Broadcasting (Jan - June 1940)

DON WILSON, Hollywood announcer of the NBO Jack Benny Show, sponsored by General Foods Corp., (Jell-O), on March 10 observed the 17th anniversary of his entry into radio. A special sketch on the Benny program was dedicated to Wilson. JOHN RUSHWORTH, of the production department of WEEI, Boston, has been appointed supervisor of all transcribed programs. He also will direct all transcription activities of WEEI. JAY CALDWELL, announcer of WBTM, Danville, Va., has been named publicity director. Woody Leafer, formerly of WCNW, Brooklyn, recently joined the announcing staff of WBTM. LEON W. CRAGER has resigned as program director of KVAN, Vancouver, Wash., moving to Washington, D. C. DICK POST, announcer on the CBS Scattergood Baines series, and Helen Corbin have announced their engagement. ALLAN FRANKLIN, announcer of WJJD, Chicago, is on a speaking tour for a nationally-known travel agency. His itinerary includes the Western portion of the United States and Honolulu. He will return to Chicago April 13. MILDRED VAN, formerly home economics director of KFOX, Long Beach, Cal., and KIEV, Glendale, Cal., has joined KMPC, Beverly Hills, Cal., and is conducting the five-weekly quarter-hour Consumer's Home Research. She is currently sponsored hy two national firms headquartered in Los Angeles — -Coffee Products Co. of America (coffee and spices) and M. A. Newmark Co., (canned food). ALLAN JENSEN, formerly of the reception staff of KSL, Salt Lake City, has been promoted to the announcing staff. Early in March the 18-month-old boy of Glenn C. Shaw, KSL production manager, and the week-old girl of Stanley Rees, control operator, died after sudden ill JOSEF STOPAK, NBC conductor, and Celia Stopak, NBC contralto, are the parents of twin girls born early in March. JOE NICKELL, newscaster for WIBW, Topeka, Kan., for 16 years, has been elected vice-president of the Missouri-Kansas chapter of the Rainbow Division of the Veterans of the World War. JIMMY WALLINGTON, Hollywood announcer on the CBS Texaco Star Theatre, sponsored by Texas Co., has recovered from hand injuries received in a recent yacht accident. HUGH WEDLOCK and Howard Snyder, Hollywood radio comedy writers, have been signed by Paramount Pictures Corp., to do additional dialog for the film, "A Night at Earl Carroll's". BEN GAGE, NBC HoUywood announcer and vocalist, has a collection of more than 30 pins and badges which he won for bowling scores over 250. JOHN J. ANTHONY, conductor of the Original Oood Will Hour, sponsored on MBS and WMCA, New York, by Sterling Products for Ironized Yeast, is writing a second book based on his clinical observations of marriage problems as presented on the program. EDWARD SHERMAN, formerly RCA-Victor record specialist in Chicago and recently with the RCA-Victor Distributing Co., Kansas City, has rejoined the company as record merchandising specialist for the Kansas City district. FRED LAWS, assistant to the president of KSTP, St. Paul, is convalescing after a recent operation. Don Hawkins, formerlv of WXYZ. Detroit, has joined the KSTP announcing staff. 5 to 1 DEALER PREFERENCE 0 A National distributor surveyed 63 of his dealers in the PITTSBURGH AREA to determine their order of station preference . . . 046 dealers listed KDKA "First'\ . . a 5 to 1 lead over the next station . . . and 16 of the 46 named only KDKA. 0 Another concrete example of KDKA's dominant position in the Pittsburgh Market as The Preferred Station. i i Represented Nationally by SPOT Sales Offices NEWmK CUHUHO CHiCteO OCTROtI SAH flUHCISCO KOHTWOOO BOSTON PinSBUIlCll BROADCASTING • Broadcast Advertising March 15, 1940 • Page 49