NAB reports (Jan-Dec 1941)

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Neville Miller. President C. E. Arney, Jr., Assistant to President Edward M. Kirby, Director of Public Relations; Joseph L. Miller. Director of Labor Relations ; Frank E. Pellegrin, Director of Broadcast Advertising ; Paul F. Peter, Director of Research ; Russell P. Place, Counsel; Lynne C. Smeby, Director of Engineering THE ASCAP SITUATION (Continued from page 349) of the Board without bein" able to lay before them for consideration an outline of the alternative bases of licens¬ ing which ASCxAlP’s Consent Decree required it to offer. No such proposals were received from ASCAP to present to the meeting of the NAB Board. The Board, as re¬ quested by ASCAP, appointed a committee and a meet¬ ing with the ASCAP committee was immediately ar¬ ranged for March 20th. .At that meeting, ASCAP again failed to present any proposals, but at the close of the meeting, .ASChAP agreed to prepare proposals in accord¬ ance with the requirements of the Consent Decree and to submit same to the NxAB Committee for consideration. It was indicated that the proposals would be ready with¬ in a week or ten days. Twelve days later, .April 1st, John Paine came to my office in New York and stated that the ASC.AP Committee not only did not have any proposals to present for con¬ sideration by the NAB Committee, but had decided that instead of having a further meeting with the N.AB Com¬ mittee, .ASCAP desired to discuss the question individu¬ ally with the networks. I pointed out to Mr. Paine that the NAB Committee had been appointed at .ASCAP’s re¬ quest, that I would be glad to call a meeting of the Com¬ mittee to consider any proposals, and that I thought it would be in the best interests of all concerned for ASC.AP to comply with the Consent Decree by formulating com¬ plete proposals. I further pointed out to Mr. Paine that any proposal which was made to the networks in con¬ templation of clearance at the source would naturally be dependent upon contribution by affiliates and that i:)robably no affiliate would be willing to commit itself regarding network programs until it knew what would be the ASCAP proposal as to its local business. That, there¬ fore, I thought ASCAT’ would eventually have to make a complete proposal and that his present plan would result only in delay. I further stated that I was sure that the networks would meet with ASC.AP if requested. It is the opinion of all lawyers that such individual meetings should be held if requested by .ASC.AP. Mr. Paine stated that .ASCAP had already held a meet 350— April 18, 1941 ing with 'Mutual and would seek a meeting with NBC and a meeting with CBS within the next few^days. .ASC.AP held a meeting with representatives of CBS and CBS affiliates on Thursday, .April 10th, and a meet¬ ing with representatives of NBC and NBC affiliates was held on Tuesday, .April 15th. Aleetings have also been held with representatives of Alutual. I regret that .ASCAP has not as yet formulated any pro¬ posals in accordance with the terms of the Consent Decree, in spite of the many requests which have been made for such proposals. The industry will be kept advised of developments. Convention Program Shapes Up The program for the Nineteenth Annual NAB Conven¬ tion, Hotel Jefferson, St. Louis, May 12-15, is beginning to take form. While no definite announcement as yet can be made with reference to speakers, outstanding figures are assured as participants upon the program. National defense, the music situation. Government and public relations of the industry, labor matters, and problems of the commercial phases of broadcasting will all come in for treatment. Alonday, Alay 12, is registration day, with the Golf Tournament — competition for the BRO.ADCASTING Magazine trophy — in the afternoon at the Sunset Hill Country Club. At the Tuesday morning business session, President Aliller will submit his annual report, along with those of the various Directors of the Departments of the Associa¬ tion. By-Law amendments will be submitted and voted upon. Then follows the discussion on national defense in which, among others. Major General Robert C. Rich¬ ardson, Jr., Public Relations Director of the Army is definitely scheduled to participate. The speaker for the noon luncheon has not yet definitely been decided. The afternoon of Tuesday will be given over to the meetings of the IRNA, NIB and Sales Alanagers groups, and the clear, regional and local channel stations. Wednesday will be entirely devoted to the discussion of music matters, with President Miller, Sydney Kaye, Vice President and Counsel, A'lerritt Tompkins, General Man¬ ager and Carl Haverlin, Director of Station Relations, all of BMI participating. In the late afternoon a session of the FAI broadcasters will be held. On Thursday, the morning program will consist of a discussion of the aims and policies of the recently re¬ organized Department of Broadcast Advertising, the commercial sections of the Code, the unit plan of volume measurement and other commercial problems. Colonel Willard Chevalier, publisher of BUSINESS WEEK, a