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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1949)
No Quacks Heard From U.O. Station By Marty Weitzner If you know anything’ about KDUK, then you’ve a golden op portunity to go down in glowing words into University history. Ever since those dark early days, when thoughts of a campus radio station first crept into peoples’ heads, the fate of the “voice of the Ducks” has had more ups and downs than the heart of a freshman on her first date. The station first saw the light of day during April of last year FOR SALE Drive In Lunch Stand 75r/c equipped. Between Eu gene and Springfield. Perfect for a couple of U. of O. stu dents who want those extra dollars. CLIP CULP REALTOR 1416 Willamette 53347 MARLEY’S SPORT FIRST FOR THE BEST IN CASUAL - SPORTSWEAR FOR Slip ON A PAIR Sot J°Y rctponv Everyone will enjoy the down right comfort of Loafer Sox for relaxing 'round the home, travel ing, vacationing, after a day out doors, at school, etc. Soft pure wool and glove leather soles bring you the most comfortable slip-on in'foot-wear. Full range of colon in-styles for V women. open FRIDAY nights “Kitty Korner” from the Eugene Hotel 187 E. Broadway • • . f i ' - f when Glenn Starlin, then head of the radio division of the speech de partment, announced that the Uni versity had obtained permission to operate a local radio station. The one obstacle was a ruling of the Federal Communications Commis sion, which stated that the range of the Duck’s quack could not ex ceed the limits of the University. MANY RESTRICTIONS Effects of the ruling were felt in early May when the first trial broadcasts went to the air. After much borrowing, improvising, and nursing of their pittance of a bud get, the staff was dissappointed to find that the voice of their brainchild was cutting in on the programs of Eugene stations. A hasty clamp was put on KDUK publicity and the construction crew went back to work again. Finally in mid-May KDUK quacked. A month long news cen sorship was lifted, and reams of publicity announced the station’s debut. Finally the big day came. At New Shipment of Jersey ^ Blouses ^ SALE j of size 12 Skirts Saturday ' Complete line of Casuals in || wool and wool jersey. MODERATELY PRICED i We&ttfcUe. Shoppie. Phone 4323 895 E.13th SWIMMER'S DELIGHT PRESENTS ' THE HAL HARDIN QUARTET WITH JOHNNY ROARK—Clarinet STU COY—Accordian NORRY KACDOR—Drums HAL HARDIN—Bass FRIDAY NIGHT DANCE 8:00—ADM. .50 ADMISSION $1.00 SATURDAY NIGHT—TOMMY FOX ORCH. Located 3 miles East of Goshen on Hi-way 58 Phone 7-2935 for Reservations Owned and operated by Oregon students noon radios all around the campus were eagerly snapped on, and ears were proposed against speakers, straining for the first sounds. Along the millrace there was noth ing. Along fraternity and sorority row there was static. “QUACK”TURNED TO "PEEP” Only keen-eared listeners perch ed close to their sets in the vets dorms and John Straub caught the first noises from Villard Hall. The first “quack” was nothing more than a “peep.” Organizationally, there was nothing wrong with KDUK. The services of the best undergraduate radio talent had been enlisted to prepare the 5-day-a-week, 12-1, 7 11 p.m. schedule. There was plenty of popular music, classics, musical comedy hits and study music.' There was a news roundup, a five minute nightly sportscast, and plenty of sprightly chatter. The only trouble was, unless you were able to get to a radio in John Straub or the Vets Dorms, all that talent was doing you no good. The best you could get were the old words that hitherto had been re served,for adherents of the Brook lyn baseball club, “wait till next year.” Fall of 1949 saw a new group entrusted with the headaches and cares of the radio division’s littl est Duckling. Gone from the scene were the faculty advisers of KD UK, Glenn Starli'n and Bob Davey. Many pioneers of the dark days of April and May were gone from the University or washed their hands of the whole affair. (Please turn to page seven) WILLAMETTE Freddy Yahn’s New Orch. Lj I redecorated » remodeled » plenty of heat Reservations 7-2160 Weekdays 6 to 9 p.m. Sat. all day ' / Just a Couple Steps from Willamette There is always a welcome for you at BILL & RALPH'S CAFE Open Every Day from 5 a.m. to 2 a.m. All Night Saturday Phone 5-9318 / A* For those fall showers. Feather-light, handsomely fashioned elasti-glass j ackets that will fit in perfectly " for campus and informal wear the first time you wear it— Welded seams, and is reinforced at points of greatest wear. Come in and look 'em over. Once you see them You won't believe The price is only— It has a detachable hood— You'll thank us for it