NAEB Newsletter (October 1, 1963)

^ The Hampton Roads ETV Association moved into new studios in Norfolk in September. ^ WFBE-FM, Flint, Michigan, will be ten years old October 3 . ^ Alabama claims the nation’s first gubernatorial proclama¬ tion of a state ETV week, with Alabama Educational Tele¬ vision Week September 9 through 13. The announcement was timed to alert teachers and citizens to the network’s new fall schedule effective that week. ^ WNDT, New York City, received a grant from Time, Inc., for live coverage of the opening U. N. General Assembly sessions. ^ Viet Nam is to receive 10,000 radios from AID, for dis¬ tribution to village leaders. Another 40,000 are to be sold through commercial sources in Viet Nam. ^ The Edison Foundation is accepting nominations for its annual “National Station Awards for Serving Youth.” Dead¬ line for nominations is December 15. Information may be ob¬ tained from the foundation, at 8 West 40th St., New York 18. ^ Indiana University radio-TV personnel have begun the move into the new Radio-TV Center, which includes more than 13,000 feet of studio and production space. The building is expected to be completed November 1. Costing 2% million dollars, the building includes four radio studios and four television studios. y The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has requested the call letters WUWM in its application for a new FM station. Initially the station is expected to be on the air in late after¬ noon and evening hours on week-days. Ruane Hill, new staff¬ er formerly with Syracuse University, is arranging the pro¬ graming. Local programs will be supplemented by pick-up of evening features from the State Radio Council station at Delafield, WHAD. y Leaders of the Chicago ETV Association have unveiled plans for rapid activation of Channel 20 following announce¬ ment of a $299,619 grant under the ETV Facilities Act of 1962. Edward L. Ryerson, president of CETA, said the total cost of equipment and installation will be about $400,000. Ap¬ plication for the second channel (CETA operates Channel 11) was made because of increasing needs for in-school telecast time during the hours of 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Currently the Chan¬ nel 11 schedule calls for elementary school classes on the air during school hours, leaving no opportunities for high school teaching. ► Indiana University’s radio-TV services report 370 TV pro¬ grams produced—carried by commercial WTTV, Indianap¬ olis, during the year 1962-63. I. U.’s radio* station, WFIU, reports the following breakdown of air time: 2,230 hours of classical music, 575 hours of semi-classical music, 260 hours of jazz, and 790 hours of news, public affairs, and special events. ► The National Science Foundation recently awarded three TV grants: City University of New York, $18,170 for the production of a pilot program in a projected series for com¬ mercial TV to stimulate and inform the public about science; University of Oklahoma, $14,710, a three-part program in¬ cluding science lectures for the general public, 5-minute news programs on ETV, and residential conferences in science for public officials; National Academy of Sciences, $4,960, for the preparation of science filmclips for use on commercial and educational TV. ► Featured speaker at the national convention of Sigma Delta Chi in November will be Glenn T. Seaborg, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission. The meeting will be November 6-9 in Norfolk, Virginia. ► Speaking at the University of Michigan recently, Robert Lewis Shayon, radio-TV editor of the Saturday Review, said that operators of the mass media are trustees, with accounta¬ bility to the people, and that the trustees still say the less gov¬ ernment interference the better, “but there are observers of the media,” he said, “who hold that when self-regulation fails to work, it is the duty of the government to step in as gently as possible, without overdoing its centralized power, to prod and goad the media to accomplish some of the rational goals they espoused when they won their hard-earned freedoms in the 18th century struggle against oppressive government.” ► In the annual report for 1962-63, WKAR and WKAR-FM, Michigan State University, report that during the fiscal year 1,950 listeners from over 300 post office locations in the state requested program information or special services offered by the radio stations. This does not include requests for specially offered material nor letters from outside Michigan. ► WETA-TV, Washington, will produce thirty half-hour lessons for lipreading instruction for the hard-of-hearing. The tele-lessons are made possible by a $55,350 grant from HEW to the station and American University. ► WEDU, Tampa, is using billboards for promotion for the first time. Martin Outdoor Advertising is giving the space during the station’s fund-raising campaign. The drive was further benefited by a paid attendance of 3,000 at a Manatee County evening showcase of athletic competitions and music. ► Ampex Corporation has announced a complete new line of high-quality stereo tape recorders, including four different models for home, industry, and education. PLACEMENT PERSONNEL AVAILABLE (For information, write Miss Julie Hunt, Placement Service, at the NAEB office in Washington.) October I—Producer-director with technical abilities desires position with part-time teaching in college or ETV situ¬ ation. Married, 24, male, M.A. Available January, 1964. October 2—TV or radio producer and/or director, writer, an¬ nouncer, with news and music background. Also on-air and other promotion. Thoroughly experienced in print design and creative work and production supervision. Seeking a career position of high calibre with or with¬ out teaching. Creativity and judgment strong charac¬ teristics. October 3—Station manager, assistant manager, program di¬ rector. Ten years in network television, five in local radio, and four in public relations. Would like to make a contribution to educational radio or television. Mar¬ ried, 37 years old, B.A. cum laude (political science) and M.A. (U. S. history). Interested in teaching part time. Salary is presently in the $15,000 range. Prefers New England or Middle Atlantic States. October 4—Produoer/writer with background in commercial television, films, and magazine writer. 'Former production manager, well versed in technical aspects, program val¬ ues. Has 400 published articles, television and business film scripts to credit. Certificates to teach broadcasting in state-licensed schools in New York and New Jersey. Seeking responsible, challenging career position that will utilize experience to the fullest. October 5—Desires teaching position in radio-television, or as head of the department. Also interested in directing ETV in-school programs. Teaching qualifications include both high school and college level. M.A. from Univer¬ sity of Washington; Ph.D. conferred in August, 1963, from Ohio State University. Male, married, prefers West Coast but will consider all areas. Minimum; $12,000. 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.) O-l TV engineer with experience in closed and/or open cir¬ cuit television. Excellent opportunity with new television department. 0-2 Assistant-producer for midwestern ETV station. Duties in¬ clude standby director, station announcer, and continuity writer. Ten-month position; opening immediately. M.A. desired; $500-$600 per month. 0-3 Art director for ETV station. Must have skill in hand let¬ tering. Preferably some experience or training in the area of television. Able to supervise staff of student art¬ ists. Salary $7,000. 4 NEWSLETTER