NAEB Newsletter (Dec 1941)

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NAEB NEWS LETTER Page 3 December I, 1941 (10:15-11:00 A o M o ) ARE HIGHLY FLAVORED WITH NATIONAL DEFENSE BY CONSTANT AND JUDICIOUS WEAVING OF MATERIAL INTO THE PROGRAMS, AND THROUGH SPECIAL GUEST 6 PI AKERS SUCH AS Dr. HELEN MjTCHELL, NATIONAL NUTRITIONIST OF WASHINGTON, 0. C., AND DEAN AVA 8. MlLAM, CHAIRMAN of the Oregon Committee on Nutrition for Defense* K W S C»S CONTRIBUTIONS TO NATIONAL DEFENSE KWSC‘S CONTRIBUTIONS TO NATIONAL DEFENSE CAN BE DIVIDED INTO TWO CATEGORIES—ADDITIONS AND SACRIFICES* THE RADIO STATION OF THE State College of Washington reports a major contribution of the LATTER TYPE WITH THE LOSS OF HUGO L. LlBBY, WHO WAS CALLED INTO ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE ARMY LAST AUGUST. NOW SERVING AS A SECOND LIEUTENANT IN THE ORM NANCE DEPARTMENT, LlBBY IS STATIONED AT Little Rock, Arkansas. He came to KWSC in the fall of 1939 as Chief Engineer, and during his two years of service to the State College of Washington he made numberous iMPaovEViENTS in the trans¬ mitting AND TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT* KWSC HAS BEEN DOING ITS PART WITH POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS AS WELL AS SACRIFICES* KENNETH YEEND, STATION DIRECTOR, BELIEVES THAT HIGH QUALITY IN DEFENSE PROGRAMS IS MORE DESIRABLE THAN QUANT!TV* A DISCRIMINATE SELECTION OF PROGRAMS HAS BEEN MADE. VARIOUS INTEREST GROUPS ARE BEING REACHED WITH FEATURES WHICH ATTRACT LARGE FOLLOWINGS BECAUSE OF THEIR INTRINSIC ENTERTAINMENT AND EDUCATIONAL VALUES. Believing that information is the first and most important defense DUTY OF RADIO, KWSC MAKES FULL USE OF ITS UNITEO PRESS SERVICE AND OTHER NEWS SOURCES. SlX QUARTER—HOUR NEWSCASTS ARE SCHEDULED DAILY* Important news bulletins are released as they are received, war COMMENTARY » a well-written five-minute news analysis by James F. iv'CGLINCY, IS HEARD EACH DAY. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK IN REVIEW AND The Week 8 s News are fifteen mi nute~"news summaries presented on Mon¬ day and Saturday respectively. Several sqheduled defense programs are KWSC School of the Air features for out-of-school listening* School children certainly should be acquainted with international affairs and domestic defense efforts. The College of the Air has adopted other of the defense shows, those designed primarily for an adult audience. Included IN THIS GROUP ARE THREE PROGRAMS WHICH PRESENT VARIOUS VIEWPOINTS ON CONTROVERSIAL QUESTIONS AS WELL AS INFORMATION ANO EXPERT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT AFFAIRS* THE FIRST OF THESE IF FACULTY FORUM , HEARD FOR A HALF HOUR EACH TUESDAY EVENING* The PROGRAM IS PRODUCED BY ALLEN Miller, formerly with the University Broadcasting council and the ORIGINATOR OF THE CHICAGO ROUND-TABLE. EACH WEEK fvlR. MILLER, NOW IN CHARGE OF PRODUCTION AT KWSC, BRINGS THREE FACULTY MEMBERS TO THE MICROPHONE TO DISCUSS VARIOUS ASPECTS OF CURRENT AFFAIRS AS RELATED TO NATIONAL DEFENSE. Another discussion feature utilizing a unique method of presentation