NBC chimes (Jan 1947-Dec 1948)

5 Another kind of cheesecake — Agnes Sullivan of News and Violet Young of Press illustrate the "Bring Your Own Lunch Club" principle as put forth by Maggi McNellis in a recent issue of the American magazine. jutdone herself . . . Recording Engileering's Virginia Anthony is in the imelight for two reasons: 1. She dropped a 17 %" aluminum disc on ler small sized foot and messed it jp a bit (the foot, that is. The record came out unscathed). 2. Her Pekinese is casting shadows of herself any day, and the whole Recordng Division is betting on the numjer and sex of the expected pups. Vlary Bell has been asked to be the godmother to the additions to the A.nthony menage and is already thinking up ridiculous names for them . . . Dog-fancier Don Bogert of Employee Services took in the WestVtlminister Kennel Club show at Madion Square Garden on Lincoln's n'| Birthday. He came out convinced that his prize cocker, Gloryhill Gambler, would have cleaned up in the puppy and novice classes. SCOOP!— Add to the list of perfect secret-keepers, Tony Provost, NBC's Program Manager, who ith this issue announces to his coleagues in 416 and all NBC his recent marriage to the former Mrs. Serafine Fallah. AISLELAND MAGIC— Once upon a time, in a Far Countree called Tex-us, there was a Young Hero who mightily admired a Fair Maiden from afar. But being shie, he did not make his admiration known. Instead he left Tex-us to fight in wars abroad and then came to seek his fame and fortune in the wondrous Place of the Deep Canyons, yclept Nooyork. Now, it transpired that the Fair Young Maiden also came to seek what she could find in the Spire City. The Young Hero, although he knew of this, did not make himself known to her. One day there came to him certain men seeking the story of a beauteous maid from a foreign land for their Mag-uh-zeen. Our Hero told them of the Fair Maiden, of her fairness and charm. The men from the Mag-uh-zeen were impressed, but fearing lest she not understand their strange speech, they besought him to be their emissary. He agreed. So, day after day he spoke softly to the Fair Maiden the words of the Mag-uh-zeen men, and lo and behold before many moons had passed, he was speaking too those of his heart — and she remained to listen. And — oh, well, they're en. now and sometime this sum. they'll be mar. and his name is Ben Kaplan of WNBC and she is Anne Burkhart from Lord & Taylor's, both from the U. of Tex. . . . Everything seemed normal in Traffic until Elaine Blau announced the fact that she had become engaged over the weekend and was planning to be married in June. The lucky boy is Phil Scherl. Mary Collins then chimed in that she had gotten her wedding dress, and is being married May 3rd. Not to be outdone, Shirley Thursby, who recently became engaged, announced that she and her Ted had set the date over the weekend, too. The date for Shay is August 23rd. On hearing these events, Fred Kenworth of Communications came in to give the girls a few pointers. It was Ken's 39th wedding anniversary. . . . Jeanne Bishop, secretary to Gordon Webber in Radio Recordnig, said her "I do's" at an early morning wedding, February 1st. The bridegroom was Walter Lang. They honeymooned in Bermuda . . . Fran Johnson of Thesaurus and Syndicated Sales in Radio Recording announced her engagement February 8th to Charles Fetzer, a former Army Captain with service in China . . . Chalk up Eileen Healy of Program Supervision in the change-ofstatus column. On February 8th, after somehow conjuring up an apartment, she became Mrs. Austin E. Titus. This ends a couple of months of office conversation centering around church bells, orange blossoms and Emily Post . . . Bob (Main Hall) Holt of GR is now subsisting on coffee and doughnuts. Why? Well, just look at the third finger left hand of Miss Ellen Timpy and you'll understand. Their engagement was announced at the AA's Waldorf Supper Dance . . . Two other members of GR have trodden down the aisle. Pete Tintle, Assistant Manager in charge of tours, married former guidette Jacqueline Ragsdale at The Little Church Around the Corner on Valentine's Day. Johnny Hargreaves, Desk Clerk, is now married to Mary Aileen Ewart, former receptionist . . . Cupid found its way to Enginering Recording, too. Charlie Pruzansky, Py like in pie to his associates, asked the fatal question and she said yes. That far away look in Py's eyes is actually focused on June, or so our fairly accurate rumor system has it. wmmr-i i AM AND FM IN THE AM AND PM — With the complicated factors ever present in the sale of Spot time, it does one's heart good to come upon an oversimplication of station policy. When Westinghouse Radio Stations were recently engaged in changing their rate structure, W. B. McGill, famed Advertising Manager of Westinghouse, sent Jim McConnell the following description of plans: "Dear Jim: Before we finally give the printer a go-ahead on our rate cards, I would like to have your reaction on the following informational paragraph. New rate structures, covering both AM and FM are announced. Both AM and FM facilities will be offered in both the AM and PM. While both AM and FM will be available concurrently, at certain times in both the AM and PM, AM and FM will not be so available throughout all of the AM and PM. For example, AM, 5:45 to 12M becomes PM after 12M and remains so until 12M again becomes AM, at which time there is no FM (or PM either, for that matter) but there is AM— AM in the AM, that is. There is no FM in the AM, but there is FM in the PM. While there will be FM available along with AM (it being then PM) FM will cease at 10 PM leaving only AM for the rest of that particular PM and the slop-over from 12 M into AM. There is very little that can be done about it. No hurry . . . take your time." RADIO FOR SALE — National HBO factory-reconditioned coils covering 1.7 to 30 MC, new tubes, complete with power supply, less speaker. $225. R. Potter, Ext. 8490. LOST — Charm bracelet with about 10 silver charms including NBC mike, American flag, Charlie McCarthy, telephone, lorgnette — on February 14. Reward. Peggy McNeany, Ext. 575. STORK TALK To Ashton Dunn, Personnel Manager, his second daughter, third child, on February 6. Name: Susan Stryker. Weight: 6M lbs. To Arnold Bacon, Receiving Set Supervisor in Engineering: a daughter, on February 14. Name: Marion Elizabeth. Weight: 7 lbs.-13 oz. To Gordon Webber, Supervisor of Continuity Writers in Radio Recording, his second daughter, on January 24. Name: Dorothea Pat. Weight: 5 lbs.-13 oz. To Edwin Taffe, Guest Relations Page, his first child and son, on January 28. Name: Gregory Edwin. Weight: 9 lbs. To Allan Kalmus, Television Editor in Press, and Jane Waring, former writer in Press, their first child and daughter, on February 19. Name: Susan. Weight: 5V2 lbs. DEPARTMENT REPORTERS Leonard Allen — Intl. Anne Bachner — Telev. Mary Bell — Engrg. Rec. Barbara Bennett — GR John Bloch — Program John Casey — GR Kay Collins— Traffic Phebe Crosby — Music Walt Ehrgott — Production Don Frost — Information Vince Genzardi — Engr. Maint. Bill Haerer— WNBC Trans. Kay Henderson — Cont. Accept. Frances Heim — Controllers Elaine Hollywood — Traffic Roselle Hubel — Press Allan Hughes — Spot Sales Arax Kazanjian — Steno. Marjorie Loeber — Publ. Serv. Frank Loughran — Sound Marion Lucas — Sta. Rel. Harold McConaghy — Air Cond. Florence Meyfohrt— RRD Betty Michaelis — Purch. Jim Myers — Personnel Al Saunders — Engr. Fac. Ed Stolzenberger — Engr. M C Agnes Sullivan — News Elenor Tarshis— WNBC Ed Watkins— Engr. Stud. & Fid. Cal Wheeler— Mail Alice Wilson — Legal Bob Wogan — Announcing Will Zurflieh— Research