Show giveaways gol golenp public apathy according to current reports appeared to bo be beating the federal courts to the punch in obliterating giveaway shows iron from tho the nations radio networks although proposed federal bans remained tied up in the courts the public already had knocked off a number of jackpot jack pot by the most effective means in radio not tuning them in four such shows already had folded one onedas was on tho the way out others were being revised the decline of the giveaway was attributed to the passing of a lad fad a falling off in interest among radio listeners but whatever the reason it Is axiomatic in radio that a loss of audience is as fatal to 0 a program as any federal edict could be |