Radio daily (Oct-Dec 1949)

6 RADIO DAILY Tuesday, October 4. 1949 Probe Plane Crash That Killed (lark (Continued from Page 1) NBC western division sales manager, suffered a fractured left arm. Sportscaster Frank Hayes escaped with bruises when the plane, a small Cessna chartered for the trip to and from the Stanford-Michigan football game at Palo Alto, suddenly ran out of gas and hurtled to the ground. Clark, a radio and record headliner for many years, was born in Boston, where he studied law. He began his theatrical career as a band vocalist, singing with Benny Goodman, Wayne King, Lud Gluskin, Raymond Paige, and Mark Warnow. From 1936 to 1939 he starred in the "Hit Parade" broadcast series. He appeared in several other radio shows, including Armour's "Treet Time," and did many guest shots. He also was the "ghost voice" for non-singing stars in several films. He joined the Army in 1942 and served until December, 1945. Clark's last radio assignment was as star-emcee of the Carnation "Contented Hour" on NBC. He was to have begun a new Carnation series on CBS last Sunday night. He leaves his wife, Nedra, a daughter, Penny, six, and two': children by a former marriage. Thayer Leaving V. Of A., For Another State Post Paris — Charles Thayer, outgoing director of the Voice of America, arrived here over the week-end on official U. S. State Department business and plans to leave shortly for London. Thayer, whose new assignment has not yet been announced, will return to New York about Oct. 12. His New York office personnel plan a farewell party for him on Oct. 14. Thayer will be succeeded by another career diplomat, Foy D. Kohler, as director of the Voice of America in the early part of November. Kohler, also on regular foreign service for the State Dept., returned several months ago from Moscow where he was counselor and first secretary at the American embassy. He is now in New York familiarizing himself with the operations of the V of A. Caribbean Analyst Buck Cartel, the No. 1 sportscaster of the Caribbean area, arrived from San Juan, Puerto Rico, yesterday to cover the World Series for WIAC under the sponsorship of Don Q rum. Canel will have Louis Olmo, Puerto Rican outfielder, with the Dodgers team as a guest on his pre-series broadcast to the Caribbean area tonight. NETWORK SONG FAVORITES The top 30 songs of the week (more in case of ties), based on the copyrighted Audience Coverage Index Survey of Popular Music Broadcast over Radio Networks. Published by the Office of Research, Inc., Dr. John Peatman, Director. Survey Week of September 23-29, 1949 Title Publisher A Dreamer's Holiday Shapiro-Bernstein Don't Cry, Joe Harms Fiddle Dee Dee Harms Four Winds And The Seven Seas Lombardo Georgia On My Mind Peer Give Me A Song With A Beautiful Melody Witmark Homework Berlin Huckle Buck United I Can Dream Can't I Chappell h You Ever Fall in Love Again J. J. Robbins It's A Great Feeling Remick fust One Way To Say I Love You Berlin Katrina E. H. Morris Last Mile Home Leeds Let's Take An Old Fashioned Walk Berlin Love Is A Beautiful Thing Porgie Maybe It's Because B-V-C Over The Hillside Dreyer Room Full Of Roses Hill & Range Some Enchanted Evening Chappell Someday You'll Want Me To Want You Duchess That Lucky Old Sun Robbins There's Yes Yes In Your Eyes Witmark Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye Feist Twenty-Four Hours Of Sunshine Advanced Wedding of Lilli Marlene Leeds (Where Are You) Now That I Need You Famous Who Do You Know In Heaven Robbins You Told A Lie Bourne Younger Than Springtime Chappell You're Breaking My Heart Mellin You're So Understanding Banron-Porgie Second Group Title Publisher A Wonderful Guy Chappell And It Still Goes Shapiro-Bernstein Ain't She Sweet Advanced Bali Ha'i Chappell Baby It's Cold Outside E. H. Morris Dime A Dozen E. H. Morris How It Lies, How It Lies, How It Lies E. H. Morris I Can't Believe It Claremont I Don't See Me In Your Eyes Anymore Laurel I Know I Know I Know Robbins I Wish I Had A Record Crawford In Santiago By The Sea Life Music Lover's Gold Oxford Make Believe (You Are Glad When You're Sorry) B-V-C My One My Only My All Paramount Now Now Now Is The Time Fremart Riders In The Sky E. H. Morris So In Love T. B. Harms Song Of Surrender Paramount Through A Long And Sleepless Night Miller Twilight Ben Bloom Why Fall In Love With A Stranger Campbell Copyright, 1949, Office of Research, Inc. Ala. Broadcasters To Meet Od. 6-7 (Continued from Page 1) loosa, and Bert Bank, of WTBC, Tuscaloosa, are co-chairmen of the convention committee. A luncheon session on the opening day will feature a talk by Easton C. Woolley, director of NBC's stations department, on "Radio 1949 and in the 50's." During the afternoon session, starting at 2:30, Howard E. Pill, of WSFA, Montgomery, president of the Alabama Broadcasters Assn., will preside over a discussion of "Selling Radio in a Buyer's Market." Jim Reese, of WWWB, Jasper, will act as moderator. At a banquet to be held Thursday night at 6 p.m., Charles A. Fell, managing editor of the Birmingham News-Age-Herald, will speak on "Radio and the News." Friday's sessions begin at 9:30 a.m. with a discussion of how "Good Programming Puts Money in the Bank," moderated by Lionel Baxter, of WAPI, Birmingham. The luncheon speaker is Frank M. Headley, of Headley-Reed Co., president of the NARSR, whose topic is "Radio Has Grown Up." The afternoon session is divided into three parts: "The NAB At Work," by Allen M. Woodall, of WDAK, Columbus, Ga.; "Report on BMB," by Kenneth Baker, acting president of BMB; "How To Turn People Into Customers," a showing of the NAB film of that title by Maurice Mitchell, of the Broadcast Advertising Bureau. A junket to the Alabama-Duquesne football game at Denny Stadium next Friday night will top off the conclave. Returning To NBC Deian Martin and Jerry Lewis, after a two-week's vacation, will return with rbheir NBC comedy show Friday at 8: 00 p.m., EST, beginning Oct. 7. "The Martin and Lewis Show" was formerly heard on Tuesdays at 9:00 p.m., EDT. NEED RECORDING TAPE IN A HURRY? For emergency use, we will rush-ship (by Air if outside N. Y. area) up to 20 reels from our New York stock at prices listed for such quantities CALL OR WRITE today for complete Recording Tape price list and a Free supply of Program Identification Labels. AUDIO & VIDEO PRODUCTS CORP. 1 6 5 0 BROADWAY, M.Y.I 9, N. Y.