Broadcasting (Jan - Dec 1935)

IN THE CONTROL ROOM TWO engineers named Swanson (no relation) have been added to the staff of WJJD, Chicago. One is Carl R. Swanson, formerly chief engineer at KMM.J and WHO; the other, Harold Swanson of Chicago, who will handle night assignments. HARRY BARHAM MILLER, of the engineering department of WOR, Newark, has been shifted to the announcing staff. Miller, a native of London, has been in the technical end of radio for 15 years. TOM CHURCH, plant supervisor at KMOX, St. Louis, is now a Kentucky Colonel. LEWIS NORTH, transmitter engineer of KVI, Tacoma, is the father of a girl born in November. KRNR New and Needed ROSEBURG, OREGON Never before has this rich Pacific Coast Market and day time Reception • AP News Service • Fine Equipment • Newspaper Cooperation • 1500 KC. 100 Watts Owned and operated by the ROSEBURG NEWS REVIEW ROSEBURG, OREGON A. M. FERRES, formerly panelman and relief transmitter operator at WFAS, White Plains, N. T., has joined the staff of WHN, New York. ERNEST L. ADAMS Jr. has been named acting chief engineer of WHIO, Dayton, replacing R. H. Lingle Jr., resigned. ERNEST ROY, technician at WBEN, Buffalo, was severely burned on the hands when he contacted a live wire while installing the new ultra short-wave transmitter. LEO SPENCER, engineer of WGAR, Cleveland, has taken a sales position with Philco Radio & Television Corp., in Boston. LESTER E. BESSEMER, for five years with WMAZ, Macon, Ga., has resigned to join Collins Radio Co., Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Bessemer was graduated last Spring from Georgia Tech, having taken the five-year course in electrical engineering. W. H. Horne, Georgia Tech graduate, replaces Bessemer. RICHARD KELLY has joined the engineering staff of WICC, Bridgeport, Conn. TRUETT KIMZEY, chief engineer of KPJZ, Fort Worth, and Mrs. Kimzey are the parents of a daughter, Karolyn, born recently. Mr. Kimzey is now experimenting with a television installation. George E. Graff GEORGE E. GRAFF, president of WRAK, Williamsport, Pa., and the Sun-Gazette Co., died Nov. 11 at the age of 70 following a long illness. He had retired from active duty in 1932 but had maintained contact with his interests. He is survived by his widow. KNX, Hollywood, has started a presidential poll, with listeners voting by post card. APPROVED by Spokane Department Stores Now Operating On 890 Kilocycles Of the five Spokane Department Stores, only four use Radio. All four use KFPY, three exclusively. Incidentally the store that has made the largest percentage of gain is exclusively KFPY. REPRESENTATIVES J. H. McGILLVRA, 48S Madison Avenue, NEW YORK and Palmolive Building, CHICAGO WALTER BIDDICK CO., 568 Chamber of Commerce Bldg., LOS ANGELES, and 601 Russ Bldg., SAN FRANCISCO GUSTY GERTIE'S GONE— And a brand new wind machine has replaced her at Radio City. Here is Ray Kelly, NBC chief sound technician, shedding a few tears over historic Gusty Gertie (left), a hand-cranker, and proudly surveying his new creation (upper right). Its innards are exposed in the third photo (lower right). Withycomb Honored DONALD WITHYCOMB, manager of WFIL, Philadelphia, has been named to head the entertainment committee of the Poor Richard Banquet for 1936. One of the oldest and most respected advertising clubs in the United States, Poor Richard annually presents a banquet and show each Jan. 17th. Mr. Withycomb's appointment marks the first time a radio executive will guide the entertainment for this affair. He contemplates many unusual features for the coming show, the basis of which will be the presentation of outstanding radio personalities. The following are expected to accept membership on the entertainment committee: Emanuel Sacks, president, WCAU Artist's Bureau ; Harold Gilbert, attractions manager, Gimbel Brothers Store; Harold Simonds, WFIL Sales Department; Benedict Gimbel Jr., president of WIP; Martin Gosch, WFIL press director, stage manager. PARKER PEN Co., Janesville, Wis., through Blackett SampleHummert Inc., Chicago, has purchased participating spots on WGN.WJR, KMOX, WCAU, WNAC. 7 out of 10 Listeners to BUFFALO STATIONS tune in WGR or WKBW between 5 and 7 P. M. says Ross Federal BUFFALO BROADCASTING CORPORATION RAND BUILDING, BUFFALO Represented by FREE & SLEININGER Philip O. Palmer PHILIP O. PALMER, head of the advertising agency bearing his name, passed away at his Chicago home Nov. 12 of heart disease. He was 44 years old. Mr. Palmer's entire business career had been spent in advertising, first with the Thomas Cusack Co., and later as a principal in the general advertising agency of Bailey, Walker & Palmer. When Mr. Bailey died and this agency was dissolved, Mr. Palmer opened his own agency and began to specialize in radio, one of the earliest such organizations in this field. Freeman Keyes, vicepresident of Philip O. Palmer & Co. Inc., has succeeded Mr. Palmer as president. Otherwise the company will continue to operate without any changes in either accounts or organization line-up. William E. Rhodes WILLIAM E. RHODES, president of Rhodes & Leisenring, Chicago, publishers representatives, died Nov. 23 on the train while en route to Tucson, Ariz. Mr. Rhodes was also a partner in the firm of Radio Circulation Builders Inc., which had charge of the radio series of Pathfinder Magazine. Mr. Rhodes, who was 56, had been in ill health since last spring and was traveling to a health resort in the company of his physician when death occurred. Joseph Bulova JOSEPH BULOVA, founder and president of the Bulova Watch Co., New York, one of the earliest and most extensive users of spot time on the radio, died Nov. 18 after an illness of two months. He was 84. Although he never retired, Mr. Bulova left the management of his business largely to his son Arde, who directed the company's radio activities and who is also financially interested in WNEW, Newark. The son will carry on the business, Page 38 BROADCASTING • December I, 1935