NAEB Newsletter (Oct 1941)

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NAEB NEWS LETTER -4- October I, 1941 of WNYC, New York City 8 s own station, it has been announced by M. s. Novik, DIRECTOR OF THE STATION. Mr. COHEN WILL BE IN CHARGE OF PRODUCTION AND Acting Program u irector. One of the pioneers of Radio in education, Mr* Cohen was Production Director for the United States Office of Education, producing such shows as m The World is Yours,” and”Americans All, Immigrants All®” He was one of the founders and the first director of the New York University Radio Workshop, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE COUNTRY. ^OR THE PAST YEAR, HE HAS BEEN WORK¬ ING on « Rockefeller grant as head of the Radio Research Program of the Library of Congress. FUNDS FOR NEW YORK FM STATION The New York City Board of Estimates has approved a $16,000 apprqpriation requested by WNYC, municipally-owned station, for the construction of an FM station. Construction will begin as soon as equipment can be obtained. Orders for the transmitter and other equipment will be placed soon. The FCC last June issued WNYC a construction permit for a 1000-watt FM station to operate on 43.5mc., with the call W35NY* The FM station will give New York City broadcast facilities during la e EVENING HOURS. WNYC IS NOW REQUIRED TO SIGN OFF AT TIME VARYING FROM 10 P.M. IN MID-SUMMER TO 5:30 P.M. IN MID-WINTER BECAUSE IT IS ON THE SAME FREQUENCY WITH WCCO, MINNEAPOLIS. NAE8 PACKET The NAEB Packet will be mailed to members about October 20. It will con¬ tain A NUMBER OF ITEMS OF INTEREST TO YOU. Dqn 9 T OVERLOOK THIS SERVICE OF NAEB. Seek and you will find some good program ideas. You will learn WHAT OTHERS ARE DOING. In SOME CASES IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO INCLUDE EVERY ITEM BECAUSE OF THE LIMITED SUPPLY. In OTHER CASES, THOSE ATTENDING THE Purdue Convention had a chance to get oopies, and the secretary has assumed CHANCES WERE NOT OVERLOOKED. ITEMS WHICH WILL BE INCLUDED IN ONE OR ALL PACKETS ARE: 1. RADIO PRODUCTION FOR RECREATION, Kentucky WPA Recreational Project. 2. Annual Report, WILL, for year ending July I, 1941. 3. Association for Education by Radio promotional material. 4. JOURNAL OF THE AIR, VOL. I, NO. I (AER OFFICIAL PUBLICATION) 5. University of Kentucky Radio Programs. 6. Music of the Masters, WILL. 7. Wisconsin School of the Air, Advance Information. Wisconsin College of the Air, 1941-1942. Aii ^ iio „ Ce . rtT(rilQc . D 640 On Your Dial, The Voice of Iowa State, July,August,September. W 0 S U Program Bulletins for July and October K 0 a C School of the a ir, Teachers’ Guide, Fall, 1941-42. 8 . 9. 10 . It. 12 . 13. 14. Children’s Book Week, 1941, Around the Radio Circuit, October, 1941. The Masterwork Bulletin, WNYC, September and October, 1941.