SAILED AWAY

Radio Record, 13 May 1938, Page 23

SAILED AWAY

ADVENTURE OF TWO ANNOUNCERS ne ¢ QGEVENTY-TWO hours after breaking the news to their iriends, Colin Moore and Michae: Iluti, of IZB, left New Zealand with Count Von Luckner. ‘They expeet to be away for two years--Visiting Australia, Maliuya, the Far East. the Mediterranean 9 ard Ihurope, going eventually to Germany. Colin was in his twelfth mouth «at the station: Michael had been there 2 month less. For many months they bad conducted the breakfast session together-one of the most harmonious and sparkling duos on the air, Even their farewell broadcast convulsed their listeners With langhter. They leave their mark in New Zeu land broadcasting — their novelrTy bromdcasts, some even epie stints: will be remembered for a jong time, Colin worked long and hard to make many Maori broadcasts a success. He did yeoman's work-in his own tine, too-to make his job as "contactofficer" for visiting ships a great suecess. Station 1ZB people still laugh aur the resource he showed in beguiling visitors to the station microphone ~his boarding of the Mariposa through the kitehen-ehute is one-his adroit capture of Beryl Markham, another. {Jiscreetly mentioning the departure of "two radio announcers in Auckland," an Auckland morning paper said that Michael had travelled extensively in many countries, and gave New Guinea as one, Now, New Guinee. and Michael Hutt really don't) know each other very well, This is the true story of his visit. Iie had heen seeing a good deal of Australia-"jumping™ trains, ete.--and decided to go to New Guinea. He stowed away on a coastal steamer ar Townsville. but was diseoyered en route. At Port Moreshy he was pus straight into the local prison as a stowaway, and remained there unt? the next steamer bronghr hira hack to Queensland. "Anyway," as Michael says with a grin, "T had a great view of the port from the jail." Neither is a stranger to the sea, for Colin sailed the Pacifie for severa! years on trading vessels and Michael went Home and back as a seaman, Appropriate music was not lacking when the two sailed away in Count yon Luckner’s "Seeteufel." Sut the programme department had the last word: the duo left the studio with the song, "What Shall We Do With a Drunken Sailor." ringing in their ears.