NAEB Newsletter (August 1, 1963)

NEWSLETTER NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTERS VOL. 28, NO. 8 AUGUST, 1963 NETRC to Leave Radio TV alone will occupy the NETRC in the future, reportedly because the Ford Foundation has so requested. Most affected will be the eight stations along the East Coast forming NETRC’s FM network, the ERN. Formal program service over the ERN began in October, 1962. As we go to press, ERN affiliates and NAEB and BFA representatives are meeting in Washington to discuss the fu¬ ture of educational radio networking in the U. S. ZIP Codes tor NAEB Washington, D.C., 20036. Urbana, Illinois, 61803. Western Radio-TV Conference Releases Program The steering committee for the 1964 Western Radio and Television Conference has released the advance program for its meeting in San Francisco, February 26 through 29. Pre¬ ceding the conference itself will be a one-day symposium on “Television as a Means of Instructional Communication,” pre¬ sented with the assistance of the Los Angeles and San Fran¬ cisco chapters of SMPTE. Session topics are: “For a Third Dimension: Guts or Gim¬ micks” (the program element that gives meaning . . . in- tellectualism vs. showmanship, eggheadism vs. entertainment— is it either/or, or a proportion of both?); community sup¬ port for radio and TV stations; radio and TV as educational media; “The ‘Left,’ the ‘Right,’ and a Medium Between” (ability of the broadcaster to steer a course between extremes of thought); illustrations of specific uses of radio and TV in instruction; illustrations of specific public interest broad¬ cast presentations-; “Assessing Instructional Needs for Tele¬ vision” ; and a study of the radio and TV professional train¬ ing program at San Diego State College. In addition one ses¬ sion will be devoted to addresses by Gary Steiner, author of The People Look at Television, and Paul Lazarsfeld, author of the previous study, The People Listen to Radio. Competitions • Musical Competition of Prince Rainier III of Monaco. Entries to be received not later than April 1, 1964. Three prizes—for an original piece of chamber music, for an or¬ chestral work, and for a scenic musical work. For infor¬ mation, write: M. le Secretaire General du Prix de Compo¬ sition Musicale, Service des Archives, Palais Princier, Monaco. • Playwright Award Competition of the Little Theatre of Savannah, Inc. Entries to be received by October 31, 1963. $250 award for an original full-length play for arena pro¬ duction. For information, write: The Little Theatre of Sa¬ vannah, Inc., 1714 East Gwinnett Street, Savannah, Georgia. Anniversaries July 26 —WCET, Cincinnati, 9th. August 18 —WKAR, Michigan State University, 41st. Henry Will Speak at NAEB Convention FCC Chairman E. William Henry will be the banquet speaker at the 1963 NAEB convention in Milwaukee. NAEBers will be able to read about him in the July-August NAEB Journal in an exclusive interview by Editor Walter Emery. Lost: One NAEBer! The NAEB has received a check for Individual Membership from David G. O’Keefe, P. O. Box 7158. Problem is, we don’t have a city and state. Would anyone knowing the whereabouts of Mr. O’Keefe please write to Mrs. Dotty Templeton, 119 Gregory Hall, Urbana, Illinois. International Study Institute Begins Scheduled to begin regular sessions in New York this fall, the new International Study and Research Institute is now accepting fees for charter memberships. The Institute plans to offer non-degree programs on various international issues. For information and application blanks, write to the institute, at 41 Central Park West, New York 23. New NAEBers ACTIVE Station WNMR, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan. ASSOCIATES Department of Public Instruction, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Florida Institute for Continuing University Studies, Gaines¬ ville, Florida. INDIVIDUALS Capt. Darrell L. Anderson, College Park, Maryland; John C. Barker, Springfield, Illinois; James R. Blake, Amarillo; Lt. Larry R. Bolls, San Antonio; Charles H. Cooper, Handsboro, Mississippi; James W. Cox, Jr., San Antonio; Major Wil¬ liam F. Cunningham, College Park, Maryland; Barbara Cur¬ ran, Syracuse; George Fazenbaker, Orlando; Samuel E. Francis, Sr., Rantoul, Illinois; Tibbs M. Golladay, Gulfport, Mississippi; Wayne Gratton, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin; Major A. C. Hamby, College Park, Maryland; Major Ross E. Hamlin, Maxwell AFB, Alabama; Ellison H. Hoke, Elgin, Illinois; Daniel T. Jones, Huntsville, Alabama; Robert R. Jones, New York; Lt. Frank W. Kafer, Lackland AFB, Texas; Roy M. Ludwig, Aurora, Colorado; Harold Levenson, Syracuse; J. Gerald Loughlin, Elmira, New York; Neal D. Marshall, Chicago; William G. Mitchell, Gainesville; Ger¬ trude M. Moesch, Buffalo; Bradford Norman, New York; Richard C. Nudd, Columbus, Ohio; Ben Zion Mushkin, Phil¬ adelphia ; Lee F. Osborn, Westchester, Illinois; Willy Padilla, Washington; James D. Perry, Bloomington, Indiana; Gene J. Petty, Charleston AFB, South Carolina; John S. Porter, Rochester, New York; Jay Rayvid, Pittsburgh; Charles P. Salter, Wichita Falls, Texas; Alice M. Schwartz, Carbondale, Illinois; Capt. John D. Sheedy, San Antonio; Lawrence H. Shepoiser, Wichita; John H. Sherman, Rantoul, Illinois; lst/Lt. John F. Smith, San Antonio; William G. Speights,