Kate Aitken: The audience asks
Broadcast Date: Oct. 22, 1948
October, 1948: Kate Aitken has been on the air at CBC for just over a month, and already listeners are flooding the show with queries on everyday life. After a hymn from American singer Marian Anderson, Mrs. A and her affable sidekick Mac McCurdy respond to the mail: How do I emigrate after marrying an American? Can I make money by selling homemade candy? Is it OK to sign a cheque in pencil? Do I need a lawyer to write a will? How big is a pullet egg? How do I shampoo an invalid's hair?Kate Aitken: The audience asks
• A lucky accident got Aitken into radio. In 1934 she was conducting a cooking school in the Maritimes when a local commentator broke her leg. The station manager asked Aitken to step in, and a career was born.• Kate Aitken's CBC program was sponsored by Ogilvie Flour Mills. Rather than breaking up the show with ads, Aitken wrote them herself so that Ogilvie's products were incorporated into the discussion. This was known in radio as an integrated commercial.
Kate Aitken: The audience asks
Medium: Radio
Program: Kate Aitken
Broadcast Date: Oct. 22, 1948
Host: Kate Aitken, Mac McCurdy
Duration: 14:46
Last updated:
April 3, 2008
Radio
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"Your women's editor," Kate Aitken, brings news and views to Canadian homemakers.
Radio
14:27
"Your women's editor," Kate Aitken, brings news and views to Canadian homemakers.
Kate Aitken: The audience asks .
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Last updated: April 3, 2008.
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