Broadcasting (July - Dec 1938)

Corn Kix for 10 GENERAL MILLS, Minneapolis (Corn Kix), on Oct. 17 will start The Grouch Club, half-hour weekly live talent show on the California Broadcasting System (KFWB KYA KFBK KMJ KWG KEEN KFOX) and KNX KSFO KARM. The program is open to any grouch with a gripe and one outstanding gripe is dramatized each week, according to Jack Laemmar, time buyer of Blackett-SampleH u m m e r t, Chicago agency in charge. PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY Jansky &. Bailey An Organization of Qualified Radio Engineers Dedicated to the SERVICE OF BROADCASTING National Pr Bldg., Wash., D. C. There is no substitute for experience GLENN D. GILLETT Consulting Radio Engineer 982 National Press Bldg. Washington, D. C. JOHN BARRON Consulting Radio Engineer Specializing in Broadcast and Allocation Engineering Earle Building, Washington, D. C. Telephone NAtional 7757 HECTOR R. SKIFTER Consulting Radio Engineer FIELD INTENSITY SURVEYS STATION LOCATION SURVEYS CUSTOM BUILT EQUIPMENT SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA A. EARL CULLUM, JR. Consulting Radio Engineer 2935 North Henderson Avenue Telephones 3-4039 and 5-2945 DALLAS, TEXAS McNARY and CHAMBERS Radio Engineers National Press Bldg. Nat. 4048 Washington, D. C. PAUL F. COPLEY (Consulting "Radio Engineer Phone: Montclair (N. J.) 2-7859 PAGE & DAVIS Consulting Radio Engineers Munsey Bldg. District 8456 Washington, D. C. HERBERT L WILSON Consulting Radio Engineer. Design of Directional Antennas and Antenna Phasing Equipment, Field Strength Surveys, Station Location Surveys. 260 E. l6Ut St. NEW YORK CITY THOMAS APPLEBY (Lt. Comdr. USNR) Consulting Radio Engineer ALLOCATION PROBLEMS DIRECTIONAL ARRAYS DESIGNED ANTENNA & FIELD MEASUREMENTS STATION LOCATION SURVEYS National Press Bldg., Wash., D. C. ROBERT S. RAINS Special Consultant Accounting .... Taxes Munsey Building — Washington, D. C. Telephone: Metropolitan 2430 ROBERT S. RAINS Former Special Consultant Federal Communications Commission Out West It's R. D. MARTIN Consulting Engineer Field Surveys Over all Transmitter and Antenna Testing 7 S. Howard St. Spokane, Wash. FREQUENCY MEASURING SERVICE Many stations find this exact measuring service of great value for routine observation of transmitter performance and for accurately calibrating their own monitors. MEASUREMENTS WHEN YOU NEED THEM MOST at any hour every day in the year R. C. A. COMMUNICATIONS, Inc. Commercial Department A RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA SERVICE 66 BROAD STREET NEW YORK, N. Y. WANTED: A TWO-FISTED program director and announcer. Must have passing knowledge of music and that intangible something that will enable him to take an idea and develop it. We furnish the ideas. Must have enough business ability to enable him to keep his feet on the ground. Must have pleasing personality and announcing voice. Should be able to do news broadcasts. Should be able to meet people and should know how to work a large staff. A splendid opportunity awaits such a man in a southwestern city. Population 165,000. With letter of application, include photograph and tell all. All replies confidential. BOX A-130 BROADCASTING CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Help Wanted and Situations Wanted, 7c per word. All other classifications, 12c per word. Minimum charge $1.00. Payable in advance. Count three words for box address. Forms close 25th and 10th of month preceding issues. Help Wanted National Radio Employment Bureau. All departments except talent. Complete information free. Paramount Distributors, Box 864, Denver, Colo. Situations Wanted ANNOUNCER wants Western connection. Continuity, program, music experience. Box A112, Broadcasting. CHIEF ENGINEER— I would like the opportunity to present my qualifications. Any power. Box A118, Broadcasting. Russ Brinkley's Breakfast Club. Radio's biggest one-man show. Available immediately. Address Olean, New York. Experienced announcer, young, ambitious. Now free lancing with several commercials on Columbia affiliate. Go anywhere, moderate salary. Box A122, Broadcasting. Radio Engineer and announcer, first class licensed employed in small station, desires change. Location not important. Box A109, Broadcasting. Chicago announcer, excellent references. Married, age 26, reliable, ambitious. Well educated. Knows dramatics, production, programing. Box A117, Broadcasting. Personality Plus — Radio experience. Tactful and competent combination of bookkeeper, stenographer, saleslady, copywriter, and receptionist. Your perfect station secretary. Box A123. Broadcasting. Journalism Graduate. 25, wants start in mid-eastern station. Writes news, speaks German, works hard. Interested continuity, advertising. Anything with future considered. Box Alll, Broadcasting. I wish to contact a station or agency needing college man versed in production, announcing, or music. Seven years broadcast experience. Start at $50 weekly. Box A129, Broadcasting. FORMER ANNOUNCER OPERATOR with telephone license will invest $700 with services in going or prospective radio station. State full particulars in first letter. Box A120, Broadcasting. Experienced radio news editor and rewrite man is available for news commentating. Has material and ideas for something outside usual rut of newscasting. Harvard graduate. Address Box A126, Broadcasting. Young man former Rabbi desires to enter broadcasting field as announcer. Speaks English, Yiddish and Hebrew fluently. Has had experience in delivering many radio talks. Voice excellently suited for the air. Box A110, Broadcasting. Young man : eight years radio experience, including three years engineering, wants to break into broadcasting. Will take any job covered by Radiotelephone First Class License. Salary Secondary. Box A125. Broadcasting. Man of nine years unusually successful radio experience in sales management, and general management of stations, is open for a change. Thoroughly familiar with every phase of the business. Have records to back up all claims. Box A128, Broadcasting. Situations Wanted (Cont'd.) SALES ! — salesmanager now employed by a three station network, seeks change. Twelve years newspaper, agency and radio. Can produce National Spot and Local business. Proven record. Best references. Married, sober. Not a "Title Seeker" but looking for a good job with a good station. Box A113, Broadcasting. Our peppy four-man crew works like well-built machine to assure profits from your new or established local station. Management, engineering, programming, sales, continuity, sports, special events. Experienced, capable, energetic. All employed now. Write today. Box A124, Broadcasting. ANNOUNCER-PRODUCER, 10 years in radio, 7 consecutive years with major network (now employed) seeks executive position with growing station. Knows entertainment, advertising and radio fields thoroughly. Three years on stage. College graduate, 36, married. Box A121, Broadcasting. Free lance sports announcer-commentator and commercial announcer desires steady connection with station preferably South or Southwest. Two years Wheaties-Goodrich baseball reporter ; special events ; continuity. College man, married, thirty-three. Will send sample script and audition recording if desired. Available after October 10. Write Box A116, Broadcasting. Successful radio director of large department store chain for past seven years, seeks commercial management of station in progressive city. Fully experienced in station operations. Excellent record. Superb references. Responsible for development of year round broadcasting schedule of present employer for six consecutive years. Desires change to make most of accomplishments and ability. Married. Conscientious. Address Box A119, Broadcasting. Real Selling! Salesman : doing outstanding selling job for 1000 watt station, but chafing at the bit that holds him to a snail's pace. Seeking location with aggressive station that backs up planned intelligent sales effort. Experienced in promotion, merchandising, market research. Young, College trained. Thoroughly investigates accounts before selling — reputation of getting results for every client sold. Box A114, Broadcasting. For Sale — Equipment Limited number of discontinued models PRESTO flat type recording amplifiers. Fully guaranteed for one year by manufacturer. Price $100 net each. Box A115, Broadcasting. Wanted to Buy — Equipment Used recording turntable. Feed assembly. Cutterhead. Box A127, Broadcasting. For Rent — Equipment Approved equipment, RCA TMV-75-B field strength measuring unit ( new ) , direct reading ; Estiline Angus Automatic Recorder for fading on distant stations ; G. R. radio frequency bridge ; radio oscillators, etc. Reasonable rental. Allied Research Laboratories, 260 East 161st Street, New York City. 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