Radio daily (Oct-Dec 1949)

Wednesday, November 23, 1949 -RADIO DAILY: AFM Supports CBC In Brief On Radio (Continued from Page 1* the Arts. Letters and Sciences. The union added that because of "our experience for more than 20 years in dealing with independent Canadian radio stations, we are forced to recommend that broadcasting and television in Canada remain under the control of the CBC or similar authority." Jack Kent Cooke, president of CKEY, Toronto, told the Commission that CBC's sole function should be the production of programs. He said the nationally-owned agency should not own or operate transmitters. Broadcast Music Incorporated (Canada i, Ltd., Elliot-Haynes Ltd., employees of CHML, Hamilton, and CHLO, St. Thomas, Ontario, the Association of Canadian Radio Artists, and the Mastervision Corporation, Ltd., also submitted briefs to the Royal Commission. Lunch Hour Listener Wins Jackpot On WMCA (Continued from Page 1) gram has been on the air only six days. Kelly is employed by the Burroughs Adding Machine Co. The program is on the air from 1:30 to 2 p.m. r¥o Paper Tomorrow Thanksgiving Day, a legal holiday throughout tha Union, this year falls on Nov. 24, tomorrow. In observance, RADIO DAILY will not be published. Scott Heading Sales Of NBC Radio Division (Continued from Page 1) pointment of Gordon Mills as account executive. Scott has been with the web since 1938 as an account executive and as such has handled some of the network's largest accounts. Mr. Mills was formerly associated with the Kudner Agency as Assistant Radio Director. He also had been with NBC previously from 1933 to 1943 and prior to that had been Classified Advertising manager for the New York Times. Community Buys Time As Public Service Show (Continued from Page 1) itself. "Hilton's Bob Caine Show' is aired each Sunday at 5 p.m. over Rochester's WARC. The idea was sold to the Hilton 50 Town Fathers by Tom Kane, who also MC's the program which consists of Scottish ballads, homey philosophy and anecdotes delivered by Caine. His accompanist is 'Mickey' Ophardt, also a Hiltonite. Takes Research Post Dale E. Phillips has been appointed director of engineering and research for Market-To-Music, Inc., Storecast Corp. of America affiliate in the Pittsburgh area. Mr. Phillips was formerly associated with West Virginia Radio Corp. Storecast is cooperating with local Community Chest in Chicago, Philadelphia. Pittsburgh and southern New England on its daily FM broadcasts to super markets and homes. KLAC-TV Morn Sked Is First On West Coast West Coast Bureau of RADIO DAILY Hollywood — KLAC-TV will be first station on West Coast to start telecasting in mornings. "Eddie and Ev" formerly heard during evenings will go on Monday through Friday with their Mr. and Mrs. show starting Monday, November 28th from 10:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. followed by Al Jarvis. "Eddie and Ev" have been regulars over KLAC for one year. As in the past, there will be no script or format. Al Jarvis, already on television 25 hours per week, will start a fivehour show every Sunday commencing November 27 from noon to 5 p.m. With the addition of "Eddie and Ev" and the Jarvis show, KLAC-TV will be telecasting a total of 79 hours per week. 15-Million Car Sets Forecast By Jan. 1 (Continued from Page 1) only seven and one-half million sets were in use. The number had increased onemillion by January 1, 1947, and a year later, more than 10-million car radios were installed. The first of this year showed about 12-million autos equipped, or more than one in every three. Musical Series On WNEW Features Psychoanalyst WNEW, always on the ball with new program ideas, has come up with another innovation. Called "Rhyme and Reason," the program will feature Dr. Nador Fodor, Freudian psychoanalyst, who will "uncover the negative and positive psychological attitudes and implications revealed in well-known song hits old and new." Program format calls for the playing of four disks of pop tunes and, following each, Dr. Fodor will put their words under the analytical scalpel. First program, on Nov. 28, will offer, for analysis, "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now?", "Oh, Daddy," "Homework," and "Alexander's Rag Time Band." Dr. Fodor is a practicing analyst in New York City. more advertisers bought spot time on WOR during September 1949 to sell goods to 36,000,000 people in 18 states than on any other New York station! In fact, almost (4&h ) of all spot advertisers in New York during the month of September used WOR that power-full station at 1440 Broadway in New York these facts are based on the latest Rorabaugh Report I