NAB reports (Mar-Dec 1933)

The National Association of Broadcasters NATIONAL PRESS BUILDING ..... WASHINGTON, D. C. PHILIP G. LOUCKS, Managing Director NAB REPORTS ★ NRA ★ ^ * ★ Vol. 1 No. 29 SEPT. 9, 1933 Cewrijht. 1933, The National Association of Broadcasters wt *0 Ova PUT CODE COMMITTEE MEETING A meeting of the NAB Code Committee will be held at Hotel Washington, Washington, D. C., on Monday, September 18, at 10 a. m. Stations desiring to present suggestions relating to the code of fair competition for the broadcasting industry as submitted by the NAB to the NRA may do so either by appearing personally at the time and place of the NAB committee hearing or by written statement. The Committee consists of Alfred J. McCosker, presi¬ dent of the NAB ; Philip G. Loucks, managing director of the NAB; Frank M. Russell, NBC; Harry C. Butcher, CBS; G. A. Richards, WGR; Quin Ryan, WGN; John Shepard III, WNAC; Leo Tyson, KHJ ; I. Z. Buckwalter, WGAL; John Elmer, WCBM, and John W. Guider, counsel. Written statements should be ad¬ dressed to NAB Headquarters, National Press Building, Washing¬ ton, D. C. NAB CODE HEARING SEPTEMBER 20 The NRA announced this week that Wednesday, September 20, has been fixed as the date for the public hearing on the code of fair competition for the broadcasting industry as submitted to the NRA by the NAB. The official notice of hearing is here repro¬ duced: NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION Notice of Hearing: No. 88 September 5, 1933. Radio Broadcasting Industry: The above industry, as represented by the National Association of Broadcasters, Inc., claiming to represent approximately 82 per¬ cent of the volume of business done by the radio broadcasting in¬ dustry, with its membership approximately 42 percent of the broad¬ casting stations of the United States, has submitted a proposed Basic Code of Fair Competition, copies of which are available at the office of the National Recovery Administration, Room 3316, Department of Commerce, Washington, D. C. The Code for the Radio Broadcasting Industry in its present form merely reflects the proposal of the above mentioned industry, and none of the provisions contained therein are to be regarded as having received the approval of the National Recovery Adminis¬ tration as applying to this industry. Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing on this Code will be conducted by the Administrator, beginning at 10 a. m., Wednes¬ day, September 20, 1933, in the Caucus Room of the New House Office Building, in Washington, D. C., and continuing until com¬ pleted. An opportunity to be heard (either in person or by duly appointed representative either by appearance or by sending a written or telegraphic statement) will be given to persons or groups who can show a substantial interest as workers, employers, con¬ sumers or otherwise, in the effect of any provision of the proposed Code. Those wishing to be heard must comply with the following simple requirements: (1) A written or telegraphic request for an opportunity to be heard must be filed before noon on Tuesday, September 19, 1933, with the Administrator, Room 4217, Department of Commerce, Washington, D. C. (2) Such request shall state the name of (a) any person seeking to testify in the Hearing, and (b) the persons or groups whom he represents. (3) Such a request shall contain a statement setting forth with¬ out argument, a proposal: (1) for the elimination of a specific provision of the Code; or (2) a modification of a specific provision, in language proposed by the witness; or (3) a provision to be added to the Code, in language proposed by the witness. (4) At the Public Hearings all persons are regarded as witnesses and shall present orally facts only and not argument. Written briefs or arguments may be filed, but oral presentations will be confined to factual statements only. (5) In the discretion of the Deputy Administrator in charge of the Hearing, persons who have not complied with the requirements of paragraph (1), above, may be permitted at any time prior to the close of the Hearing to file written statements containing pro¬ posals for eliminations from, modifications of, or additions to the Code supported by pertinent information or argument. Such writ¬ ten statements must be condensed as much as possible. Public Hearings are solely for the purpose of obtaining in the most direct manner the facts useful to the Administrator, and no arguments will be heard or considered at this time. Representation of interested parties by attorneys or specialists is permissible, but it is not to be regarded as necessary. Industry, workers and the consuming public will be represented by special advisers employed by the Government. Hugh S. Johnson, Administrator. Sol. A. Rosenblatt, Deputy Administrator. BROADCASTERS DO THEIR PART Broadcasting stations throughout the United States are flying the Blue Eagle, famous insignia of the NRA. With the approval by General Johnson of the NAB substitutions in the blanket code on August 31, several hundred stations signed the President’s Reemployment Agreement and procured the Blue Eagles. Both the National Broadcasting Company and the Colum¬ bia Broadcasting System announced simultaneously on September 6 that they had signed the President’s Agreement. The official text of the NRA announcement follows: PETITION TO THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR NRA CON¬ SENT TO THE SUBSTITUTION OF PARAGRAPHS, AR¬ TICLE IV, SECTION 3, SECTION 4, PARAGRAPHS (D) AND (E) OF A CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION FOR THE RADIO BROADCASTING INDUSTRY FOR PARAGRAPHS 3 AND 4 OF THE PRESIDENT’S REEMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. The undersigned, being duly constituted representative of the RADIO BROADCASTING INDUSTRY do hereby petition the National Recovery Administrator to consent to the substitution of the following paragraphs of a code of fair competition for the RADIO BROADCASTING INDUSTRY heretofore submitted: For Paragraph 3 of the President’s Agreement (Code Reference: Art. IV, Sec. 3, Sec. 4, Paragraphs (d) and (e)). ELEVENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS OCTOBER 8, 9, 10, 11, 1933 ■ WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. VA. Page 129