NAEB Newsletter (July 1966)

^ WQED, Pittsburgh, has a new series called Sport of the Week, in which sports matches i‘n tennis, lacrosse, polo, and track will be shown. ^ During the spring, WRVR, Riverside Church station in New York City, inaug¬ urated a series on poetry and one on drama. Two plays by a young “off-Off-Broadway” playwright, Sam Shepard, comprised the first full-length production on Riverside Radio Theater, with which the station at¬ tempted to demonstrate its intentions: to re-kindle an interest in radio as a basic medium for drama, and to provide a forum for some of the newest and most energetic forces in the American theater today. Poetry Discovered presented poets reading their own and other poets’ work, discuss¬ ing influences, problems, goals, and infor¬ mally communicating their ideas. ^ The University of Texas TV staff will produce a series on principles of “good buying” for low-income groups, under a grant from the Sears Foundation. ^ What Is a Teacher? is a three-part se¬ ries produced by Clyde Martin, professor of curriculum and instruction at the Uni¬ versity of Texas, and broadcast on KLRN- TV. The film documents the actual prog¬ ress of 12 student teachers from the uni¬ versity as they worked with children in an elementary school. ^WPSX-TV, Pennsylvania State Univer¬ sity, now presents a review of Pennsylvania newspaper, radio and TV editorial com¬ ment. Reviewer John M. Harrison picks principal issues confronting state and pub¬ lic officials and points out what is being said editorially about them. ^ Montana State University’s film and TV center will produce this year a number of films under contract with state and com¬ mercial organizations. These include a 16mm color production for Union Oil, “Lewis and Clark in Montana,” and a historical documentary on the growth of the state’s mining industry for Anaconda Copper Com¬ pany. ^ WTTW, Chicago, recently presented a 13-week series of conversational Italian, showing how to order meals, shop, arrange for accommodations and entertainment when traveling in Italy. When in Rome was taught by Vittore Bocchetta, former pro¬ fessor of humanities in Verona, Italy, and who has taught Italian at the University of Chicago. Karen Prindle directed the series. ^ WNYC-FM recently broadcast Sounds of the Past, a series devoted to the actual recorded sounds of performers, personali¬ ties, and music of the past. Archie Roth¬ man hosted the series. ^ WTHI-TV, CBS affiliate in Terre Haute, Ind., sent a news team to Viet Nam this spring to film and interview service¬ men whose homes are in the station’s view¬ ing area. Upon their return, Harry Frey, news director, and Paul Denehie, produc¬ tion director, put together five-minute pro¬ grams of interviews for broadcasting. Then there was a special hour-long recap pro¬ gram in color televised a month later. DENVER OFFERS CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS In addition to Tomfoolery, described in the February Newsletter, KRMA-TV, Den¬ ver, has been offering several other chil¬ dren’s programs. On a children’s strip from 4:30 to 5 o’clock, a different kind of pro¬ gram is shown each day, with original adaptations of beloved fairy tales and classics once a month. On Gene's Junction, Gene and his friend Scotty invite their audience to meet new and interesting people who have fascinating jobs, and to learn how easy it is to make “fun things” from materials they can find around the house. There’s a sing-along time, and a poetry corner where Gene and Scot¬ ty go to read poems and stories, many of them acted out by professional actors and dancers. The Wizard of Earl and his apprentice, Chris Mouse, a hand puppet, have a magic gold cape, and there’s magic powder and sneeze powder and yawn powder, and a gi¬ gantic book that tells how to make extra special magic. On The Magical House, Hostess Betsy Mills uses a different kind of magic—a wishing magic that can take young people through the magic window and up the golden stairs. Betsy tells children’s stories, mostly original, and accompanies herself on the harp with music she has written. In addition to these locally produced pro¬ grams, KRMA also uses The Wonderful World of Brother Buzz, a film produced by the American Humane Association which tells youngsters about all sorts of interest¬ ing creatures and how to care for them. NAEB Personnel Service POSITIONS AVAILABLE (For information, write Miss Yasmine Mirza, Personnel Service, at the NAEB in Washington. 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 Personnel Service. Non-mem¬ bers can save time by sending the $15 annual dues and $15 place¬ ment registration fee at the time of inquiry.) July I TV producer-director capable of producing wide range of instructional pro¬ grams for portions of courses for use in a computerized dial access audio¬ video, on-campus information retrieval system. New university, Christian set¬ ting. Up to $10,000 depending on qualifications and experience. July 2 Expanding TV station in large southeastern university needs a program direc¬ tor (master's necessary) and a producer/director (master's preferred). Both positions require previous TV experience. Salaries open. July I. July 3 Experienced producer-director strong in directing, lighting, with some film and writing, for new broadcast/closed-circuit ETV operation at rapidly^ expanding college in Rocky Mountain area. B.A. or M.A. with several years academic and professional background required. Maturity, imagination, ability to work with others essential. $7,000-$7,500 with excellent benefits, climate, advance¬ ment potential. July I. July 4 Maintenance engineer with inventive knack for new broadcast/closed-circuit ETV operation at Rocky Mountain area college. First phone, five years ex¬ perience required. Some college desired. Ideal climate, recreational oppor¬ tunities; excellent fringe benfits. $7,200. July I. July 5 University opening for coordinator in one of largest CCTV installations in Mid¬ west. Experience with instructional television theories, techniques and pro¬ cedures necessary. College or university graduate minimum requirement; M.A. or Ph.D. desirable. Salary $10,500. More information upon request. July 6 Instructor for southern state university. To teach course in radio production, radio-TV announcing, basic speech. M.A. in radio-TV or speech desirable. Two or three years experience in educational or commercial station, preferably university. Salary for 9 months $7,000, plus additional $800 for one six-week summer session. July 7 Chief television technician to plan future developments with coordinator of ETV and the architects and engineers department, to supervise technicians in operation and maintenance of all television facilities and a language labora¬ tory, and, at first, to assist in operation of the studio unit. College degree, closed circuit instructional television experience, experience with quadrature head video tape recorders and with color television, and supervisory experi¬ ence, preferred. First Class Radio-Telephone license required. Salary $9,000 up, depending on qualifications. July 8 Producer-director to work directly with faculty members to develop effective use of television in instruction, presently used in surgery, radiology, anatomy, and physiology. Some work in closed-circuit studios. College graduation re¬ quired. M.A. degree, experience in closed-circuit instructional television pre¬ ferred. Salary depends on qualifications. July 9 Television technician to work under supervision. Two years technical college plus closed-circuit instructional television experience preferred. Much of work will be with a remote truck. Salary $6432. July 10 Radio-TV production man to take charge of news and programing for grow¬ ing New England university department. Should have announcing ability; pro¬ fessional experience required. Bright future. $8,000 rartge for right person. Immediate opening. 6 NEWSLETTER