Broadcasting (July - Dec 1942)

BEHIND JOHN STEADMAN, producer of KPO, San Francisco, is now handling the Dr. Kate show, heard over KPO and NBC, 10:45-11 a.m., from San I''rancisco's Radio City. He replaces Wallj' Ruggle-s who has joined the San Fi'aiici.sco office of the Coordinator of Information. JOHN DEVINE. formerly with KEYS, Corpus Christi, has joined KFDM, Beaumont, Tex. as an announcei'. BILL MORROW, Hollywood gag writer on the NBC Jack Benny Show, has been signed by 20th-Century-Fox Film Corp. in a similar capacity and wil' work on the screenplay. "The Meanest Man in the World," which is to feature the comedian. CONNIE HAINES and Bob Carroll have lieen signed for vocal spots on the wi'ehij half-hour new NBC Meredith Wilison-John Nesbitt program, which started June 30 under sponsor.ship <f S. C. Johnson & Son (wax), sinamer reDlacement for Fibber Mc(rce d MI oily. P>ILL DANCH, Hollywood writer, has taken over that assignment on the weekly CBS Tommy Rujgs & Betty hou program, sponsored by Lever Bros. (Swan), as a summer replacement for Burns & Allen. STELLA UNGER, New York commentator on the NBC Your Hollyivood Neivs Girl, will originate her program from the West Coast for four weeks starting July 8. WALTER TURNER, announcer of WWVA, Wheeling, W. Va., recently passed his tlight test after completing civilian pilot training and will receive a private pilot's license. JACK HORNER, announcer of KSAL, Salina, Kan., is to leave for the Army some time in July. He is being replaced by Sam Virts, formerly of KGNO, Dodge City, Kan. WENDEiNE WILSON has joined the program department of WOR, New York, replacing Dorothy Sherman, resigned. GEORGE A. PUTNAM, announcer, has taken over his third daytime serial in that capacity with an assignment on the Story of Mary Marlin, sponsored by Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati on NBC for Ivory Snow. Putnam announces the General Foods Corp., Portia Faces Life on NBC and Second Husband on BLUE for Dr. Lyon's Toothpowder. HENRY BACKS, announcer of WWRL, New York, married Dolly Distle, of Sunnvside, Long Island, N. Y., June 2.3. Six programs weekly originating from army camps in Portsmouth harbor defenses. (JEORGE CASE, formerly program director of WCFL, Chicago, who was to have rejoined WING, Dayton, as program director last week, has instead joined the staff of WGN, Chicago, as u i)roducer. HELEN ANN YOUNG, music librarian of KSL, Salt Lake City, has returned from a tour of the east where she visited music and education department of CBS, NBC and BLUE. DONALD BRITT, Wake Forest U student, has joined the announcing staff of WGTM, Wilson, N. C. JACK DAVIES, announcer of KSL. Salt Lake City, who recently enlisted in the Army, has been assigned to radio work at Fort Douglas in the public relations department of the i)th Corp Area. VINCENT LLOYD SKAFF, newscaster of WMBD, Peoria, 111., has joined the Marine Reserve and is stationed at San Diego. JACK CLIFTON, announcer of WGTM, Wdson, N. C, is in Clifton Springs, N. Y. recuperating from an operation. BEN LAIRD, of WHBY, Appleton. Wis., and chief sports announcer of the Wisconsin Network, is the father of a baby girl, Bonnie Rae. WiUard Egolf of KVOO Receives AFA Honors SIGNAL honor for radio was the appointment of WiUard Egolf as vice-chairman of the Advertising Federation of America Council on Advertising Clubs at the 38th an ' nual AFA Convention in New York last week TBroadcast I n g , June 29]. Along with his new office, Mr. Egolf automatically becomes an AFA vice-president. Mr. Egolf is Mr. Egolf present tenth district lieutenant governor of the AFA and immediate past two-term president of the Tulsa Advertising Federation. BILL CAMPBELL, summer relief announcer of WIP, Philadelphia, has been made a regular member of the staff, replacing Walt Newton, who left for WGN, Chicago. KEN NILES CBS Ilollyw.jod announcer, has been appointed a staff producer of that network and is assigned to the weekly half-hour IloUyirood Shoivcase, sponsored by Richard Iludnut Inc. (cosmetics), on West Caast stations. ALEX ROBB, NBC Hollywood program sales manager, is in New York fdi conferences on shows packaged by his department. HERB POLESIE, Hollywood radio writer-producer, is in Chicago to produce a Marine Corps service short film. CHARLES BENNETT, Hollywood ■.Titer, is dramatizing for radio serialization, his screenplay, ".39 Steps." dii-ected some years ago by Alfred Ililchcock. A. WILLIAM ALDRICH is a recent iiddition to the announcing staff of CKGB, Timmins. Ont. .TIM CRIST, special events announcer of WFMD, Frederick, Md., has been elevated to assistant program director. LOIS LORRAINE, former freelance publicity agent, and previously with CBS, has joined NBC as publicity director, both trade and general, for WEAF, the network's New York outlet. |j3t.Reps.: JOSEPH HER.SHEY MtGILLVtLA. i Boston Rep.: BEHTHA BANNAN .a WHIZ The biggest little radio station in Ohio ZANESVILLE WHIZ Blue Network BROADCASTING • Broadcast Advertiging Jidy 6, 1942 • Page 51