Radio daily (Oct-Dec 1949)

6 RADIO DAILY Tuesday, November 15, 1949 new Business WGN-TV, Chicago: Television Forecast, Inc., Chicago, will sponsor "Coming Attractions," the period just preceding sign-off, on WGN-TV, daily for 52 weeks. The account is handled direct. Seeman Bros., for "Air Wick," is sponsoring a weekly announcement in "Spin the Picture" on WGN-TV, Saturday, 7:00-8:00 p.m., for 26 weeks. Wm. Weintraub, New York, is the agency. Louis Milani Foods, Maywood, California, are sponsoring 2 additional one-minute film announcements weekly on WGN-TV for 8 weeks. Jourdan Co., Los Angeles, California, handles the account. Home Federal Savings & Loan Assn., Chicago, will sponsor 3 weekly one-minute film announcements on WGN-TV for 13 weeks beginning November 28. The advertising Division, Inc., Chicago, handles the account. Weingartner Mfg. Co., Chicago, will sponsor a oneminute live announcement on "Stop, Look & Learn" on WGN-TV, Wednesday, 7:30-8:00 p.m., for 5 weeks beginning November 16. Lausensen & Salomon Agency, Chicago, handles the account. D. L. Clark Co., Pittsburg, Pa., (confectioners) will sponsor a one-minute film in "Trail Blazers' Theater" on WGN-TV, Wednesday, 5:30-6:30 p.m., for 13 weeks from November 16. Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn, N. Y., is the agency. WCBS, New York: Standard Brands, for Chase & Sanborn regular and instant coffee, has contracted for 52-weeks participation in "Hits and Misses" and the Phil Cook program. The announcements in the "Hits and Misses" program starring Harry Marble will be aired Monday through Friday effective immediately. Air time is 5:30-6:00 p.m. Participations in the Phil Cook show have been purchased for Tuesday through Saturday also effective immediately. Program is aired Monday through Saturday, 8:15-8:30 p.m., EST. Agency for Standard Brands is Compton Advertising Inc. Twelve ABC Stations Get Promotion Awards (Continued from Page 1 ) naires submitted to network advertisers and their agencies. Winners in Group 1 (cities of more than half a million) are WCOP, Boston; KXOX, St. Louis, and WCAE, Pittsburgh. KCMO, Kansas City; KJP, Seattle, and KOIL, Omaha took honors in Group 2, (cities with populations of between 100,000 and 500,000.) In cities of 50,000 to 100,000, Group 3, WNAX, Yankton, Sioux City, WENE, Endicott, N. Y., and WELM, Elmira, N. Y. were the winners. Honors in Group 4, stations in population areas of less than 50,000, went to KVOS, Bellingham, Wash., WHBL, Sheyboygan, Wise, and WHBF of Rock Island. 111. 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 October 28-November 3, 1949 TITLE PUBLISHER A Dreamer's Holiday Shapiro Bernstein Ain't She Sweet Advanced Be Goody Good Good To Me United Dear Hearts And Gentle People E. H. Morris Dime A Dozen E. H. Morris Don't Cry Joe Harms Envy Encore Georgia On My Mind Peer Headless Horseman E. H. Morris Hush Little Darlin' Michael I Can Dream Can't I Chappell I Never See Maggie Aloue Bourne I Only Have Eyes For You Remick Jealous Heart Acuif 4 Rose Last Mile Home Leeds Maybe It's Because Bregman-Vocco-Conn Let's Take An Old Fasnioned waik Berlin Mule Train Walt Disney Now That I Need You, (Wnere Are You) Famous Room Full Of Roses Hill & Range Rudolph The Red-Nosed R.iuaeei St. Nicholas She Wore A Yellow Ribbon Regent Slipping Around Peer Someday You'll Want Me To Want You Duchess Story Of Annie Laurie Santly-Joy That Lucky Old Sun Robbins Through A Long And Sieepiess Night Miller Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye Feist Wishing Star Broadcast Music Younger Than Springtime Chappell You're Always There Bregman-Vocco-Conn You're Breaking My Heart Mellin Second Group TITLE PUBLISHER Crocodile Tears Johnstone-Montei Festival Of Roses Witmark Hawaiian Sunset Republic Hop Scotch Polka Cromwell It's A Great Feeling Remick It's A Wonderful Life Lombardo Just For Fun Paramount Let's Harmonize Santly-Joy Make Believe (You Are G-ud Wnen Ycu're Sorry) . . . Brsgman-Vocco-Conn Makin' Love Ukelele Style Mayfair Meadows Of Heaven Laurel My Bolero Shapiro-Bernstein My Own My Only M? All Paramount My Street Campbell River Seine Remick Scattered Toys Goldmine Some Enchanted Eveain _ Chappell Song Of Surrender Paramount Souvenir Beacon There's Yes Yes In Your Eyss Witmark You Told A Lie Bourne Copyright, 1949, by Office of Research, Inc. BEHMD THE (DIKE THE talented family personnel on one of WWRL's foreign programs bill themselves as "The Hungarian Barrymores." Tina Prescott, who has appeared on the Barry Wood show and CBS Fashions, signed for nightly piano sessions at the swank Town House. We'd like to toss a couple of bouquets to a bunch of unsung guys who are doing a great job — the TV crews on out-of-town originations. We're thinking especially of the grand job producer Vance Hallack, director John Rogers and their crew are turning in on Ted Granik's NBC simulcast, "American Forum of the Air," out of Washington, D. C. And the lads use only 2 cameras. Roberts and Carr Prod, will do a second series of three-dimensional commercials for the Cities Service "Band of America" videocast — a technique developed by artist Jack Eisner. Dorothy Kirsten, who co-starred with Bing Crosby in "Mr. Music," will do "Manon Lescaut" for the Met this year. WVNJ now devoting 85 per cent of its time for music programming and cutting down still further on "talk" shows. Bob Bright, now working in association with Bob Loewi, has signed up welter champ, Sugar Ray Robinson, for a TV series. Gov. Val Peterson has requested Sid Ascher to act as his rep in formally commissioning "Sheriff" Bob Dixon an Admiral in the Great Navy of Nebraska. Cosmopolitan mag negotiating with Morey Amsterdam for serial rights to his book, "Bright Sayings of My Wife." Capital Radio Women Will Hold One Day Clinic (Continued from Page 1) alumnae chapter of Theta Sigma Phi, national women journalists fraternity. Ruth Crane, director of women's activites for WMA, WMAL-TV, will discuss "Television, How and When to Arrange Publicity"; Elinor Lee, director of community service for WTOP will talk on "Interviews and Spot Announcements on Women's Programs," and Hazel Markel, director of program service at WTOP, will cover "Talks, Discussions and Public Service Programs'." Chairman of the radio and television section of the clinic is Mary Burnham, assistant director of women's activities for WMAL, WMAL-TV. Ross Named Coral V.-P. Michael Ross has been named vice-president of Coral Records, Inc., New York, wholly-owned subsidiary of Decca Records. Ross, who joined Decca in March, 1947, will continue to serve in his former capacity as general sales manager of Coral Records.