Broadcasting Telecasting (Apr-Jun 1956)

KFKA Greeley, Colo., won first annual station award of Colo. Tuberculosis Assn. for outstanding service. Jack Goodman, news director, KDYL-KTVT (TV) Salt Lake City, received U. of Utah Men's Press Club award for contribution to university and journalism department. W. O. Pape, president, WALA-AM-TV Mobile, Ala., given Certificate of Appreciation by Natl. Recreation Assn. for contributions to community recreation movement. WHLI Hempstead, L. I., cited by Nassau County League of Student Councils for service to community in presenting Teen Town Hall, discussion program. Joseph V. Heffernan, NBC financial vice president, received Indiana U.'s Distinguished Alumni Service Award for "outstanding achievement . . . and significant contribution benefiting city, state and nation." WMGM New York's Warm Up Time and Sports Extra programs cited by Northern New Jersey Local 669 of United Auto Workers (CIO-AFL) for "their contributions to goodwill and fostering the American ideal of fair sportsmanship and all-inclusive human dignity." WNBF-AM-TV Binghamton, N. Y., awarded certificate of appreciation by N. Y. State Assn. for Crippled Children for stations' efforts in promoting Easter Seal appeal to benefit crippled children and adults of the community. WMIK Middlesboro, Ky., received certificates of appreciation from local American Legion post and from 25th anniversary Ky. Mountain Laurel Festival. Bill Adams, program director, WHEC-TV Rochester, N. Y., received citation from National Shut-In Assn. for cooperation through years. Lincoln Income Life Insurance Co., Louisville, Ky., sponsor of Victory at Sea over WHAS-TV Louisville, given Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Service by U. S. Navy Recruiting Service. William J. Ladyka, senior at U. of Detroit, and Paul H. Toepp, alumnus and account executive of Gillie & Beltaire Agency, received Gold Mike awards at annual luncheon of university's Broadcasting Guild. The Lithuanian Program, broadcast Sundays on WBMS Boston, received Treasury Citation for patriotic service to Lithuanian community from Mass. Savings Bond Div. of U. S. Treasury Dept. Susanne Sherwood, public service director, WTOP Washington, given Community Service Merit Award by D. C. Optometric Assn. for efforts on behalf of area public service organizations. News Flashes From WHLS 2} FULL TIME NEWSMEN are just 4 of the many reasons why this community-minded station is number one on everyone's dial for news in • • • PORT HURON, MICHIGAN tt*pr*t*nt«d Nathealh/ hy Gltl-Ptrna For Detroit Michigan Spot Sain EDUCATION Educational Center Plans $200,000 Headquarters Bldg. PLANS for the construction of a $200,000 headquarters building in Ann Arbor, Mich., by the Educational Television & Radio Center were announced last week by President H. K. Newburn. The center provides a development and program service for the nation's educational tv stations. The L-shaped building is scheduled for occupancy Oct. 1 and will provide more than 8,500 sq. ft. of floor space. The center was established in 1952 by the Fund for Adult Education and last December [B*T, Dec. 19, 1955] received a grant of more than $6 million from the Ford Foundation for operation through 1959. Twenty-one educational stations are affiliated with the center and two others are scheduled to join in the near future. Education Tv Workshop Set A WORKSHOP in educational television will be offered at the U. of Detroit June 25 through July 20 under the direction of William J. Murphy, chairman of the university's Communications Arts Dept. Production techniques, program procedures and the use of photography as a production aid will be covered. Students will work in the studios of WTVS (TV), Detroit educational station, and will receive two college credits for completion of the course. EDUCATION PEOPLE George Sisler, public relations director, Memphis Street Railway Co., appointed publicity director of education station WKNO-TV Memphis, to go on air July 1. David D. Limmer, recent graduate of Charles Morris Price School, to education station WHYY (FM) Philadelphia as assistant community relations director, succeeding HansWerner Deeken, resigned to join U. of Georgia, Athens. Mrs. Elaine Freeman, Temple U. graduate, also to WHYY community relations staff. EDUCATION SHORTS Warren R. Carmichael, Penn State U. agriculture student, won farm scholarship and summer job at KDKA Pittsburgh, Pa., in annual competition. Other winners of station farm scholarship were Gary Bates, Ohio State U., and Clarence Spencer, Elkview, W. Va. Leroy Rockwell, U. of Nebraska student, named for in-service scholarship at KFAB Omaha. WTTW (TV) Chicago, non-commercial, education station, and Iowa State College, Ames, have worked out joint scholarship program providing $500 scholarship and training at WTTW. David Leonard, Iowa State senior, is current scholarship holder. Capitol Radio Engineering Institute, Washington, has prepared new illustrated, 44-page edition of Your Future in the New World of Electronics. Book, prepared by E. H. Rietzke, president of institute, devotes nine pages to opportunities for technically educated men. Other sections outline CREI regular curricula and home study programs. Copies are available from registrar. WHBL Medford, Mass., has awarded $250 scholarships to Sheila Finn of Medford High School and Sara Lewin, Maiden High School. Station also announced third scholarship to be awarded next year to representative of Everett High School, Everett, Mass. GOIN GREAT GUNS! 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