Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1956)

EDUCATION MANUFACTURING Georgia Institute Cites B#T Series RECENT GROWTH of radio listening, progress of the New South's economy and reviews of journalistic and broadcast trends featured the 11th annual Georgia Radio & Television Institute, held Jan. 25-27 by the Georgia Assn. of Broadcasters and the Henry W. Grady School of Journalism, U. of Georgia. A special citation was awarded Broadcasting • Telecasting by the journalism school at the opening dinner Wednesday evening for the series of market reviews covering the New South. The award was presented to J. Frank Beatty, B»T senior editor and author of the series. As presented by Dean John E. Drewry, cf the school, the resolution termed the series "a notable example of dimensional journalism at its best — depth and interpretative reporting which makes clearer the transformations and progress being made in the South, and the place of radio and television therein." Dean Drewry commended Sol Taishoff, editor-publisher, and Edwin H. James, managing CITATION was presented B«T for its series of market studies on the New South by the Henry W. Grady School of Journalism, U. of Georgia. Wilton E. Cobb, WMAZAM-TV Macon, Ga., presented the award on behalf of the Grady school at the opening dinner of the Georgia Radio & Television Institute. L to r: W. C. Woodall Jr., WDWD Dawson, institute chairman; Mr. Cobb; J. Frank Beatty, B«T senior editor, and Glenn C. Jackson, WAGA-AMTV Atlanta, president, Georgia Assn. of Broadcasters. editor, "for this valuable contribution to better regional and national understanding." Mr. Beatty was speaker at the opening banquet of the institute, held at Athens, Ga. Talking on the topic, "The Dollar-Mark Scoop," he leviewed business news reporting, particularly as it affects broadcasters. "The business reporter," he said, "assembles scattered facts, ties them into neat bundles after discarding the trivia, and presents to American business a series of Monday morning packages that will swing tomorrow's business decisions — and maybe an election." Another speaker, Merriman Smith, United Press White House correspondent, said President Eisenhower "does not act like a man who plans to run for a second term." Edwin R. Peterson, vice president of Keystone Broadcasting System, reviewed the growth of the rural radio market and predicted further Unusual Sendoff KRMA-TV, educational station scheduled to go into operation today (Mon.) in Denver, Colo., has been given a sendoff by another television station in that city — KOA-TV. KOA-TV Program Manager C. Van Haaften in a broadcast a fortnight ago informed Denver televiewers that the educational station would be seen on Denver's ch. 6 and pointed out the "tremendous potential of the new medium." He then turned over a half-hour on KOA-TV to Henry H. Mamet, station manager for KRMA-TV, who gave a statement of policy and introduced brief previews of several KRMA-TV programs. extension of this important part of the nation's economy in 1956. He emphasized the importance of supplementing television with daytime radio. FCC Commissioner Richard A. Mack spoke Friday on general jurisdiction of the FCC and tv-radio common carrier, safety and special services. He covered uhf-vhf problems and the growth of radio. An imaginary investigation of a radio station, with the story of the application of the Wage-Hour Law and Fair Labor Standards Act, was conducted by John C. McFerrin, investigation supervisor of the Dept. of Labor Wage & Hour and Public Contracts Divisions. Frederick H. Garrigus, NARTB manager of organizational services, discussed recent trends in broadcasting and the ways they are meeting public service responsibilities. Members of the institute committee were W. C. Woodall Jr., WDWD Dawson, chairman; Dwight Bruce, WTOC Savannah; Archie Brinalds, WBIA Augusta; Charles Smithgall. WGGA Gainesville; Hugh Tollison, WGIG Brunswick; ex-ofncio, officers of Georgia Assn. of Broadcasters headed by President Glenn Jackson, of WAGA-TV Atlanta, and Dean Drewry. Wilton Cobb, WMAZ Macon, made the award presentation to B*T. WCAU-AM-TV Gives $1,000 To Pennsylvania University WCAU-AM-TV Philadelphia, through President Donald W. Thornburgh, presented $1,000 to the U. of Pennsylvania for use in improving the television and radio teaching facilities of the university. The sum represents the amount received by the station from the Alfred I. DuPont Awards Foundation for its work in educational television. Michigan State U. Tries Closed Circuit Instruction MICHIGAN State U., East Lansing, has enrolled about 500 students for closed circuit tv courses in communications, chemistry and psychology during the winter term. An instructor and two cameras are located in Giltner Hall auditorium, while students sit in classrooms throughout the building. Eight monitors (with 24-inch screens) are used in carrying the lectures to the students. John A. Hannah. MSU president, said purpose of the closed circuit experiment is to "explore the possibilities of television as a medium for increasing the effectiveness of a competent faculty without a loss of quality in the process." The university is continuing its series of telecourses on its WKAR-TV East Lansing. SARNOFF PROPOSES TEACHERS' RESERVE Pool of scientists drawn from American industry would be utilized to meet shortage in schools, RCA board chairman says in accepting Forrestal Award. A PROPOSAL that a "National Educational Reserve" of teachers drawn from the technological ranks of American industry be established for service as teachers in their local schools to alleviate the critical shortage of scientists and engineers was made Thursday by Brig. Gen. David Sarnoff, RCA board chairman. Speaking at the annual dinner of the National Security Industrial Assn. in Washington, Gen. Sarnoff pointed out that in our race with Russia to develop guided missiles — the socalled "ultimate weapons" — and the other technological weapons of modern warfare, we cannot afford to have the Communists get J ahead of the United States in the training of | scientists. Yet, "last year Russia graduated | twice as many engineers as we did," he stated. Noting a lack of qualified teachers at grade level for science subjects, Gen. Sarnoff proposed "the establishment of a 'National Educational Reserve' comprising qualified teachers in mathematics, physics, chemistry, engineering and related subjects, to be drawn from the technological ranks of industry. "I have in mind the release — and with full pay for at least a year — of a reasonable number of men and women for teaching assignments in their local schools," he said. "This unique reserve could also mobilize those who have reached the retirement age but whose knowledge and experience would make them inspiring I teachers. In addition, it could include qualified people willing to volunteer their services to teach in night schools without giving up their industry jobs. "The number of teachers recruited from any single organization would be too small to entail hardship for any one — but the total number comprising the corps could be drawn from such an extensive list of organizations that it would be large enough to give new impetus to teaching of the sciences in our school system. This would be especially true at the high school level which is our present major bottleneck. This educational reserve would, of course, have to be strictly an interim program, let's say for five years, to help meet an immediate situation." Preceding his address, Gen. Sarnoff was presented with the NSIA's James Forrestal Memorial Award, given annually to "a distinguished American whose leadership has promoted significant understanding and cooperation between industry and government in the interest of national security." President Eisenhower was the first recipient of the award a year ago. New Bendix Device May Boost Tv Lighting NEW DEVELOPMENT that is said to hold "exciting possibilities" for improving lighting in television, with a resultant amelioration of television production, was demonstrated in New York last week by the Bendix Aviation Corp. Called the Lumicon, the new device can amplify light 40-50,000 times, according to Broadcasting • Telecasting January 30, 1956 • Page 67