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6/23/42
HOW WOULD "GOVERNOR McCOSKER" SOUND?
A passing suggestion In his column by a well-known columnist is said to have caught the eye of President Roosevelt and resulted in the President appointing Elmer Davis, Director of the War Information Board. Now comes another columnist, Danton Walker, who brings up the name of Alfred J. McCosker, President of WOR and Chairman of the Mutual Broadcasting System, as a possible candidate for the Governor of New York. Mr. Walker writes:
"Is Alfred J. McCosker, President of WOR and Chairman of Mutual Broadcasting, the Democratic dark horse for New York's Governor? McCosker, it seems, is persona grata with FDR and Jim Farley and a personal and political friend of four out of seven of Kennedy's new Tammany Hall steering committee which Includes Alfred E. Smith and Bob Wagner. "
As we have said repeatedly, sooner or later somebody high in the industry is "going to town" politically on radio. For years newspaper executives have been rewarded with senatorships , ambassadorships and other important positions but up to now, none of the really big political plums has ever gone to anyone connected with radio nor has anyone in the broadcasting industry ever cashed in on it to the slightest degree. It seems, therefore, to be an unusual chance for our old friend "Hollywood" McCosker if he really went after it. That is exactly the type of man we have long had in mind.
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PRESS AG-ENT TIGHTENING UP AS NEW WAR CHIEF BEGINS
Although radio would not be affected to any great extent the salaries and output of all Government press agents and informa¬ tion staffs would receive close Congressional scrutiny under pro¬ visions of a bill introduced Thursday by Senator Tydlngs ( D. ) , of Maryland.
The measure stipulates that a definite congressional appropriation or authorization would have to be obtained for all •^publicity and related activities".
This portion of the bill would become effective July 1, 1943, but it is also provided in the measure that beginning July 1 of this year, all agencies of the executive branch would file with the Congressional Joint Committee on Printing a copy of all public¬ ity material and releases. Books, pamphlets, magazines, booklets, circulars, periodicals, releases, scripts, speeches, recommenda¬ tions, reports and other "similar or analogous documents or material" distributed to the public would be covered in this provi¬ sion.
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