Call for Music ended after its sponsor decided to reduce the budget for the show's next season. An article in the June 19, 1948, issue of the trade publication
Billboard reported that Philip Morris "is set on slashing costs from $11,000 to $8,000 ... feeling that current ratings don't justify the high-priced offering." The article added that the budget reduction would mean a lower salary for Shore, elimination of James and his orchestra, and the likely dropping of Mercer. == References ==