Broadcasting (Oct - Dec 1949)

SECOND annual series of New England College Glee Club broadcasts I over New England Regional Network inaugurated as late Sunday afternoon feature. Called Songs from New England Colleges, series features, among others, Yale, U. of New Hampshire and U.S. Coast Guard Academy clubs. Show is sponsored by Merrimac Div. of Monsanto Chemical Co. and is heard over WBZ-WBZA-AM-FM Boston-Springfield. Famous Couple Interviewed VICE PRESIDENT Alben W. Barkley and his bride, the former Mrs. Carleton S. Hadley, were interviewed directly after their wedding ceremony in St. Louis by Bruce Barrington, ;news director for KXOK St. Louis. Interview was aired on ABC through KXOK's facilities. Description of couple as they entered and left church besides eyewitness description of ceremony itself by Helen Hennessy and Al Brandt, KXOK-ABC news. reporters, also was aired by network [through KXOK. 1 Races Filmed OFFICIAL film of each of eight daily races at Fair Grounds in New Orleans is developed, flown to KBTV(TV) Dallas and put on air less than six hours after races are run. Film is that used by track officials and is taken from !)every vantage point, thus allowing televiewers to see race from every angle. Salute to Radio CIVIC, religious and trade union leaders in Seattle area participated in special series of telephone-recorded salutes to radio on occasion of National Radio and Television Week, Oct. 30Nov. 5. Salutes were one-minute in length, and used by KJR Seattle during week celebration. All salutes were rebroadcast Nov. 5, tied together with ;ommentary by John Condon, staff 'innouncer. Idea was originated by I Roland Bradley, station's prtogram ■ lirector. University Format SERIES of educational telecasts planned by Creighton U., Omaha, to 56 seen via WOW-TV that city every ither Wednesday afternoon. Shows jwill present different phases of acaiemic life. I Topical Discussion lIACIAL DISCRIMINATION in Chij'ago was described by three "victims )f the minority situation" in "An ')pen Letter to Mayor Kennelly" on l')ne Week in Chicago last week on '?VMOR (FM). Half-hour uncensored Hocumentary, produced by News Director Robert Schakne, featured Al to derman Archibald Carey reasserting that "discriminatory housing means bad housing for everybody." Union official described a riot in front of his house after union meeting there which was attended by Negroes. Jack Geiger, formerly of International News Service was co-producer. Voices of Experience DONATION day appeal for Crippled Children's Hospital over WTVR (TV) Richmond, Va., featured two "graduates" of hospital itself. Aaron Freeman, who had entered hospital years ago with club feet and spinal injury, hitch-hiked 110 miles to appear on show. Second guest, Arthur Seward, had been polio patient for 12 years in hospital. Their joint appeals and appearances aided immeasurably in station's efforts. Sound portion of show was recorded and rebroadcast over WMBG and WOOD (FM), both ' Richmond, later same evening. Children's Chapel CHILDREN of Ottilie Orphan Home, Jamaica, N. Y., Organist Lowell Patton, Ottilie chaplain. Rev. Dr. Donald W. Ruth, and "Aunt Byrtie" Ladd, CBS contralto, make up staff of Chapel Hour on WWRL Woodside, N. Y. Vested children's choir furnishes music and Rev. Ruth delivers five-minute sermon. Show is being prepared for transcription service on public service time from coast-to-coast early next year by its producer, Tom Wallace Productions, and WWRL. Early, Easy Shopping WITH eye to seeing that Los Angeles does its Christmas shopping "early, conveniently and wisely," KFWB Los Angeles is sponsoring its own Santa Claus in five weekly 45-minute programs. "Santa Claus" offers helpful hints for Christmas shopping, interviews guest personalities and plays records. Children's One World WASHINGTON children learn international relations the easy way due to program carried by WOIC (TV) Washington every Sunday afternoon. One child from a foreign legation meets with local .children in theatre and discusses customs, costumes, speech, songs and occasional youthful pranks of children of his homeland. Show LOS ANGELES BR 04705 is sponsored by Home Appliance Co. and RCA Victor and titled Your Junior Revue. Last Minute Arrangements SCHEDULED broadcast of North Texas State Teacher's College and U. of Houston football game at Denton, Tex., recently, found KWBC Fort Worth unable to get telephone lines from playing field. Undaunted, Manager Lewis Love and Harvey Boyd, special events director, arranged with local fiying school for two planes to fly from Denton airport with tape recorded play-by-play description of each quarter of game. Reels were rushed to airport, flown to Fort Worth, and dropped to KWBC transmitter. Playback had only hour's lag behind actual game. Homeless Dogs NEW contest sponsored by Lewis Food Co. on behalf of Dr. Ross Dog Food over Dog of the Hour gives animals from local pounds opportunities to receive new homes. In five-minute segmerft on KLAC-TV Hollywood, pictures of four dogs are shown. First viewer to call station and ask for certain dog, receives it, providing he promises to give dog good home. Digest at Breakfast TWENTY-minute morning show on WGH Newport News, Va., is designed to give listeners a "quickie" of sports, news and prayer. Bill Diehl, WGH sportscaster, is first to take up mike on Breakfast Special with round-up of overnight and coming sports events. He is followed by Ambert Dail with summary of world, national and state news. Short sermonette concludes show which is bounded on each side by music, weather and time signals. TV Showcase NEW YEAR will initiate new show on WOR-TV New York. Weekly halfhour nighttime period, exact time yet to be determined, will be devoted to trying out programs on one-shot basis. Station will provide facilities to advertising agencies and package producers who wish to try out prospective shows. Interested agencies and producers are invited to contact WOR-TV for discussion of further details. Practical Series NEW SERIES on WSB Atlanta, Ga., is feather in cap of Emory U. Radio Workshop. Series deals with phenomena currently affecting everyday life, with such titles as "Heat Endurance," "Home Sweet Home" and "Education For Marriage" already having been aired. Only professionals appearing on show are Don Stevens, WSB announcer, and Bob Van Camp, station musician. Rest of production is handled entirely by workshop students. Shopping for Younger Set SHOW aimed at children's interests and parents' pocket-books is being telecast at 6 p.m. Thursday over WKYTV Oklahoma City. Toys, books and gimmicks that can be found in local stores are discussed and shown by Larry Cotton, m.c. of Shopping With Cotton. Program is participating, sponsored by stores in Oklahoma City where merchandise used on show can be found. THEM OF W NEW' HITS.' on spec/a/ "DJ" platters* Dear Hearts and Gentle People ^ I Must Have Done Something Wonderful DJ-806 Echoes Careless Kisses DJ-805 The Light In Your Eyes ^ ^ Vienna, My City of Dreams DJ-807 *"DJ" disks are special plalfers for disk jocltey and radio sialion usel Shov/s with a Hoiiywood heritage * Member N-AB ROADCASTING • Telecasting