NBC Transmitter (Jan-Nov 1945)

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AlUMI Fifteen Hundr^'l during the regular academic year. From the standpoint of student enrollment and number of courses, this represents the most extensive training program yet undertaken in the field of radio education. These four institutions ill again have capacity enrollments for 1945. Selected for aptitude, experience, and the abilities to absorb and apply their training, students \\ill receive instruction from NBC staff members and university faculties in continuity and dramatic writing . . . announcing . . . program planning and production . . . radio teaching . . . news editing and writing . . . utilization . . . control room operation . . . sales techniques . . . radio history and survey . . . music for radio. • • Here again are examples of NBC’s leadership in service . . . service to the radio industry, to sponsors, to listeners . . . and to education . . . continuing service that helps maintain y<IiC^s position as America's No. 1 Neticork. THE 1500th CERTIFICATE will be among those awarded this year for satisfactory completion of training, under NBC auspices, in fundamentals of radio broadcasting procedure. In the early months of 1942, war needs were draining trained personnel from radio faster than replacements could he found. Counter-measures were needed — urgently and quickly. From that emergency came the NBCNorthw estern University Summer Radio Institute — an academically accredited organization offering intensive, practical training by experts under actual operating conditions. The Institute w as supplemented in the follow ing year l>y similar establishments with the co-operation of the University of California at Uos Angeles and of Stanford University. And building further upon these successful foundations, NBC last w inter joined w ith Columbia University to present accredited courses in practical radio subjects National Broadcasting Company America’s No. 1 Network A Service of Radio Corporation of Americo 1945-RADIO'S 25tb A N N I V E R S A RY P LE D G ED TO VICTORY!