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RADIO HISTORY MAKERS OF 1939
JAMES D. SHOUSE •
Acclaimed one .--^MgB^ of the outstanding
fBk I men in radio at a ^WSPj|| recent dinner in
his honor, James Shouse, v.-p. in ^He charge of broad
casting for Crosley Corp., had a busy year in 1939. Besides materially adding to the stat i o n personnel, guiding station to maximum c o m mercial business, and keeping a weather eye on WLW and WSAI, he managed to make many business trips during the year.
• JOHN SHEPARD III
Despite the many duties involved in running two large regional webs, Shepard found time to act as one of the leaders in NAB and labor activities during 1939. Involved in the Code controversial provisions, due to prior pacts, Shepard solved the problem, meanwhile continuing his active experiments in frequency modulation.
ROY C. WITMER •
NBC's banner year insofar as billings are concerned can in no small measure be credited to Roy Witmer, vice president in charge of sales. With the network surpassing the $43,000,000 mark, and setting new highs each month during 1939, Witmer's
office was a beehive of activity during
the entire year.
• LAWRENCE W. LOWMAN
Complex union negotiations in addition to regular network duties gave CBS's v.-p. in charge of operations, Lawrence W. Lowman, one of his busiest years. Lowman aided in effecting a peaceful settlement with AFRA, preventing what might have developed into a serious strike
DONALD THORNBURGH
burgh.
Handling the affairs of CBS on the west coast kept Donald Thornburgh o n the jump. Further expansion of CBS facilities was completed, and an educational conference that was designed to set up 1940 standards of broadcasting was headed by Thorn
SAMUEL R. ROSENBAUM
Landing in the headlines with regularity was a habit formed by Samuel Rosenbaum during 1939. Highlighting the activity was the AFM-IRNA tangle that resulted from contractual problems. A spearhead for the affiliates, Rosenbaum was active in that organization while also prexy of WFIL.
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