Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 122, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 September 1925 — Page 13

The Indianapolis Times

RADIO SHOW OPENS TONIGHT

TIMES TO GO ON AIR EACH FRIDAY NIGHT First Program of Season to Be Broadcast Oct. 2. STUDIO AT SEVERIN Indianapolis Men and Women Will Take Part. By Walter i). Hickman "Howdy, glad to meet you." That will be the greeting you will hear over Station WFBM of the Merchants Heat and Light Company at 9 p. m. on Friday, Oct. 2. That will be the signal for everybody to have thedr own radio party in their own home because the first Friday night radio programs of The Indianapolis Times will be ready for broadcasting.

Times Resumes Its Radio Magazine The Indianapolis Times Radio Magazine will resume its regular schedule Thursday Sept. 24. Starting with, that issue The Times will publish this magazine every Thursday as a regular feature. It will be the earnest desire of The Times Ra/lio Department to give radio fans of Indianapolis and vicinity all of the latest up-to-date news concerning radio every week. It will contain all of the latest news about the various broadcasting stations, announcers, new radio inventions, and other items of interest to the radio fan. The Times Hour-by-Hour Radio Programs are published daily giving the complete programs of all principal broadcasting stations of the United States, Canada and Cuba. If it concerns radio you'll find it in The Times, The Radio Fans’ Newspaper. Have it delivered to your home daily. Call Main 3590 and ask for Circulation Departmert.

In going “on the air" The Times will maintain its own studio at the Severin, where its programs us Indianapolis and Indiana talent will be broadcast each Friday night, beginning at 9 p. m. and continuing for an hour and a half. Many to Take Part Indianapolis is the center of some of the finest talent in this country. Men and women who have .done much to make Indianapolis “the convention city,” the center of music and fine arts as well as a literary power will take part on the “air night” programs of The Times over WFBM. Some night maybe one of your best friends will be heard in song. Maybe your favorite Indianapolis author will speak to you just as if he were in your own home. You will hear the tap-tap of dancing feet doing hard shoe dancing over the wire. You will hear the first orchestral chat ever put ever the wire in this city. Young Men on Program You will hear on the first program a pianist of this eity who has a national reputatoin for playing Wagner. You will hear the story of a orchestral music as written told by a woman who (Turn to Page 2)

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, SEPT. 21, 1925

Prize for Most Popular Announcer

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This beautiful cup will be awarded by The Indianapolis Times to the most popular announcer attending the Radio Show held in Cadle Tabernacle under the auspices of the Broadcast Listeners Association. Sept. 21 to 26 inclusive. You are invited, together with radio fans all over the State to help us select the man. Starting today The Times will print a ballot with which you can vote for your candidate, these ballots will appear In each issue of The Times up to and including Sept. 25. Each of these ballots will count one vote. Voting will consist of filling in the name of the announcer his station or nickname and in liling them to the Radio Department of The Indianapolis Times or they may he deposited in the ballot box at The

OFFICIAL BALLOT THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES ANNOUNCERS’ CONTEST Please credit this ballot as one vote for: (Announcer's name) (Call lotters) Signed S . Address City State If you desire, tell below in flvo or lea* '"nMi what you moat liko about the announcer for whom you have cast this ballot: The following announcers are entered in this contest: George D. Hay. WLS; Leo Fitzpatrick, WDAF; Quin A. Ryan. WON; Jerry Sullivan, WQJ; Bill Hay, formerly of KFKX, now with WOK, and Fred Smith, WLW.

Times booth No. 91 at the Radio Show. The contest will close Sept. 25 at midnight and all ballots must be in by that time. The winner will be announced Saturday evening, Sept. 26 at the exposition. The six announcers entered in the contest are George D. Hay the "Solemn Old Judge” of WLS Chicago; Ij?o Fitzpatrick, the “Merry Old Chief” of the Kansas City Nighthawks. Quin A. Ryan of the Tribune station WON. Chicago; Jerry (Chic-caw-go) Sullivan from WQJ the Rainbow Gardens station; Fred Smith, of the Crosley station WLW Cincinnati, and Bill Hay now with WOK, Chicago. It is up to you who will be the winner. Vote for your favorite. Send your ballots in early. Don't wait.

Wonders of Wireless World and Important Figures in Industry to Be Seen at One of Nation’s Greatest Expositions at Cadle Tabernacle. By Blaine McGrath Publicity Director Indianapolis Radio Exposition. Promptly at 7 tonight when the doors of Cadle Tabernacle swing open to admit the first of this week’s visitors to the Indianapolis Radio Exposition, the writing of anew chapter in the radio business in the middle west will begin. For six days Indiana will observe Radio Week, and America, within the range of the newly improved broadcasting station of WFBM will hear of Indiana and her first annual radio exposition.

It is planned by the offices of the Broadcasters' Association of Indianapolis, the first organization of radio set owners to attempt the ambitious effort of presenting a non profit exposition purely for the good of the radio industry, to make the 1925 show so'interesting that each year in the future Indianapolis will present a Mississippi Valley Radio Exposition that will rank with the Big Four radio shows of America— New York. Chicago, Los Angeles and Indianapolis. With that idea in mind, Herbert A. Luckey. president of the Indianapolis Listeners, and other of-ficers-associated with him. have developed a program of radio activities for the week that will assure public interest in the future expositions to be staged in Indiana Popular Announcer* Here First among the things done by the association and its entertainment committee, of which Carl Fohl, head of tlie radio department of the Indianapolis Times, is chairman, was to invite and obtain acceptances from the most popular radio announcers in America to appear here in person and conduct the broadcasting that will be done from a glass "cage” twenty-two feet long installed in C'adle Tabernacle. The announcers obtained by Kohl and the time they will appear at the exposition include: Monday: George Dewey Hay, WLS. Chicago, voted America's most popular announcer by the fans of the country. Tuesday: Leo Fitzpatrick, the “Merry Old Chief,” of the Kansas City Star station. WGN Mm Wednesday Wednesday; Quin A. Ryan, WGN, the Chicago Tribune station, creator of the radio entertainment “Skeezlx Time,” which entertains thousands of children all over America. Thursday: Jerry Sullivan, WQJ, Chicago, well-known for his snappy manner at the microphone. Friday: Bill Hay. KFKX, Hastings, Neh.. owner of the deepest bass voice that goes on the air, and Fred Smith of WLW. Cincinnati, who was America’s first "Radio Ambassador” to Europe. In addition to these well-known announcers whose voices travel over the air to the most remote parts of America and who will be both seen and heard at the Indianapolis Radio Exposition, there will be a succession of mijsieal and novelty numbers broadcast within the sight of thousands of spectators, by artists who are known Jo every radio fan in America. Interesting to All The exposition is to be interesting, according to A. J. Allen, chairman of the publicity committee of the listeners' organization, not alone to owners of radio sets or folks who already are acquainted with the mysteries of the air and know how to capture from it entertainment and educational advantages, but the contents of Cadle Tabernacle. With its special decorations, its '*j,splay boolhs

filled with all the latest marvels of the world’s most absorbing science, will hold the attention of men, women and children in all walks of life. Claude S. Wallin, managing director of the exposition, who had charge of the sale of display space, has completely filled the large exposition auditorium of Cadle Tabernacle with exhibits of an interesting nature. The management is assured of large numbers of visitors who will come to the tabernacle from Indianapolis, from other Indiana cities and from the rural districts of Indiana. Special cars are to he run into Indianapolis from several Indiana cities, bringing exposition visitors to the Hoosier Capital. Sltow in Detail Those who attend the exposition will be entertained by the following daily programs; Tonight —Opening Ciremoniw— Address by Governor Jackson and other notables. broadcast throng.i . tVrJM at 8 n. in. Ralph Emerson. Organ.st. Chicago. Krauss Cardinal's Dunce Orchestra C; rinel Symphony Orchestra of thirty nieces. —Broadcasting From 10 to 1 1 P. M.— George Dewey Hay of WLB, Chicago, Guest Announcer. Hill Watson. Musical Saw Solos. Jimmy Hemphill. Entertainer. J L. Hall. Whistler. Krauss Cardinal s Orchestra. Mrs Cecil Collins and Mrs. Curtis It. Mouiisey, Soloists. r TUESDAY —2 to 4 P. M Hitch'.- Happy Uumon-ts Orchestra. Gcnnelt Record Artists —K to 10 P. M.— Dickerson's Woodstock Country Club Orchestra. Billy Walson. Musical Saw Man. —Broadcasting 10 to 11 P M. — Leo Fitzpatrick. "Merry Old Chief" of the Kansas City Night Hawks. Guest Announcer Dickerson's Woodstock Club Orchestra. Hilly Watson, Musie.il Saw Solos. Crbana Male Quartet. WEDNESDAY —2 to 4 P. M.— Pettis Light Opera Rnsemble and Soloist. Quin Ryan. AnnountVr of WGN. Chicago Spt < ial Children's iTogram—“Skiezix Time." —8 to 10 P M Vidor Herbert Ensemble. —Broadcasting. 10 to 1 1— Guest Announcer. Quin A. Ryan. WON, Chicago. Pettis Light Opera Ensemble. Mrs. Ynita Stewart. Contralto. Bill Watson, Musical Saw Solos. Mrs. Beatrice lturdon MoClanahan, Soloist. THURSDAY —2 to 4 P. M Pettis Light Opera Ensemble and SolOisls. —8 to 10 P. M Dickerson's Woodstock Country Club Orchestra. —Broadcasting. 10 to 11— Jeiry Sullivan. WQJ. Chicago. Guest Announcer. TV'nor from WQJ. Chicago. J L Hall WhisUt r. Bill Watson, Musical Saw Solos. Woodstock Country Club Orchestra. Mrs a Brctve and Joo Overmyer. Soloists. FRIDAY —2 to 4 P. M.— Mrs. Anita Scott. Contralto. Victor Herbert String Quartet. —S to 10 P M Krau-s Cardinal's Orchestra Bill Hay of KFKX. Hastings. Neh and Fred Smith of Wi.W, Cincinnati. Guest Announcers. Ictus Light Opera Ensemble and Soloists. Bill Hay. Ba-w Solos. Marjory Garrigus Smith. Pianist. Dalton H Wi.-kcr Fred Newell Morris. Soloist. SATURDAY —2 to 4 P. M Pettis Light Opera Ensemble. —8 to 10 P. M Dickerson s Woodstock Country Club Of* eheslra. Colored Banjo Contest S-T0 in Gold as Prize. SUB. $lO. sf> The Floyd Family.