Radio daily (Oct-Dec 1949)

Monday, December 5, 1949 RADIO DAILY= = K-F To Sign For First Labor Network Show (Continued from Page 1) soring the program on two stations owned by the United Automobile Workers. Stations which form the labor net are: The ILGWU stations— WFDR, New York; WVUN, Chattanooga, Tenn.; KFMV, Los Angeles; the UAW stations— WDET, Detroit and WCUD, Cleveland, and the Co-operative Broadcasting Association, WCFM, Washington, D. C. William H. Weintraub & Co., New York, is the agency handling the account. Formation of the Labor Liberal Network was due, in large measure, to the efforts of Morris S. Novik, New York public service radio consultant. National Grange Supports Clear-Channel Principles The National Grange, at its annual meeting in Sacramento, unanimously adopted a resolution demanding that the FCC "permit no further breakdown in the number of clear channel broadcasting stations and that the FCC grant permission to clear-channel stations to operate at sufficient power to provide adequate service to all rural areas; and that the U.S. State Department resist any attempt by other North American countries to establish stations on frequencies at present assigned to clear channel stations in the United States." Commenting on the National Grange resolution, Ward L. Quaal director of the Clear Channel Broadcasting Service, said: "Whether on a domestic or international basis, farm organizations in this country have always seen fit to support clear channel radio, on which they rely for most of their farm and market information, weather reports, news and entertainment." C0H5T-T0 -COAST Stewart-Warner Dividend Chicago — A 25 cent per share cash dividend on the $5 par value common stock was declared by StewartWarner Corporation directors on Nov. 22. The dividend is payable on January 7, 1950 to stock of record at the close of business December 16, 1949. Similar dividends were paid January 8, April 9, July 9 and October 8, 1949. 'Michael Shayne' Sponsored Sponsored by the Egan & Fickett Company, producers of Indian River grapefruit and oranges, "The New Adventures of Michael Shayne," is being heard on WOR, Fridays from 8 to 8: 30 p.m.. It started on Nov. 18. Jeff Chandler, motion picture and radio actor, will star in the new series, which is a sequel to the "Michael Shayne, Private Detective" series broadcast last season over WOR. New WMTR Announcer Morristown, N. J. — Jack Potts, program director of WMTR, announced the addition of Gerry Harris to the station's announcing staff. Harris, a resident of Orange, N. J., is a senior at Seton Hall College majoring in commercial art. He has had extensive announcing experience at the college's station, WSOU-FM. One Listener Audience Hartford, Conn.— Richard C. Hottelet, CBS commentator did a personal broadcast for a single listener the other day. Following one of his broadcasts from Washington, a WDRC listener telephoned and wanted to know what Hottelet had said about a certain subject. A few moments later a surprised and happy listener was hearing a tape recording of Hottelet's commentary via telephone. WFIL Wins Award Philadelphia, Pa— For public service programs contributing to farm safety in the Greater Philadelphia area, WFIL has been cited by the National Safety Council, which honored the station with an award this week at a luncheon in Chicago for members of the National Association of Radio Farm Directors. In naming WFIL winner of the award, the Council lauded the station "for the performance of exceptional service to farm safety through special orograms in connection with the National Farm Safety Week, dayto-day attention to safety, community safety projects and similar activities." WMAL Man In Florida Washington, D. C. — Bryson Rash, special events director of WMAL, and the ABC in Washington, has left for Key West, Fla. He was assigned by ABC to cover the President and his family for their threeweeks' vacation. fSSO Reporter Celebrates Hartford, Conn. — Big birthday party, with cake and all the fix;ngs, was held in the studios of WDRC, December 1 to celebrate the 11th anniversary of the "ESSO Reporter" on WDRC. ESSO and WDRC officials participated in the festivities, including the cake, which was fittingly inscribed for the occasion. Disc Jock Predicts Hits Boston, Mass. — Howard Malcolm, disc jockey of the noontime WCOP "Record Rack" program, is currently devoting every Friday program exclusively to the performance of new record releases received by him during the previous week, and soliciting phone votes from listeners. Calls are taken while Malcolm is on the air and for another hour after the show. Announcer Plavs Santa Hartford, Conn. — WONS announcer Crean Patterson has taken many roles during his 13 years in radio, but playing Santa Claus every afternoon at 4: 45 marked the first time he put on the red uniform with the white beard. Rubenstone Promoted Philadelphia, Pa. — James L. Rubenstone, a member of the WFIL promotion staff since January. 1949, has been appointed director of special events in the WFIL program department, it has been announced by Roger W. Clipp, general manager of The Philadelphia Inquirer stations. In his new capacity, he will schedule and direct programs of on-the-spot news and will arrange interviews with visiting celebrities for studio and remote shows produced by the radio and television. ■ CBC Radio-Revenue Tripled In Ten Years (Continued from Page 1) by the end of the 1944-45 fiscal year the revenue had increased to $1,639,159. In the 1947-48 fiscal year the revenue was $1,842,558 and last year it was $2,217,129. Another return for Diefenbaker showed that it cost the Government $1,437,524 to operate the CBC's international broadcasting service in the fiscal year ended March 31, 1949. The estimated cost for the current fiscal year is $1,781,850. The Government pays all costs of operating the international service, which beams Canadian programs to foreign countries. WSAL On The Air WSAL, Logansport, Ind., began broadcasting operations Nov. 21. 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