NBC transmitter (Jan-Nov 1936)

FEBRUARY P. < c < RECEPTION STAFF REVIEW Official organ of the Reception Staff of the National Broadcasting Company, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City. Published monthly throughout the year. VOL. II FEBRUARY, 1936 NO. 2 Frank C. Lepore, Editor Ary R. Moll, Managing Editor Walter A. Wiebel, Circulation Manager ASSOCIATES Walter Clark Frederic M. Kirkland D. Caldwell Davis Alwin D. Foster Bill Garden Don Gardiner CONTRIBUTORS Berger Hacerth Harry Wichtman Bitterly Contested Locker Room Chess Ch ampions hip Reach es Finals Photo by William Haussler, NBC Studio We Are Deeply Grateful ® Even our constant association with NBC operations in this busy whirl of broadcasting fails to acquaint us with the intricate workings of our vast organization. But the informal chats we’ve had on the functions and operations of our various departments did much to give us a closer insight into their set-up and part they play in the NBC picture. We wish to express our sincere gratitude and warmest regards to Messrs. Daniel S. Tuthill, Business Manager of Artists Service; Wayne L. Randall, Manager of NBC’s Press Dept.; and 0. B. Hanson, Chief of our Engineering Division. Our appreciation never ends for the interest shown by those executives who have found time to talk to us informally on their respective duties. It has been through these lectures that we have increased our knowledge of NBC. Opportunity Knocking ■ The new recording device on the studio tour offers tremendous possibilities for every wide-awake guide to exercise his creative ability and originality, display personality, show initiative, and develop voice culture. Here’s the chance to gather valuable and vital information for Guest Tojirs as well as increase your opportunities for recognition. Contest Winners for February B A new month . . . two new contest winners in the Review’s contests for the best news story and for the most humorous incident of the month. Dom Davis and Dick Diament receive the four passes to the Radio City Music Hall, where they will see “Follow the Fleet,” the new musical show with Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, and Harriet Hilliard, which starts Thursday, February 20th. Guide Jack McGhie, chess finalist, is shown capturing one of Page Ralph Brown's men in the elimination playoffs while Guide Alwin Foster (in mufti) is offering "Mac" some confidential advice on strategy while the interested onlookers, reading from left to right, are Guides Stanley Heeb (seated), and Bill Hoffman, Page Roger Von Roth, Guide Ed Lolley, Pages James McCullough, Gordon Logue and Philip Crosbie. This scene is an every-day occurrence in the Locker Room, what with the chess fever hitting a new high for the month. Chatter (C GO AHEAD AND SUE ME BUT . . . Paul Rittenhouse has once again donned the winter flannels . . . and incidentally they look like last year’s repeats to us . . . Why does Leon Leak insist on wearing a size sixteen collar when he can only boast of a size twelve neck . . . and that’s nothing to boast about. fC Bob Eldred wants it known that on the day that all the lights went out, NBC presented its regular weekly drama entitled “Lights Out”. . . Bill Collins almost passed out recently when a woman, inquiring about the tours said, “Is it necessary that we watch a broadcast? I’d rather not” . . . Bruce Magill has deserted his usual Broadway interests and has decided to try his hand at writing poetry, which explains why he’s letting his hair grow . . . Dom Davis is now out of circulation. He was married last month to Miss Rosemary Brush and the best man, literally speaking, was Reid Jorgensen, former guide . . . And just a tip, drop in to Room 297 and see the most curious donation we have ever received — The horse with his tail where his head ought to be . . . Who is the culprit who insists on mixing up Miss Beck’s three phones so that she can never pick up the right one when it rings? . . . There’s no sense to this one but “Speed” McCullough remarked one day last week that he wished NBC pages had uniforms like the fellows in the Music Hall, because he looks so swell in a beret . . . and so, with this friendly thought. I’ll sign off . . . Keep your head up . . . your chest out . . . and your stomach in or first thing you know, they’ll be putting you in one of those gym classes. ? ? ? ?■ « • ♦ ♦ Listen! all you good people of NBC. There’s something you must know. We’re going to but wait a minute!! Don’t miss the March issue of the Reception Staff Review for this announcement of vital importance to everyone affiliated with the NBC. Will you be on the lookout for it?