American television directory (1946)

PRODUCERS News, Inc., is president. Ralph B. Aus¬ trian is executive vice-president. RKO Television was formed in June 1944 to provide a program-building service for television entertainment sponsors. Pro¬ duced a fashion show for Fashion Frocks, Inc., of Cincinnati, over WABD for Keelor & Stites Advertising Co. in Sept. 1944. Produced a movie short, ex¬ pressly for television, “Talk Fast, Mis¬ ter,” for Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., in cooperation with Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn, Inc., which was shown on WABD on Dec. 11, 1944, and later on the NBC-GE television net¬ work. Started a weekly series of fiveminute programs in behalf of R. H. Macy & Co. on Jan. 3, 1945; a shopping service called “Tele-Shopping with Martha Manning.” (Has concluded 24 weeks of this program.) Covered the 1944 Republican and Democratic con¬ ventions in Chicago by film, which was flown to New York for showing on WNBT. Made a three-reel picture for each convention covering political his¬ tory of each party, which was telecast in conjunction with its respective con¬ vention pictures. Filmed V-E Day ac¬ tivities in New York for American Broadcasting Co., with showings the same night over WABD. Also covered the San Francisco Conference by film for WNBT. Plans to open a large mod¬ ern motion picture studio in Manhattan to film television programs for sponsors and agencies. Ross Federal Service, Inc., 18 E. 48th St., New York. PL 3-6500. Harry A. Ross, chairman of the board. Earl Ham¬ monds, president. D. A. Ross, general manager. W. E. McKee, in charge of television. Thirty-one branches through¬ out country. Television film exchange and distributing service. Henry Souvaine, Inc., 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York. Cl 7-5666. Russell E. Dill, general manager. Executives and producers: Henry Souvaine, Max Chopnick, Archibald U. Braunfeld, Geraldine Souvaine, Harry W. Hoff, Jr., Frank Phares, Harold V. Milligan. Live and transcribed package shows for radio and television. Scripts, production, and public relations consultants. Telecast Productions, Inc., 101 Fifth Ave., New York 3. AL 4-4300. Myron Zobel, president. E. A. Freeman, secre¬ tary. William S. Greene, Jr., treasurer. Package shows for radio and television. Televised Sports, Inc., 271 Madison Ave., New York 16. MU 5-7880. Don Spencer, president. Represents colleges and uni¬ versities in negotiations for the sale of television and film rights to sports events. Television Associates, Inc., 190 N. State St., Chicago, Ill. Franklin 5025. Charles L. Collette, president. Chester C. Woolridge, vice-president. E. C. Upton, sec¬ retary-treasurer. Service organization to the television industry, particularly in the promotion of Bill Eddy television gadgets and tools. Television Enterprises, Inc., 9130 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood 46, Calif. Crestview 6-6241. John W. Swallow, president. Commercial advertising films for tele¬ vision and theatres. Television Film Industries Corp., 340 Third Ave., New York. LE 2-6780-1-2-3. George H. (King) Cole, president. Com¬ plete film service for television stations and sponsors. Television Motion Pictures Co., 630 Ninth Avenue, New York. Cl 6-6417. Affiliate of Hollywood Pictures Corp. Jack Goldberg, president. D. E. Roberts, production manager. Ed Hurley, pub¬ licity. Has produced twenty 3-minute films for television. Stars include Lena Horne; Ammons and Johnson, piano duet; Ted Williams and Leo Reisman. Television Trade Marks, Inc. Corporation consists of Kent-Johnson (Allan Kent and Ginger Johnson, the singing com¬ mercial team). 34 W. 53rd St., New York, and Bond-Charteris Enterprises, 314 N. Robertson Blvd., Hollywood. Leslie Charteris, author of “The Saint” stories, and Anson Bond put their film studio and facilities to work on Army education films and Signal Corps docu¬ mentaries during the war, and have since concentrated on art education shorts and religious features. KentJohnson handles creative end of tele¬ vision commercial shorts — music, lyrics and gimmicks. Bond-Charteris handles the production end of films. Program for Gruen Watch Co., produced in co¬ operation with McCann-Erickson, will be broadcast at WCBW. Most films will be of 1-minute duration, using handcarved puppet animation, each individ¬ ual short averaging $10,000 per minute. Planning development of station call letter designs and network identifica¬ tion film shorts. Television Workshop, 11 West 42nd St., New York. LO 5-1683. Irwin A. Shane, executive director. Commenced televi¬ sion production in April 1942, on WNBT. Starting October 27, 1943, pro¬ duced “The Hobby Hall of Fame,” 13week series for Press-On Mending Tape, through Reiss Advertising Agency, on WABD. In January 1944, produced a second 13-week series, “Interesting Peo¬ ple,” featuring interesting and famous personalities, for Ben Pulitzer Ties. A third series, for 13 weeks, sponsored by Durez Plastics, in April 1944, was titled “Designs for Tomorrow,” and featured leading industrial designers. Since Aug¬ ust 11, 1944, the Workshop has pro¬ duced two programs per month for WRGB. These shows included dramas, comedies, light opera and mystery plays. Has presented programs for Gimbel Brothers, Philadelphia; McCreery’s, New York; and B. Gertz, Jamaica, L. I. Produced ten programs for ten different clients of Norman D. Waters & Associ¬ ates. The Television Workshop, through its affiliate, Television Publications, publishes Televiser and Tele-Viewer. Lee Wallace Teleshows, 56 East 53rd St., New York. EL 5-6794. Executive producer: Lee Wallace. Directors: Bob Emery and Ernest D. Glucksman. Formed 1945 to produce package shows for television — musicals, consumer quiz, sports, headline dramas, 1-minute time and weather announcements. Nationally represented by Wm. Morris agency. West Coast Sound Studios, Inc., 510 W. 57th St., New York. Cl 7-2062. Tele¬ movies. WNEW, 501 Madison Ave., New York, is owned by Greater New York Broad¬ casting Corp. PL 3-3300. William B. McGrath is television director. WNEW presented half-hour public service tele¬ vision programs over WABD every third Sunday for several months. Sta¬ tion has adapted radio shows for tele¬ vision to find out what principles are involved in video presentations; is train¬ ing its own staff of writers, production men, directors and engineers. WOR, Mutual Broadcasting System, 1440 Broadway, New York. PE 6-8600. Bob Emery heads television activities. Kay Emery (Mrs. Emery) assists in production. WOR commenced television experiments in July 1943 with a weekly hour on WABD and continued until the summer of 1945. Has experimented with all types of television production, includ¬ ing musicals, minstrels, drama, variety, audience participation and educational programs. Recently formed a permanent stock company of stage performers for regular presentation of plays. Company has extensive plans for operating its own television stations and studios. Drawing by Robert J. Day. Permission The New Yorker. Copyright The F-R Publishing Corporation. 106