Canning Hour Is Cóoperatively Sponsored

ing adventures. The western broadcasts are built with a separate cast

and originate in station KHJ, Los Angeles, which arrangement pro-

vides for the release of the broadcast over the Pacific Coast network without necessity for a separate rebroadcast over land wires, from the point of origin of the eastern program. However, the same identical script is used excepting the relation to incidents where the difference in geographic locale makes slight changes necessary.

A merchandising plan has been incorporated as a part of the H-O

Company's radio activity in the form of a membership in the H -Bar-O Rangers Club, which is obtainable to every boy and girl upon sending a top from a package of H -O Oats. This membership includes the ranger's button, the ranger's official membership certificate, a picture of Bobby Benson and his horse "Silver Spot," and a folder showing photo-

graphic illustrations of various pieces of cowboy paraphernalia to

which each member is entitled upon sending the required number of H -O package tops for the individual

pieces designed.

The entire radio plan of our company was formed after careful study of other child programs on the air, and our advance publicity stunt confirms belief of our company officials that adequate pre-program audience building is necessary to obtain best results from any radio program,

whether the audience be composed of children or of adults. Too, we believe that with a child's program particularly, it is necessary to involve some merchandising plan as a part of the radio activity in order to develop and maintain the fullest measure of audience response.

Canning Hour Is C?operatively Sponsored

THREE years ago a venture- women could take advantage of the using fresh fruits aside from can-

some sugar broker in Minne- tips given on the -fruit market the ning, such as unique fruit cocktails,

apolis decided that possibly the same day if they cared to do so. fresh berry pies, fruit canapes, sal-

way to sell more sugar during the Monday and Friday were the can- ads, etc.

summer months was to encourage ning days. An alarm clock rang in-

The sugar broadcast included

housewives to do more canning. He sistently at the beginning of the recipes for jams, jellies, sweet

also decided that this persuasion program to attract attention, and pickles, fruits, etc., making use of

could best be conducted over

the fruits of the hour. The

the radio. As a result, an educational f e a t u r e was created f o r the WCCO

r A

Kerr Glass Manufacturing Company explained all of the various methods of canning

Woman's Hour three morn-

ba

and jelly making with time

ings a week for five minutes

schedules for the particular

each. This was sponsored

fruits under discussion that

by certain sugar manufacturers whom the broker repre-

sented. The next summer fruit

distributors of Minneapolis and St. Paul, noticing the increased sale of fruits for

canning promoted by this su-

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day. The Certo broadcast explained the place of Certo in their home canning, and occasionally gave recipes us-

ing Certo. In addition to the hun-

dreds of letters which came in requesting the Kerr book-

gar broadcast, joined the pa-

let and the Certo jelly server,

rade. A short time later a fruit jar company evidenced

Sally Perkins received many

.

/ ..1 calls each day asking for

interest in the period, which

special advice on canning

was growing in length. By

problems.

1932 Certo, General Foods'

The result of the "Now We Can Can" contest

The Nicollet Hotel, in

famous product, became a

which WCCO's studios are

participant in the hour, and with it listeners were urged to set their own located, gave a room on the ground

the Kerr Glass Manufacturing alarm clocks at home to remind floor, with two windows on the

Company, manufacturers of fruit them it was canning day at WCCO. street, in which particularly de-

jars. To stimulate interest in the Each phase of the program was lectable entries were displayed, as

"How \Ve Can Can" period, the separated by a bit of theme music, well as advertising of the spon-

station itself sponsored a contest on with a short announcement to iden- sors.

canned fruits, jams, conserves and tify it.

At the end of the season, Sally

jellies. Sally Perkins, WCCO's

The fruit dealers told the listen- Perkins and two other experts

home economist, took charge of the ers just what fruits were cheapest judged the contest. Every can was

hour and herself conducted t h e and most plentiful at the moment, scored on flavor, color, appearance,

broadcasts.

and warned them about those that clearness and consistency. All cans

Nine o'clock was chosen as the would be off the market shortly. were given to charitable institutions

best hour for the program, so that They also gave suggestions about after the judging.

November, 1932

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