Radio annual and television yearbook (1953)

0 RG AN r ZAT IONS friendship and education. The Club shall be a central clearing house for the exchange of Information and historical data about the Radio industry and shall record in form to be determined facts and data about the history of the Radio industry and Its traditions for use by this and future generations. It is felt that this organization with the resultant exchange of information would make a valuable contribution to the public interest." The purposes as outlined in the constitution are sufficiently broad to enable the Radio Pioneers to undertake almost any task which the Club may desire for the furtherance of t4ie Radio Industry. Accordingly, 1950 will mark the establishment of a Radio Hall of Fame in which the memories of men and women whose contribution have placed them among the immortals will be perpetuated. RADIO AND TELEVISION DIRECTORS GUILD (A.F. OF L.) 114 East 52nd St., New York 22, N. Y. PLaza 3-4300, Ext. 214 OFFICERS International President Dick Mack Int. First Vice-Pres Oliver W. Nicoll Int. Second Vice-Pres Arthur Hanna Int. Third Vice-Pres Hal Miller Int. Secretary Kenneth W. MacGregor Int. Treasurer Froncis Buss NATIONAL BOARD Joseph W. Browne, Wash.; Francis Buss, New York; Lee D. Davis, Philadelphia; Shields Dierkes, Detroit; Alan M. Fishburn, Chicago; John Guedel, Hollywood; Arthur Hanna, New York; Gordon T. Hughes, Hollywood; Max Hutto, Hollywood; Jack Lyman, Hollywood; Kenneth W. MacGregor, New York; Sherman A. MacGregor, New York; Dick Mack, Hollywood; Hal Miller, Chicago; Oliver Nicoll, New York; Ernest D. Ricca, New York; Franklin J. Schaffner, New York; Lester Vail, New York. National Executive Director Newman H. Burnett General Counsel Charles Ballon (Phillips, Nizer, Benjamin & Krim) LOCALS New York Local— 114 East 52nd St., New York 22, PLaza 9-0875. President, F. J. Schaffner. Hollywood Local— 1655 N. Cherokee Ave., Hollywood 28, Calif., GRanite 5866. President, Ted Bliss. Chicago Local — 1413 N. Dearborn Parkway, Chicago, III., DEIaware 7-4867. President, Alan M. Fishburn. Detroit Local— 1426 Buhl BIdg., 535 Griswald St., Detroit, Michigan, WOodward 2-1422. President, Shields Dierkes. Washington Local— 6433 Fairfax Rd., Chevy Chase, Md., OLiver 1597. President, Heyward L. Siddons. Cleveland Local— 14232 Athens Ave., Lakewood 7, Ohio, Lakewood 1-8073. President, Thomas E. Arend. FUNCTIONS A national organization to advance, foster, promote and benefit the interests of directors, associate directors and floor managers of television, live and film, and radio programs and to protect and secure their rights in their professional activities. RADIO AND TELEVISION EXECUTIVES SOCIETY, INC. 420 Lexington Ave., New York 17, N. Y. LExington 2-3988 OFFICERS President Robert W. Sarnoff, NBC 1st Vice-President Fritz Snyder, CBS 2nd Vice-President G. W. Johnstone, NAM Secretary Claude Barrere, BAB Treasurer'. '. ■ ,S. R Dean, CBS Exec Secy Elizabeth Clarkson BOARD OF GOVERNORS Robert L. Coe, William H. Fineshriber, Jr., Ernest Lee Jahncke, Donald McClure, Bruce Robertson, Elliott M. Sanger, Robert Saudek, Reggie Schuebel, George T. Shupert, Eugene S. Thomas. FUNCTIONS 1, To create a lasting fraternity of persons professionally engaged or interested in radio and television broadcasting and its allied fields and to provide a common meeting place for all members. 2. To provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and discussions of problems affecting or concerning radio and television broadcasting or relating to its improvement or usefulness and to promote higher standards for the radio and television industry as a scientific, literary, informational, entertainment, and cultural medium. 3. To provide and sponsor the dissemination of information pertaining to radio and television broadcasting which may be of mutual interest and value to members, the public and the industry. 4. To do all and everything necessary, suitable and proper for the complete accomplishment of these purposes and the attainment of the objects herein set forth within such limitations as are provided by law. RADIO-TELEVISION MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION (See Page 1244) RADIO-TV MANUFACTURERS ASSOCLATION OF CANADA Room 301, 159 Bay St., Toronto 1, Ontario, Canada EM 3-1531 OFFICERS President A. B. Hunt Executive Secretary S. D. Brownlee Chairman, Parts Division J. R. Longstaffe Chairman, Receiver Division C. A. Pollock Chairman, Tech. Products Division S. G. Paterson FUNCTIONS This Association is a non-profit and co-operative organization to promote the interests of the radioTV manufacturing industry in Canada. THE RADIO-TELEVISION NEWS DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION WOW-TV, 35th & Farnam, Omaha 3, Nebraska WE 3400 OFFICERS President, Tom Eaton, Hartford, Conn., WTIC; 1st Vice-President, Jim Byron, Ft. Worth, Texas, WBAP; Treasurer, Sheldon Peterson, Denver, Colo., KLZ; Executive Secretary, Soren Munkhof, Omaha, Neb., WOWTV; Editor, NARND Bulletin, Art Barnes, Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City. FUNCTIONS Publishes monthly bulletin and booklets on radio news. Basic purpose to advance standards of radio and television as news media. RADIO-TELEVISION PROGRAM MATERIALS U. S. Office of Education, Washington 25, D. C. Executive 6300, Ext. 2897 Chief Franklin Dunham Radio-TV Education Specialist. . .Gertrude C. Brodcrick FUNCTIONS The exchange is designed to promote more effective local broadcsating by educational and civic organizations and radio stations by serving as a clearing house for selected educational radio scripts, transcriptions and production aids, and as a source of all kinds of information pertaining to the field of educational radio. THE RADIO WRITERS' GUILD OF THE AUTHORS' LEAGUE OF AMERICA, INC. 2 East 23rd St., New York 10, N. Y. GRamercy 7-9190 OFFICERS National President Hector Chevigny Eastern Region Vice-Pres Philo Higley Western Region Vice-Pres Ben Starr Midwestern Region Vice-Pres Russ Bensley Eastern Region Exec-Sec May Bolhower Western Region Exec-Sec Michael Davidson BRANCH OFFICES 188 W. Randolph St., Chicago 1, III. I. Meyers, Attny. 1655 N. Cherokee, Hollywood 28, Calif. M. Davidson, Exec. Secy. 1295