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7/9/40
FLY, JOHNSON TO ADDRESS NAB CONVENTION
James Lawrence Fly, Chairman of the Federal Communica¬ tions Commission, and Assistant Secretary of War, Louis Johnson, will address the convention of the National Association of Broad¬ casters in San Francisco next month.
This will be the first appearance of Chairman Fly before an NAB convention. Mr. Johnson will speak on the national emer¬ gency and its possible effect on the American system of broad¬ casting. The convention will open at the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, August 4, and continue through August 7.
Urging that every station be represented, Neville Miller this past week declared:
"The problems which radio faced in the past pale in comparison with those it faces in 1940. We are in an emergency period. New problems, technical, social and commercial confront us. We are setting up a convention program designed to make this a well-informed industry, to give opportunity for all views to be expressed, evaluated and compared before final formal action is taken. What is done at San Francisco this August will shape the course of broadcasting for possibly years ahead. Every member owes it to himself to have a voice in determining the decisions which must be made. w
A comprehensive report on BMI and a full review of the NAB Code are features of an agenda which includes analyses of the labor situation, the A. F. of M. , wages and hours, a full review of FM, reports covering legislative matters and the relations of the industry with government and advertisers.
Of wide public and industry interest will be a panel discussion on the problems of special events broadcasting, with particular reference to coverage of the war and the handling of political broadcasting, to be presided over by Mark Ethridge,
WHAS. Taking part in the discussion will be Paul White, Director of Special Events of CBS; Abe Schechter, Director of Special Events of NBC; Van C. Newkirk, in charge of special events for KHJ-Mutual on the Coast, and Herb Hollister of KFBI.
In conjunction with the convention there will be meet¬ ings of the independent and IRNA groups and FM broadcasters. The Board of Directors will hold its annual meeting on August 4. On the same day, the Code Compliance Committee will be in session to receive recommendations from members.
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