Radio showmanship (Jan-Dec 1949)

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Public Service Program AIR FAX: Public service wins good will for 250-watter in Grand Rapids, Mich. Broadcast Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:30 P. M. Station: WJEF, Grand Rapids, Mich. Power: 250 watts Population: 164,292 Next time anyone quotes the old saying about "one picture being worth ten thousand words" he is apt to be contradicted by the experience of station WJEF Grand Rapids, Michigan, in the field of public service. What happened when that radio station got after their listening audience with an urgent appeal after appeals through all other mediums had failed proved that radio truly gets the readiest response from its listeners. It all started with the drive for funds for the Kent County Humane Society. For three years the agency had been trying 14 RADIO SHOWMANSHIP