Radio daily (Oct-Dec 1949)

Wednesday, November 2, 1949 RADIO DAILY ^ AGENCY NEWSCAST ^ 1 KEN R. DYKE, vice-president in charge of publicity and public relations for Young and Rubicam, ' Inc., has announced that Peter McGovern, New York publicist and former newspaperman, will join the ( agency's radio-TV publicity department on November 1st. JAMES J. DELANEY has been appointed advertising manager of the Sinclair Refining Company. He formerly was a vice-president of Morey, Humm & Johnstone, Inc., and prior to that was an account executive with McCann-Erickson, Inc. WIREWAY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, manufacturers of Wireway magnetic wire recorders, and the Wireway "Secretary" dictation recorders, have appointed Chas. Dallas Reach Co., Inc., New York and Newark, N. J. SPENCER HARE has been named to handle publicity, promotion and public relations for Peter Puppet ' Playthings, Inc., of Long Island City, creaters and manufacturers of hand puppets and marionettes. ' Foote, Cone & Belding Expanding Below Border (Continued from Page 1) other associates in Mexico, Cuba and Brazil, and some of the smaller i Latin American countries. The newly-added associates are: Pueyrredon Propaganda of Argentina; Puerredon, Rey Kelley, Beh rens & CIA., S.R.L., of Uruguay; Publicitas of Chile; Publicidad Causa of Peru; Propaganda Epoca Limitada of Colombia; C. A. Publicidad Laif of Venezuela, and Publicidad Astra of Puerto Rico. AFRS Officer Transferred Major Klyde E. Kraft, officer in charge of the New York office of the Armed Forces Radio Service, has been transferred to a new assignment with the Army Medical Dept., Stuttgart, Germany. Kraft, ( who has been with the AFRS since the Spring of 1947, is scheduled to sail for Europe next week. Major Ernest M. Magee, formerly t with the U. S. Air Forces in Europe as a public relations officer, has replaced Kraft as officer in charge of AFRS in New York. William Artzt Funeral services were held Moni day for William Artzt, musical director for the CBS radio series, "The Goldbergs," at Park West Memorial Chapel, New York. Mr. Artzt died Saturday, Oct. 29, in his apartment at the Oliver Cromwell Hotel after a heart attack. He was 53. The musical director also was associated for nine years with the "Blondie" radio series. RUTHRAUFF & RYAN, INC., has been named by United Florist Trades, Inc., for a campaign in the New York area featuring "takehome specials" in bouquets and corsages. United Florist members include flower growers, retailers, and wholesalers. HASKELL BLOOMBERG, for 15 years exclusive local sales representative for the Merrimac Broadcasting Company, owners and operators of radio stations WLLH, Lowell; WLLH, Lawrence; and WLLH-FM, Andover, has, in addition, been named exclusive national sales representative for these stations. BERMINGHAM, CASTLEMAN & PIERCE, INC. has been appointed by the Monarch Wine Co., Inc., Brooklyn. ERWIN, WASEY & CO., has been named by the Le Blanc Corp., Lafayette, La., manufacturers of Hadacol. JOHN D. FITZGERALD, formerly with CBS-TV, has joined the executive staff of Alley & Richards, Inc. Philco Sales Rallying As Production Mounts (Continued from Page 1) by William Balderston, Philco's president. Third quarter sales totaled $46,776,000 this year, and net income amounted to $508,000, as against third quarter sales of $69,539,000 and earnings of $2,416,000 in 1948. In September of this year, however, production of Philco's new television models increased rapidly, and earnings for that month were $802,000, Balderston said. "The marked improvement in earnings which set in in September is continuing in October," he added. WLIB Airs 21/2-Hour Hospital Benefit Show WLIB, New York, aired a 2V2-hour benefit program in behalf of the United Hospital Fund, Oct. 30, 7-9: 30 a.m., featuring speeches, music and variety entertainment. Hal Jackson, a disc jockey on WINX, Washington; WOOK, Washington; WEAM, Arlington, Va.; and WSID, Baltimore, served as emcee on the program. Other participants included Dr. Cecil Marquez, president of the Mt. Morris Park Hospital; Dr. George Cannon, national secretary of the Physicians Forum; "Doc" Wheeler, mc of the Apollo Theater Amateur Hour; and the Syncopators, a singing group. Wedding Bells Robert Wood, sales service manager for KNX-CBS, Los Angeles, was married Oct. 29 to Nan Harwell at All Souls Episcopal Church. Disciple of Free Enterprise Caught in the Act He sings the praises of the "Free Enterprise that the Founding Fathers farsightedly bequeathed us" — and practices what he preaches. Whether he's getting down to cold snacks in a midnight raid on the refrigerator, or unfreezing a hot news story in Washington, his prodigious appetite for facts is working full time. Said Herbert Hoover: "In these days when our precious liberties are being menaced by the machinations of treacherous and faithless men who masquerade as 'liberals' and 'champions of the people,' his (Lewis') lucid, fearless, and exhaustive examinations of the vital issues of our time are of profound importance to all good Americans." His lively 5-nights-a-week broadcast — the Fulton Lewis, Jr. program — is currently sponsored on more than 300 stations. It offers local advertisers the prestige of a network feature, at local time cost with pro-rated talent cost. Since there are more than 500 MBS stations, there maj be an opening in your city. If you want a ready-made audience for a client (or yourself), investigate now. Check your local Mutual outlet — or the Co-opei al i\ e Program Department, Mutual Broadcasting System. 1440 Broadway, NYC 18 (or Tribune Tower, Chicago 11).