Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1956)

Hardy, Hinckley, Romney Honored by Utah Group THREE MEN prominent in broadcasting, one an advertiser and two network executives, were among 17 "distinguished former Utahans" honored by the Utah Manufacturers Assn. at its golden anniversary membership dinner in Salt Lake City last Tuesday. Ralph Hardy, CBS Washington vice president; Robert H. Hinckley, ABC Paramount Pictures Inc. Washington vice president, and George Romney, president-board chairman, American Motors Corp. (Nash-Hudson), were cited as former Utahans who have distinguished themselves in the business world. MR. HARDY Photograph courtesy The Salt Lake Tribune GEORGE ROMNEY (I), president-board chairman, American Motors Corp., and Robert H. Hinckley, vice president, ABC, discuss their home state at the Utah Manufacturers Assn. anniversary dinner, during which they and 15 other former Utahans, including CBS Washington Vice President Ralph Hardy, were honored. "Come on, be a sport— KRIZ Phoenix is broadcasting the Charleston." Voice of Democracy Winners Announced FOUR high school students were announced last week as national winners in the annual Voice of Democracy contest. They were picked from a field of IV2 million entries, according to James D. Secrest, Radio-Electronics-Tv Mfrs. Assn., executive vice president and chairman of the national contest committee. The four national contest winners, three boys and a girl, were picked from 12 semifinalists who in turn had survived a screening oi winners from 47 states, the District of Columbia and Hawaii. Winners were Jan Hogendorn, Oskaloosa, Iowa; Gabriel Kajeckas, Washington, D. C; Dennis P. Longwell, Herrin, 111., and Isabel Marcus, Teaneck. N. J. Oskaloosa High School had a winner for the second straight year, Dwight David Walker having been one of last year's quartet. Sponsoring the contest are NARTB, RETMA and U. S. Junior Chamber of Commerce. Endorsement is given by the U. S. Office of Education and National Assn. of Secondary School Principals. Winners will be given trips to Washington, $500 scholarship checks, tv sets and other awards. Presentation will be made in Washington Feb. 22. Two days later the winners will be honored by Franklin Institute in connection with the 250th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin. 'Young7 Prize to Schumacher JACK SCHUMACHER, WICU-TV Erie, Pa., promotion director, last week was named the winner of a special $500 merchandising-promotion contest conducted by Arthur Schmidt & Assoc., New York public relations counsel, for NBC-TV's Loretta Young Show, sponsored by Procter & Gamble Co., Cincinnati. Noble Grant to St. Lawrence TWO GIFTS totaling $600,000 have been donated to St. Lawrence U., Canton, N. Y., by the Edward John Noble Foundation, headed by Edward J. Noble, chairman of the finance committee of American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres Inc., and chairman of the executive committee, Life Savers Corp., Port Chester, N. Y., it was to be announced today (Monday). Mr. Noble, former chairman of St. Lawrence's board of trustees and now life trustee, said that $100,000 would go to the creation of a $1 million library and $500,000 toward the construction of a new student activity center "or for such purposes as agreed upon by the university (and foundation's) trustees." AWARD SHORTS Jules Herbuveaux, NBC vice president and general manager of WMAQ and WNBQ (TV) Chicago, and Len O'Connor, news reporter at stations, presented citations by Illinois Dept. of American Legion and AMVETS for juvenile delinquency radio series, They Talked to a Stranger, making total of eight awards for show, which includes resolution adopted by the Chicago City Council commending series. Chet Huntley, NBC newscaster, received 1956 Harry A. Hollzer Memorial Award from L. A. Jewish Community Council yesterday (Sunday) for "outstanding service in fostering good will and understanding among religious and racial groups in the Los Angeles area." KMOX General Manager Robert F. Hyland has been named "Outstanding Young St. Louis, Mo., Man of the Year" by the Junior Chamber of Commerce of that city. Mr. Hyland (I) is presented the Jaycee distinguished service award by Sidney Maestre, chairman of the board of St. Louis' Mercantile Trust Co., at a special luncheon. sales , receives conC. Caley, the manager, for ROBERT M. RILEY Jr. (I), national manager, WMBD Peoria, II gratulations from Charles station's president-general having been selected the "Outstanding Young Man of the Year" by the Peoria Junior Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Riley is the fourth member of the WMBD staff to win the award for "direct and outstanding service to their community" since 1949. Ted Dealey, president. WFAA-AM-TV Dallas, Tex., and publisher of Dallas News, honored by stations' and newspaper employes at banquet on his 40th anniversary with News. He was presented gold watch. INDUSTRIAL HEART OF THE TRI-STATE AREA 7Vd He* 2uecH 316,000 watts of V. H. F. power WHTN-TVbaabT Greater Huntington Theatre Corp. Huntington, W. Va. Huntington 3-01 85 Page 66 • January 30, 1956 Broadcasting • Telecasting