Radio annual (1950)

Organizations FEDERAL RADIO EDUCATION COMMITTEE (FREC) Federal Security BIdg., Room 3646, Washington 25, D. C. Executive 6300, Extension 2897. OFFICERS Chairman Earl J. McCrath Secretary-Editor Gertrude C. Broderick EXECUTIVE CO'MMITTIEE MEMBERS Earl J. McCrath, U. S. Commissioner of Education, Chairmen Edwin H. Armstrong, FM Inventor and Professor of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University Lyman Bryson, Counsellor on Public Affairs, Columbia Broadcasting System Franklin Dunham, Chief, Radio Services, U. S. Office of Education, representing Assn. of Education by Radio William C. Eddy, Director of Television, Station WBKB, Chicago John Elmer, President, Baltimore Broadcasting Corporation Sterling W. Fisher, Manager Public Affairs and Education Department, National Broadcasting Company Willard E. Civens, Executive Secretary, National Education Association Clyde Hissong, State Supt. of ubiic Instruction (Ohio) representing National Cuoncil of Chief State School Officers Very Rev. Msgr. Frederick C. Hochwalt, Director, Department of Education, National Catholic Welfare Conference Dorothy A. Kemble, Director of Education, Mutual Broadcasting System Robert B. Hudson, Director of Education, Columbia Broadcasting System Harold B. McCarty, Director. Station WHA, University of Wisconsin, representing National Association of Educational Broadcasters Bruce E. Mahan, Dean of Extension, State University of Iowa, representing National University Extension Association Justin Miller, resident. National Association of Broadcasters Robert Saudek, Vice-President in Charge of Public Affairs, American Broadcasting Company Mrs. Nathan Straus, Director of Educational Programs, Station, WMCA, New York City. levering Tyson, President, Muhlenberg College FUNCTIONS The Federal Radio Education Committee was appointed in 1935 by the Federal Communications Commission with the recommendation at that time that the broadcaster, on one hand, and the educator, on the other, combine forces which would: (1) eliminate controversy and misunderstanding between groups of educators and between the industry and educatiors; (2) promote actual cooperative arrangements between educators and broadcasters on national, regional and local bases. Some two dozen printed publications ore described in a free folder entitled, "What the FREC Offers You." Most of them are sold at 25 cents per copy. The monthly FREC Service Bulletin, a four-page publication giving news of current educational radio programs, sources of program material and other information of interest to teachers broadcasters, is available free on request. Other free publications include a monthly list of Selected Programs for Student Listening and a Directory of College Radio Courses. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION Pennsylvania Ave., at 6th St., N. W., Washington 25, D. C. Executive 6800 PERSONNEL Commissioner John Carson Commissioner James M. Mead Commissioner William A. Ayres Commissioner Lowell B. Mason Commissioner (vacancy) Secretary 0. C. Daniel General Counsel Wm. T. Kelley Director, Bureau of Litigation. .. Richard P. Whiteley Director, Bu. of Legal Investigation. . James A. Morton Director, Bureau of Industrial Economics Dr. Corwin D. Edwards Director, Bu. of Trade Practice Conferences and Wool Act Administration Henry Miller Director, Bu. of Stipulations Egad B. Morehouse Director, Bu. of Trial Examiners F. C. Boggarly Director, Bu. of Medical Opinions. .Dr. James J. Durrett BRANCH OFFICES Room 501, 45 Broadway, New York 6, N. Y. Atty, in chorge Rolf H. Kielland 1118 New Post Office BIdg., Chicago 7, III. Atty. in charge John H. Bass 133 Federal Office BIdg., San Francisco 2, Cdlif. Atty. in charge Clarence T. Sadler 447 Federal Office BIdg., Seattle 4, Wash. Atty. in charge Walter W. Harris 1031 Federal Office BIdg., New Orleans 12, La. Atty. in chrage William B. Lott FUNCTIONS In general, the duties of the Commission are (1) to promote free and fair competition in interstate trade in the interest of the public through prevention of price-fixing agreements or combinations, boycotts, injurious price and other unlawful discriminations, ond other practices which are in restraint of trade or which otherwise constitute unfair methods of competition or unfair or deceptive acts or practices; (2) to safeguard life and health of the consuming public by preventing the dissemination of false advertisements of food, drugs, devices and cosmetics which may be injurious to health; (3) to apply to the Commissioner of Patents for cancellation of the registration of trade-marks which are in violation of the provisions of the Lanham Trade-Mark Act; and (4) to conduct investigations of economic conditions in interstate and foreign commerce upon its own initiative, upon the direction of the President or the Congress, or upon application of the Attorney General. THE FRENCH BROADCASTING SYSTEM (RADIODIFFUSION FRANCAISE) IN NORTH AMERICA 934 Fifth Av., New York 21, N. Y. REgent 4-1501 Director Pierre Crenesse Ass't. Dir Alice Lewitin Manager Michel Duhort Public Relations Shelley Dobbins Ass't. Prog. Dir Jacqueline Landry FUNCTIONS The activities of the French Broadcasting System in North America ore twofold: on the one hand, for the purpose of strengthening the good will ond understanding between France and the U. S., it distributes to independent stations all over the country English-language programs prepared in Paris for North American listeners, covering all aspects of life in France today; on the other hand, it keeps French listeners informed of all events taking place in America tod.ay. RICHARD W. HUBBELL & ASSOCIATES 315 E. 56 St., New York 22, N. Y. PLaza 8-2675 OFFICERS Chairman Richard W. Hubbell Associate Alfred N. Goldsmith Associate Robert Jerome Smith FUNCTIONS— TELEVISION Motion picture, and radio consultation service. Planning, constructing, and operating of TV and radio stations. Production and distribution of telefilm. Efficiency and engineering studies. 1948-49 clients included 21 TV stations, as well as film producers and investment syndicates here and abroad, law firms, newspapers, and manufacturers. 1273