NBC Transmitter (Dec 1945-Jan 1947)

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A pril 1 946 11 HAPPY BIRTHDAY AT W'GY—The 24th birthday of WGY at Schenectady, New York, brought these folks together on February 20. Left photo shows Edward A. Rice, orchestra conductor ; Kolin Hager, station manager; Frances Lehnerts, singer ; A. O. Coggeshall, program manager, and Donald Dame, tenor. Photo at right features Coggeshall cutting the cake. Heckling announcers (left to right ) are: Wilbur Morrison, Howard Reig, Rodney Swift, Fred McCall, Bill Bradley, Earle O. Pudney and Howard T upper. Leaning on table is Burrell Smith. “Story to Order" Promotion BOISE, IDAHO. — When nine-year-old Walter Jones of Boise won $5 in war stamps for his suggestions of “a conductor’s baton, scrambled eggs and a tortoiseshell cat” for NBC’s “Story to Order” broadcast, Station KIDO put him on the air for an interview preceding the broadcast of “Story.” Walter’s teacher then ran a competition among his third-grade classmates to submit their story ideas and KIDO awarded five dollars to the winner. State Capitol Broadcasts BOISE, IDAHO. -KIDO featured the opening address of Governor Arnold Williams before the opening session of the Idaho legislature. KIDO news director Hugh Shelley broadcasts daily from the news room of the State Capitol featuring interviews with leading legislators. Idaho’s State Capitol Building is more than convenient for KIDO facilities — being only one block away. STATION m7eTINg7 ( Continued from page 4) man of the NBC stations’ planning and advisory committee. In addition to closed discussions of stations’ problems there were talks on procedures, public relations, publicity, planning, research, labor, news handling, program policy television, advertising and promotion, and network sales operations. NEW YORK. — Max Jordan, NBC’s Eastern European news director, is complimented for his spectacular scoops in an article in the April issue of This Month magazine. Author is Ed Greif. ‘Ruling’ the Waves SALT LAKE CITY.-In a novel promotional twist, S. S. Fox, head of KDYL is giving his clients pocket steel tapes, suggesting they “measure their advertising dollar.” An appropriate two-color label on each box adds that “Measure Your Advertising Dollar Any Way You Like. KDYL as Utah’s Popular NBC Station, Is Your Best Buy.” BASKETBALL COVERAGE ( Continued from page 4) capacity. Listeners’ comments were favorable, and it was the feeling of all concerned that WMBG did much to create public interest in the game of basketball, as well as to perform a valuable service to its listeners. Next season. WMBG will again be on hand to cover the entire home season games of the U. of Richmond, as well as games of other colleges in the vicinity. WEST COAST FM On February 18, Earle C. Anthony, Inc. completed the first of three building units to comprise its FM station on Mount Wilson near Los Angeles. This first unit provides temporary housing for the FM transmitter and living quarters for the engineers. WBZA Radio Workshop Graduates 13 Students SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Concluding a 16-week course of Wednesday night lectures and demonstrations, WBZA Radio Workshop, conducted under auspices of the Massachusetts Department of Education University Extension graduated 13 persons from the Springfield area at the High School of Commerce in February. Diplomas were presented by Harold Randol of WBZA. Offered as a public service by Westinghouse Radio Stations, Inc., of Philadelphia, in all cities in which Westinghouse stations are located, the instruction is intended to provide a broad basic understanding of problems, benefits, opportunities and technics of radio. The idea of the course was originated in 1942 by Gordon Hawkins, formerly of Westfield, who is now education director for all Westinghouse stations and a special lecturer in radio playwriting at the L niversity of Pennsylvania. Hawkins was among leading figures in various branches of broadcasting who visited Springfield as guest lecturers during the 16-w'eek period. TELLING THE WORLD ( Continued from page 7) working day and night. Copy and page proofs literally were whisked off desks while printers stood by ready to set type and to roll their presses. Even in peacetime, there never is a dull moment in Room 217 in the RCA building. Surveys, booklets, ideas, ideas, more booklets, pamphlets, more ideas . . . they all add up to telling the right people about the “rightest” shows in radio.