NBC chimes (Jan 1951-Dec 1952)

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NEWS ABOUT THE NETWORK FREDERIC M. Wl LE, JR. Pour major developments on the executive level have taken place at NBC within the past few weeks: George E. Prey, Director of Television Network Sales; John X. Herbert, General Sales Manager for the Radio Network, and Frederic W. Xile, Jr., Director of Television Production, have been elected vice presidents, and Charles C. Bevis, Jr. , formerly Assistant to the Vice President for Owned and Operated Stations, has been appointed General Manager of KOA and KOA-FM, Denver. Billy Rose, one of the greatest showmen in America's history, has been signed to a two-year contract with NBC He assumes his new duties as consultant to the NBC Television Network on February l. NBC and Barnard College will collaborate in an annual six-weeks Summer institute in radio and television, beginning this summer. Classes will be held in NBC New York studios, with members of the NBC staff as instructors. The network's radio division of Public Affairs and Education is being merged with the AM News and Special Events Ce t ar-r.er.' , with Henry Cassidy heading up the combined services. Edward Stanley will be in charge of the Public Affairs and Education Division and Joseph 0. Meyers will head the news operation. Approximately six and one-half r.illior. new television receivers were installed in the United States during 1950, according to Hugh M. Seville, NBC Director of Plans and Research. Bob Hope has signed an exclusive long-term contract with NBC for both radio and television. NBC scored a smashing triumph in Look magazine's first annual Television "Awards, winning eight awards outright. Its closest competitor took four. One other award was shared with ABC, and another with ABC and CBS. THANKS FROM JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT NBC's Junior Achievement group has asked us to express for them their thanks to all the people at NBC who have assisted them so greatly in their project, especially Messrs. Arch Robb, Charles Bennis , Peter Tintle and Frank Heitmann. The NBC employees who are acting as advisors to Junior Achievement are Jerry Verbel, Production Advisor, Dick Jackson, Business Advisor, and Bill Rich, Sales Advisor. Page 4