NAEB Newsletter (January 1, 1944)

MAES MEWS LETTER «»Page 3 u J anuary 1* 1944 MY CROWDED SCHEDULE OF OTHER ACTIVITIES MADE THIS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE* However* l would greatly have enjoyed the opportunity to contact you and Joe Wright* Harold McCarty* and several of the others who were in attend¬ ance*, Perhaps i may have an opportunity to see you at the Ohio conference next May* I hope so*” £ e J, O^BRIEN*'KFJM, writes: “Your letter of December 17 was forwarded to me here in Texas* where 1 am doing some research work in the Voice Communication Laboratory on the Waco Army Ajr Field* while on leave of ABSENCE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA., H. 6* M CARTY 9 s WHA STAFF GOT OUT A DANDY WHA NEWS LETTER FOR NOVEMBER IN WHICH WHA CONVEYED SEASON p S GREETINGS TO EVERYONE« I 8 M TEMPTED TO QUOTE THE SECTION EDITED BY MlSS KOOPMAN. THINK 1 SHALL* HERE GOES: £D!TOR"S Note: The following is a report of the School Broadcast Conference held in Chicago* Nov* 28-30th„ w “Meetings: a discussion on College Level broadcasting conducted by a pTneTT^representing commercial and non-commercial stations* including our PROGRAM SUPERVISOR* BROUGHT FORTH SOME INTERESTING POINTS: THE MAJORITY OF COLLEGE LEVEL PROGRAMS WILL HAVE TO BE CARRIED BY NON-COMMERCIAL STATIONS UNTIL SPONSORS CAN BE PERSUADED THAT THE AMERICAN LISTENING AUDIENCE IS INTERESTED IN SERIOUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS; HOWEVER* A COUPLE OF COMMERCIAL STATIONS IN THE WEST HAVE PLACED FORMER UNIVERSITY STATION MEN ON THEIR STAFFS AS EDUCATIONAL DIRECTORS* 0UT WHAT A CBS REPRESENTATIVE CALLED THE “DISCRIMINATING MILLION 1 * OF LISTENERS WILL WAIT SOME TIME BEFORE THEY CAN HEAR COLLEGE LEVEL BROADCASTS REGULARLY ON NETWORK OR LOCAL STATIONS* “In a GENERAL MEETING ON OVERSEAS PROPAGANDA BROADCASTS* CHAIRMANED BY Clifton Utley, William Newton of the BBC painteo a vivid picture of Britain's VAST OVERSEAS PROGRAMMING (BROADCASTS IN SOMETHING LIKE 47 LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS* FACILITIES MADE AVAILABLE TO LEADERS-IN-EXILE TO TALK TO THEIR UNDERGROUNDS, ETC.); HAROLD EtTLINGER, SHORTWAVE LISTENER OF THE CHICAGO Sun* made a strong statement on favor of increasingly alert programming BY AmerjcAN AGENCIES BROADCASTING TO TROOPS AND TO OCCUPIED COUNTRIES* He indicated also that Germany intends* since st can*t win the war by FIGHTING TO WIN THE PEACE THROUGH PROPAGANDAo ,! A MEETING DEVOTED TO METHOOS AND MEANS OF TEACHING RADIO IN HIGH SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES BROUGHT TO LIGHT A FAMILIAR PROBLEM: SHOULD RADIO CLASSES BE OPEN TO ALL INTERESTED STUDENTS* OR 8L DESIGNED TO GIVE SEM3-PROFESSI ONAL TRAINING TO A FEW TALENTED ONES? THE PROBLEM WASN*T SETTLED, OF COURSE* BUT 5T 3 S CLEAR THAT MORE AND MORE HIGH SCHOOLS ARE INSTITUTING RADIO COURSES* WITH A(NUMBER OF UNIVERSITIES OFFERING DEGREES IN RADIO* " People : The best part of a conference is the people you meet: the GENERALLY FINE, SINCERE DELEGATES FROM ED* RADIO STATIONS; SQUADRON LEADER Basil Atherton* HAF Lsason with our War Dept** Rtx Lambert* now eoucation- AL SUPERVISOR FOR CaNKDIAN RADIO, UPHOLDING TRADITIONAL BRITISH COURTESY and charm; and the before-mentioned William Newton. Bi,ll Irwin, radio E OI TOR OF THE CHICAGO Times, GIVING FORTH ON THE NEED FOR RADIO CRITICISM COMPARABLE TO DRAMATIC CRITICISM; 806 HUDSON, DOING A PIONEER JOB Of COMBINING EDUCATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL RADIO VIA THE «OCKY MOUNTAIN K.,010 COUNCIL; a CBS WAGE GIRL WHO DIDN'T WANT TO 3E AM ACTRESS; .AND A PLUMP,