NAEB Newsletter (December 1, 1964)

• One day of the convention was set aside for separate di¬ visional meetings, including luncheons. From all reports this innovation was a success and will be repeated at future con¬ ventions. Details of each division’s day will be sent to mem¬ bers by the respective division staffs. • At its Austin meeting the Board of Directors re-elected William G. Harley as President and Harold E. Hill as Vice President and Treasurer; James A. Fellows was elected Sec¬ retary. The chairman and vice chairman of the Board of Di¬ rectors and the chairmen of the various division boards wild be elected by the boards after the current board elections. • Sylvania, a subsidiary of General Telephone & Electronics, is a new NAEB Industrial Associate Member, and a plaque was presented to a representative of the firm at the conven¬ tion banquet. ITT Industrial Laboratories of Ft. Wayne, In¬ diana, another new Industrial Associate Member, was also recognized at the banquet although last minute obstacles pre¬ vented its representative from attending. • The following citations were presented at the convention banquet: . M. McCabe Day: for his long service and leadership m developing the techniques of instructional radio and for his contributions to the expansion of the NAEB Radio Network In-School Service. Cyril M. Braum: for his many contributions to the tech¬ nical and organizational development of educational broad¬ casting in the United States, and for his steadfast loyalty to the high principles of this Association throughout his years of service. • Over 650 persons registered for the 40th annual NAEB convention in Austin, Texas, October 25-28. Except for last year in Milwaukee, when registration was over 800, this is the highest number to attend. An excellent atmosphere of cooperation and comradeship prevailed as the re-organization completed its first year. Both the keynote address by Lester Beck and the banquet speech by Carl Rowan were given ex¬ cellent receptions by the members attending. The other general and special interest sessions were well attended, also. • The convention approved the report of the Resolutions Committee which thanked all involved in organizing and run¬ ning the convention, memorialized the late President Herbert Hoover, commended the FCC for its “. . ■ continued en¬ couragement and support . • •” of educational broadcasting, and saluted “. . . the timely and effective coverage of na¬ tional and international events by the broadcasting industry in the United States. . • • Most convention sessions were recorded on tape, and may be ordered from -NERN. For order blanks and information on prices, write to Robert E. Underwood, Jr., NERN Manager, Urbana NAEB Office. Insurance Notice Flyers on the insurance plans available to individual members have been mailed to such members and are enclosed with this Newsletter. Please note the January 1 deadline for applications. Prof. Waldo Abbot Dies at 76 Waldo Abbot, NAEB pioneer and early NAEB Board mem¬ ber, died Saturday morning, November 14, at the age of 76. A member of the University of Michigan faculty for 37 years until his retirement in 1957, he was that university’s first teacher in the field of radio and taught broadcasting to such figures as Mike Wallace. He was the first U-M direc¬ tor of broadcasting and the author of one of the first text¬ books in the area, Handbook on Broadcasting. Besides being a leader in the field of broadcasting, Professor Abbot was at different times a journalist, prosecuting attorney, manufac¬ turing firm director, and teacher of college English. NAEB Dues Questionnaire A questionnaire to facilitate the preparation of bills for NAEB dues and divisional fees has been mailed to members of the television, radio, and instructional divisions. All should have been returned by this time. Those who have not done so are urged to send the completed questionnaire to the Wash¬ ington office immediately. News Notes PERSONNEL • Anne Doyle of WGBH-TV has been appointed vice-presi¬ dent and Washington representative of the Broadcasting Foun¬ dation of America. • James M. Morris, professor of education in the Oregon Division of Continuing Education, has been named head of its information services. • John C. Schwarzwalder, general manager of KTCA-TV, has been reappointed to the Metropolitan Planning Commission by Minnesota Governor Karl Rolvaag. NER PROGRAM GRANTS • Five creative production awards were made by NER, the funds coming from a grant made to NAEB-NER by the National Home Library Foundation. Announcement of the awards was made by Jerrold Sandler, NER Executive Di¬ rector, at the NAEB convention banquet. Of special inter¬ est is the award to Station KEBS (San Diego State College) for a series of thirteen dramas written, produced and di¬ rected by Arch Oboler. Additional awards were made to Station WDET (Wayne State University), Station WKAR (Michigan State University), and Station WBGO (Newark, New Jersey, Board of Education). Another award calls for a cooperative project between Station WHA (The University of Wisconsin) and Station WRVR (The Riverside Church, New York City). ETS AWARD WINNERS • Winners of awards for ETV program proposals were an¬ nounced by C. Scott Fletcher, President of ETS, the Televi¬ sion Stations Division of NAEB. A grant of $5,000 from the Reader’s Digest Foundation made possible four awards of $1,000 each and two of $500 each. The $1,000 award winners are KLRN-TV, Austin, Texas; WQED-TV, Pittsburgh; KUED-TV, Salt Lake City; and WOSU-TV, Columbus, Ohio. The $500 award winners are KOAP-TV, Portland, Oregon, and WMVT-TV, Milwaukee. The programs are to be produced by February 1, 1965 and will be made available to other ETV stations later in the year. AWARDS • Marvin Camras, 1IT scientist who developed a magnetic recording device to help a cousin with his singing lessons over NAEB Newsletter, a monthly publication issued by the Na¬ tional Association of Educational Broadcasters, 119 Gregory Hall, Urbana, III. 61803. $5.00 a year, $7.50 including Washington Re¬ port. Editor: Betty McKenzie. Editorial assistant: Skip Robinson. Phone 333-0580. Area Code 217. Reporters: Region I —Michael Ambrosino, EEN, 238 Main St., Cambridge, Mass. —Shirley Ford, WRVR, 490 Riverside Drive, New York City, 10027. Region IV —Richard Vogl, KTCA-TV, 1640 Como Ave., St. Paul Minn. 2 NEWSLETTER