Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1956)

and the installation of considerable equipment and facilities, first through the medium of news film in 1953, and subsequently through succeeding sessions to this historic day, "Whereas said station WSAZ-TV has arranged for radio and television stations throughout West Virginia to be able to recreate the broadcast and telecast of this joint gathering of the Senate and House of the address by the Governor, Hon. William C. Marland, "Now therefore be it resolved that television station WSAZ-TV be commended for its notable contribution to freedom of information and that such commendation be entered into the official records of this occasion." Mr. Rogers said, "We are grateful to House Speaker Flannery and Senate President Bean and their Rules Committees, and of course Gov. Marland, for the opportunity to prove beyond question the unobtrusiveness of live television cameras and radio microphones in bringing the events and activities of government to the people of West Virginia. "We are particularly pleased that the House of Delegates unanimously adopted its resolution of commendation to WSAZ-TV, which we shall consider a tribute to all the broadcasting industry in general and the signal of a new era of equal access to public deliberations by all media of information. "The Rules Committees of the West Virginia Legislature are deserving of the highest praise for their leadership in recognizing the right of the public to be fully informed of great events through the unique and unerring on-the-spot techniques of radio and television. It is our hope that the success of this project will establish a precedent paving the way for wider acceptance of electronic coverage of all legislative bodies in action." The event was described by WSAZ as probably the first live telecast in the nation of an elective legislative body in law-making procedures. HISTORIC coverage of West Virginia Legislature's opening session was fed to radio and tv stations by WSAZ-AM-TV Huntington. Two-camera chain was used. NBC Managers Meet Today in New York TWO-DAY annual meeting of managers of radio and television stations owned by NBC will open in New York today (Monday) with discussions to be centered around color television, 1956 budget goals, new merchandising plans, the leadership contest which was held during the last half of 1955 and a review of performance in the past year. The closed meeting at the Plaza Hotel will hear a report by Charles R. Denny, vice president of NBC owned stations and NBC Spot Sales, placing the increase in local radio sales of the owned outlets at 19.5% and local tv sales at 19.1%, as compared with 1954. Mr. Denny will report that national sales spot business during 1955 was 11% over 1954. Attending the meetings from the stations will be: WRCA-AM-TV New York— Hamilton Shea, vice president-general manager, and William N. Davidson, assistant general manager; WRC-AM-TV Washington— Carleton Smith, vice president, and Joseph Goodfellow. director of sales; WTAM-WNBK (TV) ClevelandLloyd Yoder general manager; WMAQ-WNBQ (TV) Chicago — Jules Herbuveaux, vice president-general manager, and Henry Sjogren, assistant manager; KRCA Los Angeles — Thomas McCray, general manager; KNBC San Francisco— William K. McDaniel. general manager, sales manager, and WBUF-TV Buffalo — Charles C. Bevis Jr., general manager. NBC personnel who will attend the meeting are Thomas B. McFadden. vice president of NBC Spot Sales: John H. Reber, director, television spot sales: H. W. Shepard, director, radio spot sales: Richard H. Close, national manager for represented stations; Morton Gaffin, manager, new business and promotion; Charles H. Colledge, director, engineering and operations; Jerry A. Danzig, director of program planning and development; Thomas S. O'Brien, divisional business manager; Max E. Buck, director of advertising, merchandising and promotion; Don Bishop, director of publicity, and Nicholas Gordon, rate and pricing analyst. Founders Corp. Purchases WFBL for $227,500 SALE of WFBL Syracuse, N. Y., (5 kw on 1390 kc) by Oscar F. Soule and associates to Founders Corp. for $227,500 [Closed Circuit, Dec. 26, 1955], was announced last week. Founders Corp.. a subsidiary of Tele-Trip Co., owns KPOA Honolulu, WTAC Flint, Mich., and has a 50% interest in ch. 2 KTVR (TV) Denver. John M. Shaheen is president of Founders Corp. The transaction was handled by Hugh MacBride, radio and tv station broker, and is subject to FCC approval. Charles F. Phillips, general manager of the 33-year-old station, will be retained by the new owners, the announcement said. WFBL is affiliated with CBS, but is due to join ABC this spring. Present WFBL stockholders sold their shares to Howson Realty Corp. (headed by New York investment broker Howard Jackson). The Howson firm in turn sold the radio properlies to Founders Corp. met Radio. wwrq4s for -Wo reasans^ourdVg 0MMreCB$ Radio/ . Regards, to* nafshai Mr. Jrank Q*jdl Florida. Broadcasting • Telecasting January 16, 1956 • Page 69