NAEB Newsletter (Feb-Mar 1952)

COLUMBUS ISRT FLAKS ANNOUNCED -Hi- One of televisions most famous characters will be the main speaker at the April 19 banquet of the 22nd Annual Institute for Education by Radio-Television at the Deshler- W&XXick Hotel, it has been announced by I, Keith Tyler, Institute directoro KTo Oliver J 0 Dragon, better known as Ollie, of the "Kukla, Fran and OXlie** puppet show will speak on the topic, "The Cultural and Educational Possibilities of Television,** Ollie will be introduced by his puppet friend Kuklao Voice for both Ollie and Kukla is Burr Tillstrom, puppeteer for the NBC TV show 0 In addition to arrangements for the annual dinner speaker, plans for over 30 special- interest and work-study sessions are now well underway, Dr, lyier said. The Institute, known as IERT, will be held April 17-20, Television to be Stressed For the second year, the growing importance of television as a medium for education on school, college and adult levels will be emphasised, Arnold Lo Wilkes of WBAL-TV, director of public affairs and education for the Hearst Corporation, will lead a panel on education through commercial television stations, Group discussion on simple TV techniques for education will be led by Edward Stasheff, station WNYE's television supervisor. News by radio and television is a third area to be covered by a special -interest group. Station WCCO's James Bormann, president of the National Association of Radio News Directors, will lead the panel. Other Special Interest Meetings New to the Institute program agenda this year will be three special-interest meetings. The first, broadcasting to foreign countries, will be lead by Gerald Kean, acting di¬ rector for United Nations Radio, Broadcasting in public relations is the subject for the two other new panels. The college level group will be chaired by Lynn Poole, pub- lie relations director for The Johns Hopkins University, Allen H, Wetter, associate superintendent of Philadelphia public schools will lead the panel on broadcasting in school public relations. Among other topics for group discussion meetings are broadcasting by national organiza¬ tions, chaired by Charles R, Sterritt, chief of the Audio-Visual Division of the American National Red Cross, and building and holding audiences by Allen Miller, KWSC's manager. Editor of Scholastic Teacher, William D, Boutwell, will, lead a panel on high school radio and television workshops. The meeting for discussion of education through com¬ mercial radio stations will be chaired by Gordon Hawkins, program and education di¬ rector for Westinghouse radio stations. Other areas, including those of agriculture, music, religion and campus broadcasting, also will be given special attention in group meetings. Purpose of the annual XERT is to bring together commercial and educational broad¬ casters in order to help the two groups gain mutual understanding concerning problems related to educational broadcasting, 1+50 Entries in Recording Exhibition More than 1 j 50 entries of radio and television programs have been submitted for competi¬ tion in the X6th annual American Exhibition of Educational Radio and Television Pro¬ grams, it has been announced by Tyler* The yearly exhibition consists of programs aired"over U, S, and Canadian radio and television stations during the past year. For the first time, local and regional television shows, as well as network programs, have been entered in the competition.