NAEB Newsletter (July 1, 1963)

^ WOI, Iowa State University radio station, is airing a series of programs on current racial and religious issues. Michael Collins, production manager, serves as moderator and producer. Some of the programs are: “Religion and the Public Schools,” “Tax Support of Private and Parochial Schools,” “Legislating Morality,” “Should We Have Sunday Closing Laws?” “What It Means to be a Negro in Iowa.” ^ KLRN-TV, Southwest Texas ETV station, will present several opera specials this summer. First in the series was “Tosea,” prepared in cooperation with the University of Texas Opera Workshop. ^ Acting Manager Richard Estell, of Michigan State Uni¬ versity’s WKAR, has announced that the award-winning radio series Convention Report will become a part of the official history of the state. The entire 35 programs will be presented to the Michigan Historical Commission as the only account in existence of the day-to-day activity of the 1962 Michigan Con¬ stitutional Convention. GENERAL ^ A film crew from KLRN, Southwest Texas ETV Council station, started floating down the Rio Grande River on May 1, to film special TV shows for NET for the What’s New? series for the next season. In addition to the film crew, sci¬ entists from the University of Texas archeology and botany departments joined the explorers, photographers, and writ¬ ers. The entire journey is being filmed under the supervision of Earl Miller, director of motion pictures for KLRN and the university. ^ KAET, Arizona State University, received the first Emmy Award ever given to a noncommercial ETV station as a sta¬ tion achievement award. The award was presented by the Phoenix Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences “in recognition of outstanding achievement in the field of local television . . .” ^ WMHT (TV), Schenectady, New York, has been forced to cancel its weekend broadcasts by lack of funds. The sta¬ tion went into operation on March 26, 1962. ^ L. L. Lewis has been retained as consultant for ETV to the State of Delaware and the University of Delaware. He will advise on what equipment should be bought and how best to design a TV system. ^ Early last month the new studios for WGBH, Boston, were scheduled to start to rise. Money for the new building to re¬ place those lost by fire in October, 1961, has been raised through fund drives. ^ WDCN, new Nashville ETV station, recently received a citation for outstanding programing for the three months it has been in operation. The Middle Tennessee Radio and Tele¬ vision Council presented the award at a Vanderbilt University- WDCN seminar on instructional television, at which Dr. Charles Siepmann of New York University was the principal speaker. ^ Conrac Division of Giannini Controls Corp., NAEB In¬ dustrial Associate, has acquired the assets and business of Jet Electronics Corp., Azusa, California. ^ KVCR-TV, San Bernardino Valley College, has received an award for its coverage of college wrestling in 1963. The Amateur Wrestling News cited KVCR and General Manager Robert F. Fuzy for having “the best TV series on college wrestling in the nation.” ^ WUOT, University of Tennessee, is now receiving mail from listeners in North Carolina, Kentucky, and Georgia. The greater coverage is a result of recent changes in which the transmitter was moved to a better site and a new tower and antenna were installed. ^ WMVS, Milwaukee, recently received six first-place awards for its locally produced programs from the 1963 Milwaukee Radio-Television Council. Winning programs and producers were: “Music Unlimited,” Bruce Fowler; “Lively Arts,” Ted Steinke; "Sound of Jazz,” A1 Binford; “Faces of Christmas,” Rod Thole; “Frogmen Firefighters,” John Lemke and Lois Robinson; and “Great Decisions” (locally produced panel which followed NET program), co-produced by WMVS and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Publications • Report of Comeback’s pilot exploration of TV’s potential for rehabilitation services. $1.25 from Comeback, Inc., 16 West 46th St., New York 36. • In an article in the May issue of Overview , A1 Renfro, Alabama ETV Commission chief engineer suggests colleges and schools add an assistant superintendent of technology. He said the new administrator is needed due to an increasing use of classroom electronic devices now frequently handled by persons unfamiliar with their purchasing, their placement, and their repair. PLACEMENT PERSONNEL AVAILABLE (For information, write Mrs. Gail Wilson, Placement Service, at the NAEB office in Washington.) July I—Young man, 29, desires position with educational TV station of university. B.A., English, Harvard. Varied in¬ terests and extensive creative and administrative back¬ ground in first-rate commercial live TV and motion pic¬ tures. Location preference: New England or Pacific Northwest. Salary open. July 2—ETV production supervisor/teacher/producer-director. Currently graduate assistant in radio-TV; M.A. in sum¬ mer, 1963. Looking for challenging, creative opportunity in ETV administration, teaching, and/or production. Sensitive to, and appreciative of fine cultural program¬ ing. Male, 25, married. Salary and location open. July 3—TV director and/or producer. Experience: 13 years in directing and production. Desires position in major city. July 4—Producer-director desires position with ETV station and university. Broadcasting and considerable commercial experience. Will accept radio position; no teaching ob¬ jections. Male, 28. Location open; salary minimum $5200. July 7—Experienced engineer seeks position as chief engineer at TV broadcast station. TV engineering experience since 1955. Excellent prospect for a position supervising con¬ struction of a new broadcasting facility or maintaining and upgrading an old one. Male, age 32. POSITIONS AVAILABLE (In order to be considered by these institutions, the reader must be an Individual Member of the NAEB, with credentials on file with the NAEB Placement Service. Non-members can save time by sending the $10 annual dues and $5 Placement registration fee at the time of inquiry.) JU I Program director for Institute of Music. Combination of musical and broadcasting experience. M.A. preferred. Northern Midwest. Salary $6,000-$8,000; open Septem¬ ber I, 1963. JU 2 Producer-director with a college degree, M.A. pre¬ ferred, with ample actual directing and producing ex¬ perience. This position requires a thoroughly experienced producer-director. Midwestern community TV station; im¬ mediate opening. JU 3 Director of TV with 6 years background in engineering and production. Comparative to executive level. East Coast. Salary $11,000 plus government benefits. Im¬ mediate opening. JU 4 Skilled technician with experience in broadcasting and closed-circuit TV, including antenna distribution. Major Eastern city. Salary $6,000-$7,000. Immediate opening. JU 5 Technicians skilled in installation and maintenance of closed-circuit TV. Commercial engineering concern in a major Eastern city. Salary $2-$2.50 per hour. Immediate opening. JU 6 Art and scene director. B.A. in radio-TV, advertising and/or dramatics, with emphasis on television graphics or scenic design. Television experience is preferred but not essential. This person should have a general knowl¬ edge of scene shop technique. 4 NEWSLETTER