Broadcasting (Oct - Dec 1945)

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PBODUCTIOnffi Serving The Third Largest Market in the Fourth Richest State • WCOL COLUMBUS The Listening Habit of Central Ohio Represented by THE HEADLEY-REED CO. 74/6e*t you SHERWIN-WILLIAMS OAKLAND^ For here this world-famous paint company has its Pacific Coast office and factory (less than two miles from the KROW studios) serving the Pacific west and now ready to serve the Pacific Ocean area. So you think of — KROW — which covers the vast and wealthy Oakland Area — the area which is holding its war-time growth — the area which will continue to grow in numbers and in purchasing power. Something to think about when preparing schedules! Radio Station KROW, Philip G. Lasky, Gen. Mgr. 19th Street at Broadway, Oakland 12, California Radio Advertising Co. (Continued from page 70) Radio Tokyo. In letter to REX DAVIS, WCKY news editor-in-chief, he described details of arranging man-onthe-street program, something entirely new to the Japanese citizen. PATRICIA HOOLEY, program director of WPAY Portsmouth, O., has announced her engagement to Lucien Doty Jr. She resigned from WPAY Nov. 5, but is continuing to serve in an advisory capacity. H. W. APEL, former announcer, has been named program director. IRWIN A. JOHNSON, who left WBNS Columbus, O., to join WGBS Miami, has returned to WBNS to resume his role as "Early Worm" and director of developmental programs. Former professor of modern languages at Ohio State TJ., he became parttime announcer of WBNS in 1933 and chief announcer in 1939. HUGH FERGUSON and JOHN FRANKLIN have returned to WCAU Philadelphia as announcers, after service in Marines and Army, respectively. Both were captains. JACK A. KINZEL has rejoined KIRO Seattle announcing staff after several years service in Navy. MIKIEL BROWER, script writer of WJW Cleveland, has resigned to move to Chicago with her husband, who has been transferred there by United Air Lines. BEN HAWTHORNE, former early morning man on WTIC Hartford, has been released from the Army and returned to station to conduct "Breakfast With Ben" program. KATHRYN COLE of NBC "Welcome Home Auditions" has been selected as one of American Magazine's "Interesting People" in December issue, which states that "busy as she was being wife, mother, and grandmother, she still had time to help build 'Air Jobs for GIs'." DOUGLAS GREIG has rejoined the announcing staff of CJCA Edmonton, after four and a half years in the RCAF as radar technician overseas and radar instructor in Canada. TED BENTLEY, announcer of KECA Hollywood, has taken an extended leave of absence to complete novel he is currently writing. Book is based on his short story, "Morning Swim", included in anthology of crime fiction, "Sporting Blood", compiled by Ellery Queen and published by Little, Brown & Co. LOU HARTMAN, released from Marltime Service and formerly with KOCY Oklahoma City, has joined KROW Oakland, Cal., as announcer. JOHN BOLHEYE, former announcer of KXL Portland, Ore., has joined KWKW Pasadena, Cal. ALEX COOPER, KWKW announcer, has resigned to freelance. HAL WOLFE, released from the Marines, has rejoined KPO San Francisco as announcer. MEL HUNT, former announcer of KFI Los Angeles, has joined KECA Hollywood. IRVING HOWARD, formerly of NBC Hollywood is also new to KECA staff. SGT. FRANKIE O'CONNOR, Hollywood producer of AFRS "Command Performance", is father of a girl. MARTIN WICKETT, program director of WTOP Washington, is recovering from an appendectomy. JOHN CARL MORGAN, released from the Navy as chief warrant officer, is new announcer-engineer with WINC Winchester, Va. He previously had been with WTAR Norfolk and WRTD Richmond. JOHN J. ANTHONY, human relations counselor on Mutual, is to discuss "What Is Marriage" at Ellzabethtown College Nov. 16. Open forum follows address. TED WEBBE, WPAT Paterson program director and one time auto racer and race track announcer, served as toastmaster Nov. 9 at annual meeting of the Penn-Jersey Auto Racing Club at Norristown, Pa. ED DAWES, educational director of WFIL Philadelphia, is in Bryn Mawr Hospital following an emergency appendectomy. OLLIE HOLTON, released from the Army, has Joined the announcing staff of WHAT Philadelphia. MRS. AMERICA (Peggy Payne) Is presented special WATL Atlanta, Ga., pin by Dora Castleberry, WATL staffer and All-American basketball player. Stan Reymond, special events announcer of station, airs ceremony description. WHN COMMENTATOR TELLS OF THREATS SIDNEY WALTON, WHN New York news commentator, whose scripts were recently requested by the House Committee on un-American Activities, has announced that he and his children have been threatened by violence. He revealed that the threats began after he had read a speech "made Wednesday evening in the House of Representatives by Congressman Rankin. The previous week I had asserted that Mr. Rankin was running the Committee on un-American Activities — and that he himself was un-American." Three "thugs" turned up at the studio after he went off the air but escaped in a car when police were called, Mr. Walton stated. On Sunday night he received a telephone message that said, "we didn't get Walton Friday night. But we'll get him tomorrow night — or next week — or next month. But tell him we'll get the kids first." Mr. Walton has hired a private detective to guard his home. Cantor Renews Christmas Gift Campaign for Vets WITH ENTHUSIASTIC endorsement of the American Legion, Retail Drug Assn., National Retail Dry Goods Assn. NBC, and his sponsor, Bristol-Myers Co., Eddie, Cantor is renewing his "Give a Gift to a Yank Who Gave" Christmas campaign, which seeks to provide gifts for hospitalized veterans Campaign is being promoted by appeals by Cantor on his weekly NBC broadcasts, window streamers sent free to druggists by Bristol Myers, and special recorded announcements prepared for local stations, in cooperation with drug gist and department store heads. Page 72 • November 12, 1945 Frederick G. Weper FREDERICK G. WEPER, copyright expert and arranger with NBC music department, died Nov. 1 after a four-month illness He had been associated with NBC for the past five years. In 1939 h> conducted the orchestra for Horse and Buggy Days on WJZ New York. His sister, Mrs. Rudolph Schellenberger, survives. BROADCASTING • Broadcast Advertising