Broadcasting (July - Dec 1938)

BEHIND THOMAS L. ROBINSON, formerly with the New York Times and in public relations work with Harold F. Strong Corp., has joined NBC's continuity acceptance staff as assistant editor and agency contact man. LEON GOLDSTEIN, publicity director of WMCA, New York, is the father of a son, Michael Henrv. born July 15. EARLE MULLEN, formerly of the Chicago Tribune editorial staff, has joined NBC's New York press department to handle special assignments. LATHAM OVENS, who has been writing continuity for Joe Penner programs several months, recently returned to the continuity staff of WLW-WSAI, Cincinnati. Van Woodward, formerly of KMOX, St. Louis, and Robert Monroe have also joined WLW-WSAI, replacing Norman Sullivan and Dick MacKnight. THALIA LARKIN, assistant to Marjorie Mills on WEEL Boston, is to marry Henry J. Erath, Newton Center, Mass.. Aug. 13. HARRY RUNYON. formerly sales head of KXL. Portland. Ore. has joined KGW-KEX Portland. GIL BABBITT, former managing editor of Radio Press, Philadelphia fan weekly, has joined WPEN, Philadelphia, as press department head. TOM KEARNS of the WOR press department, resigns Sept. 1 to take a similar position with a Hollywood film company. ANNOUNCING UMP E! Prough of WDAY Takes Mike Behind Bat ANNOUNCING and umpiring a baseball game simultaneously is the newest wrinkle by El Prough, sports announcer of WDAY, Fargo, N. D. Broadcasting an exhibition game July 15 between the Fargo-Moorhead Twins of the Northern League and the Moorhead Red Sox, a semi-pro club, Prough stood behind home plate, wore all the umpire's protective paraphernalia, called balls and strikes, and described the entire first inning play by play. The broadcast gained color with reception of infield chatter, the catcher's remarks to the pitcher and hitter's caustic comments on debatable decisions. Even the brushing off of home plate by the "umpire," doing his chores, was heard by listening fans. EMMET DOUGHERTY, formerly public relations director of the Distilled Spirits Institute in Washington and before that a member of the New York Herald-Tribune staff in Washington, has been named publicrelations director of Millers' National Federation, National Press Bldg.. Washington. His work will supplement that done by the Division of Editorial News and Education of the Wheat Flour Institute, a branch of the Federation. MRS. KAY LEE, continuity writer for WDNC. Durham, N. C. has resigned to join her husband in Massachusetts. MARTIN JACOBSEN has been named chief announcer of W.TJD, Chicago, to replace Robert LaBour. who was forced to retire from work because of hay fever. ED PAUL, announcer of WCFL, Chicago, on July 18 married Eileen Jensen, a former member of the Winnie, Lou & Sally trio on WLS, Chicago. WILLIAM A. DURBIN. of WEW. St. Louis, will return to the St. Louis University Law School this fall. TRUMAN BRADLEY. Chicago announcer and commentator on the CBS Ford Sunday Evening Hour. has reported to M-G-M Studios. Hollywood where he is under a sevenyear contract, and will shortly start work in his first film. He will not return to the Siciday Evening Hour this fall, but plans to combine radio and motion picture work in Hollywood. DON FORBES. CBS Hollywood chief announcer, is preparing a transcribed weekly quarter-hour Hollywood news series to be released nationally, Don Forbes' Hollywood Srrapbook. C. L. MENSER. production manager of the NBC central division. Chicago, is vacationing in Mexico City. B. H. HUNNICUTT Jr. has been appointed to NBC's international division as substitute Portugese announcer and clerk ; Eli Canel, part-time Spanish announcer and writer; Christim Alves dos Santos, Spanish announcer, and Emmet Field Horine Jr., clerk and announcer in German section. GARRY MORFIT. announcer of WBAL. Baltimore, acting as m.c. of the Stardust Revue with 50 entertainers at the local Hippodrome Theater, broke all summer attendance records for the theater and was held over for a second week in July. FRANK MANOV is doing all announcing from the San Francisco studios of KROW, Oakland, during the summer months. SAMUEL CHOTZINOFF, NBC New York musical consultant, and Leopold Spitalny, network musical contractor and conductor, were in Hollywood during July. EVELYN BLEWITT. recently appointed Consumer Education Bureau director of the Don Lee Broadcasting System, Los Angeles, has resigned. JOHN HUGHES, formerly with WHBB. Selma, Ala., and WBHP. Huntsville. Ala., has joined the staff of WGCM, Gulfport-Biloxi. Miss. RICHARD McDONAGH. of the NBC Script Division, wrote America's March on Crime, a dramatization of case records, for presentation July 22 during the Interstate Commission on Crime meeting in Cleveland. VIRGINIA BARBER, Associated Cinema Studios, Hollywood, continuity writer, has resigned to free-lance. JAMES BANNON, KFI-KECA, Los Angeles, announcer, married Beatrice Benaderet, Hollywood radio actress, in San Francisco July 10. DICK CRANE, formerly of WCOC, Meridian. Miss., and KBTM. Jonesboro, Ark., has joined KLRA, Little Rock. FRANK HENNESSEY, formerlv of KLRA, Little Rock, Ark., has joined WMC, Memphis. FRANK KEEGAN, formerly of KTHS, Hot Springs. Ark., has joined KLRA, Little Rock. BERNIE MILLIGAN has resigned from Radio Feature Service, Hollywood publicity bureau, to devote his entire time to Mike, Los Angeles weekly radio fan tabloid published by Gilmore Oil Co., sponsors of the weekly NBC Gilmore Circus. JACK LYMAN is back at his desk in the production department of NBC. San Francisco after a leave of absence to aid in advance ticket sales for the 1939 Golden Gate Exposition. JOSEPHINE AVIS, traffic manager of KYA. San Francisco recently announced her engagement to Willard Hinkley, local business man. HENRY A. FELIX, formerly with WSPR and WMAS. Springfield. Mass.. is now on the staff pf WHDH. Boston, where he is conducting his Dream Weaver program. ROBERT B. HANSON, of WROK. Rockford, 111., will marry Miss Virginia Munro Aug. 11 at Williams Bay. Wis. BOB CARTER, formerly of KMOX. St. Louis, WBBM, Chicago, and WLW. Cincinnati, has joined KFEL. Denver. JOHN FRAZER, NBC Hollywood announcer, has been signed by Universal Studios, to narrate in the film. "Letter of Introduction". JOHN CONTE, Hollywood announcer, has been signed for a role in "Touchdown, Army", to be produced by Paramount. CARROL NYE, of Radio Feature Service, Hollywood, has been set for the role of radio commentator in a sports picture being produced by 20th Century Fox Studios. ERNEST FELIX, auditor of KFIKECA. Los Angeles, is the father of a girl born July 20. EDNA SILVERTON, assistant to Bill Bailey, publicity director of WLW-WSAI, Cincinnati, is recovering from an appendectomy. Christine Fee is filling in tempoarily. VERNON SCOTT, recent University of California graduate, has joined the sales staff of KRE, Berkeley. Cal. RUSSELL HIRSCH has returned to WCOA, Pensacola, Fla.. as program director. He has been with WNOX. Knoxville. Ray Adkins. formerly of WROL, Knoxville, has also joined WCOA. No other station in York State presents all of the top-flight network pro grams WSYR offers its lis teners this season. I NO STATION CAN BE STRONGER THAN ITS PROGRAMS BMrnwawmMMi i New Here's just a few that make WSYR stronger than ever ! Charlie McCarthy Bing Crosby Bob Burns Lowell Thomas Green Hornet Lone Ranger National Barn Dance One Man's Family National Farm and Home Hour Magic Key Page 42 • August 1, 1938 BROADCASTING • Broadcast Advertising