NAEB Newsletter (Apr 1936)

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^^aJjL & N-A-L-B NIWE LETTE I&tfronal Association of Educational Broadcasters Madison, Wisconsin—April 22, 1936 ?STUDEBAKER COMMITTEE" TO STUDY CONFLICTS . . ? inc * the meeting of the Federal Radio Education Committee several special sub-committees have been set up. One of these is known as the Sub-Com¬ mittee on Conflicts. Our ^resident, H. B. McCartv, has been asked to serve with this group to inquire into cases of controversy or conflict between educators and broadcasters, to di SCO ver instances of failure to cooperate and see what can be e o ring about better relations. Membership of this committee is as follows; Chairman A. G. Crane, President, University of Wvoming M. S. Eisenhower, U. S. Dept, of Agriculture H. B. McCartv, National Assn, of Educational Broadcasters ^eorve B. Porter, Legal Division, F. C. C, Frank M. Russell, Station WRC, Vice-President NBC Harrv C. Butcher, Station WJSV, Vice-President CBS Thomas Reed, National Advisory Council on Radio in Education llliam B. Dolph, Station WOL, Washington . po® fi /*l meeting of this Sub-Committee on Conflicts is scheduled for 1 According to McCarty, the work of this sub-committee lk f ht ** th ® heart of the P ro ' blem which ‘he Federal Radio Education committee was set up to solve. T>etw.. Wha e ha I e 70U t0 report hy way Of controversies or failures to cooperate . e "educators and broadcasters? Whrt do you know of instances of disguised commerce? U °° mm ® rc:lal broadcasters? Do you know of cases of the imposition of era^lei 1 f S d' ,n ^ 1 r<5S e 0f - entertaini ” ent on educ ational material? Can you give specific crowed off r al °t 6 eduoational authorities’ Where has education been if anv a the al J tlecause lt; rsn't popular enough"? What educational stations, ®!, e Un ® r Pressure from commercial interests seeking to acquire their Spiled tl ♦ £*£? a S the r in0lple 0f the what it «»t.* been applied, to the hindrance of educational and social values? vert „r n J, he .° the r h SE? d ’ do vou know of 00ses of indifference and neglect on the prise? Wherein F are th ?I failing to do their part in a cooperative enter- accent advi? f? •*“**?” of the charge of being dull, unwilling to accept advice from commercial broadcasters, and inconsiderate of audience wants? cases of e oo^;oT itte V n Confl i° ts needs ™nr help. Accurate information on Mr Mccfrtv V Cens ° rshi P is required. As a member of the committee, deliberation?^ ^ ° F V T he ?‘ He is anxlous that hls contribution to the unon flcts and the f ,? omralttee he based, not upon theorv and generalities, but thf^fo^ns^p^nUy: 118 - " rUe Mm h6lp this ^ ittee t0 N ATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING sor the first Natio^l Cn ? * d *£ he one of a group of organisations to spon- Washington D p Tp ° 0n ? ere ?® e on Educational Broadcasting to he held in all XT ’ ?• C< on December 10, 11 and 12, 1936. The aim is to draw together all who are interested in any phase of the social use of radio. ® making the arrant \ m? 13 & member ° f the P lannin « committee which is report will be ? ? ” atter w111 discussed at Ohio. A complete report will be givfen m a later issue of the News-Letter.