FAREWELL

Radio Record, 22 July 1938, Page 18

FAREWELL

DEPARTURE OF NCBS "ANNOUNCER HIGH appreciation of the services | of Cecil Agassiz (‘ ‘Aggie"’) to commercial broadcasting in New Zealand was.expressed .at a full gathering of Head Office and 2ZB staffs: last week. He sailed for Sydney on Thursday. On behalf of the staffs of the four commercial stations, Mr. B. T. Sheil pre‘‘gented Mr. Agassiz with a handsome piece of Maori art. Mr. Sheil sajd his first acquaintance with "Aggie" was ""some years ago, when Mr. Agassiz was ‘at the microphone describing a welcome to the late Sir Charles KingsfordSmith. On the establishment of’ ‘commercial broadcasting in New Zealand, "Aggie" had joined the ‘sérvice as chief «announcer at Auckland. Subsequently he _had trained the-announcers at Wellington and Christchurch.. Hig decision to return to Australia was a loss to. broadcasting in New Zealand. . For the staff of 2ZB, Mr. M. S. Bulli‘vant, station director, presented "Aggie" ’ with an inscribed gold watch. ° . The function, broadcast, by- 2ZB, led dozens of ealls to the station, Mr. Agassiz being kept busy thanking listene ers who telephoned their regrets.