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‘ NAEB NEWS LETTER...Fob 15, 1940,..Pag© 2 broadcasts in making their plans* The beginning of Mr* Miller’s regular broadcasting, it is interesting to note, is earlier than the dates on which the so-called "pioneer” broadcasting stations began their operations* 'This is further evidence to support the Madison station’s claim that it is America’s oldest station* NOTES ON W I L L "Historic Illinois” is the name of a new series of programs being carried 4:30«5:00 p.m,, Tuesdays, on the University of Illinois station, WILL* This series, written by George Jennings, continuity editor of the Chicago Radio Council, seeks to present phases of our rich history, bringing to life past events, and making real some of the men and women who made Illinois the great state it is* It is especially suitable for the upper grades and high school students, as well as for adults* The first three programs: Joliet and Marquette; Abraham Lincoln; Robert Cavalier Sieur de la Salle* War, floods, and politics; a record low in highway deaths and a renewed increase of them; death of Borah and others; world events with repercussions or potentialities flop ©very Illinois community; local problems of interest because similar problems occur in many communities--all these have been discussed in more than 4,000 editorials read during the past three years in the "Illinois Editorial Review” of the University of Illinois radio station, WILL, During the past year, nearly 1,500 editorials from the leading daily and weekly newspapers of Illinois were read in this unique program of the state's only non-commercial, educational radio station. Total circulation of the newspapers received is just short of two and a quarter million persons. More than 200 copies of newspapers are scanned each week in preparing the two 15-minute broadcasts--l:45 p 0 m, each Tuesday and Friday, The papers include 24 dailies and 66 weeklies, MEET IN FLORIDA? Garland Powell writes: "The thou^it occurred to me that our association should meet at different places from time to time, I mean by that, it is a logical thing to do, to meet at a central location, but on the other hand it may help out situations and would be just as cheap in the long-run to meet at distant points. In other words, I am trying to convey the thought that the University of Florida would like to have an NAEB meeting,” Now there it is, a repetition of Major Powell’s previous invitation to hold the next NAEB convention in Florida, Soon a mail vote on dates and place will be taken. Watch the News Letter for further details, EDUCATION ON WNYE There is quit© an extensive story of the work being done by WNYE, in New York City’s Board of Education ultra-high radio station, in the December issue of "Pick-up"* Some of you may have heard M,S<> Novik of WNYC describe the start of the ultra-high stations at the Ames Convention, In any case I think you will enjoy reading this article*