NAB reports (Jan-Dec 1944)

SALES MANAGERS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Chairman — Arthur Hull Hayes, WABC, New York, N. Y. Samuel H. Bennett, KMBC, Kansas City, Mo. William Doerr, Jr., WEBR, Buffalo, N. Y. Walter Johnson, WTIC, Hartford, Conn. Stanton P. Kettler, WMMN, Fairmont, W.Va. Ben Laird, WOSH, Oshkosh, Wis. James V. McConnell, WEAF, New York,N.Y. John M. Outler, Jr., WSB, Atlanta, Ga. Frank Webb, KDKA, Pittsburgh, Pa. SMALL MARKET STATIONS COMMITTEE Chairman — Robert T. Mason, WMRN, Marion, Ohio James R. Curtis, KFRO, Longview, Texas William B. Smullin, KIEM, Eureka, Calif. Marshall Pengra, KRNR, Roseburg, Ore. Hugh M. Smith, WAML, Laurel, Miss. Gerald Wing, KROC, Rochester, Minn. David Rosenblum, WISR, Butler, Pa. ENGINEERING COMMITTEE 1944-1945 District 1 — Italo Martino, WDRC, Hartford, Connecticut District 2 — Earle Godfrey, WBAB, Atlantic City, New J ersey District 3 — T. C. Kenney, KDKA, Pittsburgh, Pennsyl¬ vania District 4 — Philip F. Hedrick, WSJS, Winston-Salem, North Carolina District 5 — J. B. Fuqua, WGAC, Augusta, Georgia District 6 — J. D. Bloom, WWL, New Orleans, Louisiana District 7 — Frank A. Dieringer, WFMJ, Youngstown, Ohio District 8 — Stokes Gresham, Jr., WISH, Indianapolis, Indiana District 9 — Oscar C. Hirsch, WKRO, Cairo, Illinois District 10 — Mark W. Bullock, KFAB, Lincoln, Nebraska District 11 — District 12 — District 13 — William G. Egerton, KTSA, San Antoxio, Texas District 14 — Robert H. Owen, KOA, Denver, Colorado District 15 — George Greaves, KPO, San Francisco, Cali¬ fornia District 16 — Lester H. Bowman, KNX, Los Angeles, California District 17 — J. D. Kolesar, KMO, Tacoma, Washington PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE 1944-1945 District 1— Mildred P. Stanton, WORC, Worcester, Mass. District 2 — Michael R. Hanna, WHCU, Ithaca, New York District 3 — George D. Coleman, WGBI, Scranton, Pa. District 4 — James H. Moore, WSLS, Roanoke, Virginia District 5 — W. Walter Tison, WFLA, Tampa, Florida District 6 — Wiley P. Harris, WJDX, Jackson, Mississippi District 7 — John F. Patt, WGAR, Cleveland, Ohio District 8 — Milton L. Greenebaum, WSAM, Saginaw, Michigan District 9 — Edward E. Lindsay, WSOY, Decatur, Illinois District 10 — Phil Hoffman, KRNT, Des Moines, Iowa District 11 — District 12 — District 13 — Ralph Nimmons, WFAA, Dallas, Texas District 14 — Walter E. Wagstaff, KIDO, Boise, Idaho District 15 — C. L. McCarthy, KQW, San Francisco, Cali¬ fornia District 16 — Patrick Campbell, KHJ, Hollywood, Cali¬ fornia District 17 — Wallace Brazeal, KFPY, Spokane, Wash¬ ington PROGRAM DIRECTORS COMMITTEE 1944-1945 District 1 — Wayne Henry Latham, WSPR, Springfield, Mass District 2 — Elliott Stewart, WIBX, Utica, New York District 3 — J. C. Tully, WJAC, Johnstown, Pennsylvania District 4 — Irvin G. Abeloff, WRVA, Richmond, Virginia District 5 — Robert L. Fidlar, WIOD, Miami, Florida District 6 — Robert Atherton, WMC, Memphis, Tennessee District 7 — Edgar T. Wolfe, WBNS, Columbus, Ohio District 8 — Eldon Campbell, WOWO, Fort Wayne, Indi¬ ana District 9 — Maurice P. Owens, WROIC, Rockford, Illinois District 10 — Harold Fair, WHO, Des Moines, Iowa District 11 — ■ District 12 — District 13 — Ed Lally, WBAP, Fort Worth, Texas District 14 — Ralph W. Hardy, KSL, Salt Lake City, Utah District 15 — Robert H. Wesson, KGO, San Francisco, California District 16 — District 17 — Homer Welch, KEX, Portland, Oregon SALES MANAGERS COMMITTEE 1944-1945 District 1 — Kingsley F. Horton, WEEI, Boston, Mass. District 2 — John A. Bacon, WGR, Buffalo, New York District 3 — Thomas B. Price, WWSW, Pittsburgh, Pa. District 4 — Roland Weeks, WCSC, Charleston, S. C. District 5 — Frank Crowther (Red Cross) WMAZ, Macon, Georgia District 6 — F. C. Sowell, Jr., WLAC, Nashville, Tenn. District 7 — E. Y. Flanigan, WSPD, Toledo, Ohio District 8 — Owen F. Uridge, WJR, Detroit, Mich. District 9 — Edwin C. Allen, WIBA, Madison, Wisconsin District 10 — Hale Bondurant, WHO, Des Moines, Iowa District 11 — District 12 — District 13 — C. K. Beaver, WOAI, San Antonio, Texas District 14 — William C. Grove, KFBC, Cheyenne, Wyom¬ ing District 15 — Ray Baker, KPO, San Francisco, California District 16 — William J. Beaton, KWKW, Pasadena, Cali¬ fornia District 17 — Chet Wheeler, KWIL, Albany, Oregon NLRB RETAINS PRESENT STATUS OF PLATTER TURNERS The NLRB decided on November 24, 1944, in the NABET Case involving jurisdiction of platter turners at the owned and operated stations of the NBC and Blue Net¬ work, Inc., that the collective bargaining history of these companies should determine the issue. “On the air” playback of records and transcriptions had been done by engineers at all stations of the companies except Chicago where they employed members of the AFM for the work. NABET sought certification of two units, one for NBC and one for Blue, consisting of all technical employees wherever located, including among their work “on the air” playback. The AFM and Local 10 of Chicago agreed that the units were appropriate except insofar as they include “on the air” playback or platter turning and contended that this work should be done by musicians who would be part of the musical unit. A hearing was held before an NLRB Examiner, in New York City, on September 29 and 30, 1944, and oral argu¬ ment was heard by the Board in Washington on Novem¬ ber 9, 1944. The decision affects the NBC owned and operated stations — WEAF, N. Y. C.; WMAQ, Chicago; WRC, Washington; WTAM, Cleveland; KOA, Denver; KPO, San Francisco; and its Los Angeles studios and various shortwave, television and experimental broadcast¬ ing stations. The Blue owned and operated stations in¬ clude WJZ, N. Y. C. ; WENR, Chicago; KGO, San Fran¬ cisco, and KECA, Los Angeles. Both companies took a neutral stand as to the scope and composition of the units. The two cases are num¬ bered 2-R-4732 and 2-R-4733 and in its decision the NLRB clearly sets forth the reasons why the platter turners in Chicago remain under the AFM jurisdiction and in all other cities involved remain under the NABET jurisdic¬ tion. The Board commented as follows: December 1, 1944 441