▁a ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁musical ▁short ▁in ▁which ▁Block ▁talked ▁about ▁the ▁show ▁while ▁sitting ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁his ▁extensive ▁record ▁library . ▁He ▁also ▁did ▁a ▁week ly ▁international ▁version ▁of ▁Make ▁Bel ieve ▁Ball room ▁for ▁Vo ice ▁of ▁America ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁When ▁Block ▁heard ▁that ▁Vo ice ▁of ▁America ▁would ▁begin ▁broadcast ing ▁a ▁popular ▁music ▁program , ▁he ▁volunte ered ▁to ▁host ▁the ▁show ▁without ▁pay . ▁ ▁Other ▁radio ▁shows ▁and ▁music - related ▁work ▁Block ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁announ cer ▁for ▁The ▁Ch ester field ▁Su pper ▁Club ; ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁other ▁announ cing ▁assign ments ▁were ▁on ▁Pe pper ▁Young ' s ▁Family , ▁Kay ▁Ky ser ' s ▁radio ▁show ▁and ▁the ▁CBS ▁Hit ▁Par ade . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁a ▁busy ▁Block ▁was ▁doing ▁the ▁Su pper ▁Club ▁announ cing ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁broadcast , ▁going ▁to ▁W NEW ▁for ▁his ▁own ▁Make ▁Bel ieve ▁Ball room , ▁working ▁on ▁a ▁CBS ▁radio ▁show ▁called ▁John nie ▁John ston ▁three ▁days ▁a ▁week ▁via ▁tele phone ▁from ▁W NEW , ▁then ▁returning ▁to ▁Ch ester field ▁Su pper ▁Club ▁for ▁the ▁later ▁broadcast ▁for ▁the ▁West ▁Coast . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁Martin ▁Block ▁was ▁making ▁$ 2 2 , 0 0 0 ▁a ▁week . ▁ ▁He ▁hosted ▁a ▁music ▁show , ▁Columbia ▁Record ▁Sh op , ▁for ▁CBS ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6