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Programmes Studio Presentations. —The extent to which ZB programmes are associated with listeners is sometimes overlooked. In addition to the many New Zealand artists who broadcast performances, a large number of individuals joined in audience-participation programmes. The following figures indicate the number of people who appeared before ZB microphones :

Station-built Programmes.—The programme and script writing staff supplied a great number of station-built programmes comprising either script and recordings or spoken material. The following figures give an indication of the extent to which these sessions contributed to the daily programmes :

Studio Interviews.—Many overseas visitors gave interviews or talks on a variety of subjects. These included Mr. Colin Horsley, New Zealand pianist; Madame Ninon Vallin, French soprano ; Messrs. Eugene Goossens and Warwick Braithwaite, overseas conductors ; Mr. Mierowski, pianist; Captain John Stewart, eye-witness account of the Texas City explosion ; Miss Violet Palmer, of the British Council; Mr. Boyd Neel; Miss Ruth Park, winner of the Sydney Morning Herald Literary Prize ; LieutenantCommander S. M. Smits, of the Netherlands Navy ; Miss Bathie-Stewart; Mr. Clement Williams, Australian baritone ; Dr. Carlson ; Sir John Falconer, former Lord Provost of Edinburgh ; Mr. Arne Okkenhaug, Director of School Broadcasts, Norway ; and Miss Mary Somerville, 0.8. E., Assistant-Controller of Talks to the British Broadcasting Corporation. Overseas Artists.—The Russian tenor, Senia Chostiakoff; Allen Eddy, Australian baritone ; and Nettie Mackay, New Zealand mezzo-soprano, toured the ZB stations and were very well received by listeners. Other visiting overseas artists who contributed to ZB programmes included John Charles Thomas, whose final New Zealand concert was given a Dominion-wide hook-up, and George Formby, who donated his services to the Aid to Britain Council for a nation-wide broadcast. In addition, there

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Station. Studio Presentations. Audience-participation Programmes. Total. 1ZB 452 1,002 1,454 2ZB 114 600 714 3ZB 599 260 859 4ZB 56 64 120 2ZA 96 196 292

Advertising Programme Non-advertising To tcil. Scripts. Programme Scripts, j 1ZB 200 100 300 2ZB 760 309 1,069 3ZB 811 640 1,451 4ZB 192 260 452 2ZA 228 193 421 2,191 1.502 3,693