NAEB Newsletter (Mar 1961)

September) will be an engineering study of allocations to meet the indicated needs and will be conducted by Jansky & Bailey, Inc., NAEB’s engineering consult¬ ants. NOTED EDUCATORS SERVE AS ADVISORS On the advisory committee for the survey are: A. J. Brumbaugh, director, Planning Commission, Board of Control of Florida; C. Scott Fletcher, pres¬ ident, The Fund for Adult Education; L. D. Haskew, vice chancellor, The University of Texas; Robert M. Flutchins, president, The Fund for the Republic; Ken¬ neth E. Oberholtzer, superintendent, Denver Public Schools; Benjamin C. Willis, superintendent, Chicago Public Schools; and Paul Woodring, editor, Saturday Review Education Supplement. Assisting Bronson will be these regional consult¬ ants : William L. Bowden, associate director, Southern Regional Education Board; R. Edwin Browne, direc¬ tor, Broadcasting Services, University of Kansas; Richard S. Burdick, director, Metropolitan Educational Radio & TV Corp.; John C. Crabbe, manager, Central California ETV, Inc.; Keith M. Engar, director, Ra¬ dio-TV Service, University of Utah; Keith Nighbert, manager, Station WENH-TV, University of New Hampshire; Ray Stanley, TV project director, Uni¬ versity of Wisconsin; John C. Schwarzwalder, man¬ ager, Station KTCA-TV, St. Paul, Minn.; and Ken¬ neth D. Wright, director, Radio and Television, Uni¬ versity of Tennessee. New NAEBers Three new Active members joined the NAEB during February: WNTH (FM), New Trier Twp. High School, Winnetka, Illinois (also joined the Radio Network); WFDD-FM, Wake Forest College, Win¬ ston-Salem, North Carolina (also joined the Radio Network); and KCSD-TV, School District of Kansas City, Missouri. There are also three new Associate members: Mer¬ rill Palmer School, Detroit, Michigan (formerly an Af¬ filiate member); Colonial Williamsburg, Inc., Wil¬ liamsburg, Virginia; and Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York. As has been the case for several months, Individual memberships continued to come in during February. SPECIAL PUBLICATION OFFER Each month we will offer a special sale on a particular NAEB publication, at less than one-half the normal price. This month's special: NAEB SECOND TV PRODUCTION WORKSHOP—99c A report of the workshop held at Michigan State Uni¬ versity in 1954, this 133-page book is practically a textbook in ETV production. Edited by Edward Stasheff. Payment must accompany order. Send to: Special Publi¬ cation, NAEB, I 19 Gregory Hall, Urbana, Illinois. THIS OFFER EXPIRES APRIL 15, 1961. ACBB Luncheon at IERT Mr. Louis Housman will discuss ways of increasing audiences for good programs at the American Council for Better Broadcasts’ luncheon April 26, 1961, at the IERT. The luncheon will follow a morning ACBB session featuring a panel of high school students who have had some training in evaluating programs. The ACBB holds a program session and a luncheon each year in connection with the IERT. Advance reservations for the luncheon may be made with Mrs. George Nelson, 329 North Randall, Madison, Wisconsin, up until April 20. Cancellations of earlier reservations will also be accepted up to that date. * * * NAEBers are reminded of the NAEB luncheon at the IERT on Friday, April 28, at which John Burns, president of RCA, will speak. The NAEB Utilization committee is also planning a special session for Wed¬ nesday afternoon, April 26, on use of radio and tele¬ vision in elementary and secondary schools. PLACEMENT SUPPLEMENT March I — Syracuse University M. A. Married. Approximately 2 years commercial TV experience, 4 years radio gov¬ ernment. Currently director-floor manager, seeking posi¬ tion as television writer - director or communications teacher. Minimum $5600; any location. March 2 — B. A., radio-theatre. Married. Experience: 10 years, including operations and production manager, script and film editor, 5 years supervisory experience. Mid¬ east or Southeast preferred, $5200 minimum. Desires supervisory production position, ETV or film. March 3 — Engineer, married. Experience as technical director, lecturer in educational radio & TV; 12 years in com¬ mercial radio-TV maintenance and operational engi¬ neering. Northwest or West Coast preferred, $6000. March 4 — Radio or TV music director position desired. M. S. in communications; experienced in classical and jazz & stereo broadcasting. Skilled announcer, recording engi¬ neer, editor, writer. Midwest or West, $5200. March 5 — Married, 26, M. F. A. creative writing, M. S. in education, speech and hearing. Seeking position as producer, writer, script editor. Location open; $5000. March 6 — Single, 26, B. S. Seeking position on beginning production level in radio-TV broadcasting. Completed 2-year accredited terminal course in television produc¬ tion. Slight preference for Southeast. VALPARAISO U. STARTS WVUR Looking toward an FM station some day in the future, Valparaiso University has begun operating a wired- wireless station, WVUR. It is broadcasting 13 hours a day and is run by a staff of 130 students. The signal reaches the dorms and some other campus buildings, for a total audience of about 2,500. NAEB Newsletter, a monthly publication issued by the Na¬ tional Association of Educational Broadcasters, 119 Gregory Hall, Urbana, III. $5.00 a year, edited by Betty McKenzie. 2 NEWSLETTER