NAEB Newsletter (November 1, 1965)

address the 1965 NAEB convention until a schedule change for a trip to West Coast job corps camps prevented it. Dalto Joins NAEB The Dalto Electronics Corporation has joined the NAEB as the fourteenth Indus¬ trial Associate. ETY Facilities Program Actions In October, the USOE announced accept¬ ance for filing of applications from the University of Hawaii and Florida Central East Coast ETV, Inc. Hawaii wants to es¬ tablish a new ETV station on Channel 11, Honolulu. In Florida, the application is to expand facilities of WMFE-TV, in Orlan¬ do. Respective total estimated project costs are $255,060 and $50,000. • As of September 20, the program had awarded a little over 40% of the appropri¬ ated funds, leaving $17,608,034 still avail¬ able. Applications have already been made for over half that amount, and applications expected to be filed before June, 1966, will bring this figure up to $18,281,981. Publications • The NAEB publications office has ac¬ quired a few more copies of the 53-page report by Donald L. McCaleb, A Survey of the Uses of Television in the Public Rela¬ tions Programs of Colleges and Universi¬ ties in California. NAEBers who were turned down previously because the earlier supply was exhausted are urged to send in their requests immediately. Single copies only; free. • Film News for August-September car¬ ried an article by Blake Hunter about the TV program exchange via satellite between students in West Bend, Wisconsin, and in France. Hunter also discussed ABC’s pro¬ posed satellite, and the network’s plan to give one of its satellite channels to NET free of charge. • The Educational Film Library Asso¬ ciation’s new Film Evaluation Guide con¬ tains appraisals by audiovisual specialists of 4500 sixteen-millimeter films. The 535- page volume sells for $30 from EFLA, 250 West 57th St., New York. Programs & Films • John K. Mackenzie has produced a half- hour videotape on the presidential death cycle, Every 20 Years. Dr. Stanley Kripp- ner, a research psychologist, discusses some theories as to why every U. S. president elected at 20-year intervals since 1840 has died in office. Recorded at WNDT, New York, Bud Myers director. For information, write Mackenzie at 2 East 63rd St., New York City. • Toronto’s ETV association has pro¬ duced a two-part program on Regional De¬ velopment and Economic Change. In film journeys to Colombia, Britain, Holland, the U.S.A., and Ontario counties, the programs explore Ontario problems in light of eco¬ nomic changes and development throughout the world. For information about the pro¬ grams, write META, 84 Queen’s Park Cres¬ cent, Toronto 5, Canada. News Notes PERSONNEL ^ Kenneth Winslow, coordinator of ITV, University of California, Berkeley, has cor¬ rected an erroneous report in the October Newsletter. He remains full time with the university; he has been named executive director for the Western Radio and TV Association to organize and establish a western regional office of the new NCSCT. The regional office will serve Alaska, Ari¬ zona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. ^ Robert N. Grunewald has become as¬ sistant professor of education at Washing¬ ton State University. Formerly he was with the Long Beach, California, schools and KLON-FM. ^ Robert J. Van Abel has joined the ad¬ ministrative staff of the new Delaware ETV network as operations director. He came from the University of Wisconsin, after completing Ph.D. course work. Before that he worked in commercial TV in Green Bay, Wisconsin, for ten years. ^ James E. Lynch, of the department of speech at Ohio State University, received a special medallion from the Columbus chap¬ ter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences; he is a charter member of the Academy. The award was for dis¬ tinguished service for the last three years during which he was on the Board of Gov¬ ernors. ^ KYNE-TV, Omaha, has completed its full-time staff with the addition of two producer-directors, James E. Horky and H. Jon Miller. Horky is a senior at Oma¬ ha University and has been with commercial KETV. Miller comes from WOI-TV, Ames, Iowa. ^ KUED, University of Utah, announces the following changes in its staff: Gene Hambelton replaces Robert E. Bell as pro¬ duction manager; Bell has gone to Michi¬ gan State University for graduate work. Hambelton has had ten years experience in broadcasting in the California schools. Max Fortie and Richard E. Borstadt have become producer-directors; Fortie has been with KUTV, Salt Lake City, and Borstadt with KUED as the staging and lighting di¬ rector. Gaye Hicks has assumed the pro¬ motion duties of Judy Elder who has gone to KTLA in Hollywood. ^ Jerry B. Sukenick, former art director of WNDT, New York City, has been ap-^~'^ pointed art director of WET A, Washing¬ ton, D.C. He plans to work with the area’s university art schools, giving graduate stu¬ dents an opportunity to do laboratory work in the WET A art department. J. Allen Bowers has been named director of program operations for WET A. He was formerly the station’s production manager. ^ Betty Cope has been named General manager of Cleveland’s WVIZ-TV. She has been working in television since 1947, and in educational television since 1962. ^ Charles Vlcek has returned as CCTV coordinator at Central Washington State College, Ellensburg. He was on leave of absence during the last two years, studying under an NDEA fellowship program at Michigan State University. ^ Bob W. Rowland, recently with Michi¬ gan State University, has accepted a posi¬ tion with the ETV Facilities Branch, USOE, Washington, D.C. ^ George Dooley has been elected execu¬ tive vice-president of the Community Tele¬ vision Foundation of South Florida, Inc. He has been with WTHS-TV, Miami, since 1955, and is currently in charge of com¬ munity television broadcasting. ^ Jean A. Eicks, of the radio-television bureau, New York City Board of Educa¬ tion, served as a production consultant in social studies for the Brooklyn-Queens Ro- man Catholic Diocese during July. Sixteen programs were videotaped in four subject areas for use in 1966 when the diocese goes on the air with its own educational chan¬ nel. y Henry W. Levinson has joined the Tele¬ vision Information Office as manager, sta¬ tion services. He had been with ABC since 1956 in several assignments in sales devel¬ opment, advertising, and promotion. ^ Blanche E. Owens, coordinator of ETV at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, has announced the following additions to the CCTV facilities: Lewis Greenough, formerly with WEDU-TV at St. Peters¬ burg, as producer-director, and Mrs. Bar¬ bara Barnum as visual materials designer. ^ Otto Schlaak, station manager, WMVS/ WMVT, Milwaukee, has announced new positions and promotions. Harold G. Wag¬ ner has been promoted from transmitter supervisor to chief engineer; he has been with Channel 10 since it went on the air in 1957. Rodney G. Thole, former production manager, has been promoted to program manager. The new production manager is Theodore Stei'nke. Assistant program man¬ ager is John Pushkash, former traffic co¬ ordinator. ^ Donald N. Wood, formerly with San Diego State College, has been appointed NAEB Newsletter, a monthly publication issued by the Na¬ tional Association of Educational Broadcasters, I 19 Gregory Hall, Urbana, III. 61803. $5.00 a year. Editor: Betty McKenzie. Editorial assistant: Dotty Templeton. Phone 333-0580. Area Code 217. NAEB Headquarters: 1346 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Wash- / *"'N l ington, D.C., 20036. Phone 667-6000. Area Code 202. TWX 202- 965-0299. 2 NEWSLETTER