Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1952)

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Wednesday, January 23, 1952 MOTION Picture Daily 5 Complete Results of 1951 Fame Radio Poll Radio Editors Vote CBS, Y&R Publicity Services Best in Sixteenth Annual Poll Radio editors and critics participating in the 16th annual MOTION PICTURE DAILY-FAME radio poll gave a majority of their votes to Columbia Broadcasting System's publicity service, designating it the Best Network Publicity Service for 1951. Young & Rubicam's Bureau of Industrial Service was voted the Best Individual Publicity Service for the year. George Crandall is director of the CBS publicity department, and Harry Ranch heads Y & R's Bureau of Industrial Service. It was the third consecutive year the CBS press department has captured a majority vote in the annual poll, and the second consecutive year for the Y & R Bureau. However, the voting followed the pattern of previous polls, with only a very few votes separating the first and second place winners. The NBC press department was second in the network division; ABC, third. Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn was second in the individual publicity service voting, and David O. Alber Associates third. Georgre Crandall Harry Bauch HE complete list of winners in Motion Picture Daily's sixteenth annual radio poll for Fame, as voted by radio editors, critics and columnists of American newspapers and magazines, are presented herewith. Sponsors, advertising agencies, networks and broadcasting time (E.S.T.) are given for first place winners ; networks only for second and third place winners. CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS 1. The Big Show (Reynolds Metals, Buchanan ; Whitehall Pharmacal Co., John F. Murray ; American Chicle, Sullivan, Stauffer, Colwell & Bayles ; Liggett & Myers, Cunningham & Walsh— NBC, Sundays, 6:30-8:00 P.M.) 2. The Jack Benny Show (CBS). 3. The Bing Crosby Show (CBS). MOST PROMISING STAR OF TOMORROW 1. Bob (Elliott) and Ray (Goulding) (Sustaining, NBC, Mondays through Fridays, 5:45-6:00 P.M., Saturdays, 8 :30-9 :00 P.M. ; locally sponsored over WNBC, New York, Mondays through Fridays, 6 :008:30 A.M.) 2. Giselle MacKenzie (NBC-CBS). 3. Margaret Truman (Guest Spots). BEST COMEDIAN 1. Jack Benny (American Tobacco Co.— BBD&O — CBS, Sundays, 7:00-7:30 P.M.) 2. Bob Hope (NBC). 3. Herb Shriner (Guest Spots). BEST COMEDIENNE 1. Eve Arden (Our Miss Brooks — Colgate-PalmolivePeet Co. — Ted Bates— CBS, Sundays, 6:30-7:00 P.M.) 2. Tallulah Bankhead (NBC). 3. A'larie Wilson (CBS). BEST COMEDY TEAM 1. Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis (Whitehall Pharmacal Co., John F. Murray ; American Chicle, Sullivan, Stauffer, Cohvell & Bayles ; Liggett & Myers, Cunningham & Walsh— NBC, Fridays, 8:30-9:00 P.M.) 2. Fibber McGee and Molly (NBC). 3. Bob (Elliott) and Ray (Goulding) (NBC). BEST MASTER OF CEREMONIES 1. Bing Crosby (The Bing Crosby Show — Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co. — Cunningham & Walsh — CBS, Wednesdays, 9:30-10:00 P.M.) 2. Tallulah Bankhead (NBC). 3. Walter O'Keefe (NBC). FILM PERSONALITY MOST EFFECTIVE IN RADIO 1. Ronald Colman (Halls of Ivy — Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co. — Young & Rubicam— NBC, Wednesdays, 8:00-8:30 P.M.) 2. Bing Crosby (CBS). 3. James Stewart (Guest Spots). BEST POPULAR MALE VOCALIST 1. Bing Crosby (The Bing Crosby Show — Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co. — Cunningham & Walsh — CBS, Wednesday, 9:30-10:00 P.M.) 2. Tony Martin (CBS). 3. Frankie Laine (CBS, discontinued) . BEST POPULAR FEMALE VOCALIST 1. Dinah Shore (Procter & Gamble Co.— Benton & Bowles — CBS, Mondays through Fridays, 7:157:30 P.M.) 2. Jo Stafiford (CBS). 3. Mindy Carson (NBC, discontinued ; Guest Spots now ) . BEST CLASSICAL MALE VOCALIST 1. Ezio Pinza (Guest Spots). 2. Mario Lanza (NBC). 3. Jussi Bjoerling (Guest Spots) and James Melton (Guest Spots), tied. BEST CLASSICAL FEMALE VOCALIST 1. Marian Anderson (Guest Spots). 2. Lily Pons (Guest Spots). 3. Dorothy Kirsten (Guest Spots), Bidu Sayao (Guest Spots) (tie). BEST STUDIO ANNOUNCER 1. Don Wilson (The Jack Benny Show — American Tobacco Co. — Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn —CBS, Sundays, 7:00-7:30 P.M.) 2. Harlow Wilco.x (NBC). 3. Ken Carpenter (CBS), Ben Grauer (NBC) (tie). BEST NEWS COMMENTATOR OR ANALYST 1. Edward R. Murrow (Amaco Gasoline Lubricants, Joseph Katz ; Theodore Hamm Brewing Co., Canipbell-Mithun — CBS, Mondays through Fridavs, 7:45-8:00 P.M.) 2. Lowell Thomas (CBS). 3. Frank Edwards (MBS). BEST SPORTSCASTER 1. Mel Allen (Special Sports Events) 2. Red Barber (CBS). 3. Harry Wismer (ABC). BEST SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA 1. NBC Symphony Orchestra (Sustaining, NBC, Saturdays, 6 :307:30 P.M.) 2. New York Philharmonic Orchestra (CBS). 3. Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (New York) (ABC). BEST DANCE BAND 1. Guy Lombardo (Your Hit Parade — American Tobacco Co. — Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn — NBC, Thursdays, 10:00-10:30 P.M.; also, Lombardoland, U.S.A. — sustaining, MBS, Saturdays, 9 :30-10 :00 P.M.) 2. Vaughn Monroe (CBS), Ralph Flanagan (ABC, discontinued) (tie). BEST DAYTIME PROGRAM 1. Arthur Godfrey (.Arthur Godfrey Time — The Toni Co., Foote, Cone & Belding ; Reid-Murdock Division of Consolidated Grocers Corp., Weiss & Geller ; Lever Brothers, Ruthraufif & Ryan ; Pillsbury Mills, Leo Burnett & Co. ; National Bis t cuit Co., McCann-Erickson ; Liggett & Myers, Cunningham & Walsh — CBS, Mondays through Fridays, 10.00-11 :30 A.M.) 2. Don McNeil's Club (ABC). 3. Against the Storm (ABC). BEST DRAMATIC PROGRAM 1. Theatre Guild on the Air (U. S. Steel — Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn — NBC, Sundays, 8:309:30 P.M.) 2. Lux Radio Theatre (CBS). 3. Halls of Ivy (NBC). BEST EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM 1. America's Town Meeting of the Air (Sustaining in New York, lo NBC Captures 11 Firsts,' CBS 10 NBC edged out CBS by winning 11 first place awards to 10 in the I6th annual Motion Picture Daily-Fami"; radio poll of newspaper and magazine radio editors and critics for 1951. ABC captured one first place and MBS one. Secondary honors were divided as follows : CBS, 12 second places ; on« of which was a tie ; NBC, eight second places; ABC, three, one of whicl was a tie, and MBS, one. Third place winners : CBS, nine two of which were ties ; NBC, six, oni; of which was a tie ; ABC, six, one ■'« tie, and MBS, one. NBC swept two entire division: taking first, second and third place-: in the Best Comedy Team and Best Musical Show classifications. CQ'rt swept the Best Popular Male Vocal ists division. cally sponsored elsewhere, ABC Tuesdays, 9:00-9:45 P.M.) and Invitation to Learning (Sustaining, CBS, Sundays, 11:35 A.M.-12:00 Noon) (Tie). 3. Mr. President (ABC). BEST MYSTERY SHOW 1. Dragnet (Liggett & Myers — Cunningham & Walsh — NBC, Thursdays, 9:00-9:30 P.M.) 2. Suspense (CBS). 3. Mr. District Attorney (ABC). BEST MUSICAL SHOW 1. The Telephone Hour (Bell Telephone Co.— N. W. Ayer— NBC, Mondays, 9:00-9:30 P.M.) 2. The Railroad Hour (NBC); The Voice of Firestone (NBC) (Tie). BEST QUIZ SHOW 1. You Bet Your Life (DeSoto-Plymouth Dealers — Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn— NBC, Wednesdays, 9:00-9:30 P.M.) 2. 20 Questions (MBS). 3. Bob Hawk Show (CBS). BEST AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION PROGRAM 1. You Bet Your Life (DeSoto-Plymouth Dealers — Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn— NBC, Wednesdays, 9:00-9:30 P.M.) 2. People Are Funny (NBC, discontinued; now CBS). 3. Bob Hawk Show (CBS). BEST PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAM 1. This I Believe (Sustaining, CBS, Mondays through Fridays, 5 :556:00 P.M.) 2. Time for Defense (ABC). 3. Blood Donors' Marathon (CBS). BEST NETWORK PUBLICITY SERVICE 1. Columbia Broadcasting System. 2. National Broadcasting Co. 3. American Broadcasting Co. BEST INDIVIDUAL PUBLICITY SERVICE 1. Young & Rubicam. 2. Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn. 3. David O. Alber Associates.