Radio daily (Oct-Dec 1949)

RADIO DAILY: Tuesda . October 11. 1949 High Power FM 'Era' Predicted By Ware (Continued from Page 1) public will be benefited by being able to select a greater variety of radio programs as maximum service increases." He hailed the trend among AM broadcasters to operate at maximum capacity as a hopeful note along with the "trend among the manufacturers to equip their TV sets with full-range FM, providing FM station reception. Sees Recognition Increasing "More and more broadcasters, as well as manufacturers," Ware said, "are beginning to recognize the powerhouse team of FM and TV." NEED A PROGRAM DIRECTOR? 12 years experience — five as program director — on three stations, one a N.Y.C. network. Good, saleable programming — production — announcing — promotion — traffic. Fine educational background. Age 30 — married. All former employers as references. ROBERT M. HOPE 40 East 66th St., N. Y. C. BUtterfield 8-2688 Television engineers call this the "Test Pattern" of WMAR-TV. Set-owners call it a sure identification of finest in television entertainment. Businessmen are discovering that it means the best buy in television in Maryland! WMAR-TV Thtr Sunpapers Station CHANNEL 2 • BALTIMORE, MD. Mainly About Manhattan. • • J • • • IT SEZ HERE: "Counterspy" going off the air Oct. 20th tor 10 weeks. Budget trouble. . . . Charlotte Man son and Dick Brown went and dood it over the weekend. . . . Joe Franklin, the young man with the old records, back from a short stay on the coast transcribing interviews for his syndicated show. Expects to announce new radio-TV plans this month. . . . Leo De Lyon, one of the column's pets knocked 'em dead last week at the Friars Frolic on the coast and drew three movie bids within 24 hours. . . . Look-alikes: Jack Wyatt and Garry Moore. Sound-alikes: Wm. Lundigan and Geo. F. Putnam. . . . Alfred Drake, whose "Anyone Can Win At Gin Rummy & Canasta" is now on the book stalls, was being kidded about it at Sardi's. "I hear," said Peter Donald, "that it was banned in Boston because there's a raw deal included in Chapter Six." . . . Bob Monroe, producer of "Take A Number," planning to make some films in N'Yawk. First on the agenda will be an adaptation of one of his "High Adventure" radio dramas. . . . Geo. Jessel sez it takes two to make a marriage — a single gal and an anxious mother. . . . Lester Lewis building a new TV interview stanza for World-Telly radio editor, Harriet Van Home. What's more, he s got it practically sold. . . . Goodyear bought a half-hour musical show with Paul Whiteman for ABC-TV. . . . Everyone talking about )oe Hasel's great job on the pro football game Sat. between Chicago Cardinals and the Phila. Eagles. Overnight the guy's become a top pigskin caller. ft ft ft ft Pome by Irv Cahn: Bogie ain't a cavalier For tossing Robin on her rear. ft ft ft ft • • • SMALL TALK: Bob Shepard, who announces such stanzas as "Counterspy," "Break the Bank," "Mr. D.A.," etc., rates emcee consideration. We still remember the high grade job he did on "Take a Number," "Golden Hope Chest" and "Battle of the Boroughs." . . . Alice Frost, of radio's "Mr. & Mrs. North" series, resuming her legit career this fall. . . . Publicist Walter Kaner adapting his transcribed "Adventures in Stamps" series for TV. . . . Guy Lebow narrating a series of sports shorts for high school and colleges with emphasis on sportsmanship and character building. . . . One of Blanche Gaines' busiest writers is Carol Warner Gluck, who's been scripting "Mystery Theater" on CBS for over a year and recently had her first TV script on "Mr.I.Magination." . . . Add IMPressions: Milton Berle: TVerrific. . . . Suspense: Autolightning. . . . World Series: WORfare. ft ft ft ft • • • Larry Schwab's favorite hobby (he's a radio ham operator) paid dividends the other p.m. when he was out in Staten Island shooting some film. The hour was getting late and the boys were getting nervous as they wanted to inform their wives they'd be home late and they were miles from any phone. B'ut Larry, who even has a transmitter in his car, solved the problem easily. He merely called in the various wives via his set and everybody was happy. ft ft ft ft • • • WORLD'S SERIES THAWTS: The Bklyn Eagle gives up hard. In Monday's edition, they had the Series listed as one of the day's "best bets." . . . How about the hot Bklyn fan who kept switching channels on his TV set Sunday trying to get another score? . . . The television running commentary, in our opinion, was too cold and too BRITTle. . . . Can't understand why Mel Allen seemed to be so much in awe of R. Barber during the Series. In our book, Mel's the greatest. ft ft ft ft deliveries are now being madj the revolutionary LTEC 21 B MINIATURE MICR0PH0I EXCLUSIVE FEATURES: • New tonal fidelity * Full volume range * Omnidirectional • No false bass Talent deserves to be SEEN as well as HCAKD 161 Sixth Avenue, New York 13, N.Y. 1161 North Vine St., Hollywood 38, Calif.