NAB reports (Jan-Dec 1946)
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Lane, WSAI, Cincinnati, Ohio; C. S. Lock, KWSC, Pull¬ man; Frank H. Loggan, KBND, Bend, Ore.; Peter Lyman, MacWilkins, Cole & Weber, Seattle; Rod McArdle, KXA, Seattle; R. G. McBroom, KFIO, Spokane; Glenn McCor¬ mick, KSLM, Salem, Ore.; R. D. McCornack, KOMO, Seattle; Allen Miller, KOAC, Corvallis, Ore.; Paul Moore, KJR, Seattle; Jerry Morris, KOL, Seattle; Bob Morrison, NBC Record., San Francisco; C. W. Myers, KOIN, Port¬ land; Carl A. Nielsen, NBC Spot Sales, San Francisco; Arden X. Pangborn, KGW, Portland, Ore.; Marshall Pengra, KRNR, Roseborg, Ore.; Jennings Pierce, NBC, Holly¬ wood, Calif.; Homer Pope, KJR, Seattle; Robt. E. Priebe, KRSC, Seattle; H. J. Ray, KIRO, Seattle; O. A. Runchey, KOL, Seattle; Vern Sawyer, KMO, Tacoma; Jerry Seehan, KMO, Tacoma; Hal Shade, KOOS, Coos Bay, Ore.; A. Sheehan, KJR, Seattle; Frank Sheehan, Jr., KJR, Seattle; Bartley Sims, KEVR, Seattle, KTYW, Yakima; Kelly Smith, CBS, New York; T. J. Smith, KWSC, Pullman; Ace Spear, KJR, Seattle; Harry R. Spence, KXRO, Aber¬ deen; Burt Squire, SESAC, New York; Dan Starr, KOMO,
Seattle; Loren Stone, KIRO, Seattle; Lloyd C. Sundstrom, KONP, Port Angeles; Bob Sutton, KPQ, Wenatchee; Mrs. Sutton; A. G. Taft, KOL, Seattle; W. R. (Bill) Taft, KRKO, Everett; Mrs. W. R. (Thelma) Taft, KRKO, Everett; Dixie Lou Thompson, Strang & Prosser, Seattle; L. W. Trommlitz, KORE, Eugene, Ore.; Bill Tucker, KIRO, Seattle; Florence Wallace, KXA, Seattle; James W. Wallace, KPQ, Wenatchee, KVQS, Bellingham; Bill War¬ ren, KOMO, Seattle; C. N. Webster, KONP, Port Angeles; Mrs. C. N. Webster, KONP, Port Angeles; Chett Wheeler, KWIL, Albany, Ore.; Ken Yeend, KIRO, Seattle; Hal Byer, KWIL, Albany, Ore.; F. D. Carroll, Pac. Tel. & Tel., Seattle; Sharon Kane, KOL, Seattle; King Mitchell, KTBI, Tacoma; Tom Olsen, KGY, Olympia; Burke Ormsby, KTBI, Tacoma; Tubby Quilliam, KTBI, Tacoma; Nick Bourne, UP, Portland, Ore.; Jack Frost, RCA, Los Angeles, Calif.; Donald Graham, KOMO, Seattle; R. V. Howard, Uni. Research Lab., San Francisco; John Keeting, John Keeting, Portland; J. McLaughlin, John Keeting, Seattle; R. J. Newman, RCA, San Francisco.
Employee -Employer Rehniions
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington 25, D. C.
Employee and Compensation Data by Occupational Classification as Reported to the Federal Communications Commission by Networks and Standard Broadcast Stations
Full-Time Employees For the week beginning October 14, 1945
Total 9 networks including 10 key 866 other
9 networks and 876 stations stations of nationwide networks standard stations
Class of employees
Number
Compen¬
sation
Average
Number
Compen¬
sation
Average
Number
Compen¬
sation
Average
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
GO)
Executives:
General managerial .
1,076
$186,540
$173.36
53
$23,517
$443.72
1 ,023
$163,023
$159.36
Technical .
655
54,626
83 . 40
30
4,712
157.07
625
49,914
79.86
Program .
607
56 , 025
92.30
38
9,354
246.16
569
46,671
82.02
Commercial .
484
67,177
138.80
50
11,309
226.18
434
55,868
128.73
Publicity .
156
15,905
101.96
30
4,999
166.63
126
10,906
86.56
Other .
276
26,738
96.88
36
5,103
141.75
240
21,635
90.15
Total, executives .
3,254
407.011
125.08
237
58,994
248.92
3,017
348,017
115.35
Employees (other than executives) :
Technical:
Research and development. . .
143
12,369
86.50
51
5,164
101.25
92
7,205
78.32
Operating .
5,207
316,068
60.70
1,052
79 , 568
75.63
4,155
236,500
56.92
Other .
299
12,144
40.62
94
3,086
32.83
205
9,058
44. 19
Program :
Production .
1,320
82,483
62.49
512
36,626
71.54
808
45,857
56 . 75
Writers .
1,236
59,246
47 . 93
165
12,660
76.73
1,071
46,586
43.50
Announcers .
3,787
218,847
57.79
186
14,322
77.00
3,601
204,525
56.80
Staff musicians .
2,220
180,260
81.20
559
76,909
137 . 58
1,661
103,351
62.22
Other artists .
1,764
135,658
76.90
816
74,760
91.62
948
60,898
64.24
Other .
1,514
75,004
49.54
547
31,625
57.82
967
43,379
44.86
Commercial :
Outside salesmen .
1,451
154,622
106.56
180
24,617
136.76
1,271
130,005
102.29
Promotion and merchandising.
798
44,923
56.29
525
31,324
59 . 66
273
13,599
49.81
Other .
626
24,805
39.62
385
14,776
38.38
2413
10,029
41.61
General and administrative:
Accounting .
1,203
50,063
41.62
353
14,970
42.41
850
35,093
41.29
Clerical .
1,328
41,866
31.53
321
12,363
38.51
1,007
29,503
29 . 30
Stenographic .
1,422
46,787
32 . 90
240
8,166
34.03
1,182
38,621
32.67
Other .
1,339
44,494
33.23
618
22,724
36. 77
721
21,770
30.19
Miscellaneous .
494
16,291
32.98
46
2,934
63.78
448
13,357
29.81
Total, excluding executives.
26,151
1,515,930
57 . 97
6 , 650
466,594
70.16
19,501
1,049,336
53.81
Total, including executives.
29,405
1,922,941
65.40
6,887
525 , 588
76.32
22,518
1,397,353
62.05
Prepared by Accounting, Statistical and Tariff Department,
January 22, 1946.
JANUARY 28, 1946-63