NAEB Newsletter (Feb 1946)

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News Letter Page 3 February 1946 Informed of the action in Chicago, Dr, Madoy said; "After 37 years of MEMBERSHIP IN GOOD STANDING, I HAVE BEEN EXPELLED FROM THE AFM FOR THE INNOCENT CRIME OF TEACHING MUSIC TO CHILDREN AT InTERLOCHEN. "The unfair ruling in my expulsion is a reprisal against me personally FOR DARING TO DISPUTE PETRI LLO*S RIGHT TO CONTROL BROADCASTING AND THE Musical Education of the Children of America., "In spite of Petrillo’s efforts to obstruct the development of youthful musical talent, the National Music Camp and other school musical organiza¬ tions throughout the country will continue to fight any and all edicts THAT would interfere WITH THE RIGHTS OF EDUCATORS TO TEACH AND OF CHILDREN TO LEARN music." MaDDY added THAT HE HAD NO IMMEDIATE COMMENT ON POSSIBLE APPEAL FROM THE POARD*S DECISION. vete ran s returning to w k a r . The coming of war in 1941 brought a serious personnel problem when, by June of 1942 W K A R*s Program Supervisor, seven announcers and four operator LEFT to join THE ARMED SERVICES, NoW THESE MEN ARE RETURNING. FquR HAVE already JOINED THE STAFF TO TAKE UP THEIR DUTIES AND OTHER VETERANS HAVE BEEN ADDED UNTIL THERE ARE NOW THIRTEEN SERVICE MEN AT W K A R, These men have experienced much during their period of war service. In¬ cluded ARE A major and TWO CAPTAINS FROM THE ARMY, A LIEUTENANT COMMANDER AND LIEUTENANT OF NAVY. THERE ARE ALSO TWO AIR MEDALS WITH CLUSTERS, TWO DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSSES AND TWO PURPLE HEART CITATIONS. THE COMBINED SERVICE INCLUDES ACTION IN THE ALEUTIANS AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC AREA IN¬ CLUDING SAIPAN AND THE PHILIPPINES, AFRICA, ITALY, GERMANY AND FRANCE, Veterans, who have come back to the W K a R family, are announcers Charles Anthony, Robert Shackelton, Herbert Bodwin, Edward Prink, Milton Haitema AND Merrill Walker; operators Linn Tows^ey, John Bl^keslee, George Fraser, i^LLiAM Winters and Robert Hogle, Music librarian Robert Huber and agri¬ cultural editor Carl Moore, NOViK ENTERS PROGRAM CONSULTING FIELD. Morris Novik, former manager of W NYC Ngvv York has been retained as PUBLIC service consultant FOR THE HaRRY C, WILDER STATIONS, W S Y R SYRACUSE, W TRY Troy, and W E L I New Haven, He already holds a similar position AS CONSULTANT FOR FORMER MaYOR FiORELLO LaGUARDIA, Mr. MOVIK, who resigned as W N Y C head coincident WITH THE CHANGE IN NeW York City*8 administration January I, announced at the time that he would enter consulting field with particular reference to PUBLIC interest pro¬ gramming. He was asked BY Mayor-elect William 0*0wyer to remain as head OF THE station, BUT HE DECLINED, He HAD HANDLED MaYOR LaGUARDIA‘S RADIO assignments for the past SIX YEARS, DURING HIS INCUMBENCY AS STATION MANAGER, MORRIE has recently BEEN ELECTED AN ASSOCIATE MEMBER OF THE NAEB SO THAT EDUCATl’ONAL BROADCAST NG^ ANDHE WILL MAINTAIN HIS CONTACT WITH