to the microphone at 1ZB was made by Mr. I. Meltzer last week. So well known and remembered for his ‘Informative Flashes From the B.B.C.," Mr. Meltzer has been off the air for nearly six months. The dangerous situation in Spain and its probable effect upon European peace and Britain’s attitude of non-intervention in the interests of world peace was dealt with by the speaker in graphic manner. Mx. Meltzer, it is hoped, will in future be the featured speaker on the IZB Club’s Tuesday evening programmes, IX their fortnightly harmony session from 1ZB the Mounce Sisters con- tinue to be tremendously popular. These two talented little ladies with a delight ful charm and appeal in their voices, never become monotonous. They have been harmonising for a very long time Many listeners find it hard to believe that their offerings are. those of flesh and blood artists and not recordings of the two famous harmonisers of talkie fame. Hvery week the station receives hundreds of requests for song numbers Were they to accede to these, the "Mounce Sisters would be singing every ( night.

New Film Session HE latest innovation at 1ZB is a tenminute film session on Thursday evenings, presented by Mr. Pat Quinn, one of Auckland’s youngest picture theatre managers, who controls the Prince Hdward Theatre. In these talks Mr. Quinn gives listeners a good insight into the early days of the silver screen and tells of the many setbacks experienced by the pioneers of motion pictures in the Dominion, Possessing a breezy and humorous style, Mr. Quinn unfolds his story in a manner s0 appropriate for such a session. He will shortly inaugurate, in conjunction with 1ZB, a series of amateur trials in search of radio talent, The first trial will be held on Friday, September 11, and will be broadcast by 1ZB, Listeners are invited to record a vote in favour of the candidate responsible for the most entertaining performance. Fascinating HERE always has been and there always will be a fascination associated With film folk that never surrounds any of those who pursue more ordinary walks of life, ‘That is why even trivial intimacies connected with the lives of those who appear on the screen are of interest to many movie followers, and go it follows that’ specially prepared talks on the doings of Hollywood's stars are interesting listeners to 4Z0 just now. Every Friday night Mr. R. Veitch, who is connected with one of the local picture organisations, gives a short talk, ‘Along Film Row." in which he informs listeners of many little tit-bits in the everyday life of the screen celebrities, Sundays at 1ZB OR a thoroughly entertaining pro gramme it would be difficult to beat

that broadcast on Sunday evenings from the Friendly Road station, 1ZB. "The Man in the Street" session, by: "Uncle Scrim," still stands pre-emi-nently at the top of the fine bill-of-fare. Made up of little word picture and song stories of everyday happenings and always with a helpful moral and _ phil osophy of life, The Strollers’ session ai 8.5 pm., by "Steve and Arthur," follows, and always on Sundays at 8.26 p.m., the cheery voice of John Stan nage, intimate companion of the fate Air Commodore, Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and the radio operator on many of the great airman’s epic flights across oceans and continents, is heard. These weekly talks by Mr. Stannage are always brimful of interest, full of humour, drama, and tell of exciting and nerve-wracking experiences in the air in the old "Southern Cross." At 9 p.m, Will J. Rowe presents an entertaining theme programme, featuring Mr, Strachah ag narrator, and wellknown vocalists, Suttday night’s sesace always. closes with eyensong a