Broadcasting (Apr - Jun 1949)

m Respects (Continued from page hU) eompanied Nobel Prize Winner tthur Compton on a cosmic ray basuring expedition to Mt. Evans, After taking a PhD in physics 1932, he returned to Westinguse as a designer of X-ray tubes its Bloomfield, N. J. plant. Two ars later he joined Doolittle & Mknor, Chicago consulting engiers, and when Frank Falknor ft the firm in 1933 to become chief tgineer at WBBM Chicago, Dr. |idrew remained as chief engineer Doolittle Radio Inc. Late in 1936, he hung out his m shingle — "Victor J. Andrew, sanufacturer and Consulting Engineer"— from a six-room rented up^use on Chicago's south side. His Willy employe was a high school )y, who helped out after school t ltd on Saturdays. I At the end of two years. Dr. intidrew was grossing only $24,000 . tnually, so he purchased a buniir|low near Chicago's Municipal 'jirport in the hope he could inilease his revenue by working on ound stations for airlines. The islea clicked. [| Demand for coaxial cables, his iecialty, increased so much that jljl 1941 he found it necessary to ii|ke over a public garage with an ea of 12,000 square feet. His 1942 gross was $294,000, and "< 1943 and 1944 business topped He acquired another #00,000. "•krage and, later, a small office lilding, for a total of 40,000 puare feet. Blueprints were tjjjarted for a modern plant on 460 ! !*.res in suburban Orland Park, itnlhere the company maintains a j'l'nall research laboratory. U The Andrew Corp.'s wartime «|ak was $812,000 in 1945, but two ears later when FM stations parted sprouting, the company ■ached a high of $1,580,000. FM ation men found that about 15% their construction budget went Ito Andrew transmission lines, antennas and consulting engineering 'Mervice. The Andrew organization is aique because it is as much planjbr as manufacturer. And to make are its identity as a consulting jrvice is not lost, the boss himself ikes to the road one-third of the In Altoona, Pa., It's ROY F. THOMPSON and II 3 A prize radio combination in the rich industrial market of Central Pennsylvania. Represented by ROBERT MEEKER ASSOCIATES GANNETT CONCLAVE DeLaney Named Chairman C. GLOVER DeLANEY, general manager of WTHT Hartford, has been elected chairman of the Gannett Group radio stations for the coming year. He replaces Dale Taylor, general manager of WENY Elmira, N. Y. Robert J. Burow, station and promotion manager of WDAN Danville, 111., is the new secretary. Officers were elected at the windup of a two-day radio conference held May 12-13 at the Statler Hotel, Washington, by the Gannett Group. Members of the FCC were honor guests at a dinner. The conference agenda included a talk on Gannett radio operations by Paul Miller, Gannett Group vice president and coordinator of the six stations in the group. Gunnar O. Wiig, general manager of WHEC Rochester, called for closer group cooperation including legal and news services. Mr DeLaney reported on reduction of overhead at WTHT, with a roundtable on costs following his talk. Bernard O'Brien, chief engineer at WHEC, outlined the status of Gannett AM, FM and TV facilities, Management time. He spends considerable time at Havana, where he maintains headquarters for his export business, for the cultivation of Latin American friendships, and for "writing and rest." In Dr. Andrew's opinion, the countries south of the border are 30 years behind the United States. He is reassured of this on each visit, and likes to go there to reflect how far America has gone since he was a boy. It helps him chart a future course for his company, he says. He wishes the State Dept. was more aware of the technical, economic, and political "incompetence" of these countries. "The Department should find ways and means of helping them rather than proceed on the assumption that they are our equal," he suggests. While Dr. Andrew's hobby is economics and international travel, that of his wife, Aileen, is sociology. Half-owner of the Andrew Corp., she has charge of personnel. The Andrews were married in 1922 when she was employed with a Wall St. brokerage firm and he was at the Signal Corps Labs at nearby Ft. Monmouth. Their two children — Edward, 13, and Juanita, 10 — attend school in Havana. They speak Spanish fluently. Dr. Andrew maintains engineering as well as economic contacts in all the Caribbean countries, Mexico and Central America. He is planning trips to South America and Europe in the near future. Past chariman of the Chicago Section of IRE and active in the Chicago Radio Engineers Club, he is author of 27 technical articles on all phases of radio engineering. In the field of broadcasting economics, he has written a continuing study of "Profit Opportunities for New Stations" in three annual instalments and his "Industry Barometer," published last fall, has been widely circulated. reviewed results of the NAB Engineering Conference last month. Participating in an FM discussion were Edward L. Sellers, FM Assn. executive director, and two FMA board members, Ben Strouse, WWDC Washington, and Everett L. Dillard, WASH Washington. John R. Henzel, general manager of WHDL Olean, N. Y., discussed listener reaction to FM. Mr. DeLaney reviewed TV from listener and sponsor viewpoints, with effect on AM and FM. Mr. Wiig called for more radio-newspaper cooperation in handling local news. Bill Gold, Washington Post columnist, discussed that paper's newscasts. Vern Croop, in charge of Gannett's Washington Bureau, reviewed the Capital situation. Competitive angles of the Albany market were covered by Russell B. Wilde, general manager of WABY Albany. Mr. Burow told about sales promotion in Danville and relations between newspaper and station. Mr. Wiig went into group advertising of Gannett station markets, reporting on efforts to develop a uniform signaturecut. Mr. Taylor analyzed contract trends and employments. Guests at the second-day luncheon were Justin Miller, NAB president; A. D. Willard Jr., executive BASIL BREWER, owner of WNBHWPMR New Bedford, and WCOB W. Yarmouth, Mass., and publisher of New Bedford StandardTimes, will appear on ABC TV-AM broadcast of On Trial today (May 23). He will uphold negative side of topic, "Should the Lodge Gossett Amendment Be Adopted?" EVAN H. HUGHES, program director and publicity chief at KVOL and KVOL-FM Lafayette, La., has been promoted to manager of stations. F. H. ELPHICKE, manager of CKWX Vancouver, has been elected to executive committee of the Advertising & Sales Bureau of Vancouver. As past chairman of bureau, he will be chairman of 46th annual convention of Advertising Assn. of the West meet at Hotel Vancouver June 26-30. vice president, and Robert K. Richards, director of publications and public relations. Max Everett, of Everett-McKinney Inc., representative, reported on the national sales picture and ways of getting business. Each station briefly reviewed its local sales and prospects. A discussion of BMB followed. Mr. Taylor introduced an NBC film, "Behind Your Radio Dial." Mr. Hughes SMALLER PRESSINGS i MORE PROGRAM = LOWER COST! Record Your Programs By The Sensational New COLUMBIA (Ljj) MICROGROOVE METHOD More For Your Money! * Substantially Lower Cost Per Record * More Program Time Per 12" Disc Than On Present 16" Record 12" Record Plays 20 Minutes, each side 10" Plays 13 Minutes, each side. Full Columbia Transcription Quality Maintained Throughout. 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