NAEB Newsletter (August 1, 1966)

ETV Newsman Cops duPont Award Cecil Brown of KCET, Hollywood, Cali¬ fornia, walked off with a $1,000 duPont prize and new-found esteem for ETV broadcasting from commercial counterparts for “thoughtful, forthright opinions, based upon many years of personal observation of, and involvement in, the major events of our time.” Just a year ago the Alfred I. duPont Awards Foundation voted against recognition of public affairs commentary, noting it did not warrant award to an in¬ dividual newsman. Veteran reporter Brown was hailed by judges for “stimulating and informative analyses ... in the finest tradition of pub¬ lic affairs broadcasting,” for adding a “vigorous and effective voice to public dis¬ cussion and understanding in a major met¬ ropolitan area.” Brown was expelled from Italy by the Facists for straightforward coverage of happenings there during World War II, kept off the air by the British because his reports, though accurate, were considered bad for morale. WRVR, New York City, the Riverside Church radio station, has also been com¬ mended by duPont for “mature and can¬ did discussion of social, cultural, and po¬ litical ideas.” NAEB ADDS TO STAFF Chief Accountant Ernest A. Hough, former division con¬ troller for Woodward & Lothrop Depart¬ ment Stores in the Nation’s Capital, has been named NAEB Chief Accountant. He has served as director of accounting and finance with the Military Air Transport Service, Budget officer with United States Air Force Headquarters; Chief, Air Force Accounting and Finance Center and Super¬ visory Systems Accountant; as an auditor with the Economic Cooperation Administra¬ tion and finance officer with the Army. Mr. Hough is married and lives in Montgomery County, Maryland. Newsletter Editor Udell S. Ehrlich, former director of pub¬ lic information, American Hearing Society, will replace Betty McKenzie as Nezvsletter editor. Miss Ehrlich’s background includes Writing for radio, television, newspapers and films. In October she will assume addi¬ tional duties covering public relations ac¬ tivities. Ga. ETV Film 'Seen at Major Seminar “New Directions in Education,” a 22- minute documentary op. current Georgia educational activities was chosen by the NEA for viewing at the National School Public Relations Association Seminar, held in Hollywood, Fla., last month. The color feature was produced by Georgia ETV: David O’Keefe, producer; J. Hunter III, director; written by Anna Paddon in co¬ operation with Mr. O’Keefe. KTWU Aids Washburn University KTWU, Channel 11, Topeka, Kansas, will ease the heavy teaching burden that faces Washburn University, resulting from severe damages left in the wake of the storm that ripped Topeka in June. The blast leveled 6 of 14 major buildings, ren¬ dered 8 others nearly useless. KTWU, only five miles from the campus, was not hit. The station began constructing new quarters several days before the disaster struck. KTWU will program 36 course hours each week during the 1966-67 semesters. The Great Plains Instructional Television Library will serve as clearing house for in¬ formation on recorded courses. Colleges and universities with courses available on videotapes, are asked to contact program counselor Milton E. Hoffman, Great Plains Instructional Television Library, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68508. In¬ clude course title, level of material, num¬ ber of lessons, minutes per lesson, and sum¬ mary. ETV-Taught Social Work Studied by NCSCT At the June conference in Bloomington, Indiana, last month, the National Center for School and College Television took a closer look at materials dealing with social work education. NCSCT director Edwin G. Co¬ hen said current courses were reviewed and evaluated, new guideposts set for develop¬ ing better telecourses. A written report is scheduled for publication. Cohen explained that similar conferences have revealed authorities are “disappointed about televi¬ sion accomplishments to date, optimistic about the potential role of TV in music and art classrooms.” NER Grant-in-Aid Series Wins Award WBGO-FM, Newark, N. J., has received the 1966 National Mass Media Brotherhood Award from the National Conference of Christians and Jews for the best dramatic program produced by a local radio station. The winning program was “Harriet Tub- man,” written by C'hloe Lederer, produced and directed by Norman Weiser. It is from Glory Road, a NER-supported series, the only American entry cited in the 1965 Japan Prize International Educational Program Contest. Iowa Study Completed NAEB’s Office of Research and Devel¬ opment recently published a comprehensive report which outlines Iowa’s educational needs, details a plan for developing an in¬ terconnected statewide ETV and radio sys¬ tem. Included is a major recommendation that the Iowa legislature establish a State Edu¬ cational Communications Authority, em¬ power it to coordinate all related communi¬ cations activities, hold licenses for new ETV and radio stations, administer a central Ed¬ ucational Communications Center proposed for Des Moines. Participants in the study say that the Authority should also deal with common-carriers, negotiate costs, handle most of the problems involved in establish¬ ing this kind of broad electronic educational communications system. A curriculum committee, representing ele¬ mentary, secondary, junior college, higher education levels, would act as an advisory group to the Authority. Convention Innovations The 49th annual NAEB convention, Oc¬ tober 23-26, Kansas City, will introduce these services: (1) Scheduled viewings of segments of series produced by local stations, leading production, distribution organizations throughout the United States, Entries will be selected and submitted by a specially-ap¬ pointed representative advisory committee. Milton Hoffman, Great Plains Instruction¬ al Library, is project coordinator. A view¬ ing guide listing exact showings will be 1 in¬ cluded with convention materials. (2) Individual Consultant Service. Any¬ one planning to see government officials, or¬ ganization representatives, counselors, NAEB staff, is invited to write NAEB, Convention Headquarters, 1346 Connecti¬ cut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. Convention Consultant Service will arrange contact. (3) Placement Service—expansion of last year’s highly successful bulletin board list¬ ing of jobs and available personnel. CU Ups Offerings The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. introduced during its summer session a new graduate program leading to M.A., Ph.D. training in Educa¬ tional Technology. CU announced plans to establish a Learning Systems Research and Development Laboratory and a Center for Study of Educational Innovation. Gabriel D. Ofiesh, Colonel USAF Retired, has been appointed Professor of Education and Di¬ rector of the new Center for Education Technology in the School of Education. International NHK to Aid Mexico At the invitation of the Mexican gov¬ ernment, NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corp.) will send an engineering team to help con¬ struct a Mexican broadcasting center, train technical personnel, all preparatory for re¬ lay of the 1968 Olympics scheduled for Mexico City. Broadcasts will be in color, transmitted from Mexico via space satellites. AUGUST, 1966 3