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Helnl Radio News Service
7/2/47
Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson, and Attorney General Tom C. Clark headed the list of distinguished guests at the opening of WNEW Friday night at its newly established studios in Wardman Park Hotel. Among others were Senator Arthur Capper, of Kansas, Senator Joseph H. Ball, of Minnesota, Representative Clarence Brown, of Ohio, and Representative Edith Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts.
The Communications Commission was represented by Chairman Charles R, Denny and Commissioners Clifford J. Durr, Rosel H. Hyde,
E. K. Jett, Paul A. Walker and Ray C. Wakefield.
Among NBC higher-ups who came down from New York for the occasion, in addition to Mr* Trammell, were Frank E. Mullen, VicePresident and General Manager, and Orrin E. IXmlap, Director of Advertising, Radio Corporation of America. Also present was F. P. Guthrie, Assistant Vice-President of RCA Communications.
Present also were Eben Ayres, Secretary to President Truman, Representative Bui winkle; Carl Burkland, Manager, WTOP; Senator Homer E. Capehard of Indiana; Martin Co del, Editor of FM Magazine; T.A.M, Craven, Vice-President, Cowles Broadcasting Co.; Representative Robert Grosser, of Ohio; Representative Everett M. Dirksen, of Illinois: Representative James I. Dolliver, of Iowa; Warren B. Francis, President, National Press Club; Earl H. Gammons, Vice President, Columbia Broadcasting System, Washington; Representa¬ tive Leonard W. Hall of New York; William D. Hassett, Secretary to President Truman; Senator Albert W. Hawke s, of New Jersey; Senator Edwin C. Johnson, of Colorado; Representative Robert F. Jones, Ohio, Just nominated by president Truman for the Federal Communications Commission; Senator James ?. Kern, of Missouri; Edward F. McGrady, Vice-president of RCA; Justin Miller, President of the National .Association of Broadcasters; John Callan O’Laughlin, publisher, Army and Navy Journal.
Also Representative John Taber of New York; Sol Taishoff, Editor, Broadcasting Magazine; former Senator Burton K. Wheeler; Senator Alexander Wiley of Wisconsin; A. D. Willard, Jr. , NAB; and Representative Charles A, Wolverton, of New Jersey.
One of the amusing remarks at the opening performance at WN^W was when Attorney General Clark, watching a speaker being tele¬ vised, said: ’’Give that fellow a number and he would be a welcome guest at the FBI. n
WNBW went on the air before its studios were completed and will offer programs originating in New York for the most part until its film projecting facilities and television stage at the Whrdman Park are completed late in the Summer.
Equipment f or t ransmitting is completed. The transmitter, which cost over $65,000, is the first postwar mass production televi¬ sion transmitter built by RCA. Housed in what used to be the Garden Room at Wardman Park Hotel, the transmitter produces a 5-kw picture signal which is boosted to 20.7 kw. as it radiates from the tower. Over © 0 tubes are in use when the transmitter is operating.
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