NAB reports (Jan-Dec 1944)

J. H. Ryan, President C. E. Arney, Jr., Secretary-Treasurer Robert T. Bartley, Director of Government Relations ; Lewis H. Avery, Director of Broadcast Advertising ; Willard D. Egolf, Director of Public Relations ; Howard S. Frazier, Director of Engineering ; Paul F. Peter, Director of Research ; Arthur C. Stringer, Director of Pro¬ motion; John Morgan Davis, General Counsel for Labor Relations. SENATE GETS BILL TO CURB PETRILLO The Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce favor¬ ably reported S. 1957, a bill introduced last spring by Senator Arthur Vandenburg (R.-Mieh.). The bill amends the Communications Act to provide that it shall be unlaw¬ ful to interfere with or conspire with others for the pur¬ pose of interfering with or stopping the production or transmission, by radio, of any noncommercial educational or cultural program presented by any academically ac¬ credited and tax-exempt educational institution. The real purpose of the bill is to prevent the American Federation of Musicians from interfering with the Interlochen broad¬ cast and other amateur musical presentations. The full text of the bill will be found in NAB Reports of June 9, page 191. NAB COMMITTEES NAMED President Ryan today announced the appointment of the NAB standing committees. Those named to the vari¬ ous committees will serve until the next annual meeting. All of those listed have indicated their acceptance of the appointments. It will be noted that in a few cases addi¬ tional members are to be added. There still remain one or two standing committees, the personnel of which is to be selected. Also announced today were the district chairmen for the Engineering, Public Relations, Program Directors and Sales Managers Committees. These district chairmen are appointed by the Directors of the respective Districts. As yet two Districts remain to be heard from. In announcing these committees, President Ryan said : “The personnel of these NAB standing committees has been selected after very careful consideration of the many factors involved. We feel that we have been extremely fortunate in prevailing upon these men to accept member¬ ship upon these committees. It is through these committees that the major problems of the industry are cleared and policy with respect thereto developed met. We owe a debt of gratitude to those men who have served so faithfully during the past year and we look forward to a year of con¬ structive progress in meeting the situations which face the industry.” The committee lists follow: CODE COMMITTEE Chairman — Lee B. Wailes, KYW, Philadelphia, Pa. Edgar L. Bill, WMBD, Peoria, Ill. Felix Hinkle, WHBC, Canton, Ohio William S. Hedges, NBC, New York, N. Y. Herbert Hollister, KANS, Wichita, Kans. Richard H. Mason, WPTF, Raleigh, N. C. Eugene P. O’Fallon, KFEL, Denver, Colo. William B. Quarton, WMT, Cedar Rapids, la. Jan Sehimek, CBS, New York, N. Y. December 1, 1944 — 440 ENGINEERING EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Chairman — Porter Houston, WCBM, Baltimore, Md. 0. B. Hanson, NBC, New York, N. Y. Karl B. Hoffman, WGR, Buffalo, N. Y. William B. Lodge, CBS, New York, N. Y. J. B. Fuqua, WGAC, Augusta, Ga. INSURANCE COMMITTEE Chairman — William I. Moore, WBNX, New York, N Y. S. R. Dean, CBS, New York, N. Y. R. J. Teichner, NBC, New York, N. Y. LABOR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Chairman — Harry LePoidevin, WRJN, Racine, Wis. W. E. Hutchinson, WAAF, Chicago, Ill. John H. MacDonald, NBC, New York, N. Y. Stephen R. Rintoul, WSRR, Stamford, Conn. Calvin J. Smith, KFAC, Los Angeles, Calif. Frank K. White, CBS, New York, N. Y. (One additional member to be added) LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE Chairman — Don S. Elias, WWNC, Asheville, N. C. Clair R. McCollough, WGAL, Lancaster, Pa. Joseph H. Ream, CBS, New York, N. Y. J. Leonard Reinsch, WSB, Atlanta, Ga. Frank M. Russell, NBC, Washington, D. C. G. Richard Shafto, WIS, Columbia, S. C. James D. Shouse, WLW, Cincinnati, Ohio Harry R. Spence, KXRO, Aberdeen, Wash. 0. L. Taylor, KGNC, Amarillo, Texas OFFICE FORMS AND PRACTICES COMMITTEE Chairman — John B. Conley, WOWO, Fort Wayne, Ind. Gene L. Cagle, KFJZ, Fort Worth, Texas S. R. Dean, CBS, New York, N. Y. Harry F. McKeon, NBC, New York, N. Y. Lloyd C. Thomas, KGFW, Kearney, Neb. Earl W. Winger, WDOD, Chattanooga, Tenn. (One additional member to be added) PROGRAM DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Chairman — Harold Fair, WHO, Des Moines, la. Irvin Abeloof, WRVA, Richmond, Va. William J. Adams, WHEC, Rochester, N. Y. Eugene Carr, WJR, Detroit, Mich. Douglas Coulter, CBS, New York, N. Y. Robert Evans, WSPD, Toledo, Ohio Clarence L. Menser, NBC, New York, N. Y. Ray Shannon, WHAS, Louisville, Ky. (One additional member to be added) PUBLIC RELATIONS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Chairman — John F. Patt, WGAR, Cleveland, Ohio Edgar L. Bill, WMBD, Peoria, Ill. Michael R. Hanna, WHCU, Ithaca, N. Y. Leslie W. Joy, KYW, Philadelphia, Pa. Harry Kopf, NBC, Chicago, Ill. George Crandall, CBS, New York, N. Y. Craig Lawrence, WHOM, Jersey City, N. J. Lewis Allen Weiss, KHJ, Hollywood, Calif. Karl 0. Wyler, KTSM, El Paso, Texas RADIO NEWS COMMITTEE Chairman— Karl Koerper, KMBC, Kansas City, Mo. William Brooks, NBC, New York, N. Y. H. K. Carpenter, WHK, Cleveland, Ohio Rex G. Howell, KFXJ, Grand Junction, Col. L. Spencer Mitchell, WDAE, Tampa, Fla. E. R. Vadeboncoeur, WSYR, Syracuse, N. Y. Paul White, CBS, New York, N. Y. RESEARCH COMMITTEE Chairman — Roger Clipp, WFIL, Philadelphia, Pa. George M. Burbach, KSD, St. Louis, Mo. Martin B. Campbell, WFAA, Dallas, Texas John K. Churchill, CBS, New York, N. Y. Edward F. Evans, WJZ, New York, N. Y. Barry T. Rumple, NBC, New York, N. Y. Dale L. Taylor, WENY, Elmira, N. Y. J. C. Tully, WJAC, Johnstown, Pa.