Radio annual and television yearbook (1951)

Organixations FEDERAL RADIO EDUCATION COMMITTEE (FREC) Federal Security BIdg., Room 3646, Washington 25, Executive 6300, Extension 2897. OFFICERS Chairman Earl J. McGrath Secretary-Editor Gertrude G. Broderick EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS Earl J. McGrath, U. S. Commissioner of Education, Chairman Edwin H. Armstrong, FM Inventor and Professor of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University Franklin Dunham, Chief, Radio Services, U. S. Office of Education, representing Assn. of Education by Radio William C. Eddy, Director of Television, Station WBKB, Chicago John Elmer, President, Baltimore Broadcasting Corporation Sterling W. Fischer, Manager Public Affairs and Education Department, National Broadcasting Company Willard E. Givens, Executive Secretary, National Education Association Clyde Hissong, State Supt. of Public Instruction (Ohio) representing National Council of Chief State School Officers Very Rev. Msgr. Frederick G. Hochwalt, Director, Deportment of Education, National Catholic Welfare Conference Dorothy A. Kemble, Director of Education, Mutual Brocidcasting System Leon Levine, Director, Discussion Broadcasts (CBS) Harold B. McCarty, Director, Station WHA, University of Wisconsin, representing National Association of Educational Broadcasters Bruce E. Mohan, Dean of Extension, State University of Iowa, representing National University Extension Association Justin Miller, President, National Association of Broadcasters Robert Saudek, Vice-President in Charge of Public Affairs, American Broadcasting Company Mrs. Nathan Straus, Director of Educational Programs, Station, WMCA, New York City Levering Tyson, President, Muhlenberg College FUNCTIONS The Federal Radio Education Committee was appointed in 1935 by the Federal Communications Commission with the recommendation of that time that the broadcaster, on one hand, and the educator, on the other, combine forces which would: (1) eliminate controversy and misunderstanding between groups of educators and between the industry and educators; (2) promote actual cooperative arrangements between educators and broadcasters on national, regional and local bases. Some two dozen printed publications are described in a free folder entitled, "What the FREC Offers You." Most of them are sold at 25 cents per copy. The monthly FREC Service Bulletin, a four-fKige publication giving news of current educational radio programs, sources of program material and other information of interest to teachers broadcasters, is available free on request. Other free publications include a monthly list of Selected Programs for Student Listening and a Directory of College Radio Courses. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION Pennsylvania Ave., at 6th St., N.W., Washington 25, D. C. Executive 6800 PERSONNEL Chairman James M. Mead Commissioner William A. Ayres Commissioner Lowell B. Mason Commissioner John Carson Commissioner i^°i*"'*=.y). Secretary ;D. C Darnel General Counsel Wm. T. Kelley Director, Bureau of Antimonopoly. Joseph E. Sheehy Dir., Bu. of Antideceptivc Practices ^. „ Richard P. Whiteley Dir., Bu. of Industrial Economics. . Corwin D. Edwards Dir., Bu. of Industry Cooperation James M. Horton Dir. of Trial Examiners Everett F. Haycraft Dir., Bu. of Administration D C. Daniel BRANCH OFFICES Room 501, 45 Broadway, New York 6, N. Y. Rolf H. Kielland, Atty. in charge. 1118 New Post Office BIdg., Chicago 7, ML John H. Bass, Atty. in charge 133 Federal Office BIdg., San Francisco 2, Calif. Clarence T. Sadler, Atty. in charge. 447 Federal Office BIdg., Seattle 4, Wash. Walter W. Harris, Atty. in charge. 1031 Federal Office BIdg., New Orleans 12, La. William B. Lott, Atty. in charge. FUNCTIONS In general, the duties of the Commission are (1) to promote free and fair competition in interstate trade in the interest of the public through prevention of price-fixing agreements or combinations, boycotts, injurious price and other unlawful discriminations, and other practices which are in restraint of trade or which otherwise constitute unfair methods of competition or unfair or deceptive acts or practices; (2) to safeguard life and health of the consuming public by preventing the dissemination of false advertisements of food, drugs, devices and cosmetics which may be injurious to health; (3) to apply to the Commissioner of Patents for cancellation of the registration of trade-marks which are in violation of the provisions of the Lanham Trade-Mark Act; and (4) to conduct investigations of economic conditions in interstate and foreign commerce upon its own initiative, upon the direction of the President or the Congress, or upon application of the Attorney General. THE FRENCH BROADCASTING SYSTEM (RADIODIFFUSION FRANCAISE) IN NORTH AMERICA 934 Fifth Ave., New York 21, N. Y. REgent 4-1501 Director Pierre Crenesse Ass't. Dii Alice Lewitin Manager Susan Weltman Public Relations Shelley Dobbins Ass't. Prog. Dir Jacqueline Landry FUNCTIONS The activities of the French Broadcasting System in North America are twofold: on the one hand, for the purpose of strengthening the good will and understanding between France and the U. S., it distributes to independent stations all over the country English-language programs prepared in Paris for North American listeners, covering all aspects of life in France today; on the other hand, it keeps French listeners informed of all events taking place in America today. RICHARD W. HUBBELL & ASSOCIATES 315 East 56th Street, New York 22, N. Y. PLaza 8-2675 Chairman Richard W. Hubbcll BRANCH OFFICES Maintains associates in Hollywood, London, Pans. FUNCTIONS Television, motion picture, and radio consultonts. Planning, construction, and operation of TV stations. Efficiency studies. FCC applications. Handles problems of management, program production and syndication, engineering. 1948-50 clients included investment groups here and abroad, law firms, film and TV producers, manufacturers of TV equipment, newspapers, real estate companies, and 28 TV and AM stations. INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION BY RADIO Ohio State Univ., Columbus 10, 0. UN. 3148 Ext. 280 127;