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RADIO DAILY
Tuesday, November 15, 1949
new Business
WGN-TV, Chicago: Television Forecast, Inc., Chicago, will sponsor "Coming Attractions," the period just preceding sign-off, on WGN-TV, daily for 52 weeks. The account is handled direct. Seeman Bros., for "Air Wick," is sponsoring a weekly announcement in "Spin the Picture" on WGN-TV, Saturday, 7:00-8:00 p.m., for 26 weeks. Wm. Weintraub, New York, is the agency. Louis Milani Foods, Maywood, California, are sponsoring 2 additional one-minute film announcements weekly on WGN-TV for 8 weeks. Jourdan Co., Los Angeles, California, handles the account. Home Federal Savings & Loan Assn., Chicago, will sponsor 3 weekly one-minute film announcements on WGN-TV for 13 weeks beginning November 28. The advertising Division, Inc., Chicago, handles the account. Weingartner Mfg. Co., Chicago, will sponsor a oneminute live announcement on "Stop, Look & Learn" on WGN-TV, Wednesday, 7:30-8:00 p.m., for 5 weeks beginning November 16. Lausensen & Salomon Agency, Chicago, handles the account. D. L. Clark Co., Pittsburg, Pa., (confectioners) will sponsor a one-minute film in "Trail Blazers' Theater" on WGN-TV, Wednesday, 5:30-6:30 p.m., for 13 weeks from November 16. Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn, N. Y., is the agency.
WCBS, New York: Standard Brands, for Chase & Sanborn regular and instant coffee, has contracted for 52-weeks participation in "Hits and Misses" and the Phil Cook program. The announcements in the "Hits and Misses" program starring Harry Marble will be aired Monday through Friday effective immediately. Air time is 5:30-6:00 p.m. Participations in the Phil Cook show have been purchased for Tuesday through Saturday also effective immediately. Program is aired Monday through Saturday, 8:15-8:30 p.m., EST. Agency for Standard Brands is Compton Advertising Inc.
Twelve ABC Stations Get Promotion Awards
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naires submitted to network advertisers and their agencies.
Winners in Group 1 (cities of more than half a million) are WCOP, Boston; KXOX, St. Louis, and WCAE, Pittsburgh.
KCMO, Kansas City; KJP, Seattle, and KOIL, Omaha took honors in Group 2, (cities with populations of between 100,000 and 500,000.)
In cities of 50,000 to 100,000, Group 3, WNAX, Yankton, Sioux City, WENE, Endicott, N. Y., and WELM, Elmira, N. Y. were the winners.
Honors in Group 4, stations in population areas of less than 50,000, went to KVOS, Bellingham, Wash., WHBL, Sheyboygan, Wise, and WHBF of Rock Island. 111.
NETWORK SONG FAVORITES
The top 30 songs of the week (more in case of ties), based on the copyrighted Audience Coverage Index Survey of Popular Music Broadcast over Radio Networks. Published by the Office of Research, Inc., Dr. John Peatman, Director.
Survey Week of October 28-November 3, 1949
TITLE PUBLISHER
A Dreamer's Holiday Shapiro Bernstein
Ain't She Sweet Advanced
Be Goody Good Good To Me United
Dear Hearts And Gentle People E. H. Morris
Dime A Dozen E. H. Morris
Don't Cry Joe Harms
Envy Encore
Georgia On My Mind Peer
Headless Horseman E. H. Morris
Hush Little Darlin' Michael
I Can Dream Can't I Chappell
I Never See Maggie Aloue Bourne
I Only Have Eyes For You Remick
Jealous Heart Acuif 4 Rose
Last Mile Home Leeds
Maybe It's Because Bregman-Vocco-Conn
Let's Take An Old Fasnioned waik Berlin
Mule Train Walt Disney
Now That I Need You, (Wnere Are You) Famous
Room Full Of Roses Hill & Range
Rudolph The Red-Nosed R.iuaeei St. Nicholas
She Wore A Yellow Ribbon Regent
Slipping Around Peer
Someday You'll Want Me To Want You Duchess
Story Of Annie Laurie Santly-Joy
That Lucky Old Sun Robbins
Through A Long And Sieepiess Night Miller
Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye Feist
Wishing Star Broadcast Music
Younger Than Springtime Chappell
You're Always There Bregman-Vocco-Conn
You're Breaking My Heart Mellin
Second Group
TITLE PUBLISHER
Crocodile Tears Johnstone-Montei
Festival Of Roses Witmark
Hawaiian Sunset Republic
Hop Scotch Polka Cromwell
It's A Great Feeling Remick
It's A Wonderful Life Lombardo
Just For Fun Paramount
Let's Harmonize Santly-Joy
Make Believe (You Are G-ud Wnen Ycu're Sorry) . . . Brsgman-Vocco-Conn
Makin' Love Ukelele Style Mayfair
Meadows Of Heaven Laurel
My Bolero Shapiro-Bernstein
My Own My Only M? All Paramount
My Street Campbell
River Seine Remick
Scattered Toys Goldmine
Some Enchanted Eveain _ Chappell
Song Of Surrender Paramount
Souvenir Beacon
There's Yes Yes In Your Eyss Witmark
You Told A Lie Bourne
Copyright, 1949, by Office of Research, Inc.
BEHMD THE (DIKE
THE talented family personnel on one of WWRL's foreign programs bill themselves as "The Hungarian Barrymores."
Tina Prescott, who has appeared on the Barry Wood show and CBS Fashions, signed for nightly piano sessions at the swank Town House.
We'd like to toss a couple of bouquets to a bunch of unsung guys who are doing a great job — the TV crews on out-of-town originations. We're thinking especially of the grand job producer Vance Hallack, director John Rogers and their crew are turning in on Ted Granik's NBC simulcast, "American Forum of the Air," out of Washington, D. C. And the lads use only 2 cameras.
Roberts and Carr Prod, will do a second series of three-dimensional commercials for the Cities Service "Band of America" videocast — a technique developed by artist Jack Eisner.
Dorothy Kirsten, who co-starred with Bing Crosby in "Mr. Music," will do "Manon Lescaut" for the Met this year.
WVNJ now devoting 85 per cent of its time for music programming and cutting down still further on "talk" shows.
Bob Bright, now working in association with Bob Loewi, has signed up welter champ, Sugar Ray Robinson, for a TV series.
Gov. Val Peterson has requested Sid Ascher to act as his rep in formally commissioning "Sheriff" Bob Dixon an Admiral in the Great Navy of Nebraska.
Cosmopolitan mag negotiating with Morey Amsterdam for serial rights to his book, "Bright Sayings of My Wife."
Capital Radio Women Will Hold One Day Clinic
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alumnae chapter of Theta Sigma Phi, national women journalists fraternity.
Ruth Crane, director of women's activites for WMA, WMAL-TV, will discuss "Television, How and When to Arrange Publicity"; Elinor Lee, director of community service for WTOP will talk on "Interviews and Spot Announcements on Women's Programs," and Hazel Markel, director of program service at WTOP, will cover "Talks, Discussions and Public Service Programs'." Chairman of the radio and television section of the clinic is Mary Burnham, assistant director of women's activities for WMAL, WMAL-TV.
Ross Named Coral V.-P.
Michael Ross has been named vice-president of Coral Records, Inc., New York, wholly-owned subsidiary of Decca Records. Ross, who joined Decca in March, 1947, will continue to serve in his former capacity as general sales manager of Coral Records.