NAEB Newsletter (Nov 1947)

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- 10 - CONCRATULATIONS TO BBC — 25 YEARS 0? SEP.VI CS The British Broadcasting Company, founded November 14, 1S22 this year celebrated its Silver Jubilee, The national Association of Educational Broadcasters in a special telegraphic message extended its official congratular- tions to another organization engaged entirely in public service. TYLER QEEICIAh N-A-E-B OBSERVER TO UNESCO Dr. I. Keith Tyler, director of radio at Ohio State University, was appointed official observer and representative for the national Association of Educational Broadcasters at the Mexico City meeting of UKESCO, november 11-13. Tyler, who is in charge of the Institute for Education by Radio, recently returned from a similar tour of the American Zone in Germany as an educational observer for the War Department. Tyler represented 70 universities and public service agencies who operate or use the facilities of non-commercial educational radio stations in the United States. TFE- LABOR MART TOTTED ...WRITERS! One continuity writer.. $2400 and one script writer $1800. These people may work on degrees at same time. Write Ralph Steetle, Radio WLSTJ, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La. TOTTED .. Script writer for Washington State College. Write John L. Blake, Radio ICWSC, Pullman, Washington. WANTED... Program director for new EM Station at prominent university. Salary $4500. Qualifications required: both commercial and educational station experience. The university requests its name not be stated. Please refer requests to Executive Secretary, Morris S, Novik. 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City. MORE RADIO STATIONS—MOPE BUSINESS?? The Eederal Communications Commission, in the first of a series of tabu¬ lations of 1946 financial data reported an 8.5$ decl ine in aggregate broadcast income for 1946 from the 1945 figures. The tabulation showed a rise of nearly 8$ in broadcast income, but pointed out that this increase was overshadowed by a 14$ rise in broadcast expenses. The ECC figure^ for broadcast income in 1946 were $76,466,246. This figure represents net incomeoefore payment of federal income taxes. The total income for 8 networks (four nation-wide’ and 4 regional) and 1,025 stations was $322,552,771. Total broadcast expenses were $246,086,525, The 8$ increase in business last year was attributed by the ECC tabulation to the rise in total numbers of standard stations on the air from 901 to 1,025.