Broadcasting (Oct - Dec 1945)

KSEI POCATELLO • IDAHO KOIN It takes an informed community to do a community job. PORTLAND, OREGON CBS Affiliate FREE & PETERS, Inc., Nat l Rep. LltAHTA ma'con vnot SAVANNA the GEORGIA ^ STRIO APPLICATION FILED FOR KDON CHANGES APPLICATION was filed with FCC last week to effect equal division of control of KDON Monterey, Cal., between Robert A. Griffin, now 50.25% owner, and Salinas Newspapers Inc., holder of remaining interest. Mr. Griffin would sell five shares (0.25%) for $150 to the newspaper group whose stock is held in proxy by Paul H. Caswell, president of Monterey Peninsula Broadcasting Co., KDON licensee. Purpose is to bring about better programming and overall operation, according to application. Salinas Newspapers Inc., is controlled by John Ben Snow (43.75%), Merritt C. Speidel (43.75%), R. M. Speidel and H. S. Bunker who are identified with Speidel newspaper interests and WKIP Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; KFBC Cheyenne, Wyo., and WGNY Newburgh, N. Y. Voluntary assignment of license of KSUN Lowell, Ariz., is requested of FCC from Copper Electric Co. Inc., owned by Carleton W. Morris, to Mr. Morris as individual. No money is involved. Also formally filed with the FCC last week was application for sale of WFIL Philadelphia to Philudeldelphia Inquirer, a division of Triangle Publications Inc., for total consideration of $1,900,000 (see story page 100). WFIL licensee firm is owned by Lit Bros., department store controlled by City Stores Co., which in turn is controlled by Bankers Security Corp. City Stores is also 100% owner Maison-Blanche Co., half-owner of WSMB New Orleans. Malone Speaks TED MALONE, commentator on American, has been chosen as principal speaker of the annual "Achievement Today" celebration Nov. 15 at his alma mater, William Jewell College, Liberty, Mo. Murrow Baby EDWARD R. MURROW, European news chief of CBS, is the father of a boy, Charles Casey Murrow, born in London. Name Advertising Counsel GARFIELD & GUILD, San Francisco, have been appointed advertising counsel for Newell Gutradt Company, makers of Strykers granulated soap, which is distributed by E. L. Roberts & Co. in northern California and by Bert Levi in southern California. Tribute to Miss Hoskins AMERICAN FORCES Network paid tribute to Doris Hoskins, secretary to the London ofEce of American Broadcasting Co., on Nov. 7 by dedicating "Strictly off the Record" show on AFN, written by Sgt. Dick Dudley, to her as a reward for the cordial relations between the networks. Bard With Eldean RICHARD K. BARD, recently released from the Army after five years service and formerly In the publicity department at WNEW New York, has joined the Fred Eldean organization, New York, as account executive. Meakin Mike JACK MEAKIN, musical director on NBC's "The Great Gildersleeve," has applied for patent on a new all-plastic microphone with an extension stand which automatically is raised and lowered by pressing a button. Named the "Meakin Mike", inventor claims it will do everything but ad lib when a comedian can't. CORRESPONDENTS from three nets chat with Lt. Gen. Harold George, commanding general of ATC, prior to taking off on the round-the-world flight on the "Globester". Left to right, they are: Ted Malone (American), Gen. George, Dave Driscoll (MBS), Bob Trout (CBS), and Maj. Robert McAndrews, of Headquarters, AAF Office of Radio Production, and former sales promotion head of NBC West Coast. New Relay Station CPs Granted Western Union FCC last week granted applications of Western Union Telegraph Co. for construction permits for a chain of 22 experimental Class 2 microwave relay stations in a "line of sight" relay system extending from New York to Pittsburgh, from Pittsburgh to Washington, from Washington to Philadelphia and from Philadelphia back to New York. Present authorization is second link in continuation of company's development program, ultimate object of which is to obtain a commercial radio relay system connecting all principal traffic centers within the U. S. Previous grant was made by FCC for chain of similar stations at New York, New Brunswick, Bordentown and Camden, N. J. Frequencies from 1853 to 11858 mc will be used with 15 w power at each station and with types AO, Al, A2, A3, A4 and special emissions. Hartman at KROW LOU HARTMAN, released from the Merchant Marine, formerly of KOCY Oklahoma City and WMAQ Chicago, has joined KROW Oakland, Cal., as announcer. Beech-Nut Sponsors BEECH-NUT PACKING Co., New York (Beech-Nut gum), sponsors spot announcements and chainbreaks on more than 150 stations throughout the country, including WLIB WNEW WOR WJZ New York, and "Richard Harkness and the News" three nights a week on WEAF New York. Agency is Newell-Emmett Co., New York. Read Leaves KFQD WALTER L. READ, commercial manager of KFQD Anchorage, Alaska, has joined Radio Specialties Co., Los Angeles, as broadcast sales representative. Firm is distributor for Gates Radio Co in Cal., Nev., U., Ariz., and N. M. Bobbins Emcee FRED ROBBINS, formerly announcer of the Danny Kaye and the Vitalis programs, started Nov. 5 as m.c. of "1280 Club" 6 times weekly, 7:30-10 p.m. on WOV New York. NONPROFIT GROUPS MAY BUY SURPLUSES NONPROFIT educational and public health institutions were granted opportunity to buy surplus property at a discount in a regulation j (SPA No. 14) issued Thursday by the Surplus Property Administration. The discount applies whether made by the institution itself or by a state or local government acting on its behalf. The plan provides a 40% discount from "fair value" of the property. Other nonprofit institutions may purchase at "fair value", which is defined as a price not to exceed the lower price offered at 1 0f any trade level at time of acquisition. Federal Security Agency will determine eligibility to discount Several educational institutions have indicated intent to build FM broadcast stations should trans> mitters and studio equipment turn up in surplus property inventories, So far only communications equipment and components of various sorts have appeared in inventories of the RFC, disposal agency for surplus goods. % An Sonora Schedule SONORA RADIO & TELEVISION Corp.. Chicago (radio receivers), on Nov. li starts using schedule of transcribed station breaks on KHJ Hollywood. Contract is for four weeks. Weiss & Geller Chicago, has the account. Zimmerman to WEMP CAPT. CARL ZIMMERMAN, producer and announcer for front-line pickups on "Army Hour", and Army Radio Officer with RCA in Naples, Rome, France and Germany, is out of Army and L named program director of WEMP Mil waukee. Electroaire Agency Bftol ELECTROAIRE Corp., New York (Electro-Aire Ozone Generator), has pointed A. W. Lewin Co., New York, to handle its advertising. Company has bought participating program "Dorothy " Dick", started Nov. 10 for 13 on WOR New York. Plans are to buy ' other participating shows of the same type. Page 94 • November 12, 1945 BROADCASTING • Broadcast Advertising