Broadcasting (Jan - Mar 1949)

NAB BOARD New Directors Experienced SIX new NAB directors who will attend their first board meetings during the Chicago convention [Broadcasting, Feb. 28], bring to the board extensive experience in station operation along with backgrounds in state association and NAB committee activities. They will attend the board's April 9 all-day meeting as guests. At that time six directors will complete their service. Among them will be Paul W. Morency, WTIC Hartford, director at large for large stations. Mr. Morency has been a leading figure in NAB affairs since its organization in 1923 and has served on the board much of the time. He has served continuously since 1939 as either director-at-large or director for District 1. The new board will meet April 14-15 after the convention, a twoday meeting being scheduled because of the expected list of major industry problems to be worked out after the Management Conference. Brief biographical sketches of the new directors follow: JAMES D. SHOUSE, elected as one of the two directors-at-large for large stations, is president of Crosley Broadcasting Corp. and a vice president and director of Avco. Mfg. Corp. Twice in the past decade he has served as an NAB director at large and was director of District? (Ky., Ohio), 1945-47. Born in Newcastle, Ky., in 1903, Mr. Shouse received a master's degrees in economics at U. of Cincinnati; taught market research; sold advertising for Liberty magazine; joined CBS Chicago where he handled many leading national advertisers; spent a year at StackGoble as Swift account executive in 1936-7, returning to CBS Chicago; named general manager of KMOX St. Louis, CBS-owned, in 1938; named Crosley vice president at time WLW put out 500 kw, and operated jointly with WSAI. KENYON BROWN, elected director-at-large for medium stations, is serving his first term on the board, but has been active in NAB affairs both at KWFT Wichita Falls and at h i s predecessor post, KOMA Oklahoma City. Last year he was chairman of the District Resolutions Committee and has been a member of NAB executive committees. Born in Kansas City in 1913, his first job was as instructor at First Page 30 • March 7, 1949 Mr. Shouse National Radio & Television School, Kansas City. He still holds a first class ticket. He was engineer and announcer at the former KXBY Kansas City; announcer at KCKN Kansas City; announcer and sportscaster at Iowa Broadcasting Co. stations; active in sales at KVOO Tulsa, and then general manager of KOMA. FRANK U. FLETCHER, WARLFM Arlington, Va., becomes a board member for the first time, representing Class A FM stations. As s e c r et a r ytreasurer of Virginia Assn. of Broadcasters and as a radio attorney he is familiar with overall industry problems. Mr. Fletcher was born in 1912 at Sparta, N. C. Mr. Fletcher Ha took pre-legal work at North Carolina State, law at Wake Forest College of Law and did graduate work at Duke Law School under NAB President Justin Miller, then dean of the school. He joined the FCC law staff in 1934; moved into private practice in 1939 with Stephens, Spearman, Sykes & Roberson; in 1942 joined law staff of Alien Property Custodian; during war handled ordnance contract work for Army; returned to radio law practice in 1945. He is half-owner of WARL and WARL-FM. ALLEN M. WOODALL, new director representing District 5, is president and general manager of WDAK Columbus, Ga., and vice Mr. Woodall president of WCOS Columbia, S. C. He has been active in the Georgia Assn. of Broadcasters, of which he is immediate past president, and is chairman of the 1949 U. or Georgia Institute. Mr. W o 0 d a 11 was born in 1902 at Columbus; graduate, U. of 1 '^H^B Georgia, 19 2 3; '^T'aM worked 1923 38 on Athens and Columbus newspapers; became advertising manager of Alabama Journal, Montgomery, 1938; when paper was sold to opposition daily in 1940 he went over to WSFA Montgomery; returned to Columbus in 1923 when WDAK moved there from West Point, Ga., as station manager and partner; formed Radio Columbus Inc. in 1945 and bought WEAK from original owners; active in civic and religious (Methodist) affairs. FRANK MERRILL LINDSAY Jr. (he uses Merrill), new director-atlarge for small stations, pictures the job "as being one to represent small stations. Period." He has been general manager of WSOY Decatur, 111. (formerly W J B L ) since 1989 and doubles in commentator and sports roles. His industry activities include NAB committees and Mr. Lindsay presidency of Illinois Broadcasters Assn. where he is serving a second term. Mr. Lindsay was born in 1910 at Decatur; graduated from Kenyon College where he was active in athletics, and received MBA degree in 1935 at Harvard Business School; radio ham for years; went to work on Decatur newspapers in 1935, on the business side, and be-, came WJBL business manager in' 1937; during war was active in: Navy radar, becoming lieutenant commander. GLENN SHAW, elected director for District 15, entered radio in 1932 as a hobby in Ogden, Utah, reading news articles over KLO ^^^^^^ _ that city. A year Hf^^Si^ later he joined Tip KSL Salt Lake ■K^ 1 City as announc , \ -W er and developed f ^ ' many child prodi L^'A''.*^^yB gies into stars. ^^^1 became an 1^^^ ^i^^l nouncer-producer, then chief announcer and Mr. Shaw moved up to production manager and program director. In 1944 Mr. Shaw turned to national selling and in 1944 became general manager of KLX Oakland, his present post. He takes part in civic activities and is chairman of the Bishop's Council in the Oakland area of the Mormon Church. He was last president of Northern California Broadcasters Assn., merged last year into the present statewide association. CONVENTION Exhibitors, Sites Listed Mr. Brown THIRTY-SIX exhibitors will display their products and services in the largest equipment exposition in NAB history during the Engineering and Management conference to be held during NAB Convention Week April 6-13. Displays will be set up in the Exposition Hall and foyer of the Hotel Stevens, Chicago, as well as in exhibit rooms on the fifth floor. Heavy equipment will be centered in Exposition Hall, immediately beneath the hotel's main lobby. The foyer of the hall will be included, with displays occupying 32,500 square feet. Space has been allocated by NAB in the large hall as well as in the fifth floor exhibit rooms. Arthur C. Stringer, NAB staff director, again is in charge of the exhibits. Only One of Its Kind The display of AM, FM, TV and facsimile equipment is the only exposition of its type in the country, he pointed out. Exhibitors are planning to show new transmitters. tubes, components, towers and other items. The service firms will show the latest in transcription programs and libraries along with recording equipment. A feature of the heavy equipment exhibit during the convention will be demonstration of the kinescope television recording process in operation. The show will open at 9 a.m. April 7, just prior to formal opening of the Engineering Conference. Exhibitors List List of exhibitors in Exposition Hall as announced by Mr. Stringer : Amperex Electronic Corp.; Andrew Corp.; Collins Radio Co.; Communication Products Co. ; Daven Co.; Allen B. DuMont Labs; Encyclopaedia Britannica; Federal Telephone & Radio Corp.; Gates Radio Co.; General Electric Co.; Graybar Electric Co.; Machlett Labs; RCA Victor Division; Radio Inventions Inc.; Raytheon Mfg. Co. ; Stewart-Warner Electric Division; Western Electric Co.; West inghouse Electric Corp.; Broadcast Music Inc. Some of the heavy equipment exhibitors also will have fifth-floor rooms. Exhibitors on this floor: Associated Program Service; Capitol Records Inc., Transcription Division; Collins Radio Co.; Daven Co.; Fairchild Recording Equipment Corp.; Federal Telephone & Radio Corp.; Harry S. Goodman Radio Productions; Graybar Electric Co.; International News Service, Television Dept.; Lang-Worth Feature Programs Inc.; London Library Service; Machlett Labs; Magnecord Inc.; NBC Radio Recording Division; Presto Recording Corp.; RCA Victor Division; Radio Television Publicity Corp.; Radiotime Inc.; SESAC Inc.; Standard Radio Transcription Services Inc.; Western Electric Co.; Westinghouse Electric Corp.; Wincharger Corp.; Federic W. Ziv Co.; BMB; BML BROADCASTING • Tclccastinj