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4 RADIO DAILY Thursday, November 10, 1949 NAB Board Plagued With Many Problems (Continued from Page 1) reau and policy as it relates to the expansion of TV activities, it was learned yesterday. Two schools of thought exist regarding the operations of BAB. Some directors think it should remain within the fold of NAB and others believe it should be set up as private enterprise and patterned after the Broadcast Music, Inc., operations. Those who would retain BAB as a part of the NAB believe that the new sales and promotion service is vital to the industry organization if NAB expects to hold its radio membership. BAB, through Maurice Mitchell, director, has been emphasizing the service aspects of the new organization as it relates to radio sales and promotion of the district meetings. BMB Future Hazy The future of audience measurement service of BMB is even more problematic. BMB which is scheduled to present the Second Study next month is expected to fold as an NAB. AAAA and ANA operation around the first of the year and if it is to be continued in one form or another a decision must be reached at next week's board meeting. Under terms of the bureau operations, NAB, AAAA and ANA are reported to be liable for BMB operations for another year. Up to this time NAB has not announced its complete policy on TV matters nor has arrived at a definite schedule of dues for TV members. It is said that NAB has been desirous of merging their TV operations with the Television Broadcasters Association but to date TBA has not been disposed to enter into such a deal. The prospects of NAB and TBA getting together will probably be explored further at next week's board meeting. AC DC Transcription Players Tape, Wire, Disc Recorders Sales-Renrals-Serviee MILLS RECORDING CO. 161 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago, III. De 2-4117 LIBEL and SLANDER Inrulon of Privacy Plaslariam-Plracy-Copjrlght INSURANCE FOR THE WISE BROADCASTER OUR UNIQUE EXCESS POLICY provide* adequate protoetloa. Surprisingly Inexpensive. Carried Nationwide. For detalla ft quotations write EMPLOYERS REINSURANCE CORPORATION IniurtM* Eiihaaaa Bid!.. Kauai City, Ma. Windy City Wonlaye. . , • • • Michael Henry, ex-WBBM salesman may wind up as a legendary figure in the dramatic field, just as the late Hildy Johnson was immortalized in the newspaper iield as a result of Ben Hecht's and Charles MacArthur's satirical newspaper classic. "The C^jfllCCCCfO Front Page." . . . Mike is the central character in a new play called "The Peanut Whistle" which had its world premiere at the Peoria Players Theater, Monday night. . . . This satire of a 250 watt station operation was co-authored by Charles Barnhart, program director at WMBD. and Harry Gibbs, tree lance actor and writer in St. Louis. Mike — he's called Mike Hiller in the play — as well as the two co-authors all worked together at a certain downstate Illinois station. . . . Chesterfield cigarettes will have their ears glued to the preem of Joe Franklin's Record Shop over WJZ Sat. morning at 11 ayem. They're considering bankrolling Joe's "Smoke Dreams" come January. w & # # • • • Charles Caley, WMBD vice-president, leaves Peoria for Washington next week to attend the NAB board of directors meeting. . . . WMBD has one of the most modern, station set-ups in the country. A quarter of a million dollars was invested jointly by the station and the building owners Ln the new WMBD set-up which the station has now occupied for nearly a year. Still to be finished is a 350-seat auditorium which will probably eventually house WMBD's main television studio. # # it • • • Like father like son. Edgar Bill's son. Howard, has gotten his feet wet in sales at Peoria, and will be sales director at WDZ, when the station, now at Tuscola, moves to Decatur December 1st. . . . It's a highly competitive situation in Peoria now with four stations in Peoria and one in Pekin fighting for the business in the Peoria area. . . . Fred C. Mueller, manager of WEEK, NBC outlet, is having a battle on his hands fighting the strongly entrenched WMBD set-up. ... If Genial Tom Gavin's hair wasn't already white it certainly would be very soon. He took over as manager of WIRL, ABC outlet, about a month ago and he's been doing a bang-up job. • • • Miracle man of Peoria is Mike Henry, who left WBBM early this year, to take over as manager of WWXL, local indie. By concentrating on sports and special events, Mike has been able to make a dent in the Peoria sales picture. . . . Bill Kutch's WWXL is temporarily off the air, but he hopes to reorganize and be back on the air before the 60-day grace period given him by the FCC expires around Christmas. . . . T%ree ex-WMBD alumni, Ken Patterson, George Udry and Emil Prandoni — all engineers — each own a third of WSIV in Pekin and have so entrenched themselves locally that they now show a goodly quantity of black ink on their ledgers. 100 Newsmen !nN Y. For NARND Confab (Continued from Page 1) the out-of-town newscasters will be augmented by another 50 representing the wire services and other news agencies in New York. Among the early arrivals yesterday was Major Barney Oldfield, public information officer of the Robbins Air Force base at Macon, Ga. Major Oldfield is here as a military observer and to make contacts with broadcasters from Virginia, the Caand Florida, five state area covered by the Robbins Air Force base. Justin Miller, president of NAB, will speak at the opening session tomorrow morning. Judge Miller will be heard at 11:30 a.m. Speakers during the afternoon will include Benjamin Cohen, assistant secretary general of United Nations, Robert Richards, NAB public relations director and Edwin S. Canham, editor of the Christian Science Monitor. A panel discussion on "Disaster Preparedness" is slated for 3: 15 to 5 p.m. Network news chiefs will participate in this discussion. Will Receive Citation The Government of Haiti will present to Olga Druce, director of Mutual's "House of Mystery" a citation for "debunking" on her program the superstitions and voodooism often associated with the island. The citation will be presented by Consul General Roger Dorsinville of Haiti at a special luncheon, Nov. 16, Hotel New Yorker. MICKELSON rolinas, Georgia Radio, Stage Stars Cut Spots For Cancer Fund (Continued from Page 1) cer Welfare Fund Drive which starts Dec. 1. Stations may obtain copies by writing for them at the address given. Transcriptions were made by Abe Burrows, Canada Lee, Henry Morgan, Mae West, Kay Armen, and Ray Bolger, among others. Phila. Basketball Team Assigns Radio Rights Philadelphia — Weightman, Inc., Advertising, has announced the acquisition of radio rights to all 19491950 games of the Philadelphia Warners professional basketball club, on behalf of its client, the Sports Broadcast Network. The latter group includes more than 50 member stations. WEVD 117-119 W. 48 SL HENRY GREENFIELD, Mg. Director N.V.19