Radio and TV notes and schedules in Cedar Rapids region
NADINE SUBOTNIK surveys WOC TV plans in Davenport and Cedar Rapids reception prospects. FCC hearings weigh color versus black and white and channel reallocations likely delaying Cedar Rapids video until late 1950 or 1951. سایر updates include Jolson on CBS and quiz shows return, with Armistice Day specials and personnel changes across radio and TV.
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Koo to Appear on Meet the Press Tonight on KCRG
Top Chinese diplomat R. V. K. Wellington Koo will meet the press at 7 30 tonight on KCRG KCRK. He is ambassador to the United States and head of China’s delegation to the United Nations. Also listed are church hour from First Baptist Church and Listen and Compare an AA program debut at 10 15 p.m. on KCRG. Met Opera stars Ezzo Soprano Irra Petina and tenor Thomas Hayward will appear on Sylvan Levin Opera Concert at 8 p.m. on KCRG-KCRK.
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Thomas Hayward
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Radio Director Earle McGill Dead
Earle L. McGill aged 52 a veteran radio producer and director died after a long illness He directed more than 2 000 broadcasts and spent 11 years with CBS before freelancing since 1945 Born in New Haven Conn he was a Yale graduate 1921 He taught English and radio directing at several schools including Iowa University His marriage to Constance Brown ended in divorce He is survived by a son Douglas McGill Dickie Jones known as a former child star now plays a teenage cadet in Military Academy
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Broadway gossip round up with stars on the town
Walter Winchell notes Eleanor Roosevelt strolling Fifth Avenue amid patter by passersby while Hope Hampton chases a limousine near the Capitol Theatre. Joan Blondell diets on hot milk and steak as Lena Horne previews a 1950 Yarrop tour including Tel Aviv.
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Invisible hearing device gains tone without ear receiver
Deafened readers hail a new Beltone Phantomold that offers clear hearing without any visible button in the ear. The Chicago makers promise a free brochure and at home testing with no risk, inviting contact at Beltone Dept. 40, 1450 W 19th St, Chicago Ill.
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New Universal Language Good Old American Jazz
The Voice of America airs a weekly half hour of U. S. jazz hosted by Martin Block titled International Make Believe Ballroom. The program draws global praise and listener letters from Australia, Chile, the Netherlands, Czechoslovakia, and more, boosting goodwill and interest in American culture while Block speaks in English.
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Henry Busse at Arm ar Saturday Night Show
Henry Busse known as the Hot Lips maestro headlines at Arm ar Saturday night with trumpet and revue. He has appeared in films and on radio networks and leads a nationally known trademark act. Featured with Busse are Phil Gray Arnold Moose Prager and Hal Skeen.
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Acting for Television Termed Toughest Work
New York AP reports acting for television is the thespian’s toughest assignment. Actors must learn a complete script and perform uninterrupted, with no chance to redo mistakes, unlike film, stage, or radio.
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Carmen to Be On Iowa Stage Monday Evening
The New York Civic Opera Corporation presents Bizet's Carmen at the Iowa theater Monday night at 8:15. Cedar Rapids sponsors the engagement via the Optimist club with proceeds to its boys work. Mona Bradford stars as Carmen with Arturo Cheltra as Don Jose and Anton Marco as Escamillo in a 75-person company including a ballet troupe, Ramonita and Leon. Tickets on sale today at Sanford's until 4:30 and at the theater afterward.
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Shrine Circus Closes Today
The El Kac hir Shrine circus ends its four day run with two shows at Memorial Coliseum today at 3 and 8 15 pm. Headliners include Bob Parry Cedar Rapids and the Marvels gymnasts with Fay Avalon's clowns Pickard's Frisco seals and the Wheel of Death.
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Richard Carlson Plans Africa Trip and Book Project
Actor Richard Carlson will travel to Africa for his role in King Solomon's Mines and has signed with a national magazine to produce a three part feature on his experiences while abroad.
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