NBC Transmitter (Jan-Dec 1939)

JUNE, 1939 15 NBC SAN FRANCISCO Changes KPO-KGO folks are playing tag all over the lot again. Here are some of the recent personnel shifts: Transferred from Press to Production, Dick Bertrandias, to fill the spot left vacant by John Ribbe’s new status in which he devotes his writing and producing efforts exclusively to Standard Oil’s School Broadcast and Symphony Hour. Dave McNutt was transferred from Sound Effects to Press to replace Dick as picture editor, and Bob Bishopp of Reception moved to Sound Effects. Following the resignation of the former Patricia Norgan (now Mrs. Richard Costello, Jr.) , Betty Carter was moved from Music Library to Music Rights, and Elizabeth McGrath, who substituted for Helen Stewart as secretary to Educational Director Arthur Garbett during Helen’s illness, was transferred to the library. And by the time this gets into type Helen and our other too-long-absent one, Elvina Jensen, probably will be back on their respective jobs, both well and strong again, if the good wishes and hopes of all the KPO-KGO girls and boys count for anything. When Melba Chisholm resigned to accompany her husband to Los Angeles, her place was immediately filled in Typing by Madeline McNeely, who resigned under similar circumstances two years ago to go to Seattle . . . and is now back in San Francisco to stay (we hope!) . Two University of California graduates whose diplomas are still sh iny-bright, have joined the page staff. They are James Poole, who was editor-in-chief of the Daily Californian, and Carl Murchie. Sidelights Newscaster Bob Andersen is taking no chances on delay in his plans to marry Miss Margaret Hanley July 2 — he has ring, license, and minister all ready to go . . . Janet Baird, with two by Louise Landis daily programs and one weekly one at night still finds time to take flying lessons. She sports a pair of gold wings on her lapel — a birthday gift from flyers at the San Francisco Bay Airdrome . . . Engineer Frank Fullaway will probably be a married man when he reads this — he and Miss Amy Deas are planning a June wedding at Grace Cathedral . . . Add proud poppas at KPO-KGO: Announcer Frank Barton and Librarian Stillman Pregno. Young Dennis Clay Barton was born May 8, at Sanford Lane Hospital, eight pounds, five ounces; and seven-pound Barbara May Pregno arrived at the Merritt Hospital May 19 . . . Field Engineer George McElwain can talk about radio as well as operate. Scheduled to address his Masonic Lodge for half an hour the other night, Mac was kept talking and demonstrating field microphones and other equipment for almost two hours. Mac admits that those rumors about a new romance are “well-based”; wedding bells will ring in about a year, he calc’lates. Vacations Lee Strahorn, producer of the Womans Magazine of the Air, left for his vacation two minutes after the program’s eleventh anniversary broadcast . . . Sylvia Jalbert of Audience Mail is planning a snazzy two-weeks’ holiday which will include a train ride to Galveston, Texas, and a cruise from there through the Gulf and up the Atlantic coast to New York . . . Reola Jamison is going trout-fishing on the Mad River, and Marguerite Henning to Crater Lake, Oregon . . . Engineers who will be covering the landscape in June and July include Mark Dunnigan, who will be in the Sierras; Lee Kolm. Canada; Ernest Jefferson, Hollywood; Bev Palmer, British Columbia; and Tommy Watson, who has selected Lake Banff —and refuses to admit or to deny rumors that it’s a honeymoon trip . . . Production Department’s Dorothv Hill is motoring through Yellowstone, Bryce Canyon, Grand Canyon and Boulder Dam country; Bill Holmes picked Lake Tahoe; Bob Dwan, Hollywood, and Dave Drummond and Ned Tollinger refuse to divulge their plans . . . Sales department’s vacationers are Dorothy Simmons (Carmel), Ray Rhodes (Northwest), and Glen Ticer. Kitty and Don Thompson, Special Events, will motor to Boulder Dam. Grand Canyon, and other spots where Don has produced many special broadcasts . . . Doris Mathiesen of Sales Promotion and Agnes Ansel of Mimeographing will camp at Blue Lakes . . . Lois Reedy of Typing will spend part of her vacation at a convention of her sorority. Delta Chi Sigma, at San Diego; Charles Mickelm son of Auditing will I put in his holidav at ■ the Fair; from ReI ception, Stan Smith I will go to HollyI wood. Harry MayI horn will have a I motor trip, and I Wellwin Dallam will I go to Carmel . . . I Edwarda Pickett of I Press is spending I her vacation at the ■ Fair . . . Neil Lvons I of Supplies picked I a hospital for his. I Here’s hoping he’s I feeling well and I strong again when I this appears . . . Ask Dave McNutt. | Walter Kelsey, and Rudy Pierce how it is to be snowbound on a Memorial Day weekend. Sophie Dunich was her name when this picture was made of the KPO-KGO typing department's newest bride, now Mrs. Harry Esola. Cameraman Bob Crawford caught Sophie looking really surprised at the shower a group of her colleagues gave for her. Standing, left to right, are Betty Milligan, Jo Ellitson, Lois Reedy, Doris Mathiesen. Lola Camaches, Agnes Ansel, Vera Lashin, and Melba Chisholm.