Broadcasting (Oct - Dec 1950)

NATIONAL NIELSEN-RATINGS* TOP RADIO PROGRAMS (TOTAL U. S. AREA, INCLUDING SMALL-TOWN, FARM AND URBAN HOMES — and including TELEPHONE and NON-TELEPHONE HOMES) REGULAR WEEK NOV. 5-11, 1950 Current Rank EVENING 1 Previous Rank Programs ONCE-A-WEEK (Average For All Programs) 1 Lux Radio Theatre (CBS) 2 2 Jack Benny Show (CBS) 3 6 Amos 'n' Andy (CBS) 4 4 Charlie McCarthy Show (CBS) 5 12 Fibber McGee and Molly (NBC) 6 5 Godf-ey's Ta'ent Scoots (CBS) 7 11 Mr. Chameleon (CBS) 8 39 Our Miss Brooks (CBS) 9 3 My Friend Irma (CBS) 10 22 Red S!telton (CBS) EVENING, MULTI-WEEKLY (Average For All Programs) 1 1 Beulah (CBS) 2 3 Oxydol Show (CBS) 3 6 Lowe'l Thomas (CBS) WEEKDAY (Average For All Programs) 1 3 Arthur Godfrey (Ligg. & Myers) (CBS) 2 1 Romance of Helen Trent (CBS) 3 6 Ma Perkins (CBS) 4 7 Wendy Warren and the News (CBS) . . 5 2 Our Gal, Sunday (CBS) Current Rating Homes % (8.7) 20.8 18.9 17.6 16.8 14.8 13.8 13.6 13.4 13.3 13.2 (5.0) 9.5 8.7 8.2 (5.2) 9.5 8.2 8.0 8.0 7.8 Current Rank 6 7 8 9 10 DAY, 1 2 3 Previous Rank 14 11 22 10 SUNDAY 1 2 3 Current Rating Homes % 7.7 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.1 (Average For All Programs) (3.1) Programs AHhur Godfrey (Nabisco) (CBS) . Cha'lenqe of the Yukon (CBS) . . . . Arthur Godfrey (Gold Seal) (CBS) Big Sister (CBS) Arthur Godfrey (Toni) (CBS) True Detective Mysteries (MBS) Shadow (MBS) Martin Kane, Private Eye (MBS) 7.9 7.8 6.7 DAY, SATURDAY (Average For All Programs) (5.2) 1 Armstrong Theatre (CBS) 3 Stars 0"er Hollywood (CBS) 2 Grand Central Station (CBS) 10.2 9.2 9.0 Copyright 1950 by A. C. NIELSEN CO. NOTE: Number of homes is obtained by aoplying the "NIELSENRATING" (%) to 40,700,000— the 1950 estimate of Total United States Radio Homes. (*) Homes reached during all or any part of the program, except for home listening only 1 to 5 minutes. RADIO INSTITUTE Georgia Group To Meet FEATURING subjects of practical interest to Georgia broadcasters and radio students, the Georgia Radio Institute will hold its sixth annual session in the Henry W. Grady School of Journalism, U. of Georgia, Athens, April 5-7, 1951. The Radio Institute is sponsored jointly by the Grady School and the Georgia Assn. of Broadcasters. Date for the session was announced by "Red" Cross of WMAZ Macon, chairman of the Institute Committee, and Dean John E. Drewry of the Grady School, following a meeting between the committee and the GAB in Macon. Ray Ringson, WRDW Augusta, GAB president, announced that the Institute Committee, in addition to Mr. Cross, would include former Gov. Ed Rivers, WGOV Valdosta; L. H. Christian. WRFC Athens; A. D. (Jess) Willard, WGAC Augusta; and Billy Woodall, WDWD Dawson. Two advisory committees also have been formed. One of these is made up of radio instructors from those Georgia colleges offering broadcasting majors to their students. It consists of Worth McDougald and A. Mell Lunceford Jr., Grady School, U. of Ga. ; Raymond B. Nixon and Bradford Ans ley, Emory U.; and Miss Joyce Miller and Mrs. Anne Griffin, Wesleyan College. The other advisory committee is composed of former Institute chairmen, among whom are Wilton Cobb, WMAZ Macon: Dwight Bruce, WTOC Savannah; Marcus Bartlett, WSB Atlanta; Allen M, Woodall, WDAK Columbus; and Lewis Doster, WGAU Athens. Proposed subjects for the Institute meeting include religious broadcasting, news, television, sales, advertising, promotion, policy, and women in broadcasting. J. C. Cites WJR WITH the presentation of a resolution citing WJR Detroit for outstanding public service the Detroit Junior Board of Commerce urged the FCC to grant the G. A. (Dick) Richards' station a license renewal. The presentation, approved by the executive committee, was made by Carl Z. Millen, president of the Jaycees, to Worth Kramer, vice president and general manager of WJR, at the December luncheon meeting of the organization. The resolution pointed out that Mr. Richards has been a leader in the community. Copies of the resolution are being sent to the FCC and to President Truman. Radio Station and Newspaper Appraisals Tax, estate and many other personal problems create the need for an independent appraisal. Extensive experience and a national organization enable BlackburnHamilton Company to make accurate, authoritative appraisals in minimum time. Appraisals • IVegotiations • Financing BLACKBURN-HAMILTON COMPANY RADIO STATION AND NEWSPAPER BROKEKS WASHINGTON, D. C. CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO Harold R. Murphy Ray V. Hamilton James W. Blackburn Washington Bldg. SterUnc 4341-2 360 N. Mich. Ave. Randolph 6-4550 235 Montgomery St. Exhrook 2-5672 GUYANT NAMED To Head Conlan & Assoc. JOHN GUYANT, a vice president of Robert S. Conlan & Assoc., Inc., Kansas City, Mo., last Tuesday was elected president of the radio and television research firm, succeeding Robert S. Conlan, founder, who died Dec. 12. [Broadcasting • Telecasting, Dec. 18]. At an emergency session of directors, Gladys G. Conlan also was named secretary-treasurer to succeed Mr. Guyant. Erwin Stern will remain as director of sales and public relations. Expressing appreciation for sympathy messages received from clients, who confirmed continued support of company policies, Mr. Guyant pledged that no changes of any kind were contemplated in the near future. Mr. Guyant, originally a partner with Mr. Conlan, became vice president when the business was incorporated in 1946. He has been actively managing the company since Mr. Conlan suffered a heart attack two years ago. ities' Role PANEL discussion on the role of the nation's utilities in the event of enemy attack will highlight the winter meeting of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, slated for the Statler Hotel, New York, Jan. 22-26. The discussions will delve into the "operation of power, communication, and transportation utilities under military attack," with the country's leading engineers and scientists scheduled to attend. Sessions will be sponsored by communications and other institute committees. Functions of utilities will be aired in an all-day panel meeting Jan. 23, according to H. H. Henline, institute secretary. PERRY WOLFF, writer for WBBM Chicago, received award from Mayor Martin H. Kennelly for his work in human relation by writing The Quiet Answer. Program dealt with minority groups of area. Feature of Week (Continued from page 16) May 17, 1948. A truck hove intc sight along a Maryland highwayt piled high with an assortment olT pipes. Mr. Lewis pulled up th«i truck in front of the Communitj'f church and some 700 pipes wer( quickly disgorged, Mr. LeSourd re J lates. "Kids swarmed in from everj direction, armed with brushesi buckets of water and glass wax . . . The youngsters bathed anc polished pipes, handling delicat«j parts with a tenderness reserves for a precious possession." The project then was trans' ferred to the Lewis basement i.oi sandpapering of pipes, cutting o" leather diaphragms for pneumatiel and twisting of wires around con tact pins. The total of 15,000 need ed electrical connections seemec staggering, Mr. LeSourd narratesj At that time, according to Mn LeSourd, Joe Whitefield, a Wash] ington lawyer, stepped into the plci ture and he and Mr. Lewis "voicet over 1,000 pipes, separating thea into various ranks, testing their; again and again for just the righ" sound." In November the process of mov; ing the parts from the Lewis base| ment to the church began. It wa:: soon discovered that that part o: the church would have to be re designed before the organ woul( fit. Walls were knocked down, choij! pews were respaced. Final Adjustments On Dec. 23, the organ, now in stalled, needed endless adjust ments, Mr. LeSourd recounts. Mr Lewis worked far into the nigh and all the next day with the orgai, tuner. But on Christmas Eve, Mr Lewis took his place at the orgai and nodded to Mervill Dean, loca merchant stationed inside the orgai' loft to manipulate the swell shade.' that regulate the sounds. At 7 p.ni the New York radio technician nodded to Choirmaster Lewis. That was the picture on Dec. 24 1948, as the strains of "Adeste Fi delis" floated majestically througl the small church and the junio' choir marched down the aisl garbed in maroon and white gowns' big black collars and white windso ties. Recalling the nostalgia of th broadcast Mr. LeSourd wrote: "Tonight their singing wa reaching out across the countr; victoriously because this was musi, with love and heart and soul. An< parents looked upon their young sters with new respect. Tha Christmas Eve a little bit of heave:: itself crept into the church by th side of the road." CBC Meeting JANUARY meeting of the boar of governors of Canadian Broad casting Corp. will be held at Mon treal, Jan. 11 and 12. Agenda fo the meeting has not been an nounced, but main public busines is expected to be on application for new AM stations and shar transfers of a number of stations Page 82 • December 25, 1950 BROADCASTING • Telecastinj