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NAEB NEWS LETTER Page 6...*. .. o June I > 1945 Another veteran in radio now associated with WQSU is Edward C 0 Sprague, PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR. SpRAGUE DID HIS FIRST RADIO BROADCAST OVER THE WfiST I NGHOUSE STATION IN PITTSBURGH IN JUNE, I921 , APPEARING WITH A GROUP OF VOCALISTS CALLED "The Ajr-CoOLED GANG.” He HAS BEEN IN RADIO EVER SINCE SERVING AT VAPIOUS TIMES AS ANNOUNCER, SPORTS ANNOUNCER, ASSISTANT PRODUCTION MANAGER, MUSICAL DIRECTOR, PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR, AND ASSISTANT MANAGER. He IS A SOLOIST IN HIS OWN RIGHT AND SINCE STARTING IN RADIO HE HAS TRAVELED WITH MUSICAL UNITS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES and Canada. He has sung on more than 75 different radio stations in the TWO COUNTRIES, AS WELL AS ON NETWORK PROGRAMS* VbOSU CELEBRATED ITS S! LVER ANNIVERSARY IN MaRCH. I SURE THAT THE ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP OF THE NAEB WISH FOR THE STATION A FUTURE EVEN MORE GLORIOUS THAN ITS PAST. SCHOOLING FOR SCHOOLEY PREXY SCHOOLEY HAS BEEN GRANTED ONE OF THE NAB ft AD IO-JOURNAL I SM INTERNE- SHIPS AND LEFT JUNE FIRST FOR A'SYR, SYRACUSE, N.Y. He WILL SPEND TWO MONTHS STUDYING METHODS, AND PREPARING COPY FOR THE STATION. IT IS A GRAND OPPORTUNITY AND YOU MAY REST ASSURED, FRANK WILL TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF IT* In THE MEANT I ME , YOUR EDITOR, WILL TRY TO HOLD THE FORT AND KEEP PrEXY ADVISED OF ALL NAEB ACTIVITIES. PROGRESS AT VVNAD John Dunn of VVNAD reports considerable progress during the past year. They have really got the faculty stirred up now with more than 125 COOPERATING IN THE PREPARATION AND PRESENTATION OF PROGRAMS. ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT HAS BEEN THE COOPERATION OF VARIOUS STATEWIDE ORGANIZATIONS such as the Parent Teacher Associations of the State, the Oklahoma State Federation of Women’s Clubs, the Oklahoma Music Teachers Assn* The AAUW, the State Health Department, the State Historical Society, and the State Department of PueLtc Safety. All have tied in with VVNAD for some SPLENDID PROGRAMS. The Public Relations job has been outstanding too. The Program Bulletin and Schedule is now in striking distance of the 6500 mark. This time last year it was only 2l5. More than 6000 requests for the bulletin is AN INDICATION of SOMETHING OR OTHER. They are hoping to increase their full time staff to *2 with the usual RETINUE OF STUDENTS IN ADDITION. ThEV ARE DEFINITELY IN THE RACE FOR POST-WAR DEVELOPMENTS WITH A $250,000 RADIO CENTER TO BE DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO RADIO* More THAN 80 NEW PROGRAMS have been ADDED during THE PAST YEAR AND THE PLAN IS TO CONTINUE BRINGING IN NEW FEATURES* Incidentally, John regrets the loss of Mat Erwin, who goes into the armed forces June 9. Our best wishes and the 8est wishes of all the members of the Association go with Nat »nd we hope to see him sack soon with the job done. THIS AND THAT The U.S. Office of Education Has aSked the FCC to limit FM Educational