Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1955)

Increased Radio Billings Up for Review by RAB Board RADIO ADVERTISING BUREAU'S board of directors meets Tuesday at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel to review plans for increased radio billings next year, Joseph E. Baudino, Westinghouse Broadcasting Co. and RAB board chairman, announced last week. Among matters to be discussed are the election of officers for next year; a report from RAB President Kevin Sweeney on expanded efforts in sales and services for the coming year, and an expected board action on Mr. Sweeney's recommendation for creation of a new vice president of the corporation, who if elected would assume office Jan. 1. Annual meeting of the membership will be conducted that morning with the election of officers held after consideration of a report by the nominating committee, headed by Charles C. Caley, WMBD Peoria, 111., former RAB board chairman. According to RAB, it is expected that the budget will take a "sizable upward jump" in 1956 because of an increase in membership fees effective the first of the year. Mr. Sweeney is scheduled to outline a plan for using these added funds for sales tools serving the industry, RAB said. Sherwood Goes to RAB ALEX SHERWOOD, former vice president of Standard Radio Transcription Services Inc., last week was named to the station relations staff of Radio Advertising Bureau, replacing Richard Allen, resigned. Mr. Sherwood will report to Arch Madsen, RAB director of station relations. Address inquiries to: ROBERT E. GRANT Kidder, Peabody & Co. First National Bank Building Chicago 3, Illinois Telephone ANdover 3-7350 Walter Brown Promoted To New Position at RAB WALTER BROWN was promoted last week to the newly-created Radio Advertising Bureau post of sales development manager. Mr. Brown, with RAB for the past three and one-half years, has been serving as a sales executive in charge of developing appliance, radio and tv manufacturer business. In announcing the new post, Kevin Sweeney, RAB president, said Mr. Brown will work toward accelerating development of new sales tools for use of RAB's six sales executives who call on national advertisers. RAB Promotes McKenna ADVANCEMENT of Carroll R. McKenna from assistant director of national promotion to sales executive at Radio Advertising Bureau was announced last week by Kevin Sweeney, RAB president. In his new position, Mr. McKenna will be in charge of developing business from several categories of advertisers, with emphasis on the wearing apparel and amusement fields. Before joining RAB, he was director of sales promotion and research for ABC in Hollywood. RAB Members Boosted to 820 RADIO ADVERTISING BUREAU last week announced the addition of 19 members bringing the total to 820. Included in the list of new members are: WHAM Rochester, N. Y.; WIBW Topek Kan.; KCKN Kansas City; KFRO Longvie\ Tex.; KRGV Weslaco, Tex.; KROD ar KTSM El Paso, Tex.; WALL Middletowi N. Y.; WBOW Terre Haute, Ind.; WCB Corning, N. Y.; WHUC Hudson, N. Y WKDA Nashville, Tenn.; WLAN Lancaste Pa.; WHBO Sulphur Springs, Fla.; WND South Bend, Ind.; WSPN Saratoga Spring N. Y.; CFPL London, Ontario (Canada 2UE Sydney, Australia, and the Caribbe; Network, New York. Tv Seen 'Unobtrusive' At Bar Assn. Meeting TELEVISION, radio and news photographe can operate unobtrusively in courtroorr judging by the consensus of attorneys followii a court coverage panel held during the nin state regional meeting of the American B Assn. last week in New Orleans. Part of tl meeting was covered by WDSU-TV New Orl ans, with two cameras operated by one earner man using remote gear and bv two Time Picayune photographers using 35 mm earner without lighting equipment. Taking part in the panel discussion of tl photo coverage problem were Robert 1 Swezey, WDSU-TV executive vice preside and general manager, and chairman of tl NARTB Freedom of Information Committe George W. Healy Jr., editor of the Time Picayune, and Associate Justice James ] Simon of the Louisiana Supreme Coui Moderator was Edwin M. Otterbourg, Ne York, past president of the New York Coun Lawyers Assn. Mr. Swezey, an attorney, contended radi tv and press should always be admitted to t| courtroom unless there is sound reason believe that their presence might prevent : orderly trial. He said the trial judge has ti right to turn out a disorderly public at conceded that, in some circumstances, obtrusi camera equipment and bright lights might d turb court operations. Commenting that modern cameras can cov almost any court proceeding without distur ance, he observed, "I don't know wheth you've noticed it, but this meeting is beii covered by television film cameras." Cam 35, an ABA policy barring cameramen fro courtrooms, is outmoded, he said. Mr. Otterbourg said presence of earner might increase the normal nervousness witnesses. Justice Simon said anything th might deprive the defendant of a fair tri "is dangerous and deadly," with the trial jud obligated to protect the rights of the accuse Mr. Healy said courts belong to the peop adding, "It is the duty of the media of pub expression to watch over them. Public knov edge of what goes on at a trial, or free acct i to insure that knowledge, is in my opinion check on the accuracy of witnesses." WDSU-TV plans to show actual court sceni in the future, having been allowed to open' in some city and state courts. Ad Federation Plans Meets ADVERTISING Federation of America ai nounced last week that arrangements have be ;• made to hold its 1957 national convention the Hotel Fontainebleau, Miami Beach, fro June 9-13, and the 1958 convention at t Hilton-Statler Hotel in Dallas from June 8-1 J The 1956 convention is set for June 10-13 the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, Philadelphia. FINANCING KIDDER, PEABODY SP CO.— •Has underwritten over $1,000,000,000 of publicly offered securities in the past ten years. • Has negotiated private financings in excess of $680,000,000 in the past five years. — We Invite You to Call Upon Our Experience. KIDDER, PEABODY & CO. FOUNDED 1865 NEW YORK BOSTON PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO Offices and correspondents in thirty other principal cities in the United States Page 70 • December 5, 1955 Broadcasting • Telecast-it