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NAEB NEWS LETTER, PAGE 3, August I, 1945 The PROGRAM IS A MALF-HOUR SHOW, PRESENTED ONCE EACH WEEK * It MADE ITS DfcSUT FrioAY, ApRii. 0 # UNDER THE TITLE OF * YOUNG CHICAGO. B PROGRAMS ARE or two types: variety entertainment, presented by talented stuocnts, and "public relations* programs presented by various departments of the Chicago school system* SLHMLyilllllS It was a long climb* but l finally got there* Yes* I found the studios or WHAZ ON TOP OF THE HILL IN Troy, NEW YORK. NqT ONLY Df 0 I FIND Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on top of the hill, or should I say hills, BUT I ALSO POUND THAT THe STUDIOS Of WHAZ WERE ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF WALKER Hall—think that's the building name. I wish l had counted the streets prom Seventh Street level to the third floor, but I o«dn 9 t. In time, I found Professor Dillard J. Williams, head of the Rensselaer Electrical Engineering Department, who is in charge of the station owned AND OPERATED BY RENSSELAER. WHAZ IS UNIQUE AMONG THE STATIONS IN NAEB. PROFESSOR WILLIAMS EXPLAINS THAT IT IS OPERATED PRIMARILY FOR STUDENTS TAKING ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING. 80TH GRADUATES AND UNDERGRADUATES HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY OF STUOYING THE WORKINGS OF THE EQUIPMENT. ThC STUDIO AND TRANSMITTER ARE LOCATED IN AD¬ JACENT rooms in Walker Hall. The stuoio has been expanded since the FIRST BROADCAST BY THE STATION IN SUGUST OF *922. *NO THE TRANSMITTER HAS BEEN SO ERECTED THAT IT IS EASY TO GET AT ALL PARTS AND STUDY THE OPERATION. WHAZ SHARES TIME WITH WEVO AND W88R. IT OPERATES ON MONDAY NIGHTS ONLY. Programs carrieo include those originated on the campus, with a portion or the time given to Mutual programs. Programs include student anp FACULTY TALENT, THE GLEE CLUB, SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, AND PLAYERS GROUP. WHAZ OPERATES ON *330 KILOCYCLES WITH 500 WATTS POWER. YOUR PRESIDENT SPENT AN HOUR OR TWO VISITING WITH PROFESSOR WILLIAMS, DISCUSSING THC PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF RADIO. #C LOOKED OVER THE STUOIOS AND TRANSMITTER. We TALKED ABOUT THC FUTURE OF EQUCATI ON, TEXTBOOKS, ANO MUTUAL ACQUAINTANCES, ANO WE PROBABLY DIDN'T OVERLOOK THE WEATHER. IT WA8 A REAL PLEASURE OF YOUR SERVANT TO MEET ANOTHER MEMBER OF NAEB, OF MANY YEARS STANDING. We HOPE WE’LL MEET MORE FREQUENTLY IN THE FUTURE. WILLS SWORN IN AS FCC COMMISSIONER A roRMER Governor of Vermont, William H t Wills, was sworn in July 23 as A MEMBER OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION. WILLS WAS APPOINTED by President Truman in June ano recently was confirmed by the Senate. He SUCCEEDS Norman 5, Case. Wills is a Republican* NEW PROGRAM DIRECTOR AT WSUt ArmON BoNNEY HAS ASSUMED his NEW OUTUS AS PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF RADIO