▁spot light , ▁and ▁Kay ▁Ky ser ▁added ▁a ▁qu iz ▁component . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁changes ▁were ▁less ▁innov ation ▁than ▁adaptation . ▁An ▁article ▁in ▁the ▁trade ▁publication ▁Billboard ▁noted ▁that ▁Dor sey ' s ▁air ing ▁of ▁am ateurs ▁followed ▁the ▁example ▁of ▁Major ▁Bow es , ▁and ▁Ky ser ' s ▁contest ▁was ▁a ▁variation ▁on ▁the ▁Professor ▁Qu iz ▁program . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁Ky ser ▁began ▁including ▁the ▁Kol lege ▁as ▁a ▁segment ▁in ▁his ▁Monday ▁night ▁broadcast s ▁from ▁the ▁Black h awk ▁restaurant ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁Illinois , ▁via ▁radio ▁station ▁W GN . ▁ ▁A udi ence ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁program ▁occurred ▁in ▁two ▁ways . ▁List en ers ▁were ▁invited ▁to ▁submit ▁questions ▁to ▁Ky ser , ▁with ▁selected ▁subm issions ▁being ▁used ▁on ▁the ▁program . ▁They ▁also ▁could ▁send ▁in ▁answers ▁to ▁questions ▁pos ed ▁on ▁the ▁air . ▁One ▁episode ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁resulted ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁letters ▁being ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁program . ▁By ▁mid - J anu ary ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁letters ▁from ▁listen ers ▁had ▁exceed ed ▁ 7 5 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Person nel ▁ ▁Besides ▁Ky ser , ▁the ▁show ' s ▁personnel ▁included ▁sing ers ▁Tr ud y ▁Er win , ▁Jul ie ▁Con way , ▁Gl oria ▁Wood , ▁Lucy ▁Ann ▁Pol k , ▁Mike ▁Douglas , ▁Sul