Radio's Oscar

Having nothing that corresponds closely to either cinema's gold-plated statuette award (informally called "Oscar") or literature's, press's and theatre's Pulitzer Prizes, radio takes its annual laurels from the Women's National Radio Committee! This organization is affiliated with numerous women's clubs. The women awarded their gold microphone last week to NBC Blue network Sustaining Broadcaster George V. Denny Jr. and his America's Town Meeting of the Air.

Awards are based on an elaborate combination of quasi-popular election and committee choice. Ballots are sent to key women in W. N. R. C. affiliated organizations, radio chairmen and others who are expected to represent radio views of their respective groups. Tie votes are broken by deliberation of a committee which includes American Legion Auxiliary Radio Committee Chairman Mrs. William H. Corwith, Child Study Association's Miss Josette Frank, former W. N. R. C. Chairman Mrs. Harold Vincent Milligan and W. N. R. C. Chairman Mme Yolanda Mero-Irion.

Retired Concert Pianist Mero-Irion founded the W. N. R. C., originated the idea of the Sealtest Rising Musical Star series, which her committee graciously commended under not one but two categories for its music and good taste in advertising. Her aim is to make newsboys whistle strains from Aida. She storms at what she considers the state of radio broadcasting, loathes crime stories, poorly performed music, women baritones, precocious child artists, true story programs, advertisers who coax children to eat their products, amateur hours.

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