American television directory (1946)

baker, U.S. Commissioner of Education. Dr. Power was the first president of the Department of Elementary School Prin¬ cipals, National Education Association. He has been associated with the Uni¬ versity of Chicago and Columbia Uni¬ versity. Associate Editor, "ATS News" PATRICIA MURRAY is associate editor of TV, a new magazine. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, she was a member of Jasper Deeter’s Hedgerow Theatre for four years and has been heard on many radio pro¬ grams. Pat started with NBC Television in 1938 as actress, announcer and mis¬ tress of ceremonies. She was selected “Miss Television of the New York World’s Fair” both years of the Fair, and also won the title “Miss Liberty” in a field of 500 contestants. She was sent to Hollywood by Liberty to make the film, “I’ll Tell the World.” In tele¬ vision, Pat is probably best known as the announcer for the Lever Bros.’ show, “Wednesdays at Nine,” having been connected with this program since its inception in 1943. In recent months, she has been seen with John Reed King in the “Thanks for Looking” show at WABD. President 1941-44 NORMAN D. WATERS has been president of his own New York advertising agency, Norman D. Waters & Asso¬ ciates, since its inception in 1927. His strong and early enthusiasm for tele¬ vision was the breath of life to the American Television Society on many occasions in its early history. His agency has experimented with scores of television dramas, fashion shows and commercial techniques at WABD. Editor, "American Television Directory" 1946 and Editor, "ATS News" RALPH ROCKAFELLOW, an advertising executive with Buchanan & Co., has an extensive background in publishing, the legitimate theatre, motion pictures and television. He has served as an actor and assistant director in motion pic¬ tures, stock and Broadway productions; as an editor with Printers’ Ink, Out¬ doors Pictorial, World’s Work, Golden Book Magazine and Review of Reviews; and as business manager for seven years with Review of Reviews Corp. He has contributed extensively to trade and general magazines, and has auth¬ ored dramatic scripts for motion pic¬ tures, the theatre, radio and television. He has been associated with Doubleday, Doran & Co., Reiss Advertising, Young & Rubicam, and E. B. Weiss, advertis¬ ing consultant. THE AMERICAN-TELEVISION SOCIETY, INC. 2 — To establish and provide an in¬ telligence center or clearing house for information pertaining to television and its development. 3 — To provide a forum for an ex¬ change of ideas, and discussions of mutual problems affecting or relating to the television field, and to provide group activity to aid in the growth and improvement of the television industry. 4 — To collect and build a full and complete library on television, to be made available to members. 5 — To sponsor special meetings, or other functions for the dissemination of information pertaining to television, and to invite to such meetings or func¬ tions recognized leaders in television or related fields to speak on various phases of the medium and its use. 6 — To place the advantages of the Society within the reach of all who are thoroughly interested in the new me¬ dium, by affording the opportunity for affiliation or membership, as provided in the Constitution and By-laws of the American Television Society. 7 — To do all and everything neces¬ sary, suitable and proper for the com¬ plete accomplishment of these purposes and the attainment of the objects here¬ in set forth. Article Three: Membership and Dues Membership in this organization shall be open to all who have had actual ex¬ perience in television, or those who by reason of learning, training, general experience or background are deemed suitable for membership. Members of the herein membership corporation shall have the rights of direct partici¬ pation in all activities of the herein membership corporation, including the right to attend meetings, to participate in the herein membership corporation’s discussions or forums, and to have ac¬ cess to the herein membership corpora¬ tion’s library and documentary material pertaining to the field of television; it being understood, however, that asso¬ ciate members shall not have voting rights. All members of American Television Society, the unincorporated association which preceded the herein membership corporation, are automatically tempo¬ rary members of the herein corporation until May 31, 1944, by which time they can become permanent members of the herein membership corporation if they pay dues for the year commencing June 1, 1944. All members of the former American Television Society, the unincorporated association, except those in the Ai’med Forces, shall be automatically dropped from the rolls of membership of the herein membership corporation if they have not paid their dues for one year from June 1, 1944, on or before May 31, 1944. All members, who have paid their dues for one year in advance from June 1, 1944 on or before May 31, 1944, are to be deemed as charter members of the herein membership corporation. The annual dues for regular mem¬ bers shall be $10.00 per annum, the same to be computed on a fiscal year basis, fiscal year to commence on June 1st of each year, commencing June 1, 1944. Any and all members who join the herein membership corporation on and after June 1, 1944 shall pay an entrance fee of $5.00 in addition to the aforesaid dues. Any and all members who have joined the herein member¬ ship corporation on or before May 31, 1944 shall not pay such entrance fee. 75