Your Side of the MICROPHONE

Radio Record, 11 March 1938, Page 25

Your Side of the MICROPHONE

° Prizes this week go to "Frenchy,’’ Marlborough (7/6); "E.E.H.," Clinton (5/-); "Anne Wynne," Te Awamutu, "Gladys G.,’? Auckland, ‘‘Peter Pan," Wellington, ‘"Tirohanga,’’ Auckland (2/6 each). Entries. (not more than 150 words each) must be addressed to "SAFETY VALVE," Box 1680, Wellington. Prize-money is distributed at the end of each month.

HERE are so many TT misfits in this world of ours-so many people engaged in occupations for which they are obviously unsuited, in which they are accordingly uninterested, and therefore not the success they should be.

I wonder if any of this could be obviated, if a little expert advice and knowledge of the various trades and professions could be given our boys and girls. They have to choose their careers at an early age-sometimes with little real knowledge of their proposed work

TELE ER ERE SRE ESS SOO and none at all of the possibilities of alternative occupations. Might not a_ series of vocational broadcasts be helpful, given by representatives of the yarious profes-

sions and trades. iach speaker could perhaps describe a typical day in their lives, prospects of advancement, the best subjects on which to concentrate at school, etc Such broadcasts, besides being of assistance to young folk should also

prove to be of general interest.-

-Anne

Wynne,

Te Awamutu,

‘Film Session WORK in a factory where a great number of girls is employed. The boss has recently installed a radio for us in the workroom. I have been home on holiday for a while and have heard a session from 1ZB which ’m certain would enthrall the girls at work, for, I suppose, one of our commonest topics of conversation is films and the stars who appear in them, This session is a film session, but unfortunately it comes on at 12 o’clock when most of us go into town to lunch. Now, couldn’t we have this session during the morning or afternoon instead of one of the women’s sessions, which don’t interest us girls so very muchthey might later-and give us the film session instead. I suggest transferrinse the film session to the home ses-

sion and vice Fersa-

-‘Gladys G.,"

Auckland.

Let Children Do It WHILE agreeing with "Ann Creil’s" sentiments about children’s sessions (Radio Record, February 25), would it not be interesting, even if only as an experiment, to go one step further and allow children to "put over" their very own session? Children of to-day are, I think, capable of knowing themselves just what they prefer in radio entertainment. I suggest selected parties from different schools, who could choose their own programme; the reading of exciting adventure stories; sketches, vocal, elocutionary and instrumental items; the playing of a favourite record, and even the announcing to be done by the children themselves; the whole programme, of course, to be under the supervision of a responsible adult, and nrevionely examined by an official of

the broadcasting station.-

"Peter Pan,"

Wellington,

MAY I draw attention to the way our commercial station (1ZB) announces the weather forecast, tides and mail notices each morning between 8 a.m. and 8.80 a.m.? Personally, I think the idea of giving these notices over the air in the morning an excellent one, but why, ob

why, does the announcer run such a race against time (for it seems that must be what is wrong), jabbering out SUCULDEEET EERO Eee

all: the notices with such rapidity that often stops for lack of breath? Unless the listener happens to pe right beside the microphone these announcements sound like so much gibberish. Another thing; on occasions wrong shipping and mail notices have been put over at this session. For Heaven’s sake, if the notices have to be put over at express train speed let

them at least be accurate.-

-Siro-

nanga;

Auclland=

Letting Listeners Know MANY interesting broadcasts are " missed by listeners through no fault of their own. Take, for instance, an overseas or local broadcast made possible after the weekly programmes are issued. In fairness to the stations, I admit that the necessary announcements are made, regarding these broadcasts; but listeners often miss the former, through not being tuned in at the right time, Could it not be possible for the YA stations to set aside approximately one minute-say at 12.30 p.m.

-for programme changes?-

Anon;

Wellington.