NAEB Newsletter (August 28, 1936)

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National Association of Educational Broadcasters headquarters: Radio hall Li ad i s on 5 Wisconsin . August 18, 19?6 To All 0. S, Educatlon al 3 road casting S t a tions t The October 5 allocation hearings before the Federal Communications Commission may directly or indirectly effect every educational station in this country. Special interest groups are now uniting to further tneir interests* Education, too, must tell its story. At the recent 3.A.E.B. convention ways of presenting the case of educational radio were discussed, a first, and immediate, step isthe proposed publication of a brochure depicting the present status o f edut. rational stations. Data and pictures must be supplied at once by the stations. The Federal Radio Education Project will edit the material and prepare it for publication. The National Committee on Education by Radio is ex¬ pected to finance the printing, all will work with us - but we must work fasti It is expected that Commissioner Studebaker will see that conies of the completed brochure are in the hands of the F.C.C. members and others concerned. In this way a composite and convincing picture of the activities of educational broadcasters will be available prior to the allocation hearings. here are the plans for publishing the brochure - 1. Fill in the enclosed questionnaire and return it at once to.* h. a. .Engel, Radio hall, Madison, hi scons in. «-c cu racy of s t a t emen t is impo r tan t although data should be selected to make the best showing. 1. All stations will have equal space IF they sub¬ mit their data and suitable pictures promptly. (One page of copy and one page of photographs.) ?. Copy and proof will be returned to each station director for checking before publication. 4. Extra copies of the brochure will be available at small cost. 5. Reprints of individual stations 1 portions of the booklet may be had at a nominal cost if desired. 6. Booklet will include brief general history of educational broadcasting in this country, a nap' showing call, power and location of educational stations will be included also. Please read the following pages carefully! Add extra data per- tain:1 ng to your station.