Heinl radio business letter (July-Dec 1946)

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Helnl Radio News Service 7/3/46 "World War I duty with, the Chemical Warfare Service won a second lieutenant's commission. From 1922 to 1933 was with Path¬ finder Magazine, for five years its managing editor. During this period, conducted a department in The Golden Book Magazine and had articles in The Saturday Evening Post, New Yorker, Current History, The Bookman, Esquire, Scientific America^, Plain Talk, etc. "For six years handled Washington public relations for the Tennessee Valley Authority, transferring to the Federal Com¬ munications Commission in 1939. Was granted military leave in early 1942 to accept a captaincy in the Army. Served in a public relations capacity with the Chemical Warfare Service and, on a short loan, to the Civil Affairs Division, Office of Chief of Staff. Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, became Chief of the Information Branch, Office of the Chief, CWS. Awarded the Legion of Merit and Army Commendation Ribbon. " xxxxxxxxx RASH, WMAL-ABC SUCCEEDS REINSCH AS DEMOCRATIC RADIO HEAD Bryson Rash, director of special features for WMAL-ABC in Washington has been named Radio Director of the Democratic Nat¬ ional Committee. Mr. Rash follows in the footsteps of Leonard Reinsch of the Cox stations, Atlanta, Dayton and Miami, who made such a success of the job that President Truman took over his ser¬ vices personally and would have added him permanently to the White House secretariat had Governor Cox consented. Consequently Leonard, though still continuing as the President's valued radio advisor returned to his old job. This also left the Democratic National Committee flat, A native of Los Angeles, 32-year-old Mr. Rash, the new Democratic Committee Radio Director, was graduated in 1941 from the Washington, D. C. , College of Law. He entered radio at KWK, St. Louis in 1934, while attending school and later joined KMOX, In early 1936 he went to WLW, Cincinnati, as announcer and later that year joined WJSV, Washington, now WTOP. After a year with the Federal Housing Administration as writer-producer of radio shows, he Joined NBC Washington. He remained with that network, serving for a time as presidential announcer. When the Red and Blue networks were sep¬ arated, Mr. Rash went with the Blue, where he also was oresidential announcer. Later when it became ABC, he was named Director of Special Features for Washington, serving in similar caDacity for WMAL. xxxxxxxx 9