NAEB Newsletter (Feb 1940)

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NAEB NEWS LETTER...Feb 1, 1940...Page 5 BROADCASTING AT MONTANA STATE Montana State University, Missoula, is going to furnish between one and five hours a week to Radio Station KGZOo According to Inform¬ ation from Professor E. M« Little of Montana State, plans are being made to set up campus studios so ©s to facilitate the handling of programs on the campus* The Montana State University Radio Station KUOM was discontinued in 1929, Preliminary plans call for a program from the Department of Music, Journalism, Speech, and others 0 WTAW DIRECTOR NAMED John Rosser is the new managing director of the Texas A. and M. College radio station, WTAW. and master of ceremonies of the Institution^ Texas Farm and name Hour ivhich goes on the air each week-day at 11:30 A.M. over the Texas Quality Network. He succeeds Dr. E. Pc Humbert, who has served for some eight years in that capacity. The job has grown to a full time one, and Dr e Humbert asked for relief so that ha could give his full attention to his duties as head of the Department of Geneticso Rosser began his radio experience as news editor and director of special events at KGKO, Fort Wor th. He came to WTAW from New York, where he was the Herald Tribune’s newscaster over WQXR and prepared scripts for the Consumers’ Information Division of the Crowell- Collier Publishing Company. PUBLIC AFFAIRS PAMPHLETS Most of you have seen the pamphlet published by the Public Affairs Committee, 30 Rockefeller Plaaa, New York City. If you are not familiar with them, see listing of publication enclosed in the packet. The Public Affairs Committee is © non-profit, educational organization* Some of the publications lend themselves well to adaptation for educational broadcasts. If any of the non-commercial educational stations desire to use these on the air, the Public Affairs Committee would be glad to receive your request, outlining the form in which you intend to us© them. Pamphlets scheduled for 1940 publication include: PROBLEMS OF PUBLIC HOUSING, MIGRATORY FARM IABOR, THE COSTS OF DISTRIBUTION, OLD-AGE SECURITY, CIVIL LIBERTIES, MONEY* 0tc o TO INQUIRE INTO MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS To determine whether broadcast licensees are themselves discharging the rights, duties, and obligations under their licenses or whether, on the other hand, such rights have been turned over to and are being exercised by outside operating companies under so called management contracts, the Federal Communications Commission has ordered hearing on certain pending applications for renewal of radio station licenses, and for other and similar renewal applications as they come before it.