NAEB Newsletter (May 1, 1965)

SAA Invites Research Papers The radio-TV-film group of the Speech Association of Amer¬ ica has invited researchers to submit papers on recent studies in the field. June 15 is the deadline by which titles and one- paragraph explanations should be sent to Dr. James B. Tin- tera, Director, Division of Mass Communications, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202. A submission will be considered only if the individual plans to deliver a synopsis of his paper at the SAA national convention in New York City December 26-31, 1965. Par¬ ticularly encouraged are papers centering around the use of radio-TV-film in a college-level, formal course—and presen¬ tations which, in themselves, use the communications media. ACBB To Meet June 2 Continuing its plan of meeting just prior to the IERT, the American Council for Better Broadcasts will convene June 2 at the Neil House, Columbus, Ohio. George Steiner, coordinator of ETV, San Francisco State College, and member of the NAEB Instructional Board of Directors, will speak on “Commercial Television: The Teacher’s Enemy or Friend?” Roy Vogelman, news director for WHA, Madison, Wisconsin, will tell “How to Make Local Pundits Popular,” and Theodore F. Koop, CBS vice president and director of news and public affairs, Washing¬ ton, will talk about “Whither Television Programing?” There will be reactors to discuss each of the speeches. Gerard L. Appy will be the luncheon speaker, on the topic “Can ETV Be the Brilliant Cultural Fourth Network?” Appy, former vice president of NAEB’s TV division, is now director of field services for NET. Freda Koch will moderate a panel discussion on “Truth and Newscasting.” Registration for the ACBB day is $1—except for IERT members and those with ACBB luncheon tickets ($3.25), to whom registration is free. Checks for luncheon reservations should be sent to Mrs. George Nelson, 329 N. Randall, Madi¬ son, Wisconsin—until May 26. After that, to Dr. Leslie Spence, Neil House, Columbus. Seek Info on Dr. Von Neumann The Newsletter has received a request to help in the search for information leading to the discovery of film, taped lectures or interviews, or still photos of Dr. John Von Neumann, a mathematician who died in 1957. NAEBers having such in¬ formation may call collect (Area Code 212, LT 1-3140) or write: Amram Nowak Associates, 55 West 45th Street, New York, New York'10036. NAEBer Needs Information on Teacher Education by CCTV James L. Laswell is working on a research project surveying teacher education by CCTV. NAEBers who would like to help should send material to him at 4030 West Imperial High¬ way, Inglewood, California. Region III NAEBers Meet Some 155 persons attended the Region III annual meeting at Miami University (Oxford, O.) March 21-23. The three¬ pronged program carried concurrent sessions on ITV, radio, and ETV. ITV personnel heard discussions on research, the instruc¬ tional role of TV, and special problems of ITV production. Radio sessions were on research, community service, instruc¬ tion by radio, instruction for radio, and nationall radio net¬ working. The ETV program was divided into university sta¬ tion programing, school station programing, state ETV net¬ works, and new government projects and ETV financing. In his banquet address, NAEB President William G. Har¬ ley talked about the recent inclusion of educational radio and TV in federal education bills. Stephen Hathaway, director, Miami University broadcasting service, chaired the confer¬ ence. NHK Announces Japan Prize for Programs The Japan Broadcasting Corporation is sponsoring a contest for educational radio and television programs in three cate¬ gories: primary, secondary, and for adults, including univer¬ sity programs. Programs must last from 10 to 60 minutes, be free from advertising, and have been broadcast or produced for broadcasting since October 1963. May 31 is the deadline for filing the first form, which is an application for participation. The second one, the actual entry form, is not due until August 31, together with the entry and accompanying materials. Forms and booklets with more information are available from the ETS office, NAEB Washington. Region II Members Meet —reported by Len Press Most of the states in NAEB’s Region II are in Appalachia, and there was considerable discussion at the recent annual conference about how the region might work toward an Ap¬ palachian regional communications system. The first steps are to investigate the needs and media potential and to esti¬ mate the stations and interconnection required, with costs, for such a system. To explore this further, a steering committee, represent¬ ing radio and TV, was set up, with John Young (director of TV, WUNC-TV) as chairman. The committee met during the convention and will meet again May 7 in Atlanta. Some 160 persons registered for the conference in Wil¬ liamsburg, Virginia, March 19-21. John Young was confer¬ ence chairman, and co-hosts were the College of William and Mary and Colonial Williamsburg. John Whisman’s banquet speech inspired much of the discussion about the Appalachian communications system. He is executive secretary of the President’s Appalachian Region Commission and assistant for area development to the Ken¬ tucky governor. In his keynote address, Harold Essex (president and gen¬ eral manager, commercial WSJS-TV, Winston-Salem) talked about the responsibilities that go with rights. He said that if the broadcaster is not to be interfered with or regulated, he has to substitute self-regulation; he must impose upon him¬ self standards of taste and concern for the public interest. The implication for the noncommercial broadcaster was that he has an obligation to do a good, sound professional piefce of work whenever he takes to the airwaves. Sloppy produc¬ tion and inept performances do not add up to respectable broadcasting. Memphis will host next year’s meeting, with the Memphis Community TV Foundation and Memphis State University as cosponsors. Howard Holst, WKNO-TV, will be chairman. Region II members also established an executive com¬ mittee for the region. It is composed of the NAEB regional directors for the divisions (with one person internally elected to represent TV stations if one of the national TV Board members is not from Region II) plus the host for the sub¬ sequent year’s regional convention. Thus the executive com¬ mittee currently consists of the regional directors for radio, instruction, and individual members—plus Holt Riddleberger, of WEDU-TV, Tampa, and Howard Holst. The executive committee will elect its own chairman. NAEB Newsletter, a monthly publication issued by the Na¬ tional Association of Educational Broadcasters, 119 Gregory Hall, Urbana, III. 61803. $5.00 a year. Editor: Betty McKenzie. Phone 333-0580. Area Code 217. TWX 217-344-0970. 2 NEWSLETTER