Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1952)

"GOOD FELLOWS get together" at annual KFWB Hollywood Christmas party. They are (I to r) Harry Maizlish, president and general manager KFWB; Station Sales Manager Sydney Gaynor; Austin E. Joscelyn, director of CBS Hollywood operations; Robert J. McAndrews, managing director. Southern California Broadcasters Assn., who joins KBIG Avalon, Calif., in January as commercial manager. NBC RENEWALS Eight Radio Shows Signed NBC RADIO network last week announced renewals of eight evening prog-rams — representing total weekly gross time billings of $111,500 — including Cities Service Co. through Ellington & Co., New York, for Band of America (9:3010 p.m., Mondays) ; and Sun Oil Co., Philadelphia, through Hewitt, Ogilvy, Benson & Mather, New York, for Sunoco Three Star Extra (6:45-7 p.m., Mon.-Fri.). Other renewals in the group but previously reported [B*T, Dec. 24, 1951] : R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. (Prince Albert Tobacco) for Grand Ole Opry : Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Assn. of Omaha sponsorship of On the Line ivith Bob Considine; E. I. DuPont de Nemours & Co.'s Cavalcade of America; Reynolds Metals Co. for 6:30-7 p.m. Sunday portion of The Big Show, plus three "Operation Tandem" programs. ILLEGAL RADIO Two Men Caught in N. Y. COMPLAINTS that transmission signals of WJZ New York were being jammed from an East Manhattan source led to the arrest Saturday of two men charged with violating Federal communications and gambling acts by taking bets over a homemade radio-telephone relay. The accused were reported by FCC Engineer William Kiser as the first persons ever held in New York for setting up such a system for gambling purposes. Arrested were Fred Fisher, 33, of Brooklyn, a former New York policeman, and Edward Chudy, 27 of Manhattan, who were charged with operating a radio transmitter without a FCC license and of gambling without $50 Internal Revenue Tax stamps. The two men were arrested by New Yoi'k police at the request of Federal authorities. Police raiding two apartments held by the men uncovered a system whereby a telephone in one could be answered from another, via a radio hookup. Arraigned on the FCC complaint, Mr. Chudy was held on $5,000 bail for hearing this week, and it was expected that Mr. Fisher would face similar charges. U. S. Attorney Myles J. Lane said that both men would probably incur tax stamp charges from the Dept. of Internal Revenue. ARB Expands Service AMERICAN Research Bureau last week announced inclusion of cumulative audience reports on multiweekly daytime programs for all stations receiving ARB's city rating service. Subscribers are to begin receiving the additional service this month. The cumulative audience rating indicates the number of video sets tuned in to a daily program at least once during the rating week, ARB explained. NLRB VACANCY Peterson Is Mentioned THE NAME of Ivar Peterson, well known in trade association circles, was mentioned in Washington last week in connection with a possible appointment to the National Labor Relations Board. There were reports that Mr. Peterson, an administrative aide to Sen. Wayne Morse (R-Ore.), v/ould succeed James Reynolds as a member of the NLRB. The latter resigned late last month. Mr. Peterson was assistant director of NARTB's Employe-Employer Relations Dept. from February 1946 to April 1947 when he was transferred to NARTB's Legal Dept. as an attorney. He was instrumental in preparing the WageHour Act manual published by the then NAB and a review on the political time question involvingstations' rights. He resigned in September 1948 to become an assistant to Sen. Morse. NEW UP V.P/s Thomason, Keller Elected LeROY KELLER, general sales manager of United Press, and Mims Thomason, general manager of United Press Newspictures, have been elected vice presidents of UP, President Hugh Baillie announced Thursday. After working on several Knoxville papers, Mr. Thomason was made North Carolina-Virginia manager of UP in 1935, moved to Chicago as business representative in 1937, became Central Division manager in 1943 and on Jan. 1 was named head of UP's new newspicture operation [B*T, Dec. 31, 1951]. Mr. Keller joined the Denver Bureau of UP in 1929, was transferred to the New York sales staff in 1936 and served the press association successively as eastern sales manager, assistant business manager and general sales man A-V Rate Card RATE CARD listing charges for use of its studio facilities, tape recording, editing, multiple tape recording and instantaneous and master disc recording has been issued by Audio-Video RecordingCo., New York. Issuance followed completion of the firm's five new studios and offices at 730 Fifth Ave., which was marked by a cocktail party and buffet for approximately 1,000 industry people Dec. 14. In the expansion program, more than 10,000 sq. ft. of sixth floor space were converted to house the four Audio & Video companies: Audio & Video Products Corp.; Audio-Video Recording Co. ; A-V Tape Libraries and Magna-Crest Corp. Greystone Buys GREYSTONE Press, New York, will sponsor two special one-timeonly ABC Radio programs on Tuesday: In the 8-8:15 p.m. time period, on behalf of its book, Family Legal Advisor, the show titled Sidney Walton Netvs will be sponsored, and from 8:15-30 p.m. the book Magic of Believing will be promoted on a show of the same name. Huber Hoge & Sons, New York, is the agency. ager, which title he assumed in 1948. It was under his direction that UP, in cooperation with Twentieth Century-Fox, entered the television news program field by producing United Press Movietone News, now syndicated to TV stations across the country. Mr. Thomason Mr. Keller W0W-AM-1V SPLIT Now Operate Separately AM and TV operations of WOW Omaha began independent operation last Tuesday. The new operations policy, announced by Frank P. Fogarty, general manager, WOW Inc., included the following personnel changes : Assistant General Manager Lyle DeMoss now devotes full time to TV programming and production. Fred Ebener, local radio sales manager, has been elevated to the post of television sales manager. W. O. Wiseman, sales promotion manager, has beeen named WOWAM sales manager. Messrs. Ebener and Wiseman succeed Robert Dooley, who resigned as sales man Mr. Ebener Mr. Wiseman ager for both stations to accept a post in New York. Ray Olson, who served as radio program director under Mr. DeMoss, has been appointed full time radio program director. Merrill Workhoven, chief announcer, also has been made radio production manager. Ken Quaife, assistant promotion manager, Omaha World-Herald, was named radio promotion manager. Fulltime promotion and merchandising men will be added to both staffs, Mr. Fogarty said. NRDGA MEET Program Award Highlights MAJOR broadcasting event scheduled for the 41st anual convention of National Retail Dry Goods Assn., to be held today (Monday) through Thursday in New York's Statler Hotel, will be awards for the best retailer-sponsored program during 1951. Presentation will be made 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. All Wednesday meetings, with the day's agenda to be given over completely to promotion sessions, may be of interest to broadcasters, according to one NRDGA spokesman. Sessions will include a forum among prominent ex-retailers, now also outstanding in other fields, who will give suggestions and pass judgments under the title, "If I Were Back in Retailing." Broadcast Advertising Bureau's Jack Hardesty is expected to discuss radio participation by retailers when he presents the best program awards, and radio's Tex and Jinx McCrary will attend the convention as moderators for a session on display, to be held at 11 a.m. Thursday. Broadcasters interested in attending any meetings are advised by Robert Mayer, NRDGA public relations director, to register at the press room. Page 30 • January 7, 1952 BROADCASTING • Telecasting