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He ini Radio News Service
7/3/46
THE PADLOCK IS OFF THE FCC PRESS ROOM GILLINGHAM IS BACK*
"I’m a little awed by all this attention”, Lt. Col.
George 0. Gillingham exclaimed as he returned to his old Job as Director of Information of the Federal Communications Commission after four years in the Army. Colonel Gillingham received a warm welcome not only because he was one of the best press and radio men the FCC (or any other Government bureau) has ever had but because he was one of the best liked.
As George, rotund and genial, settled down to his old desk, someone remarked:
"The door of the FCC press room is again unlocked. Prior to George1 s arrival, we had the place opened up and well fumigated. Come right in and make yourself at home. "
Well-known to all of the old timers, Colonel Gillingham was asked by this writer for a word of enlightenment about himself for those who have come into the picture in the past four years.
"Not much to say”, George replied. "Education nil.
Quit school (7th grade) at 14 to be office boy to John J. Leidy, editor of Newark Morning Star and Evening Star. Almost lost my $5-a~week “Job by dusting and rearranging yellowed clippings on his desk. He compromised by letting me type his long-hand editorials. Only one man in composing room could read his handwriting. When that linotype man was off on a bat (which was often) the editorial page suffered. So I was the happy medium. It gave me a better knowledge of practical application of English than I could have obtained in college.
"My most interesting job was editing the National Press Club "Goldfish Bowl”. No ads, hence no business office to contend with. (Editorial Note: Because George kept himself entirely in the background as editor of the "Goldfish Bowl”, he soon became the best known unknown editor in the country.)
"In Government service, I try to live up to my idea that a Federal public relations man should represent the press, radio and public just as much as he represents his agency”, Gillingham concluded.
He might have added that above all he stuck to facts, laid off of propaganda, and never gave the boys a fake steer. Also for the further information of the newcomers here Colonel Gilling¬ ham* s official biography as given out by the FCC:
"Born in Baltimore, December 15, 1896, started newspaper work as a reporter on the Newark (N.J. ) Star, and Sunday Call. Covered northern New Jersey for Philadelphia North American, Press and Evening Public Ledger; wrote features for New York Sunday World.
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