A.L. Alexander's Mediation Board is a 1940s radio program in which private citizens with personal problems received advice from a panel of educators and sociologists.
Serutan was the sponsor of A.L. Alexander's Mediation Board
Launched in 1939, the series borrowed elements from host A.L. Alexander's earlier (1935–36) program of legal advice, A.L. Alexander's Goodwill Court. Alexander was once described by Time as "earnest, voluble, begoggled Albert Louis Alexander, onetime divinity student, actor, social worker, legman, radio announcer."[1]
In the early 1940s, Alexander's show was carried by Mutual in a 45-minute format, with a trio of experts dispensing advice on such topics as romance, marriage and financial woes. Sponsored by Serutan, the program was heard on Mondays at 9:15pm or 9:30pm until it moved to Sundays at 8pm or 8:15pm. In 1943, the show was shortened to 30 minutes, as noted by Time:
The particular appeal of Alexander's show lies in the fact that he gets both complainants—husband v. wife, etc.—together at the microphone and lets them battle it out. About 2,500 worried people write him every week. Others telephone. Some phone regularly. One of these is a woman who calls up just to tell him to be a good boy and eat his spinach.
Mediator Alexander last week found himself in need of mediation. His 45-minute program had been cut by Mutual to a half-hour, which makes a better "package" for would-be sponsors. This was just half the time allotted to his chief rival, the Good Will Hour's John J. Anthony, who omnisciently resolves all problems with no help from a jury. Struggling to figure how to pack enough material into his shortened broadcast, Alexander observed: "This change presents a big problem to me." "Well," advised a studioman, "why don't you call John J. Anthony?"[1]
Alexander's series had a long run but was eventually reduced to 15 minutes before Mutual brought it to an end April 11, 1952.
In 1959, Alexander briefly revived the concept on television as The Court of Human Relations, which aired from June 22 to August 14.[2]
Referencesedit
^ ab. Time. March 8, 1943. Archived from the original on March 10, 2007. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
^Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 106. ISBN978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
December 15, 2023
alexander, mediation, board, alexander, mediation, board, 1940s, radio, program, which, private, citizens, with, personal, problems, received, advice, from, panel, educators, sociologists, serutan, sponsor, alexander, mediation, boardlaunched, 1939, series, bo. A L Alexander s Mediation Board is a 1940s radio program in which private citizens with personal problems received advice from a panel of educators and sociologists Serutan was the sponsor of A L Alexander s Mediation BoardLaunched in 1939 the series borrowed elements from host A L Alexander s earlier 1935 36 program of legal advice A L Alexander s Goodwill Court Alexander was once described by Time as earnest voluble begoggled Albert Louis Alexander onetime divinity student actor social worker legman radio announcer 1 In the early 1940s Alexander s show was carried by Mutual in a 45 minute format with a trio of experts dispensing advice on such topics as romance marriage and financial woes Sponsored by Serutan the program was heard on Mondays at 9 15pm or 9 30pm until it moved to Sundays at 8pm or 8 15pm In 1943 the show was shortened to 30 minutes as noted by Time The particular appeal of Alexander s show lies in the fact that he gets both complainants husband v wife etc together at the microphone and lets them battle it out About 2 500 worried people write him every week Others telephone Some phone regularly One of these is a woman who calls up just to tell him to be a good boy and eat his spinach Mediator Alexander last week found himself in need of mediation His 45 minute program had been cut by Mutual to a half hour which makes a better package for would be sponsors This was just half the time allotted to his chief rival the Good Will Hour s John J Anthony who omnisciently resolves all problems with no help from a jury Struggling to figure how to pack enough material into his shortened broadcast Alexander observed This change presents a big problem to me Well advised a studioman why don t you call John J Anthony 1 Alexander s series had a long run but was eventually reduced to 15 minutes before Mutual brought it to an end April 11 1952 In 1959 Alexander briefly revived the concept on television as The Court of Human Relations which aired from June 22 to August 14 2 References edit a b Any Woes Today Time March 8 1943 Archived from the original on March 10 2007 Retrieved 2008 06 13 Hyatt Wesley 1997 The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television Watson Guptill Publications p 106 ISBN 978 0823083152 Retrieved 22 March 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A L Alexander 27s Mediation Board amp oldid 1159736963, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
