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4 RADIO DAILY Thursday. December I, 1949 snn fRancisco By NOEL CORBETT GRANT HOLCOMB, director of news for KCBS, has been elected to the Board of Directors of Sigma Delta Chi, national journalism fraternity, San Francisco Professional Chapter. The Standard School Broadcast (NBC's Western net on Fridays at 10 a.m.) will be heard on four Alaska stations beginning January 6. Dick Hiett, a Daly City kid is the winner of the Hopalong Cassidy colt-naming contest on KGO-TV. He wins a trip to Hollywood to meet Bill Boyd and the hoss. KGO-TV is reshuffling its Saturday schedule to replace football. Light classics, a religious program and ice hockey will fill, with other shows to be announced. Pioneer Investors Saving and Loan Association has signed to sponsor the KCBS 7 a.m. news broadcast Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays for 52 weeks starting December 13. Long Advertising Service is the agency. Arthur Mortenson, merchandising director from CBS, Hollywood, was here last week to confer with Arthur Hull Hayes and KCBS execs and members of the Lions International regarding the Fred Beck Toy Turnout, a charity drive over CBS. Local winner of the Lux Radio Theater search for the most beautiful 15-year-old girl is Kathleen Florness of Oakland. New 45 rpm Records Boost Library To 2000 New releases of 45 rpm records will up the total listings in this line to nearly two thousand, RCAVictor announced yesterday. Classical, popular, country, western, blues, rhythm, and children's records are all represented in the 45 repertoire, according to RCA. The company says demands for Red Seal records are in many instances greater than those for popular releases, and a substantial number of classics will be added. Initial purchases averaging $15 worth of records have been reported by dealers, RCA says. The spurt has been sparked by an intensive promotion of the new player attachment, it was pointed out. New Red Seal titles on 45 rpm which will be available for the Christmas season include Bach's Mass in B Minor, Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 2 and Ravel's "Mother Goose Suite." AC DC Transcription Players Tape, Wire, Disc Recorders Sales-Rentals-Service MILLS RECORDING CO. 161 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago, III. De 2-4117 Windy City 11 ordnye. . . • • • WWCA, Gary, Indiana, is planning to go on the air the end of next week. Todd Branson has been appointed program director. . . . Bill Hansen, BMI sales executive, is here at the Sheraton Hotel, giving the local scene the onceover. He's very enClliCClCJO thused over BMI's new song. "My Diary of broken Dreams." . . . The Jennifer Holt who is here starring in the "Uncle Mistletoe Show" for Marshall Fields over WENR-Tv, is the daughter and brother respectively ot movie cowboy stars Jack and Tim Holt. . . . Two veteran Chicago radio men have joined forces to form the new radio-TV production lirm ot Dawson and Jackson with offices at 360 N. Michigan Avenue. They are "Stu" Dawson, tormer president of Feature Productions, and Lowell Jackson, long-time executive with the Katz rep iirm and former vice-president of Radio Features. Inc. New Gimmick to their package producing plan is that a-ter three years oi sponsorship a package will become the property of the agency or sponsor with only a small royalty paid to the packager after that time. ft ft ft ft • • • Local time buyers at leading ad agencies here trekked to South Bend last week to watch the Notre Dame-S. California massacre as guests of Bob Swintz, manager of WSB1, Hob says that even though his station is anxious lor a TV license, they certainly don't want one in the UHF band. . . . Bill Spencer, manager of WHOT in South Bend, giving the strongly entrenched South Bend "Tribune" station a bit of a battle for business. . . . The third South Bend outlet, WJVA, has shifted its base of operations to Mishawaka. Joseph Pawloski, local attorney, has taken over management of the station and is trying to guide the station out of its financial difficulties of the past year. Studios are now located <at the Mishawaka Hotel. ft ft ft ft • • • WMOR taking bows for its hard-hitting "Report to the People" program which blasted local apathy toward an anti-colored riot which took place here recently. . . . Long time news commentator Moulton Kelsey, who was last heard locally over Stations WCFL and WIND for the Fair store and for Evocns Fur, is now half of the new "husband and wife" show titled "Coffee with the Kelseys." Program is aired daily over WGN at 9:15 ajn. . . . Many sponsors eyeing the new Frann Weigle disc jockey show called "Stop the Record" which is televised over WGN-TV Friday nights at 8:15 pjn. . . . Marjorie Retzke of the WBBM continuity editing department and Wayne F. Gibbs. Jr., of Richmond. Va., have announced their engagement. ft ft ft ft • • • Kenneth C. Price, manager of the 1950 Parts Distributor show, which will be held at the Stevens Hotel, May 22-25 reports that all booth space is already sold out! . . . Kiddies who enter the best name in a contest conducted by Hank Grant on WGN's "Let's Have Fun" show sponsored by Goldblatt's will walk off with gads of prizes. Idea is to name Santa's Teddy Bear. . . . Local stations pleased with the spot business placed by the Household Finance Corporation. Jim Cominos at the Le Valley agency, is account man. . . . Ernie Simon planning to take his bride-to-be to the Bahamas on their honeymoon right after Christmas. It'll be an all radio wedding as Dr. Preston People, star of his own WGN and WJJD programs will officiate. SOUTHWEST WRAP, Ft. Worth, WBAP-TV's football line-up from Nov. 24 to December 3 has viewed sports fans jumping in the Fort WorthDallas area. On November 24 (Thanksgiving) the top local high school game of the year, Paschal vs. Northcide, was telecast from Farrington Field in Fort Worth. Co-sponsors were Fritos (Glenn Advertising) and West Texas Appliance Company (James McBride Advertising). On Saturday, November 26, the station presented the TCU-SMU annual grid classic from TCU Stadium in Fort Worth. On Saturday, Dec. 3, WBAP-TV presents the Notre Dame-SMU fracas from the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Both of the college games will be sponsored by Humble Oil and Refining Company through Wilkinson. Schiwetz and Tips, Inc. The SMUNotre Dame game will be filmed in its entirety by WBAP-TV for airing Sunday, December 4 for Fritos through Glenn Advertising. Both college games were aired bv WBAP820 for Humble. KNBC To Get Award San Francisco — KNBC and the Standard Oil Company of California will be cited for outstanding service this Sunday, December 4, by the local branch of the American Association of University Women. The award for the Standard School Broadcast and the Standard Hour will be presented on the former show by Mrs. Carleton Gray, president of the San Francisco branch of the AAUW. John Elwood, KNBC general manager, and T. S. Petersen, president of Standard Oil will accept the presentation. The AAUW makes the award annually to a locally originated program considered outstanding in education, arts, social studies, international relations, or legislation. ft ft WEVD 117 119 W. 46 St. | HENRY GREENFIELD, Mg. Director N.Y.IS