Film and Radio Guide (Oct 1945-Jun 1946)

June, 1946 FILM AND RADIO GUIDE 49 Who's Who in Radio Education No. 14: Kot-hleen N. Lordie Kathleen N. Lardie, president of the Association for Education by Radio, is a native Detroiter, known to those in radio as Kay Lardie. She entered the profession in 1936 as a script writer, completing five programs a week. After six months of this work, she decided to take a course in script writing and enrolled in the first New York University Radio Workshop, in the summer of 1936, to study script writing, acting, production, and evaluation. Previously to 1936, Mrs. Lardie had been a teacher in grades one to nine. She had also taught a university class in English. She had held the position of assistant principal in elementary schools in Detroit and in intermediate schools. Her work outside of administrative duties was chiefly in the field of English and speech. Her chief love was auditorium work. Her work with speech students, plus seven years as violinist in the school orchestra, furnished a practical background for future work in radio. Each year Mrs. Lardie has enlarged her experiences in radio. Her calendar reads like this : 1937 : Visited European stations and spent some time at BBC in London observing school broadcasts and television programs. 1938-39: Served on committee for evaluation of school broadcasts in Radio Workshop at Sarah Lawrence College. Worked with NBC and CBS, observing broadcasts, evaluating programs, a n d preparing schedules for Kathleen N. Lardie, head of the department of radio education in the Detroit public schools. schools. 1940-42: Directed Radio Workshop, National Music Camp, Interlochen. 1943: Served on staff of Philadelphia Radio Workshop at Station KYW. Lectured on script-writing and production for teachers of Philadelphia public schools. 1944: Served on staff of the KOIN Institute at Portland, Oregon. Worked with leading radio authorities in the workshop set up for the teachers of Portland. 1945: Served on the staff of the KOIN Institute at Port1 a n d a second summer. Headed the Radio Summer School at KFKB in Sacramento, California. Worked with leaders in the commercial field, presenting all aspects of radio. Since 1936 Mrs. Lardie has devoted all her time to radio — writing, producing, evaluating programs presented by the Detroit public schools, meeting with executives of local railio stations (Detroit’s educational programs are presented over commercial stations), and consulting with teachers of radio in the schools. She is director of Detroit’s Saturday Radio Workshop for students, adviser to local Parent-Teacher Associations, and an instructor at Wayne University. "Ca meras and Classrooms" The effectiveness of teaching with films is discussed in the June issue of the Ccdholic School Journal, national Catholic educational magazine, by Reese Wade, a teacher Kansas City. In “Cameras and Classrooms,’’ Mr. Wade discusses the use of visual education by the armed forces and shows how the resultant popularity and success will bring a vastly expanded program of visual education for children and adults in the next few years. 25% Discount On Orders For Five or More Subscriptions To One Address FILM & RADIO QUIDE 172 Renner Avenue Newark 8, N. J.