Broadcasting (Oct - Dec 1945)

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Fulton Lewis jr. enjoys "top billing" on a dally circuit of 184 stations. He combines good reporting with good showmanship to build an audience that believes in him and the scores of local advertisers he represents. If you're looking for a spot in one of the few cities in which Pulton Lewis jr. is still available — wire, phone or write at once to — Cooperative Program Department MUTUAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM 1440 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y. Mr. Wall WALL IS BACK AT NBC IN FINANCE POSITION CHARLES A. WALL, Col., AUS, has returned to NBC as administrative assistant to John H. MacDonald, vice-president in charge of finance, after an outstanding Army career. Mr. Wall was business manager of NBC's program department when he was ordered to active duty as a captain in May 1941. His new duties will include handling special financial, personnel and service assignments as well as assisting in supervision of the network's business operations. In military service Col. Wall first served on Governor's Island, developing plans for the internal security of the New York area. After an assignment in the personnel division of the general staff in Washington, he was named assistant chief of staff, G-3, of the Amphibious Force, Atlantic Fleet, at Norfolk, serving there for 15 months. Going overseas on special assignment in January 1944, Col. Wall landed on Omaha Beach,Normandy, on D-Day, with initial assault elements of the provisional engineer special brigade group. Regularly assigned to 12th Army Group headquarters, Col, 'Wall was G?3 liaison officer between that organization and other Allied armies through the France, Belgium, Luxembourg and German campaigns. Early this year he was made chief of the G-3 operations section of 12th Army Group headquarters in Germany. Col. Wall holds the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, American Defense Medal, American Theater Medal and the European Theater Medal with five battle stars and invasion arrowhead. He also has decorations from the British, French, Luxembourg and Belgian governments. Dyke Brigadier General KENNETH R. DYKE was promoted to brigadier general, as of Oct 26, the War Dept. announced last week. Before entering service, he was NBC advertising and promotion director. He is now chief of the Civil Information & Education Section with U. S. Forces in Japan. [Broadcasting, Nov. 5]. Button to NBC MAJ. ROBERT E. BUTTON, former assistant commercial program manager of the Blue network when it was a part of NBC in 1940, has rejoined NBC as assistant to Thomas McCray, eastern program manager. In 1939 he joined the NBC guest relations department and has been on military leave since 1941. Pearl Bites Back TWO years ago Bob Davis, NBC trade news editor, ate an oyster, bit into something hard, found it was a pearl and was gratified with his good fortune. Last week, Bob wound up a long series of dental treatments minus the tooth that bit the pearl, whose value, he says, was much less than the amount of the dentist's bill. Mr. Rumple RUMPLE QUITS NAB FOR NBC RESEARCH BARRY T. RUMPLE rejoined NBC last Wednesday after a fourmonth term as NAB research director (Closed Circuit Nov. 12). He became manager of the NBC research department under Hugh M. Beville Jr., who returned to NBC some weeks ago as director of research. Mr. Rumple takes the post he held before joining NAB last summer. At NBC he will be directly responsible for all research department operations. . On leaving NAB Mr. Rumple expressed his regret that he could not remain with the association. He was unable to find a place to live within commuting distance of Washington. He first joined NBC in 1930 as a statistical clerk, being sent to Chicago in 1934 to organize and supervise a branch of the network's statistical department. In September 1936 he returned to New York to become assistant chief statistician and later chief statistician under Mr. Beville. When the latter joined the Army in 1942 he was named research manager. He is a graduate of Rutgers U. where he majored in economics and statistics. Rocky Mountain Council Reports on Year's Work ROCKY MOUNTAIN Radio Council, Denver, broadcast 419 programs for 19 educational and civic organizations in the year ended July 31, 1945, according to a summary booklet submitted by Council Director Robert B. Hudson to officers and members. Eighteen stations carried Council broadcasts, which altogether totaled 2,139 — or 553 hours 10 minutes of broadcast time. Council membership includes colleges, universities, women's groups, library organizations, medical society, and farm groups. Besides planning and producing programs in cooperation with member agencies, the Council aided other organizations in preparing material for broadcast. Page 34 • November 19, 1945 BROADCASTING • Broadcast Advertisin g