NAEB Newsletter (August 1, 1965)

the best program—as decided by a panel of judges. There was also a special viewers’ award for the program voted most populai by the audience. The station received a ci¬ tation from the Buffalo Council on World Affairs for the festival, which was cited as a fine example of the concept of promo¬ tion of world understanding. ^ KQED broadcast “The Gentle Savages” in connection with the 100th anniversary of the birth of Grace Hudson, early painter of Indian pictures. The program dealt with the Pomo Indians and included Mrs. Hud¬ son’s paintings and anthropological films of Pomo Indian 'life today. ^ KTCA-TV, St. Paul, produced an orig¬ inal sacred ballet, based on the passion and crucifixion of Christ, for telecast on June 17, the Feast of Corpus Christi. The ballet version of “Los Seises” (Dance of the Six¬ es) was choreographed by Mrs. Anna Ad¬ rianova Andahazy in collaboration with John Schwarzwalder, who was given a pri¬ vate showing of the dance in Seville, Spain, last spring. Richard J. Carter directed the production in the Cathedral of St. Paul. Los Seises is derived from an ancient Span¬ ish dance traditionally performed by altar boys in the Cathedral of Seville. ^ Magazine is a new bi-weekly one-hour series in which KQED will integrate whim¬ sy with stark realism, amusing trivia with expositions of important issues of the day. The series began July 7, and an early pro¬ gram featured pre-Columbian art, a motor¬ cycle race, puppets, and St. Francis of As¬ sisi. GENERAL ^ WPSX-TV, Pennsylvania State Univer¬ sity, has begun evening telecasts. This is the second in a three-step plan for ETV for central Pennsylvania. The first step, in¬ structional programs for schools, has been in progress for one semester. Development of a community service through locally pro¬ duced programs will be the third step. ^ This fall will see completion of inter¬ connection of Mobile’s-ETV station with the Alabama network. Since the station began broadcasting last November, it has telecast the network programs on a one-week delay basis. ^ An Alabama survey reports that 160 public schools which did not provide stu¬ dents with access to ETV last year will do so this fall. The most popular course was “Let’s Learn More,” viewed by 31,479 pupils. ^ Omaha University has concluded its sixth TV workshop for teachers and ad¬ ministrators. The classes were started a year ago when plans were being drawn for an ETV station for the Omaha area; the station is scheduled to go on the air Octo¬ ber 1. y WTTW, Chicago, has begun its move to new studios at 5400 N. St. Louis Avenue. The station will go off the air for final installation and equipment testing August 14 to September 6. STATE AND REGIONAL ^ The state superintendent of public in¬ struction has named Lewis A. Rhodes chair¬ man of Michigan’s State Advisory Com¬ mittee on ETV. Other NAEBers on the committee include: Stephen All, William Ballard, John McArthur, Anthony Reda, Paul B. Rickard, Charles S. Ruffing, and Verne Weber. ^ New York’s legislature has approved a $625,000 budget item to enable the State University of New York to establish a mic¬ rowave network linking units of the uni¬ versity. Part of the new network is ex¬ pected to be in operation by September. The funds were cut by the 'legislators in April, but public opinion caused them to be re¬ stored in a supplemental budget. ^ The ETV Council of Central New York hopes to have a UHF station in limited op¬ eration by October and in full operation by February. The station will serve a nine- county area 30 to 40 miles around Syra¬ cuse. ^ Community leaders of eight Kentucky counties met recently at Murray State Col¬ lege to discuss ETV. Maurice D. Bement, executive director of the Kentucky School Boards Association, said ETV is the fast¬ est growing medium of education. In point- ing out Kentucky’s slowness in developing a state network, he asked, “Can everyone else be wrong and Kentucky be right?” ^ Nebraska’s state ETV network hopes to have its third link—Channel 26 at Omaha— on the air by October 1. Total cost is bud¬ geted at $223,449. The CP has been received, and design work is in progress on the 407- foot tower. RCA will supply the transmit¬ ter, tower, and antenna. The state’s pro¬ posed ETV network will have seven chan¬ nels. INSTRUCTION ^ KFME, Fargo, N. D., has contracted with Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn., to produce and broadcast the major por¬ tion of the college’s freshman and sopho¬ more English courses in the coming year. To assist in the production, the Louis W. and Maude Hill Family Foundation of St. Paul has awarded the college a grant of nearly $50,000. PLACEMENT POSITIONS AVAILABLE (For information, write the Placement Service, at the NAEB office in Wash¬ ington. In order to be considered through these channels, 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 $10 Placement registration fee at the time of inquiry.) Aug I Major midwest university has immediate opening for competent television engineer. Minimum of five years experience with all phases of television operation and main¬ tenance required. Excellent opportunity. Aug 2 Programing operations manager for developing radio, television and motion picture department for major eastern Land Grant university. Responsibilities will include on- the-air, recording, and closed-circuit production supervision, and associated program¬ ing. Scope of job includes future production for planned state-wide network. M.A. re¬ quired in communications or closely-related field. Experience with major college or university valuable. Salary open. Aug 3 A state educational television network seeks television curriculum personnel, television teachers, engineers and technicians, and operations and production personnel for its new production center to serve public schools with a three-channel closed-circuit tele¬ vision system. Aug 4 Midwestern university has September opening for operations-production manager. M.A. degree with significant production experience in educational television required. Will supervise professional and student producer-directors and such operations as film and tape utilization, traffic, staging, lighting, and graphics. Appointment is for 12 months with one month vacation. Aug 5 Midwestern university has September opening for producer-director. Requires M.A. degree with ETV production experience as well as experience in teaching television and/or radio production courses. Will direct programs and telecourses on closed-cir¬ cuit; will work with student producer-directors in developing programs for broadcast; and will teach one three-hour course in radio or television production. Appointment is for 12 months with one month vacation. Aug 6 Midwestern university has September opening for staff engineer. Must have first- class license and experience in radio and television broadcasting operation and main¬ tenance. (The last three positions are in a university 'which is an Equal Opportunity Employer and as such will give consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, or national origin.) Placement has had many requests for positions ton engineers. If you are interested in employment in this field, register with the Placement Director. 4 NEWSLETTER