NBC Transmitter (Jan-Dec 1939)

5 KOA DENVER JUNE, 1939 Hollywood. A reception at the New Weston is to follow the wedding ceremony, after which the couple will leave for the Coast. Miss Buchta and Mr. Williams first came to NBC New York within a few months of each other in 1934, the latter starting as a page and moving in February, 1935, to Continuity Acceptance, where he stayed until February, 1938, when he was transferred to his present position in Hollywood. We understand that their acquaintanceship was on the casual side when Wendell left Radio City, and we can’t help but wonder whether A. T. & T. or Interdepartment Correspondence was most instrumental in this transcontinental courtship. AAA Until May 6th, Harry P. Legg of the Drafting Room was just one of 2500 contestants in Devoe and Raynolds’ ‘Travel In America” poster contest. On that date he became one of the fifteen who received awards for their work. His poster brought him one of the few honorable mentions, and has been hung in the Railroad Building at the World’s Fair. AAA A year ago Julia Waska left the Traffic Department to be married to Mr. Frank Katona, stationed with the U. S. Air Corps in Honolulu, Hawaii. A few weeks ago she presented her husband with twins — a boy and a girl. AAA Frances Goldacker, secretary to Eastern Division Spot Sales Manager M. Boyd, has won a $100 U. S. Savings Bond in the Camay Bond Contest by writing one of the winning letters. AAA Guide Earl Wrightson, whose baritone voice brought him first prize on the recent NBC Employes’ Show, was heard again coast-to-coast June 22nd, when he did a beautiful job as guest singer on the Fleischman program, Getting The Most Out of Life. AAA Recently returned from a trip to San Francisco is Margaret Cuthbert, NBC’s director of women’s activities. Miss Cuthbert went there to attend the Nineteenth Council Meeting of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, and on May 11 delivered one of the addresses given to the 1500 women present. The title of her address was “Public Service Number One,” referring to the plans of the Federation’s recently formed radio committee. This committee is to work with the adver( Continued on page 14) Walter Morrissey, control supervisor, became aware recently that his amateur movie outfit was of professional caliber, when a Denver professional photographer borrowed the equipment to cover a special meeting of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Morrissey’s camera tripod turned out to be the best of its kind now in use in Denver, since it allows a six-footer, like Walter, to stand erect and still sight his camera directly, and also incorporates a builtin level. The camera is a Bell and Howell equipped with a turret and three lenses with matching view finders. Walter also has the necessary splicing, editing, and other apparatus for producing good movies and adds that — and we quote with permission — “. . . the General Electric light meter is the finest I have ever worked with.” With the aid of this meter the pictures turned out splendidly and will be shown at a Chamber banquet in the near future. AAA Miss Leona Leigh, receptionist, is finally back at her post after an absence of two months due to illness. Her pleasant “Good evening, KOA” reminds us that there is still such a word as “dulcet.” AAA Engineer Glen Glascock and wife are back from vacation in San Francisco, having made the return trip of 1300 miles in 30 hours of continuous driving, which is an average of better than 40 MPH. Glen and Wilma are thinking of trying out for some of these endurance contests. AAA Bill Williams, engineer, and his lady also succumbed to the call of the Golden West and took their “second honeymoon” in such romantic places as Grand Canyon, Boulder Dam, Hollywood’s Radio City, and a few night spots en route. Their two children were ably taken care of by Bill’s parents, who are sojourning in Denver after a trip from India, where Mr. Williams is a missionary. AAA Helen Loucks, traffic manager, is motoring through the deep south, up the Atlantic seaboard and to New York. While so many KOA people are going to California, Helen will return with the story of the Fair of Fairs. Which reminds us that Elitch’s Gardens in Denver have constructed a miniature World’s Fair, with Trylon, Perisphere, and everything, and are now known as the “World’s Fair-est Gardens.” Eddie De Lange, composer of “Heaven Can Wait,” “Deep In a Dream” and many other top hits, opened the dancing season at Elitch’s, and his music is broadcast over KOA five nights a week. AAA The friend of all who know him here and long-time favorite of KOA radio audiences — Joe Gillespie — visited in May on vacation from KGO-KPO, SanFrancisco. Joe’s parents live just north of Denver and he came to see them primarily, but also to check with his many good friends at KOA. AAA Miss Kathryn Walsh of Denver and Collyer, Kansas, and Mack Switzer, KOA announcer, were married on June 15 at St. Philomena s Church by the Rev. William Higgins. California became their honeymoon-vacation spot, where they visited the San Francisco Fair. AAA New announcer at KOA is Edward Stout, formerly of KOB in Albuquerque. AAA Carl Schuknecht, veteran KOA dialtwister, has become a model railroad fan of the first water. His equipment consists of 1 10 feet of “O ’ gauge track, seven cars, a Mikado-type locomotive, with two-rail electric control. In the last year Carl has installed in the basement of his home this nicely built railroad system in miniature. For the information of other hobbyists, Carl says his models are built ^-inch-to-thefoot and are of the 2-8-2 variety. KOA Control Supervisor Walter Morrissey