Yearbook of radio and television (1964)

RADIO & TV INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS AUTHORS GUILD OF THE AUTHORS LEAGUE OF AMERICA, INC., THE 6 E. 39th St., New York 16, N. Y. Phone: MUrray Hill 9-4950 OFFICERS President Pearl S. Buck Vice-President Cleveland Amory Secretary Robert J. Landry Membership Secretary Edith Mackin FUNCTIONS National business organization of authors in the publication field. AUTHORS LEAGUE OF AMERICA, INC., THE 6 E. 39th St., N€W York 16, N. Y. Phone: MUrray Hill 9-4950 OFFICERS President Rex Stout Treasurer Arthur Schwartz Secretary Ann Petry Executive Secretary Mills Ten Eyck, Jr. FUNCTIONS The national business organization of authors and dramatists. BEDSIDE NETWORKVETERANS HOSPITAL RADIO & TELEVISION GUILD 353 W. 57th St., New York, N. Y. 10019 Phone: PL 7-8657 Vice-Presidents .Richard Foorman, William C. Jackson, Terry Ross, Richard E. Zipser Secretary-Treasurer Joan Melzer Exec. Committee Chairman Alex Kramer Exec. Director Alex F. Courtney Hospital Services Dir Gertrude S. Strauss BOARD OF DIRECTORS Angela Dipene, Hal Godett, Herbert A. Granath, Nancy Moore, Sylvia Rosenberg Metzler, William R. Potts, Richard Schneider, Alfred E. Simon, plus Officers above. BOARD OF ADVISORS Stanley Adams, ASCAP; Howard Bell, NAB; Donald F. Conaway, AFTRA; George A. Graham, Jr., NBC; The Hon. Robert Jay Burton, BMI; Arthur Hull Hayes, CBS Radio; Paul Heinecke, SESAC; Robert F. Hurleigh, MBS; Bennet H. Korn, Metropolitan Broadcasting TV; Robert R. Pauley, ABC Radio; Sidney Pine, Attorney; Dan Seymour, JWT; Ed Sullivan; Harvey J. Tompkins, M. D.; Saul J. Turell, WR-S. BOARD OF GOVERNORS Claude Barrere, Bud Collyer, Donald B. Curran, Sid Dimond, G. Thaine Engle, Kenneth Groot, Thomas D. Hargraves, W. R. Higginbotham, Robert J. Higgins, Harold Hoffman, Julius Joseph, Jr., Lawrence Kerstein, John C. Moler, B. B. Randolph, Rose H. Schaler, Sam J. Slate, Gwen Verdon, Norman E. Walt, Jr. FUNCTIONS Founded in 1948, the Network's 400 professional advertising people, actors, writers, directors, engineers and network executives visit Veterans Administration hospitals regularly to help record group singing, discussions and shows, for broadcast over the hospitals' closed-circuit systems. BETTER BROADCAST BUREAU, INC. 24 Sunny Brae PI., Bronxville, N, Y. Phone: SW 3-3395 OFFICERS President Clifford J. Barborka, Jr. Vice-President ... Esther Rauch FUNCTIONS National radio sales and counseling, specializing in new and creative uses of radio for advertisers, agencies, representatives, stations and groups. Related functions include programming, production, promotion, marketing and research. BRAND NAMES FOUNDATION. INC. 292 Madison Ave., New York 17, N. Y. Phone: MUrray Hill 5-0888 OFFICERS President Albert H. Messer Advertising-Promotion Dir John W. Thome III FUNCTIONS Conducts a year-round promotional program in Radio, TV, and other media which emphasizes to the public the benefits and services of manufacturers' brand names, brand competition and brand advertising. Conducts programs related to retail distribution, including annual "Brand Names Week" spring merchandising event. Non-profit membership corporation. BRITISH BROADCASTING CORP., THE 630 Fifth Ave., New York 20, N. Y. Phone: LT 1-7100 OFFICERS U.S. Representative Jack Aistrop Production Assistant (TV) John Fearon Program Assistant (Radio) Lillian Lang TV Sales Assistant Peter Green Promotion Assistant (TV) Sue Goldman Info. Servs. Assistant . .Marion Moss Chief Engineer Leo Dive BRANCH OFFICES United Nations Office Room C-309, United Nations, N. Y. Phone: EL 5-4244. A. H. Wigan, U. N. Correspondent. 907 Natl. Press Bidg., Washington, D. C. Phone: Executive 3-1465. Douglas Stuart, Leonard Parkin, Washington correspondents. FUNCTIONS Promotes and distributes BBC Radio & TV programs In the U. S., and produces Radio & TV material for British audiences. BRITISH INFORMATION SERVICES 845 Third Ave., New York, N. Y. 10022 Phone: PLaza 2-8400 OFFICER Director, News Division. Alan J. Waple BRANCH OFFICES British Embassy, 3100 Massachusetts Ave., Washington, D. C. Phone: HObart 2-1340. David de Boinville, Information Officer. British Consulate, 814 Atlanta Merchandise Mart, Atlanta 3, Ga. Phone: 524-2692. Alec Robertson, Information Officer. British Consulate, Commerce Trust BIdg., 922 Walnut St., Kansas City, Mo. Phone: GRand 1-1644. Michael Newton, Information Officer. British Consulate General, 200 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago 4, III. Phone: WEbster 9-5166. A. E. Heath, Information Officer. British Consulate General, 343 Sansome St., San Francisco 4, Calif. Phone: YUkon 1-3030. Donald Stokes, Information Officer. British Consulate General, 1005 World Trade Center, 1520 Texas Ave., Houston 2, Tex. Phone: FAirfax 30154. E. M. Gamble, Information Officer. British Consulate General, 3324 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 5, Calif. Phone: DUnkirk 5-7381. Basil Bleck, Information Officer. FUNCTIONS Produce and distribute British Calendar TV film series, radio and TV news. BROADCAST CLEARING HOUSE, INC. 50 Rockefeller Plaza, New York 20, N. Y. Phone: Circle 5-3370 OFFICERS President. Lee P. Mehlig Office Mgr Nancy O'Connor BRANCH OFFICE Russ BIdg., San Francisco 4, Calif. Phone: 981-3843. Elizabeth J. Hatch, Manager; Patricia O'Hanlon, Asst. Manager. 655