RACE BROADCASTING
TO THE EDITOR OT THE PRESS. Sir, —A serious fault of race broadcasting, which detracts from its interest and value, has been brought under the notice of those responsible, but with little effect. I refer to the foolishness of keeping records on the air so long that when the broadcast to the racecourse is made the announcer has no time to give the details that listeners want and have a right to expect Twice to-day (Saturday) when the broadcast began, the statement came through, “they are just coming into line: they will be away in a moment.’ Not a detail had been given of horses, riders, weights, positions, or scratchings. Once the announcer did his best to gabble through the horses’ names, but before he could finish the horses were away. It is quite clear it is not the announcer’s fault as he does not get the time to do his work properly. It is to be hoped there will be an improvement this week. —Yours, etc.. LISTENER. November 6, 1937.
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Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22245, 9 November 1937, Page 7
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