Radio annual and television yearbook (1952)

Organizations OFFICERS President Major George F. Elliott Chairman, Exec. Comm H. V. Kaltenborn Executive Committee Wm. Hillman, John MacVane, Robert Trout Vice-Presidents Edward R. Murrow, Bill Henry Treasurer Leon Pearson Assistant Treasurer Cesar Saerchinger Secretary George Hamilton Combs Ass't. Sec John Daly BRANCH OFFICE 2480 16 St. NW., Washington, D. C. Decatur 1422. Bill Henry, Vice-Pres. FUNCTIONS The Association of Radio News Analysts, desires to maintain Hie independence and prestige of the profession and to improve the standards of analytical broadcasting and to protect the best interests of the public and the industry. THE AUTHORS GUILD OF THE AUTHORS LEAGUE OF AMERICA, INC. 6 E. 39 St., New York 16, N. Y. MUrray Hill 9-4950 President Merle Miller Vice-Pres William Schirer Secretary Phyllis McGinley Sec. to Council Luise M. Sillcox COUNCIL Martha Albrand, Agnes Rogers Allen, Cleveland Amory, Betsy Barton, Jacques Barzun, Irmengarde Eberle, John Cheever, Henry Pratt Fairchild, Gilbert W. Gabriel, Paul Gallico, John Gunther, John Hersey, Helen Hull, Charles Hurd, Elizabeth Janeway, E. J. Kahn, Jr., Robert J. Landry, John Lardner, William J. Lederer, Richard Lockridge, Henry F. Pringle, Budd Shulberg, Grace Zaring Stone, Rex Stout, William Shirer, John T. Winterich, Herman Wouk. FUNCTIONS National business organization of authors in the publication field. THE AUTHORS LEAGUE OF AMERICA, INC. 6 E. 39 St., New York 16, N. Y. MUrray Hill 9-4950 President Rex Stout Vice-Pres John Hersey Secretary Erik Barnouw Exec. Sec Luise M. Sillcox Asst. Exec. Sec Evelyn F. Burkey FUNCTIONS The national business organization of authors and dramatists. BRAND NAMES FOUNDATION, INC. 37 West 57th St., New York 19, N. Y. PLaza 9-8425 OFFICERS Chairman of the Board John W. Hubbell (Vice-Pres., Simmons Co.) Vice-Chairman Julius Ochs Adler (Vice-Pres., The N. Y. Times) Chairman of the Exec. Comm W. W. Wachtel Vice-Chairman Theophil H. Mueller (Pres., Calvert Distillers Corp.) President Henry E. Abt (Pres., Julius Kayser & Co.) Treasurer Frank White (Pres., Mutual Bcstg. System, Inc.) FUNCTIONS Conducts a national program of educational activity, to get across to consumers the tremendous importance of brand responsibility and free choice of brands. THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION 630 Fifth Ave., New York 16, N. Y. Circle 7-0656 OFFICERS North American Rep Basil Ttiornton Program Director Alec Sutherland Program Assistant Lillian Lang Program Assistant Marian Moss Chief Engineer Arthur S. Toby BRANCH OFFICES United Nations, Lake Success, N. Y., Phone: Fieldstone, 7-1100, Bernard Moore, U. N. Correspondent. Natl. Press Bldg., Washington, D. C. Phone: Executive 1465. FUNCTIONS Activities of the North American offices of the British Broadcasting Corporation cover two interrelated but separate operations. The first, Eastbound operations, are concerned with the interpretation of the American scene to British audiences. The other, Westbound operations, are concerned with making available to independent radio stations and networks regular and specially requested programs broadcast from England in BBC's North American Service. BROADCAST ADVERTISING BUREAU, INC. 270 Park Ave., New York 17, N. Y. MUrray Hill 8-4020 President William B. Ryan Vice-President Kevin B. Sweeney Dir. of Local Prom John F. Hardesty BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chairman: Edgar Kobak, WTWA, Thomson, Ga. William B. Ryan, President, BAB William Beaton, KWKW, Pasadena, California Kenyon Brown, KWFT, Wichita Falls, Texas Gene L. Cagle, KFJZ, Fort Worth, Texas Charles C. Caley, WMBD, Peoria, Illinois Martin B. Campbell, WFAA, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas Robert E. Dunville, WLW, Cincinntai, Ohio Walter Evans, Westinghouse Radio Stations, Inc., Washington, D. C. Simon Goldman, WJTN, Jamestown, New York George C. Hatch, KALL, Salt Lake City, Utah Eugene Katz, Katz Agency, New York, N. Y. Robert Kintner, ABC, New York, New York William B. McGrath, WHDH, Boston, Mass. John F. Meagher, KYSM, Mankato, Minnesota Howard Meighan, CBS, New York, New York J. Archie Morton, KJR, Seattle, Washington John Patt, WGAR, Cleveland, Ohio H. Preston Peters, Free & Peters, New York, N. Y. William B. Quarton, WMT, Cedar Rapids, Iowa George B. Storer, Fort Industry Co., Birmingham, Mich. Theodore C. Streibert, WOR, New York, N. Y. Robert D. Swezey, WDSU, New Orleans, La. Donald W. Thornburgh, WCAU, Philadelphia, Pa. Niles Trammell, NBC, New York, New York Frank White, Mutual, New York, New York Allen Woodall, WDAK, Columbus, Georgia Frederic W. Ziv, Ziv Company, New York, N. Y. FUNCTION The Broadcast Advertising Bureau, Inc., is a service organization supported by the entire Radio Industry and devoted solely to the promotion of Radio as an advertising medium. BROADCASTING AND FILM COMMISSION 220 Fifth Ave., New York 1, N. Y. ORegon 9-2968 OFFICERS Chairman Truman B. Douglass Vice-Chairman Rome Betts Vice-Chairman S. Franklin Mack Vice-Chairman Paul Calvin Payne Vice-Chairman Mrs. Norman Vincent Peale Vice-Chairman Bishop Donald H. Tippett Secretary Edith E. Lowry Treasurer Stanley I. Stuber Exec-Director Ronald Bridges Dir. Radio & Tele Albert Crews Director Films Paul E. Heard 1320