Broadcasting (Jan - Mar 1950)

(^TEW series of programs designed ^ to acquaint listeners in Kansas with Wichita manufacturing enijrprise inaugurated by KFH Wichita, rograms are conducted in various lanufacturing plants and, by means If wire recorder, aired each Sunday fternoon. Series, entitled Let's Go 'isiting, is designed to tell background tory of industry, factual information 'bout growth and development and ;icludes interviews with employes. Ken navis, KFH evening news editor, conucts series, outline of which is worked ut jointly by Wichita Chamber of :ommerce and KFH news bureau. WBZ Programs f'IDE coverage of activities ushering ew Year presented by WBZ-AM-TV Boston and WBZA Springfield. In ad(ition to carrying New Year's Eve telebrations and football games the ■ation over, Westinghouse outlets also 3vered inauguration of John Hynes (s Boston's new mayor. Mayor Hynes' haugural talk after swearing-iri cere(lonies also was carried. Another iighlight was presentation on TV of fi. Billy Graham, evangelist. I j New Faces On WRC lOME new faces have been introduced )n WRC Washington's Saturday afterioon lineup. Covering four-hour peiod, performers in this category inlude Connie B. Gay with new hilly record program. The Connie B. 'O!/ Show; Stuart Finley, emcee of "apitol Scrapbook program, featuring iranscribed music, comments by Mr. "inley on Washington lore and news eports; also, Teen-Y's, half hour orum on teen age problems planned ind presented by student members of IS^ashington Y-Teen Clubs at nine ocal high schools with cooperation of j'WCA. ' Documentary By WCSI •ROGRAM, Then and Now, documenary broadcast, aired Jan. 1 by WCSI tolumbus, Ind. One and one-half hour how featured excerpts from imporlant historical developments between S32 and 1946. Program also featured iddress by member of British Intellilence Service. Station sent promotion ID program to all schools in Southern Indiana. Show was sponsored by Arvin Radio Co. 'Forgotten Man' Remembered COMMUNITY druggist, sometimes called medicine's forgotten man, had his inning Dec. 17, from 8:30-9 p.m. when WNAC-TV Boston presented telecast in his honor. Show was in form of special druggists' roundtable built around The Contribution of the Druggist to the Community, and featured as speakers distinguished representatives of drug and radio fields including Linus Travers, executive vice president and general manager of Yankee Network, who originally conceived idea. Added highlight was showing of drug store's prescription book, pharmacist's scale, graduates, mortars, pestles and other appurtenances of druggist's vocation. Mr. Prime Minister OPEN LETTERS to the Canadian Prime Minister being aired weekly on CBL Toronto and Trans-Canada network. Program, entitled Mr. Prime Minister, was suggested by Canadian Premier Louis St. Laurent when he asked women voters interested in welfare of the country to send him letters. Show is quarter-hour afternoon feature, with prominent Canadian women making recommendations on various topics. First few weeks were devoted to old age pensions, immigration, education, employment, health, finance, consumer and minority topics. News of 1949 STORIES that made headlines during past year, filmed by Telenews, made up A Year's Review of the News of 19i9 over WMAL-TV Washington last week. Stories for one-hour show were selected, edited and narrated by Bryson Rash, special features director of WMAL and WMAL-TV. Important news stories seen on special program included crash of the DC-4 at National Airport that killed 55 people and complete sports review including World Series. Legislative Coverage OLDEST legislative body in the nation— ^General Assembly of Commonwealth of Virginia — will get thorough 04705 coverage by WMBG Richmond and its FM afiBliate WCOD from Jan. 18 when new governor, John S. Battle, takes office. Stations have arranged to present daily 15-minute programs direct from House of Delegates in State Capitol. Day's business will be reviewed and guest interviews will be conducted with legislators from all sections of state. This marks third session stations have covered. WNBW's Junior Review WNBW (TV) Washington starts New Year with new hour-long TV variety show. Your Junior Review, sponsored by Home Appliance Co. Featuring talented Washington children, show is emceed by Sylvia Devey who recruits amateur program talent from local schools and teachers. Show includes permanent line of local teen-agers and interview by Miss Devey each week with youngster from one Washington embassy or legation. Program is handled for sponsor by Robert J. Andrews Adv. WORLD LIBRARY 9 New Clients, 13 Renewals WORLD Broadcasting System, New York, has announced renewals and extensions of contracts by 13 stations for continued use of the firm's transcribed library service, and addition of nine stations to its subscribers. Stations adding service are: WPTW Piqua. Ohio; WROW Albany, N. Y.; WMLN Mt. Clemens, Mich.; KTTS Springfield, Mo.; KOH Reno, Nev.; WNDB Daytona Beach, Fla.; WREC Memphis; KOIN Portland, Ore.; KLPM Mlnot, N. D. Stations renewing are: WBUZ Bradbury Heights, Md.; KVOR Colorado Springs; KSLO Opelousas, La.; KBIZ Ottumwa, la.; KPLC Lake Charles, La.; WKAY Glasgow. Ky.; KVMV Twin Falls, Idaho; KXRN Benton. Wash.; KVOG Ogden. Utah; WXAL Demopolis, Ala,; KVAN Vancouver, Wash.; KUOA Siloam Springs, Ark., and WJLB Detroit. Associated Adds 18 ASSOCIATED Program Service has announced 18 additional radio and television stations have contracted for its transcribed library and program service. The new outlets taking the service are: CKCL Truro, N. S.; WMUU Greenville, S. C; WFNC Fayetteville, N. C; WGGH Marion, 111.; WJAC-TV Johnstown, Pa.; WFMH Cullman, Ala.; CKAC Montreal; KCSJ Pueblo, Col.; KRON-TV San Francisco; WEB J Brewton, Ala.; KGAR Garden Citv, Kan.; KIBE Palo Alto, Calif.; WCUD Cleveland; WDTV(TV) Pittsburgh; WCHA Chambersburg, Pa.; KXOC Chico, Calif.; WRGB (TV) Schenectady, N. Y.; WXEL (TV) Cleveland, Ohio. WOl-FM Sells FM EVERY radio dealer in Ames, Iowa (population 30,000), sold out of FM sets in a short time when WOI-FM, Iowa State College station, announced that for the first time all college basketball games would be broadcast by the new FM outlet, station reports. In addition WOI-FM is carrying high school games, cooperating with KASI Ames, daylight AM outlet. DISC JOCKEY Ken Ash of WHAV Haverhill, Mass., finds he must keep both ears to the grindstone to make a success of his job as conductor of the station's Saturday night All Request Dancing Party. As proof of his success, the local phone company complained that WHAV was tying up phone lines every Saturday night, and an automatic counter was put on the station's two trunk lines to check on uncompleted calls. During one two-and-a-half-hour show, Mr. Ash managed, along with other duties, to answer 117 calls, but the automatic check showed that 1,765 uncompleted calls came to the station during the show. WHAV salesmen now refer prospective clients to phone company records for proof of the station's audience. ALL of U. of Pittsburgh's home basketball games will be aired by WCAE Pittsburgh this season. Shows with a Hollywood heritage ★ Member N-AB LilG-WflRTH FEATURE PROGRAMS. Inc. 113 W . 5 7 t h S T R E E T NEW YORK 19, N.Y. J^etwork Calibre Programs at Cocal Station Cost ROADCASTING • Telecasting January 9, 1950 • Page 63