Broadcasting (Jan - Mar 1950)

Feature (Continued from page 12) determine winners. Similar procedure was followed in the earlier selection of state and regional winners. Students voiced their own scripts in the local live competitions as well as in the transcribed competitions. The junior chamber arranged local contests through its chapters, working in cooperation with NAB member stations and radio dealers. It also arranged state judging panels, with broadcasters producing the transcriptions. Twelve regional winners were selected from the state winners. The four national winners wll receive |500 scholarships and other prizes in Washington ceremonies during the week of Feb. 19-25. In addition to the awards luncheon, they will be guests of President Truman, members of Congress and cabinet members as well as participate in broadcasts and telecasts. At historic Williamsburg, Va., they will repeat their winning scripts in the House of Burgesses as guests of Colonial Williamsburg Inc. Members of the board of judges are Morgan Beatty, NBC commentator; Associate Justice Tom C. Clark, of the U. S. Supreme Court; Mrs. Raymond Clapper; Douglas Southall Freeman, editor and author; Andrew D. Holt, president. National Educational Assn.; J. Edgar Hoover, director, FBI; Edward R. Murrow, CBS commentator; James Stewart, actor. anaaement LEO HOWARD, formerly commer^ cial manager of WKY Oklahoma City, joins KDMS, new 1 kw outlet on 1290 kc in El Dorado, Ark., as manager. KDMS will be completed in late February. Meantime, Mr. Howard is headquartering in Texarkana, Tex. WILTON GUNZENDORFER resigns as general manager of KROW Oakland, Calif. Before going to KROW, he was manager of KSFO San Francisco, manager of KSRO Santa Rosa for six years and before that with Don Lee Network for seven years. His future plans have not been announced. Mr. GunzendorfetjQjjj^ PATTISON WILLIAMS, executive vice president of WING Dayton and WIZE Springfield, Ohio, is the father of a girl, Susan Davenport. DAVID W. ADAMS, formerly commercial manager of KCBS San Bernardino, Calif., promoted to general manager of station. Station also has announced expansion of its offices at 770 Mill St. FRED SHAW, formerly commercial manager of CFAC Calgary, Alta., appointed manager of CJCJ Calgary, NEED MORE COVERAGE? Smart advertisers know from experience that KFYR's almost-incredible coverage, coupled wfith intense listener-loyalty, is a combination that can't be beat for moving merchandise from dealers' shelves to farm (and city) homes. KFYR's policy of building programs especially designed for folks of the Upper Midwest pays off at the cash register. Ask any John Blal.' man to give you the facts. KFYR 550 KC 5000 WATTS NBC AFFILIATE -BISMARCK, N. DAK. succeeding DONALD H. McKAY. who was recently elected mayor of Calgary for 1950. HARRY WHITE succeeds LARRY SCHEER as general manager of KWTC Barstow, Calif. ARTHUR E. HALEY, general manager of WBMS Boston, resigns. His future plans have not been announced. ROBERT McCLELLAN, formerly in sales at KTXL San Angelo, Tex., appointed manager of station. He has been with KTXL since its inception in 1947. ALBERT E. FOSTER, former director of media for Lever Bros., appointed station manager of WLAW Lawrence, Mass., in charge of operations and personnel at Boston, Lowell and Lawrence offices and studios and transmitter at Burlington. He had been with Lever organization for 25 years, principally in advertising. MIKE HOPKINS, formerly of CHUM Toronto, appointed manager of CKLB (formerly CKDO) Oshawa, Ont. TOM KRITSER, formerly with KTSA San Antonio and later manager of KDDD Dumas, Tex., appointed manager of KGNC Amarillo. He began his radio career 10 years ago with KGNC, and most recently was sales manager of that station. BENEDICT GIMBEL Jr., president and general manMr. Kritser ager of WIP-AMF M Philadelphia, named to sponsoring committee of Radio & Television Award Dinner slated for New York in March. CHARLES H. GARLAND, general manager of KOOL Phoenix, Ariz., and Avis Dear have announced their marriage. HOMER GRIFFITH of KAFY Bakersfield, Calif., executive staff, and formerly head of his own radio representative firm, and Myrtle May Morgan have announced their marriage. Set Production (Continued from page 26) try has testified to the contrary and believes more time is needed to develop color television. The industry also hopes that no color system will be authorized which will make obsolete the more than 3,500,000 television sets in use today. RMA hopes these complex problems may be resolved through the establishment of the proposed allindustry National Television System Committee which would recommend standards for the future operation of color television stations just as a similar committee did for black-and-white television in 1941. About 40% of the population of the United States is still outside the range of the nearly 100 television stations on the air, but the 50-odd areas that have television service today are far from saturated. Unlike the radio field, the television industry is not in the replacement business. Almost every TV receiver sold today goes into a home that hasn't had television before. And there are plenty of homes not yet equipped with their first TV set— about 88% of them — in TV reception areas. Present prices on television receivers are within the range of most family budgets, and a tour of any TV area will show about as many aerials on modest row houses as in well-to-do suburban areas. Today's vast radio audience was made possible by the low-priced radio, and the day is not far off when large volume production will make the television receiver almost as accessible. CAB Board Meeting INCREASED commissions for Canadian advertising agencies, copyright fees for music and NARBA will be topics featured at the first 1950 meeting of the board of directors of Canadian Assn. of Broadcasters, held at the King Edward Hotel, Toronto, Feb. 6-9. The new schedule of depreciation allowances announced by Canada's Dept. of National Revenue at the year-end, and future hearings of the Royal Commission on Arts, Letters and Sciences, also will be discussed at the meeting. Final plans for the CAB annual convention, March 27-30, at Niagara Falls, Ont., are also on the agenda. Page 28 • January 16, 1950 CLARK NAMED Is Pearson Chicago Chief GEORGE W. CLARK, who has been associated with the John E. Pearson Co., station representative, since May, 1949, has been named manager of the Chicago oflFice, effective immediately. John P. Rohrs, formei'ly with Belknap & Thompson, Chicago, will join the firm's Chicago sales staff. For s e ve r a 1 y«ars Mr. Claris was manager oi the Chicago office of WLW Cincinnati. Later he was assistant manager of WLW's New York office. He resigned from that post to join MBS and from there moved to the Grant Advertising Agency for more than a year before joining the Pearson firm. Mr. Rohrs has been associate c with the B & T firm as promotioi director, selling advertising ani servicing both large and small promotions for such companies as John F. Jelke, Hotpoint, Thor anc Peter Fox Brewing. BROADCASTING • Telecastinf Mr. Clark