NBC Transmitter (Mar-Oct 1941)

12 NBC TRANSMITTER INTERNATIONAL RALPH PERRY International Broadcasting has its studios in Radio City and broadcasts seven days a week to Europe, South America, Central America and, in fact, to the rest of the world, via two stations, WRCA and WNBl. In 1939, letters received in New York from points outside the United States, totaled 39,149 letters. In 1940, the letters received totaled 46,500. More than fifty men and women, who speak at least two languages, comprise the ever growing staff of NBC’s International Division, which had its modest beginning in 1937 when two or three Spanish language broadcasts were made weekly to South America. It now broadcasts sixteen hours every day, seven days a week and has its own live talent shows. Some of the artists and leading personalities featured on International broadcasts include General Camacho, brother of the President of Mexico; Professor, Doctor, Madame Angelique Panayotatou of the Scientific Staff of the University of Athens; Princess Mare De Bourbou; the President of the Senate of Peru; the Brazilian Admirals and Aviators; Rouben Mamoulien and Leo Carillo of Hollywood; Xavier Cugat; Olga Andre; Guy Lombardo and Sammy Kaye. NBC Personnel has made arrangements, or have you heard, with William Saroyan for employees of NBC to see his latest creation, “The Beautiful People” at special reduced prices. Every night except Monday and matinees Wednesday and Saturday. That’s the set-up and here are the prices; $3.30 Orchestra $1.65 2.75 Balcony 1.38 2.20 Balcony 1.10 Mr. Saroyan will contribute 15 per cent of all monies received to the NBC Athletic Association, which is good enough for us. Arrangements had also been made to give NBC people a discount on Orson Welle’s “Citizen Kane” at the Palace Theatre. Jeanne Bradley in Personnel is the person to see for discount tickets to “The Beautiful People.” On Thursday, June 12, Ted Malone referred to the day as “Friday” on three occasions. Twelve phone calls came in in as many minutes. BOWLING The NBC Bowling League ended its season with this success: There are over 100 members in this AA group and every Thursday night at least 60 active members make up 12 teams. There is an enthusiastic cheering section of other members, not playing that night, who come come over to the alleys and root for their department. General Service 1, the winning team for the season, took 60 games and lost only 21. The high game score was 933 and the average score for the season was 821. Engineering 2 finished in second place by winning 59 games out of 81 . Their high game score was 958 and their average, 809. Auditing wound up in third position winning 55 games and losing 26, with a high game score of 962 and an average of 800. Heitmann, General Service 1, was the highest individual scorer of the season with an average of 174.22, based on 81 games. Rubin, Auditing, placed second with an average of 170.55, based on 77 games. Nicol, also of Auditing, took (Continued in column 3, page 13) "THE HOMEWARD SCENE" Have you ever traveled homeward. When the sun was falling fast. And the colors dyed The countryside That slid so smoothly past? On a train that’s clicking swiftly O’er the ruddy rail ahead As the quiet light Of coming Night Spreads o’er the gravel bed. With such pensive folk around you Nodding with the swaying train In its violent Flight, as silent Shadows sweep the country lane. Far away, the City Towers Dwindle miniature and mist. In the gloaming As the homing Mortals keep their evening tryst With the station platform’s stillness When the train has sped its way Hear a cricket Voice a thicket. Turned to blue with closing day. Now the station lies deserted. Sprawled in solemn state and drear While the glistening Rails lie listening For the Night to disappear. Pasc.