Heinl radio business letter (Jan-June 1946)

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Heinl Radio News Service 1/30/46 Also, Hugh Higgins, National Association of Broadcasters, Washington; J. Edgar Hoover; Rosel Hyde, FCC General Counsel; FCC Commissioner E. K. Jett; Merle Jones, Manager, Station WOL; Robert Kintner, Vice-President, ABC; Thomas Knode, NBC, New York; Edward Me Grady, Vice-President, RCA, Washington; Claude Mahoney, commentator, WTOP, Washington; Clarence Menser, Vice-President, NBC; Eugene Meyer, owner Station WINX Washington; Harvey B. Otterman, State Department; Bryson Rash, station WMAL; Joseph Ream, VicePresident, CBS, New York; Charles G. Ross, Press Secretary to Presi¬ dent Truman; Frank M. Russell; Vice-President, NBC> Washington. Also, Fred Shawn, NBC; Carle ton D. Smith, Manager, Station WRC, Washington; Robert S. Swezey, Vice-President, MBS; Sol Taishoff, Broadcasting Magazine; Senator Glenn Taylor; Sen. Charles W. Tobey; Senator Millard Tydings; FCC Commissioner Ray C. Wakefield; A. D. Willard, Jr,, National Association of Broadcasters, Washington, and FCC Commissioner W. H. Wilss, The Committees in charge of the dinner included Rex Goad, of TransRadio, Charter Heslep, of MBS, Earl Godwin, NBC, Jack Paige, WOL, Robert Menaugh, Supt. House Radio Gallery, and Harold McGrath, Supt. of Senate Radio Gallery, xxxxxxxxxx J. R. POPPELE, RADIO PIONEER, ELECTED V-P OF WOR J. R. Poppele, WOR* 8 Chief Engineer, was elected VicePresident of WOR Monday, January 28th. Mr. Poppele still will re¬ tain the titles and duties of Secretary and Director of the Corpora¬ tion. Mr. Poppele was born in Newark, N. J. on February 4, 1898. He attended school there and studied electrical engineering. He served as a radio operator during the first World War. Joining WOR in 1922, he has been a guiding figure in the growth of the station. Originally W0R*s only engineer, Mr. Poppele now heads a staff of more than 80 technical experts. During his association with WOR he has Instituted and maintained a research laboratory in which many devices now in common use have been developed to help the advance of broadcasting. Much of the equipment of the 50,000 watt transmit¬ ter in New Jersey was specially designed under his direction. Mr. Poppele began television experiments in 1926 and is now President of the television Broadcasters’ Association. XXXXXXXXX Austria plans to manufacture 100,000 radio sets this year but not for the Austrians who are too poor to buy them. Almost all of the sets will be exported to get foreign exchange to buy food and essential raw materials. XXXXXXXXX 11