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NAE8 NEWS LETTER Page 3 June l> 1944 PEABODY AWARDS ANNCUNCED The George Foster Peabody Annual Radio Awards Board has announced awards FOR THE PAST YEAR. WINNERS IN THE USUAL SEVEN CLASSIFICATIONS OF THE Peabody Radio Awards are: Outstanding community service by a regional station—"These Are Americans," KNX, Los Angeles. Outstanding community service by a local station—"Calling Longshoremen,” KYA, San Francisco. Outstanding reporting of the news—Edward R. Murrow, CBS. Outstanding entertainment in drama— "Lux Radio Theatre," CBS, and "An Open Letter to the American People," CBS, Double Award. Outstanding entertainment in mus tc—"Mus « c and the Spoken Word," (Salt Lake City Tabernacle Choir) KSL, Salt Lake City. Outstanding educational program—"Ameri ca j s Town Meeting,” Blue. Outstanding children's program—"Let's Pretend,” CBS c WRUF WINS HONORABLE MtNTION The National Board of Fire Underwriters has announced the winners in its THIRD ANNUAL COMPETITIONS FOR OUTSTAND 8NG PUBLIC SERVICE IN THE FIELO OF FIRE PREVENTION. Radio Station KMTR of Hollywood, California, has been awarded one of the TWO FIVE-HUNDRED DOLLAR GOLD MEDALS OFFERED. KMTR TOOK THE TOP HONORS IN THE RADIO FIELD FOR ITS SERIES OF BROADCASTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE Los Angeles Fire Department. The FIVE-HUNDRED DOLLAR GOLD MEDAL IN THE NEWSPAPER FIELD WAS AWARDED to the Burlington, Iowa, Hawk-eye Gazette. Honorable mention for fire prevention work was awarded by the Underwriters to Radio Stations WEBR, Buffalo, New York; WLS, Chicago, and WRUF, Gainesville, Florida. The honorable mention to WRUF was "in particular appreciation of the services of the Station in rounding up fire-fighting personnel in various emergencies caused by forest fires." The Gold Medal will be presented to KMTR of Hollywood at a luncheon in New York on May 25th. SYRACUSE SERIES PRAISED For seventeen weeks now the city of Syracuse, New York and Onondaga County have participated in a series of radio programs to promote post-war planning. According to the secretary of the American Society of Planning Officials, Walter Blucher of Chicago, the results have been gratifying. The radio series, titled Syracuse on Trial, has resulteo in these developments: