Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1962)

WBC-TV specials aimed at family, children SANTANGELO PROGRAMS FEATURE VARIED FARE A new series of 13 one-hour taped tv programs, prepared for "family" and children viewing, was announced in New York last week by Westinghouse Broadcasting Co. The specials for young people will be seen twice each month on WBC's five tv stations starting this month, and will be syndicated to other stations. Two weeks earlier, WBC announced a series of 10 half-hour taped shows (Legacy of Light) that WBC tv stations are telecasting this fall. Both the latter, a religious programming series, and the children's programming are slated for prime-time viewing. Westinghouse stations are WBZ-TV Boston, KDKA-TV Pittsburgh, KYWTV Cleveland, WJZ-TV Baltimore and KPIX (TV) San Francisco. Both series are produced by Michael R. Santangelo of WBC. The half-hour Legacy programs, each correlating the precepts of the Ten Commandments and the moral issues of our time, were produced in association with the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. The Legacy series also can be telecast by other stations at a nominal fee and is part of a continuing Westinghouse project in the area of religious programming. Last year, WBC produced Face of the World, a group of 13 programs, in cooperation with the Jesuit Missions, and Man and His Problems, an examination of the Presbyterian faith. Classics and Art Forms ■ The programs illustrate the Commandment theme with adaptations of such classics as Oedipus Rex, Anna Karenina, Brothers Karamazov and Hedda Gabler and In WBC-TV's "Legacy of Light" production of "Oedipus," Thomas Hill (I), Paul Bedford (c) and Myrna Kaye wear masks of tragedy. utilize such art forms as ballet, drama and opera. The series was scheduled to begin Oct. 21 (Sunday) in New York on WOR-TV and is to continue there weekly for the next nine weeks. First in the monthly children's series is Magic, Magic, Magic, starring magician Milbourne Christopher in a capsule history of the magical art. Julie Harris and Zero Mostel appear as his guests. Other programs taped: First Concert, a concert of popular classics performed by the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Robert Shaw, who also supplies a commentary before a live audience (taped by KYW-TV); Black \ Nativity, a "Gospel song-play" seen on Broadway last Christmas season; Baird's j Eye View, history of puppets narrated j and demonstrated by puppeteer Bil Baird; People and Other Animals, a zoological tour by Ivan Sanderson, noted naturalist. Telecast Twice ■ Richard M. Pack, WBC's vice president for programming, said the children's programming series | is being scheduled by the five Westing I house tv outlets in early evening hours for family viewing and that a second telecast of each program will be placed in an earlier time slot. WBC added the shows were not only for youngsters but also suitable for "the young in heart." The series explores the entertainment arts and cultural areas. The new Westinghouse series that uses well-known artists and personalities to interpret the arts has been in preparation for some time and was first reported in June ("Children's Tv Goes to College," Broadcasting, June 18). Stereo series starts in ten major markets Ampex Stereo Time, a half -hour fmstereo musical program sponsored by Ampex Corp., began a 26-week schedule in ten markets throughout the country last week. The program, which includes pre-recorded Ampex stereo commercials, will have the same format on each of the ten outlets, but its music will be selected by individual stations. Stations carrying the show are KPEN (FM) San Francisco, WVCG-FM Miami, WDTM (FM) Detroit, WQXRFM New York, WFLN-FM Philadelphia, WASH (FM) Washington, D. C, KVIL-FM Dallas. KFMU (FM) Los Angeles, WKFM (FM) Chicago, and WBCN (FM) Boston. Cunningham & Walsh Agency, San Francisco, is handling the account for Ampex. WINS New York signs Faulk John Henry Faulk has signed with WINS New York to host Program PM, a new Monday-Friday series (1011:30 p.m.) beginning Nov. 12. Mr. Faulk's last radio series was with CBS in 1957. He won a suit against Aware Inc., in June (Broadcasting, July 2) in which he charged that he had been dismissed from the CBS show and blacklisted in radio and tv because of a pamphlet that erroneously linked him with Communist front organizations. On Program PM, Mr. Faulk will do interviewing and location taping of activities in the New York City area. GOP, Democratic senators to debate on NBC The "great debate" of the current congressional political campaign will be "Humphrey vs. Scott" on NBCTV and NBC Radio, Monday, Oct. 29 (8:30-9:30 p.m. EST). Appearing as spokesmen for their parties: Sen. Hubert Humphrey (DMinn.) and Sen. Hugh Scott (RPa. ) . They were selected for the appearance by the national chairmen of the two major parties. Neither is a candidate for office in the current campaign. William R. McAndrew, executive vice president, NBC News, said the network's debate proposal "affords a fresh opportunity to advance the public interest ... in the off-year political campaign process." The format for the 1962 debate will have an opening statement of eight minutes by each spokesman and a closing summary of three minutes by each. The remaining time the speakers will answer questions from four NBC News correspondents, with questions alternated between both participants. Each answer will be limited to two-and-ahalf minutes, with comment by the other spokesman limited to one-anda-half minutes. Sen. Humphrey, Senate Majority Whip, was first elected to the Senate in 1948. Sen. Scott was national chairman of the GOP in 1948-49 and was elected to the Senate in 1958. William B. Monroe, NBC director of news in Washington, will be executive producer of the program, from NBC Washington. 66 (PROGRAMMING) BROADCASTING, October 22, 1962