NBC Transmitter (Mar-Oct 1941)

10 NBC TRANSMITTER WHAT DO DENVER YOU KNOW^ If you’ve been with NBC three months you should be able to answer correctly five of the following questions; if you’ve been with us a year or so you should know the answers to at least ten of these questions, but if you’re an oldtimer — say, three or more years, you shouldn’t have to turn to page twelve at all for the correct answers. — And if you’ve been with NBC less than six months and you know all the answers come to the NBC TRANSMITTER office or send us a picture. We want to look at you. 1 . What do the following stand for: FCC, IBU, NAB. BBC. BBD &0? 2. How many NBC affiliated stations are there? 3. What are the titles of Phillips Carlin, Margaret Cuthbert, Janet MacRorie? 4. What is contained in the NBC THESAURUS library? 5. How many NBC studios are there in Radio City? 6. In radio production, what is the meaning of nemo; on the nose? 7. Where are the transmitters for WEAF, WjZ, W2XBS located? 8. Define carrier wave. Clear channel. 9. Who is chairman of the board of NBC? 10. Iconoscope and coaxial cable are terms relating to what? 1 1 . Who sponsors the Metropolitan Opera program on Saturday afternoons? 12. At what time do the NBC networks in New York open and close? 13. Dish-pan, ribbon and tomato can are terms to describe what? 14. Explain the following terms which have been used in the radio section of Variety: loop, juve, P.A., spieler, wax. NBC newcomers are cordially invited to take the NBC Studio Tour as the best and quickest way of seeing and learning about the broadcasting plant in Radio City. Present your employe’s pass at the Guest Relations Division, Room 254, for complimentary passes for the NBC Studio Tour. It’s “Welcome to Denver’’ for Grade Fields, British Relief emissary, whose warm, from-the-soil humor means to the English what Will Rogers’ meant to Americans. Miss Fields is the first blonde from the left. IN THE FOCUS Tor Torland, one of KOA’s crack announcers, takes the first bow. Tor recently led the Golorado team which participated in the Jeffers Gup Ski Tourney at Sun Valley. . . . Grade Fields, the famous English comedienne, was warmly welcomed at the airport when she arrived to present a local program for British War Relief. General Manager Lloyd E. Yoder, Assistant Manager Owen, and Mr. Jack Lyman were on hand along with a number of Denver socialites and public figures. . . . Ruth Ghatterton of the stage and screen was interviewed by Starr Yelland in a special broadcast while she was in town starring in the road show of “Pygmalion”. . . . General Manager Lloyd E. Yoder has been appointed to the Rodeo Association of America as a member of the National Publicity Gommittee along with Sports Editor Harry B. Smith of the San Francisco Ghronicle, Walter Brown of Boston, John Bruener of the Gheyenne post of The Associated Press, and others who are keenly interested in horses of different cholers. . . . Don Martin established a splendid record of complete newspaper cooperation in the recent KOA Mile O’Dimes Cam Evadna B Hammersley paign, and this greatly contributed to a successful drive. COMINGS AND GOINGS A new announcer has been added to the KOA staff, Martin Tobin of Kansas City. . . . Virginia Anderson of General Office is back at work after a leave of absence due to illness. . . . Al McClelland, Transmitter Engineer, has been called to active duty on the West Coast with the U. S. Naval Reserve. . . . Starr Yelland attended a meeting in Kansas City of announcers from stations carrying programs for Nutrena Mills. . . . Newcomers to KOA are Betty Brown, who will succeed George Mathews when he joins the Army, and Jeanne Carter, who will take over the post of receptionist and switchboard operator formerly held by Thelma Erickson who has resigned. STATISTICS VITAL AND NEARLY VITAL Stan Neal of the KOA Control Room is now the papa of a brand new baby girl tagged Janet Louise. . . . Andrew Gainey, soloist on the Red Network show “Serenade To Loveliness” and a member of the Guest Relations staff, was married on January 20th to Miss Ceorgene Michael, who has played dramatic roles on KOA programs. . . . KOA announcers faced a near disaster during the recent National Western Stock Show when a wild Brahma steer in the arena charged the microphone. The red cloak of the clown, Holmer Holcomb, diverted him in the proverbial nick of time. Shortly afterwards, a wild horse got his head and forefeet over the chute rail and sent Production Manager' jack Lyman chasing for the fence to escape the flailing hooves. Recently Program Director Clarence C. Moore recorded his 12th year as Toastmaster for the 4-H Club District Banquet. Next time you’re out Denver way drop in and pay KOA a visit. It’s a grand bunch.