Broadcast Date: June 13th, 1926

Tonight on The Evening Wireless, W.T.Q.X. brings you another engaging half hour or so of news, sport, culture, and conversation from a nation settling into the early days of summer.

Edwin Allen opens the broadcast with an editorial examination of Prohibition, reflecting upon its original intentions, the growing divide between wets and drys, and the increasingly political nature of America's great social experiment.

Jimmie Sparks returns with another lively collection of wire headlines from across the nation and around the world.

Colonel Frederick Davies presents “The Measure of Men,” with a look at baseball and the sport of rowing.

Vivian Cross, in "The Hollywood Eye", shares her impressions of the popular new picture Aloma of the South Seas before bringing listeners behind the curtain of Hollywood as theatre owners from across the country descend upon Los Angeles to discuss the future of the motion picture industry.

Diedre Kildare, in "Women’s Concerns", presents a letter concerning a young orphan girl caught between the freedoms of modern youth and the expectations of an older generation.

Join us for an evening of modern radio for the modern 1926 audience.

Duration: ~22 minutes

Featuring voices: Edwin Allen, Jimmie Sparks, Colonel Frederick Davies, Diedre Kildare, Vivian Cross

Broadcast Date: May 29th, 1926

Tonight on The Evening Wireless, W.T.Q.X. welcomes the arrival of Memorial Day weekend with another engaging half hour or so of news, sport, culture, and conversation from an America poised between remembrance and modern prosperity.

Edwin Allen opens the broadcast with reflections on Memorial Day itself, from its earlier observance as Decoration Day to the growing role of Great War veterans in the nation’s ceremonies of remembrance.

Jimmie Sparks returns with another spirited collection of wire headlines.

Colonel Davies presents “The Measure of Men,” with coverage of Bubbling Over’s victory at the Kentucky Derby before turning eagerly toward the roaring spectacle of the Indianapolis 500 time trials.

Vivian Cross, in The Hollywood Eye, attends her very first Cecil B. DeMille epic with The Volga Boatman.

Diedre Kildare, in Women’s Concerns, offers advice to a troubled second wife.

Join us for an evening of remembrance, roaring motors, silver screen romance, and modern conversation this Memorial Day weekend. Only on W.T.Q.X., modern radio for the modern 1926 audience.

Duration: ~21 minutes

Featuring voices: Edwin Allen, Jimmie Sparks, Colonel Davies, Diedre Kildare, Vivian Cross

Broadcast Date: May 9th, 1926

Tonight on The Evening Wireless, W.T.Q.X. marks Mother’s Day with another lively half hour or so of news, sport, culture, and conversation from a rapidly changing modern world.

Edwin Allen opens the broadcast with reflections on the meaning of Mother’s Day before turning his attention across the Atlantic to the growing crisis of the United Kingdom general strike. From silent newspaper presses to volunteer workers and the increasing importance of the wireless, Edwin considers the uncertainty gripping Britain while examining the dispute with characteristic balance and restraint.

Jimmie Sparks returns with another spirited collection of wire reports, including buried gold in Georgia.

Colonel Davies presents “The Measure of Men,” with remarks on Babe Ruth’s resurgent start to the baseball season, the mounting excitement surrounding the upcoming Kentucky Derby, and his skepticism toward the increasingly brutal spectacle of endurance bicycle racing.

Vivian Cross, in The Hollywood Eye, discusses her plans to escort her mother to the lavish Oriental Theatre for a grand Mother’s Day vaudeville and picture program featuring Paul Ash and Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, before delighting in the extravagant promotional stunts now accompanying modern motion pictures.

Diedre Kildare, in Women’s Concerns, answers a question on the delicate art of becoming the ideal mother-in-law, and the wisdom of kindness, restraint, and independence within the family home.

Join us for an evening of reflection, humor, music, and modern conversation this Mother’s Day. Only on W.T.Q.X., modern radio for the modern 1926 audience.

Duration: ~23 minutes

Featuring voices: Edwin Allen, Jimmie Sparks, Colonel Davies, Diedre Kildare, Vivian Cross