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Show 4 H Clubbers Favor: BOB, BIG and DINAH BB HOPE's Hooperatmg may I tlty, but as far as the rural area is ford and 10 votes behind her was the np-and-coming thrush from North Dakota, Pegg Lee. Doris Day and Margaret Whiting also scored high. The closest contest occurred in th band-leader category with Samn. Kaye barely edging out Vaugh. Monroe by toe margin of three votes and Tommy Dorsey in third place, only four votes behind Vaughn. Lux Radio Theatre was doubly honored by being chosen the best "all-around" show on the air. In second sec-ond place was "Hit Parade" and in F C 1 concerned, his reign as King of Comedy Is in no immediate Jeopardy. That conclusion was reached as a result of the poll on radio favorites which was conducted conduct-ed by National Weekly Newspaper Service, In conjunction conjunc-tion with the 4-H 4 6 fjjj third the Fred War ing show. In clr order followed t Horace Heidt sh Breakfast . C 1 u Date With Jud. American Album of Familiar Music, Stop the Music, Fibber McGee and Molly, Truth or Consequences, Arthur Ar-thur Godfrey, Har- Bobllope organization news bureau, at the final general assembly of 4-H boys and girls convening recently re-cently in Chicago. Five hundred and 18 questionnaires were completed by members between ages of 15 and 20, and upon these the results were based. Hope scored with a resounding 27 per cent of votes cast to capture top place easily among comedians. Red Skelton finished second, 52 votes behind be-hind Bob, and In third place was full season on the air and he is not on this year. Under "favorite family show," the younger set chose "A Date With Judy" with "Blondie" and "Life of Riley" in second and third places respectively. Once again, Lux Radio Theatre showed its strength by winning the "favorite dramatic show" spot on a percentage of 63.5. Theatre Guild was second and Screen Guild third. "Calvacade of America" and "CBS Is There" also brought favorable comment. In quiz shows, 63.1 per cent chose "Take It Or Leave It" as their favorite, fa-vorite, with "R.F.D. America" in second sec-ond place and "Truth or Consequences" Conse-quences" in third. Five per cent of those polled expressed disapproval of all quiz shows. There never was much doubt as to who the favorite male vocalist would be. As far as the rural section is concerned Bing Crosby can continue, con-tinue, singing for a good many years. Polling the largest percentage of votes of any personality or program, Bing finished with a thumping 64.8. In second place was Perry Como and in third Frank Sinatra. The star of Frankie Laine, glittering glitter-ing so brilliantly in city polls, was dimmed by 4-H members when only six of the 518 approved of his style. Another unusual phase of the voting vot-ing in this category was the fact that more boys than girls voted for Sinatra as favorite singer, indicating indicat-ing that the former swoon-provoker has mellowed. The race for top spot amongst female singers was bitterly contested con-tested with Dinah Shore emerging emerg-ing with a narrow victory. Sec-, Sec-, ond place was snared by Jo Staf- Jack Benny. Jimmy Durante, Edgar Bergen Ber-gen and Fred Allen followed in fourth, fifth and sixth places respectively. One significant point in this particular par-ticular category was the fact that Henry Morgan proved popular as second choice with , , vest of Stars, 20 D.nah Shore QuestionSi Life of Riley, Hour of Charm, Jack Benny, Take It Or Leave It, Waltz Time, Town Meeting of the Air and We, the people. Those polled agreed that Dick Contino, 18-year-old accordianist discovered on the Horace Heidt show, was the newcomer most likely to become a future star. Abe Burrows Bur-rows and Robert Q. Lewis finished second and third place respectively. The poll revealed that, with few exceptions, programs with music or comedy are favored. Only two crime shows were mentioned in any connection, con-nection, these, being "Cam 8pade" and "Mr. District Attorney." a number of 4- Bing Crosby I H'ers and also polled 18 first place votes, this in spite of the fact that last year was bis first |