Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1957)

MANUFACTURING continued AWARDS 034 for the period ended Sept. 30 During the third quarter, earnings hit $1,940,644 and sales $60,356,275. Aside from the tv field, other reasons for Motorola's improved earnings picture, according to Mr. Galvin, were a considerably better sales record for high fidelity products, smoother contracts for car radio production, a 10% boost in two-way radio and microwave business, operation of the transistor division at a break-even point (contrasted to last year's research and development costs) and a status quo in military electronics despite national defense cutbacks. Zenith Unveils 8-Bcmd Radio An all-transistor radio set with eightwave-band tuning was unveiled Tuesday by Zenith Radio Corp. which claimed the model is the first of its kind in the world. The receiver (the Trans-Oceanic portable) operates with ordinary flashlight batteries up to a maximum of 300 hours and weighs 13 pounds, about half the weight of conventional shortwave portables, according to L. C. Truesdell, Zenith vice president and sales director. Reception includes international shortwave, ship-to-shore communications and Coast Guard weather reports, plus standard broadcast transmission. The suggested list price is $250, including Nike batteries. MANUFACTURING SHORTS Reeves Soundcraft Corp., N. Y. and L. A., announces plant designed specifically for manufacture of magnetic tapes by automation. Completion of 50,000 sq. ft. plant in Danbury, Conn., is scheduled for mid1958. With operation of new plant, company plans to increase its work force 100%, it reported. Rek-O-Kut Inc. has dedicated new $250,000 manufacturing plant at Corona, N. Y., reportedly providing doubled production capacity for firm's custom lines of recording turntables, tone arms and cartridges. RCA reports shipment of 24-bay antenna to WMBD-TV Peoria, 111. General Electric Co. has reported shipments of 50 kw transmitter to WCDA (TV) Albany, N. Y.; used 5 kw transmitter to Joseph P. Ernst for ch. 10 at Worland, Wyo.; 12 kw transmitter to WANE-TV Fort Wayne, Ind.; five-bay helical antenna to WBAE (TV) Atlanta; five-bay helical antenna to WHYN-TV Springfield, Mass., plus one-bay helical antenna for use while changing to ch. 40 from ch. 55; six-bay batwing antenna to WDSM-TV Superior, Wis.; studio camera to KTRE-TV Lufkin, Tex., and one to WTVS (TV) Detroit, and relay switching system to KTNT-TV Seattle-Tacoma, Wash. Audio Devices Inc. reports sales of recording tape for third quarter of this year were 59% ahead of same period last year and were largest for any quarter in history of company. Firm also reports it has leased additional factory building which will raise its manufacturing operating space to 60,000 sq. ft. New building is adjacent to company's existing plant in Glenbrook, Conn. Fund for Republic Taking Bids For Robert Sherwood Awards The third annual competition for the Robert E. Sherwood awards for television programs dealing with freedom and justice has been announced by Robert M. Hutchins, president of the Fund for the Republic. The fund established the awards in 1955 in memory of Mr. Sherwood, who was a director of the fund at the time of his death. First prize will be $10,000 for the best program of any type dealing with freedom and justice. Four $1,000 awards will be given to programs considered to have outstanding merit. Citations of honorable mention also will be given to those programs judged notable. Judges are: Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt; James J. Rorimer, director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Buell G. Gallagher, president of the College of the City of New York; Robert M. Purcell, president of KFWB Los Angeles; Gilbert Seldes, author and critic; Harrison Tween, attorney, and Philip H. Willkie, president of the Rushville (Ind.) National Bank. Deadline for submission entries is May 31, 1958. Last year's competition attracted some 140 nominations. They may be made by mail or phone to the fund at 60 E. 42nd St., New York. WFAA-TV Tornado Story Cited Coverage of the April 2 tornado in Dallas by WFAA-TV there won that station the 1957 media award for excellence in reporting at the annual Southwest Journalism Forum at Southern Methodist U. Bob Tripp, news director, WFAA-AM-TV, accepted the award from Dr. Willis M. Tate, SMU president. Sylvania Reschedules Awards The seventh annual Sylvania Television Awards presentations will be made Jan. 16, 1958, at the Plaza Hotel, New York, instead of the usual presentation in early December. The change was made in response to suggestions from members of the 30-man field critics' panel who wanted to bring the awards into line with the calendar year. Under the new set-up there will be four complete quarters of balloting by the panel of newspaper television critics throughout the country. This system makes the entire new fall season of shows eligible for the awards. The board of judges and representatives from the panel will meet Jan. 3-5 to choose the winners. L. A. Art Contest Announced Deadline for preliminary entries for the 13th annual exhibition of western advertising and editorial art is Thursday, Arthur J. Sherman, exhibition chairman of the Art Directors Club of Los Angeles, sponsor of the exhibition, has announced. Judges will screen entries during the next three days and will mail their acceptances Nov. 20. Final entries are due Dec. 9, and a national jury of advertising executives will select the winners Dec. 20. An awards dinner will be held Feb. 7 at the Statler Hotel and entries will be publicly displayed two weeks. Some 20 categories of advertising and editorial art are covered by the ADC specifications, including five types of tv commercials: live commercials (to be submitted on 16 mm kinescopes), film commercials using live technique, film commercials using animation, limited action commercials (continuity slides, telop art cards) and miscellaneous (single frame slides, product displays, etc.). AWARDS Walter McCreery, president, Walter McCreery Inc., Beverly Hills, Calif., was presented Los Angeles County Council American Legion award of merit Nov. 1, "in recognition of his advertising and publicity services, performed over a period of years, contributing to the success of our Rehabilitation Fund projects." Bonnie Dewes, account executive at D'Arcy Adv. Co., St. Louis, to be cited by local Women's Adv. Club as "St. Louis Woman of the Year" at its annual awards dinner in Hotel Chase Nov. 14. She will be honored for planning and production of advertising campaign for Laclede Gas Co. in all media. WGR-TV Buffalo, N. Y., received bronze plaque from Lions Club of Western N. Y. for ". . . outstanding local and world-wide news coverage." Carroll Alcott, KNX Los Angeles news staff, given certificate of honor by Los Angeles Civil Service Commission for "generous assistance to the city in filling critical personnel needs, especially in the ranks of firemen and police officers." Ralph Edwards, host of NBC-TV's This Is Your Life, honored by American Heart Assn. for second time. He received its Gold Heart on anniversary of raising $1.64 million on his Truth Or Consequences program 10 years ago, making it possible for association to become full-fledged public health organization. Sheldon Peterson, news director of WTCNAM-TV Minneapolis, given certificate of service by Colorado Medical Society in Denver for "insight into affairs of the medical profession and public health" while associated with KLZ-AM-TV Denver for 10 years. Rush Ashton, KNX; Dorothy Gardiner, KTLA (TV); Norma Gilchrist, formerly with KTTV (TV); Mary Hickox, KFI; Norma Young, KHJ, and Mildred Younger, KABC, all stations in Los Angeles, received certificates of appreciation from Goodwill Industries of southern California for "the support they have given this charity over the years." WNAX Yankton, S. D., received Golden Mike Citation for Farm Facts and Comments from National American Legion Auxiliary. Award given for its "notable contribution to the interest, enlightenment, entertainment and inspiration of South Dakota youth through radio." Page 78 • November 11, 1957 Broadcasting